164 replies to this topic

[Primetimex]

Vassago Rain, on 24 June 2014 - 08:23 PM, said:

The issue is that it's the One true way. Actually, it's not the guns themselves that's the big problem, but that when confronted with a billion new weapons (clans), people instantly fall back on the old mainstay alpha striking frontloaded damage beefcake weapons bolted onto a highly mobile jump jet frame.

UACs, LBXs of every caliber, ER lasers, pulse lasers with double normal range, half weight missiles, half weight and functional SRMs, huge streak packs, machinegun boating...it's all worthless, because the game really only has One true way to victory, like early 5th edition 40k.

All the potential in Clan mechs for varied play and loadouts and the meta is still alive and well - CERPPC, LBX-5, Gauss - I mean why even bother putting out varied mechs just have a jumpsniping pop-a-tart game - that's all I ever see whenever I go into a "high-elo" match.

[Mad Strike]

Sky Legacy, on 24 June 2014 - 07:35 PM, said:

I'm a Founder which means I've played far longer than you and I still dont know what you think it means so please enlighten me.

So what if you're a founder , i been here since CBT :S.

And theres no need to enlighten sarcasm pls like spending a couple of bucks will make a difference in the matter.

Edited by strikebrch, 01 July 2014 - 10:06 AM.

[xXBagheeraXx]

Prosperity Park, on 24 June 2014 - 08:20 PM, said:

So... Dual Gauss + PPC and Gauss + Dual PPC has been a mainstay in MWO since Closed Beta. This is not a "Clan" phenomenon.

Just wanted everyone to know that the first Meta Mech was the Catapult K2.

Been using this thing for a while. Wonder where everyone else has been? Oh thats right, in poptart 3ds and dragon slayers while my gauss/ppc builds were flying under the radar...hue hue hue hue

[Rippthrough]

CG Chicken Kn, on 24 June 2014 - 07:37 PM, said:

Top ranked by.... who exactly? The ONE tourney MWO has had?

And probably most of the unofficial tourneys since closed beta started...

[DocBach]

BV system might help out here - in table top, the quickest way to get obscenely high BV cost for a 'mech was to pair PPC's and Gauss rifles with jump jets; a Timber Wolf with jump jets and gauss/PPC would be 2939 BV; to put in perspective, most Inner Sphere stock 'Mechs have a Battlevalue of 800 - 1800.