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[Kanin Zeta]

In Infantry Basic and Advanced training, they teach that to be successful as an individual on any battle field you have to be able to do three things; shoot, move and communicate. This applies in MWO as well and will help you, as an individual, be an asset to your team.

1.Shoot : As a FNG (Freakin' New Guy) you should pick a mech that appeals and take it into the TRAINING GROUNDS. There are handy dummy mechs there for you to blow holes in all day. Learn the way heat build-up will impact your load-out of weapons. If you are lucky enough to have your own mech, learn what weapons grouping works best for you. Learn how to target specific parts of the mechs "body" and to target specific weapons.
It's quite satisfying to pick off an enemy Catapult's LRM box or watch an enemy Gauss Rifle explode.

2. Move: After you're comfortable with shooting from a static position, try firing on the move. Try out those fancy jump jets. Try popping in and out of cover to engage the dummy mechs. This will help you learn the firing characteristics of your weapons. A shoulder mounted weapon fires differently than an arm or torso mounted weapon of the same type.
There's noting quite so pucker inducing as popping out from cover during a heated exchange of fire and lighting up the rock to your left or right instead of the enemy.

Run through all the maps in training mode, learn their layout, learn which vision mode works best (regular, night or thermal) for the different maps.

3.Communicate: This is something that amazes me in public games. There's usually a near total silence broken only by the occasional "nub" comment or a wave of an e-peen. Don't be afraid to ask questions or make comments. Yes, there are a lot of jerks out there. There are also a lot of nice folks who'll go out of their way to help a newbie. We were all FNG's once.

What should be communicated during a match?

As the match is getting started, everyone is looking for the enemy. If you are the first to spot them, it is a HUGE help to make an accurate report including:

Size- "Two enemy mechs"
Activity- "Moving"
Location- "From G8 to H8"
Target- "Towards our base"

(Target isn't always needed. Use your own judgment on this one.)

Yes, this is a modified SALUTE report for any fellow vets out there

One of the most important calls you can make is notifying the team when a mass of enemy mechs is rolling (or massing to roll) their way. This is known as a "PUSH"

If you spot a large mass of mechs, let someone know. It can help avoid embarrassing wipes.

Happy motorin' and don't forget to press "R" to bring the rain! Ask any missile boat driver, he'll tell ya what ole Sarge means.

Edited by Kanin Zeta, 30 June 2014 - 01:27 AM.

[Cion]

Good post.

[Alreech]

Kanin Zeta, on 30 June 2014 - 01:25 AM, said:

3.Communicate: This is something that amazes me in public games. There's usually a near total silence broken only by the occasional "nub" comment or a wave of an e-peen. Don't be afraid to ask questions or make comments. Yes, there are a lot of jerks out there. There are also a lot of nice folks who'll go out of their way to help a newbie. We were all FNG's once.

What should be communicated during a match?

As the match is getting started, everyone is looking for the enemy. If you are the first to spot them, it is a HUGE help to make an accurate report including:

Size- "Two enemy mechs"
Activity- "Moving"
Location- "From G8 to H8"
Target- "Towards our base"

(Target isn't always needed. Use your own judgment on this one.)

What's a nice and good "how to report on voip" but you forgot something:
There is no VOIP in MWO.
Pressing K to open the Team Chat and typing down the report doesn't work during battle.

So targetting the enemy and keeping them locked is needed (R Key, put it on your middle mouse button).
Sometimes targetting isn't possible because the enemy is in an ECM bubble.
Some items can counter ecm:
PPC / ER PPC (if the target is hit)
TAG (range 750 meters, also improves LRM lock)
NARC Beacon (a missle that attaches to an enemy and marks him)
Beagle Active Probe ( under 180 meters)
UAV (consumable item, reports all enemys in the battlegrid square it was launchend)

[Kanin Zeta]

There's no VOIP, but there is this handy chat tool. You have to maximize what you DO have while pushing for the tools you really need.
"Y" is the default mapping for team chat and there's nothing wrong with ducking into a hull-down hide position to fire off a quick report.

Good ECM tips!

Edited by Kanin Zeta, 30 June 2014 - 09:45 AM.

[EmperorZombie]

Also, lots of people use TeamSpeak(TS).

If you pug and run into a group of 4 enenies who just roll through and all shoot an one target at a time and seem to have a hive mind...they are likely on TS.

Its a team oriented game and communication/coordination is the main 'OP' aspect. Many confuse teamwork with a mech being OP. Teamwork EXPONENTIALLY increases ability. Being on the receiving end sucks and shows an important lesson.

You can find TS servers and groups in the forums. Give it a try its hella fun!

[Dano_man]

Kanin Zeta, on 30 June 2014 - 09:44 AM, said:

There's no VOIP, but there is this handy chat tool. You have to maximize what you DO have while pushing for the tools you really need.
"Y" is the default mapping for team chat and there's nothing wrong with ducking into a hull-down hide position to fire off a quick report.

Good ECM tips!

Teamspeak yes...using the handy chat tool will get you killed...if you are close enough to give reliable information at the speed things are running now, you are close enough to get cored. And oh the frustration of having your chat open and being surprized and trying to turn and shoot only to realize that hell my chat is open and nothing is working.

I know I probably am just a bad pilot...but it is frustrating..

and besides...my military training was hit the beach drop the ramp and yell "Get the hell off of my boat"

Edited by AH Albatross, 01 July 2014 - 08:57 AM.