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[Ace Selin]

Ive had a number of gripes with PGI and how they balance/ cater to this game.

But on challenges open to everyone I don't really have an issue. Well done PGI, nice move.

I see people griping about this challenge that its too hard, the last challenge for 5 wins was too easy... really?! Get over it, say thankyou and move on.

[GoManGo]

I will never forget this event 7 hours using trial and subpar mechs to get 20 kills with all the clan mechs doing 70% of the kills per battle or PGI put me in the leet33 elo bracket as punishment.

P.S thanks PGI for the free mechbay but for what I had to go through to get it you should give me all the prizes from all the past challenges I missed to compensate.

Edited by GoManGo, 09 August 2014 - 07:25 PM.

[Beik Ross Norst]

done, I was surprised it didn't take as long as I thought. On had a Victor from the list, and I haven't play that in months. Reworked the build and found I like to play Vic's again.

[Appogee]

For all their faults, any time PGI gives players something useful for free it's a good time.

I can't believe anyone would actually complain about the opportunity to win something.

[DoomEngine]

Appogee, on 09 August 2014 - 08:47 PM, said:

For all their faults, any time PGI gives players something useful for free it's a good time.

I can't believe anyone would actually complain about the opportunity to win something.

^ this

[darqsyde]

Done. And thank you for the freebie PGI.

I did enjoy taking my Awesomes out for a walk, and my Sarah out for a sprint. Once I switched to my TDR though, it got stupid easy and fun. (MGs are OP ) Should have used my TDR-5S from the beginning.

20 kills might be a bit excessive for a new player, who really needs the extra mechbay. I personally prefer wins over kills, it promotes the team over the individual. Still, for us veterans, it ain't no thang.

Also, it was nice to see fewer Clan mechs on the field, and have a much better chance to brawl

Edited by darqsyde, 09 August 2014 - 10:25 PM.

[Neutron IX]

Goldhawk, on 08 August 2014 - 07:47 PM, said:

soooo, I didn't know the Kintaro was a Steiner Mech..... http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kintaro

Also, the list of Steiner designs....

http://www.sarna.net...nce_BattleMechs

yea.....

That's actually not a list of Steiner mechs per se, but Lyran Alliance mechs rather, which is a slightly different animal, and if you note at the top of that list, it mentions a time frame for it that falls well after our current timeline in MW:O.

I'm rather fond of our allies in the Lyran "Commonwealth"...but as a staunch Davion loyalist, the Lyran "Alliance" can eat a gauss round.

[Grayson Sortek]

Appogee, on 09 August 2014 - 08:47 PM, said:

For all their faults, any time PGI gives players something useful for free it's a good time.

I can't believe anyone would actually complain about the opportunity to win something.

Because now people aren't using teamwork and everyone is being a "kill-stealing" or kill obsessed d-bag.

I wanted to show 4 of my friends MWO and we ended up getting one bs "team" right after another. So instead of having a good time during our very limited free-time (since we all work more than full time and have conflicting schedules) we ended up bashing our faces into the metaphysical brick wall. Now I have to convince them that it's not CoD with 'Mechs, but actually a good game. Instead of witnessing the awesome teamwork that can happen, they got to watch people arguing in team chat about who took who's kill. So now I am going to try introducing them to the game next weekend when this bs is over.

I never planned on grinding away at trying to get the 20 kills with the few 'Mechs I have on their list just for a bay, and that was never a problem for me... But I was planning on at least enjoying the game over the weekend. I usually like the PGI promotions, but I was hoping they would be focusing on wins or other aspects to encourage more teamwork, not individual success.

I'd love to see House Davion come out with a counter-proposal offering a free 'Mech bay and a light mech of some kind or something for anyone getting 50+ spot assists or something in a light 'Mech (you know a way to encourage people to learn to work together). I guess I shouldn't be that surprised that House Steiner is encouraging this type of childish CoD behavior ; )

P.S. Ironically while we were loading in there was a tool-tip about how individuals kills weren't as rewarding as helping the team or something along those lines XD

[Neutron IX]

Grayson Sortek, on 09 August 2014 - 11:07 PM, said:

Because now people aren't using teamwork and everyone is being a "kill-stealing" or kill obsessed d-bag.

I wanted to show 4 of my friends MWO and we ended up getting one bs "team" right after another. So instead of having a good time during our very limited free-time (since we all work more than full time and have conflicting schedules) we ended up bashing our faces into the metaphysical brick wall. Now I have to convince them that it's not CoD with 'Mechs, but actually a good game. Instead of witnessing the awesome teamwork that can happen, they got to watch people arguing in team chat about who took who's kill. So now I am going to try introducing them to the game next weekend when this bs is over.

I never planned on grinding away at trying to get the 20 kills with the few 'Mechs I have on their list just for a bay, and that was never a problem for me... But I was planning on at least enjoying the game over the weekend. I usually like the PGI promotions, but I was hoping they would be focusing on wins or other aspects to encourage more teamwork, not individual success.

I'd love to see House Davion come out with a counter-proposal offering a free 'Mech bay and a light mech of some kind or something for anyone getting 50+ spot assists or something in a light 'Mech (you know a way to encourage people to learn to work together). I guess I shouldn't be that surprised that House Steiner is encouraging this type of childish CoD behavior ; )

P.S. Ironically while we were loading in there was a tool-tip about how individuals kills weren't as rewarding as helping the team or something along those lines XD

Totally, a spotting or assist challenge would be awesome. And basing it off of wins rather than kills would be pretty sweet too.

As for the other bit, yeah. PuG life can be rough, but it can also be totally awesome. I had an absolutely amazing PuG on Crimson Straight today that was pretty much the exact opposite of what you experienced with your friends. I hope you can convince them to give it another shot, because it's the moments in between the frustration that can make it all worthwhile.

And there's always "The Daily Whine" thread for therapy in the meantime.

[Jeffrey Wilder]

Jabilo, on 09 August 2014 - 03:09 PM, said:

All done.

Bit of a challenge to the casual gamer - I had to put a lot of time in. It was only because my son was away with his mum that I could put the time in.

Next time, lower the kills or make assists count as partial kills. 4 assists = 1 kill.

Yeah, it's really disappointing to WIN only to have 12 assists and 0 kills, which happened to me.

After that, get stomped for the next 3 games 0 to 12 with no kills.

So after 7 hours of drops, I'm still trying to get 20 kills.

[The Great Unwashed]

I never had 12 assists and no kills, so be happy with the achievement

I took a Shadowhawk out the garage, got 6 kills in 3 games that didn't register because it was the wrong SHD (ahum) continued in the correct one with 1LBX10, 2SRM6A and 1 ML and lots of ammo. Best moment: taking down a Raven/Direwolf combination on Canyon, dropping and staying behind the DWL while the Raven tried to protect him. Moment 2, three kills on Crimson with a fully cherry CT (stupid luck and hiding involved)

No wonder my clan mechs get shredded by brawling IS mechs from time to time; they do it very well.

Edited by The Great Unwashed, 10 August 2014 - 02:44 AM.

[Navid A1]

The Great Unwashed, on 10 August 2014 - 01:14 AM, said:

...
No wonder my clan mechs get shredded by brawling IS mechs from time to time; they do it very well.

My banshee 3E can attest to that...!

[ice trey]

So, I got my 20 Kills, using the very specific chassis listed on the page, and my mechbay has yet to appear.

What's the deal?

Edit: Nevermind. The mech bay just had a time delay of like... fifteen minutes or so to register.

Edited by ice trey, 10 August 2014 - 05:40 AM.

[GOLFisNOTaSPORT]

Ed Steele, on 08 August 2014 - 12:53 PM, said:

The M only stands for Marik if the mech was produced after the breakup of the Star League, before that the Free Worlds League did not exist as an independent state. Although, I believe that the Cicada was produced after the fall of the Star League. Also, the Free Worlds League was the largest producer and supplier of Mechs and parts.

Actually, the FWL was formed in 2271, the Star League in 2571. (The Star League officially ended at the start of the First Succession War in 2786, though it had ceased functioning before that). The CDA-2A Cicada was first produced in 2740 by HartfordCo of Bryant, which was lost during the Second Succession War. Free Worlds Defense Industries' Gibson Federated BattleMechs division picked up production after the Fourth Succession War, and eventually created the -3M variant.

EAP10, on 08 August 2014 - 11:40 AM, said:

dang, I only have that cicada. But what's funny is the Griffin-3M is on the list.

The GRF-3M Griffin was set for production for the FWL at two different factories: Earthwerks Incorporated's Keystone facility, and Brigadier Corporation's Oliver plant. The latter was captured by the Federated Commonwealth during the Fourth Succession War, and the Griffin -3M produced for both Houses.

Spheroid, on 08 August 2014 - 11:53 AM, said:

How is the Jenner a Steiner mech? Its only manufactured on Luthien.

The Jenner was originally produced by Diplan 'Mechyards of Ozawa, and after the destruction of that facility (to keep it out of the hands of the Federated Suns), it was put into production by several Luthien Armor Works facilities; the primary one is on Luthen, but not the only one. Others include Abiy Adi, New Samarkand, and possibly Dieron.

Since the Jenner has been produced since 2784 as one of the Draconis Combine's primary light 'Mechs (the other being the Panther), and the JR7-D was the primary production model (until the -K came along), and Houses Steiner and Davion are House Kurita's primary enemies, it's likely both halves of the Federated Commonwealth have salvaged quite a few JR7-Ds over the years.

All of that being said, the lack of the Atlas on the list is odd, as others have noted. The Lyrans are one of only two realms that produce the 'Mech at the time of the Clan Invasion. The other is the Draconis Combine.

Edited by GOLFisNOTaSPORT, 10 August 2014 - 02:23 AM.

[Triordinant]

ice trey, on 10 August 2014 - 02:00 AM, said:

So, I got my 20 Kills, using the very specific chassis listed on the page, and my mechbay has yet to appear.

What's the deal?

If you got the 20 kills using only the 'mechs on the list, you'll get a message saying "your items are being added" etc. The item in this case being a 'mech bay. It could take up to 15 minutes to appear.

[Triordinant]

Done in 10 or so matches. Zero kills in a few, 1 to 3 kills in others. Clan 'mechs are fewer than usual so it's a treat to kill one.

[Mr D One]

Triordinant, on 10 August 2014 - 02:41 AM, said:

Done in 10 or so matches. Zero kills in a few, 1 to 3 kills in others. Clan 'mechs are fewer than usual so it's a treat to kill one.

Well said Tri.

In my clan mechs you can go solo confidently one on one with any IS mech. (They really are the puggers dream choice.)

But with this challenge, it was great to use my Thunderbolt, Griffin and Hunchback.

The first couple of games I was playing the same way as my clan mechs. I got smashed.

Then, I started to communicate more with my team, and applied some (gasp) strategy, tactics and teamwork.

And when we coordinated, it was immensely satisfying to put down a clan mech together.

Good challenge PGI.

Well done. (gasp)

Keep it up.

5 stars. *****

Edited by Dar1ng One, 10 August 2014 - 03:09 AM.

[Der Kopfsammler]

I done this event, but it was one HORRIBLE grind... Next time you do an event like this can you PLEASE not do based on kills, but for damage done instead? It will make people more competitive without turning them into greedy ********, jeopardizing other's efforts by stealing their kills, and ruining the fun of it... Please?

Something like: "Do 15000 Damage to enemy mechs in any number of battles to get this free stuff!" or something. Now THAT would be fun AND competitive.

Unless of course, your objective is to make events stressful...

Edited by Der Kopfsammler, 10 August 2014 - 03:32 AM.

[Hades Trooper]

20 kills in my stalker in 15 matches with 48 hours to spare.

Too easy, don't know what all the fuss is about. Good event even though i didn't need the mech lab since i'm gonna sell all my IS when CW comes out.

[McHoshi]

Good Event ...

Finally i got my 20 kills