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[A banana in the tailpipe]

and when the Lurm boats come out to play.... The lights stay the heck away LOL

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[Joseph Mallan]

It's not a shame to promote a "type" of battle. It is however a bad attitude that complains if the enemy isn't fighting MY way.

[Biglead]

Thanks for your opinion.

[Artgathan]

More like they encourage the spamming of Air and Artillery strikes.

[LauLiao]

Because all LRM boats are assaults and vice versa?

[Joseph Mallan]

Biglead, on 15 August 2014 - 01:17 PM, said:

Thanks for your opinion(s).

Fixed this. We both gave our opinions.

[A banana in the tailpipe]

Joseph Mallan, on 15 August 2014 - 01:08 PM, said:

It's not a shame to promote a "type" of battle. It is however a bad attitude that complains if the enemy isn't fighting MY way.

Hilarious a brit would be channeling the ghost of Sinatra, who himself with a narrow minded bigot. It's that narrow way of thinking that gets you intro trouble with intellectuals and praise from your military buddies Joseph.

My post has nothing to do with what style of warfare I prefer going on, It has everything to do with how PGI's challenges bring out the worst, and discourage light pilots from participating.

[Biglead]

Joseph Mallan, on 15 August 2014 - 01:19 PM, said:

Fixed this. We both gave our opinions.

My quote didn't need fixing. As I was referring to his assumption that the reason no one was playing lights was due to their being too many LRM boats, in which he provided zero proof except a screenshot that is somehow supposed to be believed as such.

[Joseph Mallan]

lockwoodx, on 15 August 2014 - 01:19 PM, said:

Hilarious a brit would be channeling the ghost of Sinatra, who himself with a narrow minded bigot. It's that narrow way of thinking that gets you intro trouble with intellectuals and praise from your military buddies Joseph.

My post has nothing to do with what style of warfare I prefer going on, It has everything to do with how PGI's challenges bring out the worst, and discourage light pilots from participating.

You say worst, I say different. Using suppresive fire in a combat should never ever be left out. That you feel otherwise is an opinion as much as mine... However as we are playing at war.

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Suppressive fire usually achieves its effect by threatening casualties to individuals who expose themselves to it. Willingness to expose themselves varies depending on the morale, motivation and leadership of the target troops. Suppressive fire is often used as covering fire, defined by NATO as "Fire used to protect troops when they are within range of enemy small arms.

Also... Did you just call me a Brit? Cause I live in/was born in Michigan.

Light pilots make the best spotters in the game as they can get into and out of harms way quickly, If they throw some lasers on the Enemy they also can rack up some killer assist numbers while spotting. I've seen it done by some good light pilots.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 15 August 2014 - 01:30 PM.

[Mcgral18]

Well...lurm boats are pretty bad for kills. Assists they can get.

[Joseph Mallan]

Biglead, on 15 August 2014 - 01:25 PM, said:

My quote didn't need fixing. As I was referring to his assumption that the reason no one was playing lights was due to their being too many LRM boats, in which he provided zero proof except a screenshot that is somehow supposed to be believed as such.

It's all in the placement Big. Your post followed mine and was not to specific as to whom you were aiming. So I obliged to test the water so to speak.

[DeathlyEyes]

Seeing as LRMs seem to insta leg light mechs and track regardless of how fast you are going now, I definitely see the point that LRMs are driving light players away.

Edited by DeathlyEyes, 15 August 2014 - 01:30 PM.

[Budor]

Your post makes no sense op.

[Xarian]

Fun fact: when a game starts, the lowest mech class population always drops to near zero. This is why it fluctuates so much. Posting MM percentages means zilch.

[Flyby215]

Thats why I'm carring AMS with additional ammo, range and overload modules, alongside radar deprivation.

Gunna make those LRM boats cry

[Biglead]

Joseph Mallan, on 15 August 2014 - 01:29 PM, said:

It's all in the placement Big. Your post followed mine and was not to specific as to whom you were aiming. So I obliged to test the water so to speak.

My bad.

[wanderer]

LRM-heavy matches are perfect....for ECM lights.

Nothing like watching a lance of lobbers go under-100 damage because we had a few Kit Foxes or Ravens strolling with the heavies and mediums till they got up to facesmash range...and ruining them.

Especially KFX's. The ECM arm is pure missile hate with the triple AMS mount.



B33f makes it a hilarious lesson, but it's absolutely true, and multiple KFX will castrate even incoming IS LRM barrages between ECM hosing locks and the AMS firestorms cutting even big salvos down considerably.

[Wascally Wabbit]

Disagree dude. I pulled out my Orion VA - SRM brawler and got the 100 points in 9 matches. LRMs were not any worse than usual. Actually it was nice to see that the heavy queue was lower overall than we generally see it. Today was the first time that I didn't pay mediums. Overall it was a fun few hours.

[process]

Wouldn't a Locust running around tapping everyone be a better way to rack up those assists?

Yeah, LRMs have gonna have a tough few days while everyone plays our their inner ECM Kit Fox.

[Wolfways]

lockwoodx, on 15 August 2014 - 12:59 PM, said:

and when the Lurm boats come out to play.... The lights stay the heck away LOL

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Hey look, mediums are more popular than heavy mechs now!