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[Ryvucz]

Finally got the 50 wins.

And no, the C-Bills do not go toward any achievement you get from earning C-Bills.

Now I can go to sleep.

GOOD DAY!

[BLOOD WOLF]

Tibsen, on 23 August 2014 - 09:03 AM, said:

I disagree that wins>kills. These are individual rewards and therefore should be based on individual effort. I have been playing for 4hrs today and despite regularly getting 400+ dmg and 2-3 kills I have been on the losing team on all but 2 matches. I'm beginning to feel like this challenge is impossible because of my bad luck with the teams I'm on. I'm not trying to QQ, but raise awareness of the problem of having rewards based on things outside of your control.

HEEEECK yes,

[Verkhne]

and Done....

was fun, there were many outstanding games. Players were generally sharp, ELO today seemed better and could definitely see a high standard of play..

Have had enough of Rogers spiky cable internet, teksavvy here I come

[Appogee]

Played most of the day.

14 wins and 14 losses.

Of the 14 losses, I was top three in damage and/or kills in 10 of them.

Thank you Elo. May as well have just dropped and disconnected to achieve the same 50/50 result.

[Mawai]

Sandpit, on 22 August 2014 - 07:31 PM, said:

that doesn't appear to be the reason behind it per Russ on Twitter

and as far as that goes?

I'd MUCH rather deal with that as opposed to dbags running off to suicide constantly until they get their wins

I must have missed something ... but how does suiciding get someone a win? Presumably it only weakens their team so they are more likely to lose ... or is there a trick to it?

I haven't seen that yet but I have only played near the start of the challenge and perhaps it wasn't prevalent yet.

[Steinar Bergstol]

Bigbacon, on 22 August 2014 - 11:09 AM, said:

and you know a challenge is going on when you see lights and mediums back at a constant < 15%

Cool. That means I can bring out my Griffins and Wolverines and expect to get a game quite quickly then.

[AdamBaines]

Wow, I am still amazed at the amount of complaining and whining in this thread about FREE STUFF!

I have some general gripes about the product like anyone else, but I understand when I see a gift horse.

[Appogee]

AdamBaines, on 23 August 2014 - 09:46 AM, said:

Wow, I am still amazed at the amount of complaining and whining in this thread about FREE STUFF!

The free stuff is great. I already said thank you for it.

It's essentially the matchmaking that people are complaining about.

[Appogee]

Mawai, on 23 August 2014 - 09:28 AM, said:

I must have missed something ... but how does suiciding get someone a win? Presumably it only weakens their team so they are more likely to lose ... or is there a trick to it?

I don't condone it, and I could explain it. However PGI discourages discussion of exploits.

[Moonraven83]

Solo Drop Challenge = Bad
Win Challange = Bad

PGI with the 100 Points in the last Challenge you were on the right track.
Why this major stepback?

Why not like this:
Assist = 1 Point
Kill = 3 Points
Win = 5 Points

200 Points = Mechbay
400 Points = Premium Time
1000 Points = 6,500,000 C-Bills

[Steinar Bergstol]

Why not kill challenge? Maybe because that has been shown to encourage a certain subset of the playerbase with delusions of awesomeness into behaving like rabid, mouth-frothing kill-hungry arsehats who don't care at all what their behaviour does to the rest of their team so long as _they_ get the last shot on that damaged enemy mech?

I dunno. Don't really care either. I'll be happy if I manage to get me a free mechbay or maybe even some premium time. The c-bills I don't really consider realistic for a relatively average pilot (at best) like myself, but if it happens, hey, bonus.

[Arend]

This Challenge sucks, being dependent on PUGs is so annoying you can play as good as you want, if your teams is bad, you'll loose, as much as i would like to finish this challenge, overall its just a tedious grind, dont get it why there is a team restriction.

[990Dreams]

Is my Premium Time supposed to activate instantly?

Arend, on 23 August 2014 - 10:42 AM, said:

This Challenge sucks, being dependent on PUGs is so annoying you can play as good as you want, if your teams is bad, you'll loose, as much as i would like to finish this challenge, overall its just a tedious grind, dont get it why there is a team restriction.

Then go away. You have free will you know.

[ExoForce]

vortmax, on 23 August 2014 - 08:33 AM, said:

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I'll probably stop at 20 wins as the 7 days of premium time will result in close to 5 million CB with a few hours play each night on hero/founder/invasion mechs.

For those that are getting overly frustrated with the MM, do a cost-benefit analysis with your time. If you have a job, would you make enough at your job over the time you feel you'll commit to this challenge to purchase the MC to get 7, or even 30, days of premium time? It's the main reason I'll be stopping at 20. I'd rather pay $30 to buy the MC to use on 2 months of premium time plus a little extra MC left over (come on reduced MechXP->GXP exchange rate) than spend what free time I have this weekend to try to get to 50 wins.

PGI: I like this challenge! Good job!

Agreed on every word. Thanks PGI for a mechbay and premium time (fix clan ERLL and PPC please).
Last challenge was more fun, tomorrow is grill time with friends. People, be serious...

[John Cooke]

Deathlike, on 22 August 2014 - 09:08 AM, said:

Bah to auto-activating Premium Time.

What a bunch whiners... The guys are giving you free stuff and you still ***** about it... Of course it will auto activate, they want you here for those 7 days so there's more population.

Just enjoy your free stuff and stop bitching people

[Baltor]

DavidHurricane, on 23 August 2014 - 10:44 AM, said:

Is my Premium Time supposed to activate instantly?

It was written somewhere in this thread, that the Premium time starts as soon as you click the 'Redeem' button on the ingame reward notification. So, yes, if you you clicked that button the time should activate instantly. I guess it might work to delay the start by getting the 20 wins together and then leave the game before you get the notification (for example by leaving a match that you are sure to win before it ends). Then you would get notified on the next start up and would redeem the Premium time.then.

[DAYLEET]

Great event!! I wish there will be more, that they will be "common" and accessible to all.


Also LOL on people blaming the matchmaker for their loss.

[Sir Trent Howell]

DAYLEET, on 23 August 2014 - 11:01 AM, said:

Great event!! I wish there will be more, that they will be "common" and accessible to all.


Also LOL on people blaming the matchmaker for their loss.

What the matchmaker is doing is it's putting 12 players of moderately equal skill on one team, and then 1 or 2 great players on the other team filled in with brain damaged scrubs who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag. It is very difficult for 1 or 2 players to carry a team. So I guess LOL on you for being an idiot,

[Bhelogan]

DAYLEET, on 23 August 2014 - 11:01 AM, said:

Great event!! I wish there will be more, that they will be "common" and accessible to all.


Also LOL on people blaming the matchmaker for their loss.

Blame MM for the losses as much as the wins. It goes both ways.

On a serious note though, I wish this was for group play also.

[BLOOD WOLF]

This challenged Killed my good stats