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[Aresye]

Ah, LRMs. The only weapon that goes from useless, to OP, and anywhere in between, solely because of the matchmaker.

[Joseph Mallan]

lockwoodx, on 31 August 2014 - 01:03 PM, said:

Well I feel they sting because while going 171kph everything stings but an AC/20. My greatest enemy is fall damage. I can't even brawl on top of the hill in Alpine because the slight bumps cause fall damage. It's pretty BS LOL.

If you can run 171 KpH Brawling isn't your bag Baby!

[Wolfways]

lockwoodx, on 31 August 2014 - 01:00 PM, said:

Congrats on leaving your fantasy land where LRMs don't exist and actually finding out they sting today.

Because taking a lot of damage in a few matches out of thousands means LRM's are OP....
It still took concentrated fire from three enemy mechs, including a Gauss Direwolf, to finish me off in my stock NVA-S. I.e. my fault i died because i was in a bad position.

[Kvaneal]

LRMs got a buff during the win 50 event because people traded fun for NARC/TAG - that gave their team a good chance to win. Now that lights are back to playing for fun, LRMs are situational. And LRMs are boring. The best use for LRM is for the pilots that have the urge to charge asap. If they spend a few minutes firing off a couple of 5s or a 10, that will keep them from charging till they have better information on enemy locations.

[A banana in the tailpipe]

Aresye, on 31 August 2014 - 01:11 PM, said:

Ah, LRMs. The only weapon that goes from useless, to OP, and anywhere in between, solely because of the matchmaker.

Ah, Timberwolves. The only mech that goes from OP to OP, and anywhere in between, because screw the matchmaker.

Joseph Mallan, on 31 August 2014 - 01:16 PM, said:

If you can run 171 KpH Brawling isn't your bag Baby!

Ah but it is!!!! You of all should know what a low ping and fast speed can do to the back of an Atlas.

[Murphy7]

151st Light Horse Regiment, on 31 August 2014 - 11:35 AM, said:

I don't bother with Tag. Is it really that necessary? There's always someone else on the team who will do it and use Narc as well. I don't like tag because it means i have to expose myself from my hiding spot, and im not very good with it anyway.

Yes, of course there is, or there will be.

[A banana in the tailpipe]

I use to bother with TAG until hitting desync targets with it didn't yield the bonus. Why yes... I'm a greedy *******.

Wolfways, on 31 August 2014 - 01:18 PM, said:

my fault i died because i was in a bad position.

The bad position excuse never works because I can zip in, narc, and zip out before half their team has left the spawn. Blame PGI's spawn points if you wish, or blame the lack of ecm on your team, but if I drop, count on me rooting out the best players I know by name and promptly alerting my team to the narc lock so they can obliterate that person into a towering rage.

[Wolfways]

lockwoodx, on 31 August 2014 - 01:49 PM, said:

The bad position excuse never works because I can zip in, narc, and zip out before half their team has left the spawn. Blame PGI's spawn points if you wish, or blame the lack of ecm on your team, but if I drop, count on me rooting out the best players I know by name and promptly alerting my team to the narc lock so they can obliterate that person into a towering rage.

NARC doesn't magically make missiles go through cover. I was in a bad position because i was where i could be hit by LRM's.

[Joseph Mallan]

lockwoodx, on 31 August 2014 - 01:45 PM, said:

Ah, Timberwolves. The only mech that goes from OP to OP, and anywhere in between, because screw the matchmaker.



Ah but it is!!!! You of all should know what a low ping and fast speed can do to the back of an Atlas.

That ain't brawling Lock Brawling is face to face duking it out. What you described is a Sneak attack.

[Artgathan]

Fires 8 tons of munitions.

Does 500 damage.

"It's totally OP guys."

[Rhent]

151st Light Horse Regiment, on 31 August 2014 - 11:45 AM, said:

Genuine, not trolling.

Without artemis, locks are taking a lot longer to get. So why is it pointless?

Atremis greatly speeds up your locking. If you have line of site on the target mech when your missiles hit you get a grouping bonus.

If you want to run a LRM boat, you have to look at the tubes you have. For a Stalker, if you want the biggest single fire volley that would require the 3H. The 3H allows 50 missiles to hit in one volley and you can care 1980 missiles with the chassis. You become a walking platform of death for your team.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...5c1dbc927ea7fb5

[MischiefSC]

I would say mobile platforms in the 40 tube range with tag and lasers is optimal. I ran a Timby with 40 tubes and a narc, plus 3 cermls. She brings her own rain.

[Lynx7725]

Wolfways, on 31 August 2014 - 01:57 PM, said:

NARC doesn't magically make missiles go through cover. I was in a bad position because i was where i could be hit by LRM's.

This. A dozen times this. People need to admit that they make mistakes before they can improve. If they prefer to blame other things for their own fault, they can never improve.

Artgathan, on 31 August 2014 - 02:53 PM, said:

Fires 8 tons of munitions.

Does 500 damage.

"It's totally OP guys."

For the uninitiated, 8 tons of LRM ammo is a potential 1584 damage. 500 damage is 30%. Any serious LRM Specialist has to hit that just to be considered average.

[LORD ORION]

Artemis lol...

That's 4 tons of ammo on most real LRM mechs.

For certain a decent team is required for LRM mechs to work... but by the same token, if the enemy team isnt incompetent there is a wide gap between skilled LRM use and spuds just lobbing missiles randomly at any target that they lock.

You'll see a good LRM mechs tagging their own targets, swithing fire modes depending on situation, and lobbing shots that hit without lock, on mechs playing peakaboo.

[Lynx7725]

LORD ORION, on 31 August 2014 - 07:54 PM, said:

Artemis lol... That's 4 tons of ammo on most real LRM mechs.

For certain a decent team is required for LRM mechs to work... but by the same token, if the enemy team isnt incompetent there is a wide gap between skilled LRM use and spuds just lobbing missiles randomly at any target that they lock.

You'll see a good LRM mechs tagging their own targets, swithing fire modes depending on situation, and lobbing shots that hit without lock, on mechs playing peakaboo.

Artemis is very useful, even in indirect. The reduction in lock times allow you to get off ordnance that much faster, and coupled with Advance Target Decay, can mean the difference between hitting a peekaboo and just suppressing him.

I go through ammo waaaay faster with Artemis than without, and hit better, even in indirect. When the inevitable assault happens, the direct LOS also helps me lob rounds faster and harder at the enemy. Overall, it's a worthwhile investment if you already have a decent warload + launch tube rate.

[Kilo 40]

151st Light Horse Regiment, on 31 August 2014 - 11:27 AM, said:

i hardly have to move, and most of the damage im taking is from overheats.

you sound like a very skilled player

[Kilo 40]

Wolfways, on 31 August 2014 - 01:57 PM, said:

NARC doesn't magically make missiles go through cover. I was in a bad position because i was where i could be hit by LRM's.

you're...blaming yourself for making a mistake/bad judgment???

WHOA THERE MISTER! never ever acknowledge that you made a mistake, and learn from it! You're supposed to ask for a nerf of whatever killed you. you should know this.

[Squally160]

http://mwomercs.com/...-more-like-mw3/

Imma just leave this here for the OP

[BigFatGator]

151st Light Horse Regiment, on 31 August 2014 - 11:27 AM, said:

It's a bad round if i do less than 500 dmg now. Anything 650+ is average. I'm getting loads more kills with hardly any effort. Unless i'm on a terrible team, i just sit behind a hill or something and lob these beauties over and over while i stroke my neckbeard.

Tbh, i hardly have to move, and most of the damage im taking is from overheats.

You must be blessed with better teams than most of us.

[Davegt27]

I had to buy a LRM Jager to get master and I really suck at LRMs

I took half of them off and mounted an AC5 and a large laser

anyway most times I get like 170 damage, I have like two kills with the thing the last one about and hour ago was a team kill

davegt27