Metus regem, on 16 September 2014 - 12:35 PM, said:
I'll never understand an assualt mech running and hiding like a little child when they take a scractch from a machinegun...
But there is collsion damage, it's just very, very small. Still turnning and nuking a team mate, just 'cause they were in a bad position, is just being a poor sportsmen. Just give them a moment to move, and I'm sure they will, I know I do, when I'm in a choke point, and an assualt starts to back up with out warrning.
It's more usually, Assault pops out to take a look, or a shot, then gets shot by 6-8 enemy mechs, realizes that Assaults mechs die fast to focused fire, and trying b not to die, and thus deny their team of 100 tons of firepower.
If more people actually supported their Assault mechs, and realized that the main force is best made of the more mobile heavy and Mediums, with the Assaults (with Lights using mobility to rear defend, flank enemy formations, scout, target, etc) coming in behind as the hammer, we would see less of this. And possibly less "support assaults" too.
Yes some are made because people are scared to get their epeen scratched. But a lot are made in disgust of constantly being left to hang by the rest of the bloody team.