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[The Great Unwashed]

The demands of the challenge do not really lead to a play style other than perfectly ordinary.... ....

[Eboli]

No matter what type of competition is put out by PGI players will change the way they play to their perceived advantage.

[PyckenZot]

What do you mean I have to survive????

[QuiverNAY]

HI,

I live in Australia. Today is Saturday, but it's 5 hours before tournament. LOL.

Could you move challenges to the beginning of Canadian Friday?

[A big brave boulder of meat]

I like this formula! I don't know about you guys, but I'm a brawler and a sniper. I'm always trying to survive the match so when in danger I try doing hit & run tactics, flanking and using height advantage with cover. Just because you need to survive a match doesn't mean you have to sit on the edge of the map and chuck lrms all day.

Edited by TrollvomiT, 21 November 2014 - 05:24 AM.

[mechbane]

All it will be is LRMs and long rage sniping and hiding, nobody will be brawling in fear of death.

Update
I take it back! it was kinda easy to complete I done 20 points in 40 matches, thanks for the victor

TIP... I took a direwolf and rushed the team every game, everyone is so scared of getting blown up they turn and run, exposing rear torso makes for an easy kill, rush kill rush assist then spend the rest of the match helping your team do the same thing (don't just sit back and wait for team to win for you because that's not going to work)

Edited by mechbane, 23 November 2014 - 07:53 AM.

[Saobh]

Come on guys as a Mechwarrior you are supposed to play to survive a match (at least try) as a dead Mech can't continue doing damage (and cap if need be) while a dead one can't contribute to the match anymore (and thus a win)

If trying to survive was rewarded a bit more rather then playing kamikaze / headless chicken matches would start becoming more structured as people will need to be more tactical to score points rather then rely on short life blitz runs.

I mean how many times have you seen lights medium and even Assaults go do a solo run to get the maximum assists and damage before going "poof" so that he may go rinse and repeat in an other match and wasting the match for everyone else while doing so.

Mechs are supposed to be your family jewels you aren't supposed to throw them at a pack of 12 jackals to scrap up a few c-bills...


I know I'll be playing as usual this week end and I expect to get those 20 points rather quickly not because I'm good but because I play team smart. So the more the reward system rewards people being team players I'm all for it.

[DaniBot]

Go home InnerSphereNews, you are drunk again and double posted this thread...

http://mwomercs.com/...to-the-victors/




lolski, this is becoming a running gag i guess..

[DaniBot]

Go home InnerSphereNews, you are drunk again and double posted this thread...

http://mwomercs.com/...to-the-victors/




lolski, this is becoming a running gag i guess..

[Gnume]

You need to update your Click Here Link Why have that link take me to a page that says the rules have changed http://mwomercs.com/...-contest-rules/ , so now click THIS link http://mwomercs.com/...-contest-rules/ ? Why not just skip that whole referral and put in the NEW link to start?

Also, as others have asked ... does the Queue you use make a difference? I assume you can only get 1 point per match since one of the conditions is to Survive and Win or do you get a point for each Kill/Assist as long as you Survive and Win?

[The Great Unwashed]

Only 1 points for any number of kills (>0), any number of assists (>0). Otherwise you could end up with 24 points after 2 matches.

[Hammerhai]

Ok, the complainers.
You DO realise you are being heard, that there is considerable innovation in tournaments specifically, and ultimately you can only stop a person from gaming the system if he wants to? That part is out of PGI's hands, pretty much.

So I am impressed by the guys who manage this part of the F2P concept of MWO.

Edited by Hammerhai, 21 November 2014 - 05:56 AM.

[mad kat]

so you have to actually kill at least one mech and survive and win in that game to get one point. Now judging by the muppets that keep ending up on my team for the last few days this is going to result in me having to play LRM boat or 'alpha male' mechs as i'm severely limited on time available to play this weekend, combined with i'll probably be using my naff laptop too.

Why do a lot of these tournaments require a lot of time more than any other factor.

Edited by mad kat, 21 November 2014 - 06:15 AM.

[Koniving]

I'm sitting here working towards it, and I didn't notice it doesn't start until tonight. Crap.

*Changes from the win builds to the money making builds; as they are NOT the same*.

[Jody Von Jedi]

WVAnonymous, on 20 November 2014 - 05:26 PM, said:

You can look forward to it. I would have to play 60 hours to get that many points, if not more.

Hope you make it.

Thanks for the support. I know you can do it too, if you put your mind to it (and stop dropping in group queue).

Question:

I already own the 9S and have all the Elite skills fully unlocked. Do my efficiencies transfer to the Champion variant? Or is it considered a completely separate variant as far as skills go?

With the same exact hardpoint configuration, I'd expect it to be considered the same variant. That is my hope at least.

Jody

[The Great Unwashed]

Jody Von Jedi, on 21 November 2014 - 06:13 AM, said:

I already own the 9S and have all the Elite skills fully unlocked. Do my efficiencies transfer to the Champion variant? Or is it considered a completely separate variant as far as skills go

I had exactly the same question, posted it in the new player thread

If not, the mech will be sold for scrap...

Edited by The Great Unwashed, 21 November 2014 - 06:15 AM.

[AlmightyAeng]

This tournament looks sweets. I thought about games I've played and said "This'll be easy!" Then I thought about how "surviving" might effect other teammates playstyles...and it may be harder We'll see!

Either way, this looks like it'll be fun, and the weekend-long insta-premium time is a FANTASTIC carrot to keep going and play this weekend.

Well done, PGI.

[mad kat]

The Great Unwashed, on 21 November 2014 - 06:14 AM, said:

I had exactly the same question, posted it in the new player thread

If not, the mech will be sold for scrap...

If by a snowballs chance in hell i do get the victor this weekend i'll be selling it as i have no skills on Victors (don't own any) but i'll be keeping that Xl.

[Lily from animove]

hmm weird, but it looks like soem angry mosnter from the semams street.



I see two evil looking eyebrows above two small eyes and an angry teeth showing mouth overlapped by a big nose.

some kind of semas street monster?

[Jody Von Jedi]

mad kat, on 21 November 2014 - 06:10 AM, said:

Why do a lot of these tournaments require a lot of time more than any other factor.

They are designed that way on purpose, to encourage game play. I feel as though PGI could encourage more game play if the trournaments/challenges were less grindy. The CBill reward last weekend was nice. That encouraged me to play more than trying to get 10 "perfect" matches with 7 kills and 1000 + damage in order to make the leader board.

I would like to see every event include a secondary incentive to play, such as the CBill reward.

Jody