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[Satan n stuff]

sneeking, on 22 November 2014 - 04:58 AM, said:

There is no good reason to try.

There are about 16.9 million reasons to try.
Edit: In case you're wondering, that's the total cost to put that build on a stock VTR-9S. If you were to sell it you'd get about 6 million.

Edited by Satan n stuff, 23 November 2014 - 03:46 AM.

[Macster16]

Eonai, on 22 November 2014 - 07:21 PM, said:

I'd love to see what mechs you were all running during the challenge if you found it easy.

I was playing lots of different builds and mechs like I usually do so it took me some time, but the usual suspects unsurprisingly was what got me the easiest points:

- MPL boat or laser vomit TBR
- MPL boat SCR
- 6 ml FS9-H

Those 3 got me the lion's share of the 20 pts. SHD-2K and BNC-3E got me a few, but I usually end up dying in these 2 cause I use the 2K as an SRM brawler that's usually in the thick of it and with the 3E it's "cause as much wreckage as quickly as possible before going out in a blaze of glory" where I'll die early, but with 500+ dmg and multiple kills.

[DYSEQTA]

Got 20. Not particularly interested in the mech as I'm not really an assault player. Will take it for a spin for fun of course.

[Photeus5]

Got my victor. 52 games mostly solo queue. Played a stormcrow with lrm 20, 5 ml, tar comp, cap and ml range, cd mods and radar dep.

Goal was to be able to assist team, survive, and have the alpha for a single kill per round.

I thought the challenge was fun and if i play more this weekend I'll be looking to help others get points by saving the kills for them and softening up enemies.

[Ultimax]

36 Matches
12 Losses
4 non-Qualifying wins

[Elizander]

8 points out of 44 games so far.

[Alanna von Trebond]

Finally got my 20th point after a long nights rest... that was a real challenge...

One thing I absolutely did not expect: My initially hated Mist Lynx (I feared it would be bad, got it with the man-o-war-pack, but it was even worse... i thought) was my best performing mech... by a wide margin.... better than my three timbers or scarecrows....

I have no idea, why that is... maybe the enemy had to laugh too hard or did not see me as more than a nuisance...

Edited by Alanna von Trebond, 23 November 2014 - 06:22 AM.

[igavemymomkoolaid]

KraftySOT, on 22 November 2014 - 01:29 AM, said:

Edited by igavemymomkoolaid, 23 November 2014 - 07:58 AM.

[TamCoan]

Just got mine. Took 66 matches. I decided I would focus on using the premium time to mater mechs and worry less about the challenge. Although the last three points had me frustrated to no end. Tried for 3 hours last night to get the last points, couldn't get a kill to save my life. Logged back in this morning and was able to get them within an hour. At this point, with about a day and a half of premium time left, I have done the following:

Mastered:

• 3 warhawks
  
• 1 hellslinger

Elited

• Atlas S

Should have the S an my other atlases mastered with the time left.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Cavale, on 22 November 2014 - 02:17 AM, said:

MLX and Locust are incredibly unsurvivable. I'm a GOOD Locust player (Was Top Six, and then couldn't play for the rest of the chassis Event...) and I live to the end of match maaaybe 24% of the time.

If you're going lights, bring ECM. Cover your team, and don't be afraid to wuss out if you're banged up; that ECM cover is priceless. Bring a good punch; ERLL sniper is lacking. Yeah, you can poke, but you want the 30 Point near instant alpha more. That 4 Kill match? My kills included a 2 Timbers and a Boom Jager. That Lynx isn't going to come close; It's a really bad ECM Spider, or a TDK with JJ at best.

My 3L is x3 SPL x2 SRM4, btw, if you want to try and be me.


My heavy game is shite, I try to play the Jester like a big Jenner, and die. Lots. Don't do that.

Depends on the pilot. This weekend was my weekend to Elite out my Mist Lynx mechs so that is all I played for the Challenge. Took me 59 matches to earn 20 points. Of those 59, only 25 were victories so I managed to survive 20 out of 25 of my victories. My tally was 46 kills and 38 deaths so maintained a positive K/D ratio as well and I average around 300 damage per match so I am not just sitting back KSing either. Also 2 of my 3 Mist Lynx's that I elited out this weekend, didn't start off with Speed Tweak so quite a few matches were played at the stock 113 kph speed.

In alot of cases I found that my speed, even though it was a max of 124 kph would allow me to escape situations where a slower mech, like say a Timber Wolf would have gotten overrun and destroyed so it isn't the mech but rather how one uses the mech. Still there are definitely mechs out there that are more forgiving than a Mist Lynx or Locust and the person you quoted sounds like he would be better off with one of them.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Alanna von Trebond, on 23 November 2014 - 06:21 AM, said:

Finally got my 20th point after a long nights rest... that was a real challenge...

One thing I absolutely did not expect: My initially hated Mist Lynx (I feared it would be bad, got it with the man-o-war-pack, but it was even worse... i thought) was my best performing mech... by a wide margin.... better than my three timbers or scarecrows....

I have no idea, why that is... maybe the enemy had to laugh too hard or did not see me as more than a nuisance...

You know I have been surprised by how well I have been doing in the Mist Lynx as well. Don't get my wrong, it isn't my top performer, but I was really expecting it to be DOA. Instead, it is holding its own very well and I feel I am able to offer meaningful contribution to every battle I use it in. Earnings aren't half bad either. So far averaging 175k per match with my Prime (I) and premium.

All in all it did very well in the Challenge despite the environment and completion requirements.

[STEF_]

Got mine playing quite only in puglandia.

It's been just crazy.

I'm very worried about the crazy amount of bad players.... but it's ok, it's been a challenging challenge

Most crazy things I saw:

- ppl getting a kill and then disco... and then defeat came every single time
- ppl getting a kill and hiding with nearly clean armor (without disco but with "bunny syndrome") and then defeat came every time, too
- ppl offending teamates because someone stole its kill (it happens even without challenge, but more frequently this weekend)
- ppl understanding NOTHING about basic team play ... and then defeat came duly
-ppl shooting at back of teamates for that desperate kill... and when teamkill happened, defeat followed

I really think that if players just learn to play normally, all the thing would be just less stressful and crazy

edit: Hey! Forgot to mention that I had a lot of good matches too.
And wanna know when? When the pilots didn't act as I described above.

Edited by Stefka Kerensky, 23 November 2014 - 12:19 PM.

[STEF_]

Viktor Drake, on 23 November 2014 - 12:00 PM, said:

You know I have been surprised by how well I have been doing in the Mist Lynx as well. Don't get my wrong, it isn't my top performer, but I was really expecting it to be DOA. Instead, it is holding its own very well and I feel I am able to offer meaningful contribution to every battle I use it in. Earnings aren't half bad either. So far averaging 175k per match with my Prime (I) and premium.

All in all it did very well in the Challenge despite the environment and completion requirements.

Welcome to the Lynxhood, Drake

[Burktross]

Brody319, on 22 November 2014 - 07:32 PM, said:

Easiest mech I had was my timberwolves. 7 MPL, 2 ppc 1 gauss.
Second easiest was my Ravens, just 2 ERLL and went in for those sweet kills after my teammates had stripped them.
Had moderate success with an Adder with 3 ML and 1 LB-X 10.

I'm interested in a smurfy link for that TBR. Can you provide?

[Brody319]

Burktross, on 23 November 2014 - 12:23 PM, said:

I'm interested in a smurfy link for that TBR. Can you provide?

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...f06a86df97704e8

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c46ea078a44e019

[igavemymomkoolaid]

Done.

[Catra Lanis]

Did it in my Timerwolves and hated it. I would have finished quicker in a Stalker or Centurion but I felt I had to take advantage of the premium time to level them.

[Tom Sawyer]

Got mine yesterday via pug world. Went into a few more games to help out but needed a break. I think it took around 70 games.

[RockmachinE]