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[Insects]

Talos7, on 13 February 2015 - 08:16 PM, said:

Only took about two and a half hours of play time... whats everyone complaining about.
Its so easy!!

People would complain if it was 1 kill

[Punk Oblivion]

Apocalypticoreo, on 13 February 2015 - 07:07 PM, said:

GOD I hate these challeneges, always encourages kill hunting BS. 500 damage I can do, 8 assists I can do, regularly, but there are a lot of matches where I don't get a kill.

Best way is to chainfire lasers/ballistics/LRM5's. It gives you the best chances to get that "last"hit when a lot of ppl are trying to sneak in a hit.

I have actually got quite a few kills from being patient and waiting for someone to pop around a corner, then alpha to the face! Have taken down a couple lights and a few mediums this way in my King Crabs :-P

[bayoucowboy]

Anyone else not get their hanging item after completing?

[Desintegrator]

Nice challenge with not too much effort !
Great !

Thanks PGI !

[dragnier1]

I have barely started and have cleared assists without effort. Kills a a different story though. Not too hard to get 24, but will take a while

[DarkExar]

Baron Cunedda Kell, on 12 February 2015 - 01:32 PM, said:

On Valentine Weekend?!?!?! Dude! Anyone with a Wife, girlfriend or female companion...or just a companion in general won't being this Challenge...That is, if you know whats good for you and your relationship! I might be able to sneak in a bit on Sunday... I foresee me, not doing well in this challenge... Got Flowers, dinner and 50 Shades of Gray to see with the wife..... and then...well, it does get dark later than night...

later at home...
"Honey, i have this amazing OP24 Medallion for you!"
"O.o"

[ExoForce]

Just verified above mentioned statement... Approved!

[Mudhutwarrior]

Love these threads that go full epeen.

[Zolaz]

This was too easy ... just a few runs in the Yen Lo Wang and the CN9-AH(L). AC20 secures kills. The big bright sun and Norn on my shoulder welcomes you to a better world.

[dragnier1]

Emilio Lizardo, on 13 February 2015 - 12:41 PM, said:

But takes 45 minutes to an hour to complete....

CW isn't counted

Then again CW would be too OP

To answer your question : it takes about as long to hit 24 assists on regular games. Some games will be 0-12 to 2-12 you know.

Edited by dragnier1, 14 February 2015 - 04:59 AM.

[MemeCreamSupreme]

Mudhutwarrior, on 14 February 2015 - 04:48 AM, said:

Love these threads that go full epeen.

That's the entire game when one of these challenges show up. I'm getting my kills but it feels like I'm playing call of dooty.

[That Dawg]

That Dawg, on 13 February 2015 - 08:38 AM, said:

two full days, 12 kills a day, If you're able to do 20 battles a day (which is twice what I've ever been able to tolerate) then its only 1.6 kills per battle. So, you really better try and get 2 per battle, cause you know you might get skunked next round.

yeah, too much, lets say you can actually do FORTY battles a day, thats only about 9-10 hours a day sitting in front of the monitor, two days in a row, you only need to get a kill every 3-4 battles.

Meaning the frantic, panic stricken noobs, and talented kill stealing experienced users will take the spray and pray to new heights?

Dude, you're a jerk. Really, sure the friendly fire IS epic...but look you got your day of premium in 3-4 games, and got the trinket after...what? a dozen battles here and there over the course of the day?


Yeah, I guess, I apologize, my post was out of line. I do hope everyone gets the premium at least, that was pretty easy.
If you stay back, you are less likely to get zorked as well.
...ok, redacted my post...

with time to spare- 50 hours to be exact.


And a tip of the hat to DireStraights for pushing that last battle over the top and past the 24 kills needed.



p.s. all I've read about targeting computers that anything past "I" or "II" wasn't worth it?
pfffft, Level IV and up if you can ton it. damage dropped, kills went up


edit: oh my, think I'll stay out of the servers till next week....took my stealth mech to help my team- trip AMS, ecm, bap...and got team killed twice in row! c'ya!

Edited by That Dawg, 14 February 2015 - 01:54 PM.

[Divine Retribution]

Fight for what's left of the FRR or fight for a few goodies. Decisions, decisions...

[Kodyn]

Ouch, while this event was easy, and produced some fun games Friday, it's turned into the usual event weekend scenario..

My last 20 matches were literally swarms of LRMs, Firestarters, and Huginns. Not talking LRM boats, either, but LRM 20s strapped to everything they fit on, KGC, TBR, STK, Dires...

I normally never care to complain about LRMs during these events, but when everyone slaps em on like that, and you combine them with aggressive, powerful lights in packs, it's a miserable time for most mechs to deal with. I could see an accomplished light-killer having a great time, but most of my matches were over within minutes of starting.

Lights swarm in, LRMs rain down, team scatters, 12-2, 12-5 being the average end results.. I'm not saying it's not fairly smart gameplay, just frustrating to see the same combos over and over...and always on the other team lol.

To be fair, the small handful of wins I've had today were the same type of match, i just happened to get the team with all the LRMs and lights.

[00seven]

To post above about the challenge timing and the wife...

I have to call it my "schoolwork"...late after the dreams start for the wife and kids. Mine hates it too.
Makes it that much more satisfying though.

And yes, PGT please modify the badge slightly to reflect MKII!

Edited by 00seven, 14 February 2015 - 08:14 PM.

[dragnier1]

Kodyn, on 14 February 2015 - 07:24 PM, said:

Ouch, while this event was easy, and produced some fun games Friday, it's turned into the usual event weekend scenario..

My last 20 matches were literally swarms of LRMs, Firestarters, and Huginns. Not talking LRM boats, either, but LRM 20s strapped to everything they fit on, KGC, TBR, STK, Dires...

I normally never care to complain about LRMs during these events, but when everyone slaps em on like that, and you combine them with aggressive, powerful lights in packs, it's a miserable time for most mechs to deal with. I could see an accomplished light-killer having a great time, but most of my matches were over within minutes of starting.

Lights swarm in, LRMs rain down, team scatters, 12-2, 12-5 being the average end results.. I'm not saying it's not fairly smart gameplay, just frustrating to see the same combos over and over...and always on the other team lol.

To be fair, the small handful of wins I've had today were the same type of match, i just happened to get the team with all the LRMs and lights.

While there were lrms of various sizes each match, there weren't that many matches where i felt overwhelmed by them unlike some of the previous challenges.

Edit: I didn't remove the stock lrm on my crabbie, was fun lobbing them

Edited by dragnier1, 14 February 2015 - 08:33 PM.

[Kodyn]

dragnier1, on 14 February 2015 - 08:31 PM, said:

While there were lrms of various sizes each match, there weren't that many matches where i felt overwhelmed by them unlike some of the previous challenges.

Edit: I didn't remove the stock lrm on my crabbie, was fun lobbing them

Yeah, it was no means overwhelming, just a bit more than a normal weekday. Not enough to make me stay in ECM all weekend, but still slightly irritating when in combination with lights in your face chucking SRMs and pulses lol.

[Wildstreak]

xeromynd, on 12 February 2015 - 02:09 PM, said:

Not to be a whiner, but I'm a bit disappointed there isn't a new unique cockpit item for this challenge. Diminishes the exclusivity of the first OP24 cockpit item that some of us already have from way back when the first challenge was running.

Well, I understand that though this one is the first I achieved. Could only see it fixed by adding a year the item is won to each medal.

[RiotHero]

Well, I can give you an honest report on what to expect. It took me 6 games to get 24 assists and that was probably because my first few games I got kills and died quick. Then it took me 16 games to end the challenge with 26 kills. So that's 1.6 kills a game or so. I had many games with no kills then I had a 5 kill game a couple 4 kill games so it evened out.


I also think it would be cool to have the new OP24 badge a different color or something. Then maybe you could even do this again in the future for another color. "Gotta Catch'em all!"

[Tarzilman]

Was it so hard to design a new medallion or at least upgrate the old one?
Different colour or a "II" below the 24?
When can we expect the founder mechs for cbills?