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[Insects]

I did all my Light 20 in a new untwerked Pirates Bane, qualifying all but about 5 games.
Not even shooting much, just being loyal ECM cover for the main pack (which has resulted in 2/3 win ratio) and zapping a few assists with small lasers. Most of my efforts involve hiding behind a rock and not being trampled by teammates while maintaining ECM coverage where needed.

If playing like that can get such good results than anyone can do it. Just play smart, no Leeroy Jenkins and it should be good.

[HARDKOR]

Danth Reduviid, on 14 March 2015 - 01:39 PM, said:

I was really happy to hear that this challenge was based on match score instead of kills, deaths, and/or wins.

But the reality of this challenge has been you need to do okay on a winning team to qualify. If I have an average game and my team wins, I'm above 30 points. If I'm below average or my team loses I don't qualify.

You are bad and you should feel bad. I hope this is a troll thread.

[Burktross]

HARDKOR, on 14 March 2015 - 06:30 PM, said:

You are bad and you should feel bad. I hope this is a troll thread.

Okay, okay, ease up a bit.

[Cat-in-Exile]

I don't even know if "challenge" is the right word for this weekend, honestly. More like "play 80-90 games, get paid 12 million c-bills".

I'm 60 out of 80 so far, and I think there's been all of like 4 games I didn't hit 30 pts, and there's been some stinkers in there that still managed over 30.

[Jaeger Gonzo]

30 points is very easy even if you are on losing side.
Don`t take it personally, but you must be really bad at this game.

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Danth Reduviid, on 14 March 2015 - 03:32 PM, said:

I think that has to be one of the most frustrating things. I know it should be easy. I think the main problem is that I don't adjust my play over the weekend. I like being aggressive so I usually bite off more than I can chew. At my ELO especially on the weekend you are definately rewarded for NOT being aggressive.

Today I had a match on river city that was 5 minutes of 4 mechs exchanging LRM fire. I got bored and poked around the corner in a brawler I had just starter piloting and was hit by 6 heavies and assults. No 30 points that game.

I'm going to switch to mechs I'm more familiar with and have better range and hopefully those 30 points will come a lot easier!

Ouu, so you are one of those suicide guys.

Edited by Jaeger Gonzo, 14 March 2015 - 07:17 PM.

[Roadkill]

Roadkill, on 14 March 2015 - 03:04 PM, said:

I played 22 games in mediums yesterday and only failed to qualify in 2 of them. That was 12 wins and 10 losses. (I think. It might have been 13-9 or possibly even 14-8, but no better than that.)

Only played 10 games today, all qualified. Heavies this time. Low score of 34, high of 105, average of 64. 6 wins and 4 losses, and one of those losses was a 0-12 stomp in which I still managed 34 points.

I consider myself to be above average (aren't we all?), but I'm not that good. This is just a pretty simple challenge if you play smart.

If you aren't having success, think about what's happening. Are you engaging too directly? Are you properly using cover so that you're not exposed while your weapons recharge? Are you being too aggressive... or too passive? Think about how the mission progressed and then next time, try something different. After all, if you're not reaching 30 match points it really can't hurt to change your style.

[KraftySOT]

Being better than 50% of the people makes you above average, but possibly still worse than 49% of the games population.

[Roadkill]

I was simply making a veiled reference to the fact that most Americans consider themselves to be above average, which isn't possible.

[Greenjulius]

The only time it's excusable to not get 30 points in a match is in the event of an extreme matchmaking fail, (getting pitted against multiple elite players) or random insta-gib in a light.

[Novakaine]

Seriously man?

[DaZur]

AThousandD, on 14 March 2015 - 01:52 PM, said:

It's official: whatever event PGI comes up with, it's always "frustrating" for someone.

PGI could quite literally drop 2mil in every players coffer for doing nothing but press the ready button and someone would complain about it being "frustrating" to have to push it.

[Chagatay]

The only possible complaint I have is the dismal rewards for CW. 50K for loss or 100k for win? That is just terrible........(with an 80 pt requirement better not get a 12 man or gen instacapped)


Other than that, 30 match score is easy. No silly kill, assist, or survive requirements. You don't even need to live. Also things like spotting, kill UAV, savior kills, and other things are factored in. The only way you don't get is if you die early.....in which case just hop in another mech and spin that wheel of fortune again.

Edited by Chagatay, 14 March 2015 - 11:52 PM.

[LordNothing]

i kind of think the challenge is a little easy myself. sure im not that great and i fail to get sufficient points on occasion (unless dakka whale, which has qualified every single time). but i cleared mediums and lights on the first day and a half, and have cleared half the heavy and most of the assault teirs.

supprisingly the heavy class has been the one where ive had the worst luck. my ctf-im with 3x ac10s just isnt getting the points for me. event though i pretty much dominated the adder up challenge with it. but its ok i amlost have enough to get the ac10 cooldown module for it, so tomorrow will be more fun. amazingly the large pulse laser pirates bane was racking up like crazy, because of all the scouting bonuses.

my only gripe was that i was not able to get in on any cw yet, seems my play time coincides with a major dead period, but thats no ones fault.

Edited by LordNothing, 15 March 2015 - 12:27 AM.

[DivideByZer0]

This is absolutely the easiest challenge that PGI has ever done, by far, no question. I think I've had maybe one or two matches not qualify so far. Just hit 300 damage/ do ANYTHING. ANYTHING USEFUL. Sorry for caps. This is a ridiculous thread.

*EDIT*
Nice troll man, you really got me. Really.. lol

Edited by DivideByZer0, 15 March 2015 - 12:40 AM.

[Greenjulius]

DivideByZer0, on 15 March 2015 - 12:39 AM, said:

This is absolutely the easiest challenge that PGI has ever done, by far, no question. I think I've had maybe one or two matches not qualify so far. Just hit 300 damage/ do ANYTHING. ANYTHING USEFUL. Sorry for caps. This is a ridiculous thread.

Yeah, bad players will still complain because they die with <100 damage though. It just requires you to have a brain in your head, and to not suicide in the first 3 minutes.

[One Medic Army]

Managed to get my full quote in light mechs using a Panther-10K® with no basic efficiencies. Over the course of ~30 matches. (sometimes you just get punt in a light, no way around it).

Doing the same in my Cent-AH and Misery had a much higher success ratio.

Heck, I managed some matches, in my panther where we lost and I still got a match score of ~50.

Edited by One Medic Army, 15 March 2015 - 12:53 AM.

[MrMadguy]

I'll say directly opposite. The scoring rules are stupid, cuz there is no reason to perform better - to do more, then 30pts. It'd be much more greater, if every 30 points would be counted as one 100/150k reward (with 20 rewards total of course). For example 100pts would mean 450k reward in one match. What will it mean? If you perform better - you complete event faster. In my case 30% of matches would bring me 2x reward and ~8% - 3x reward.

[Myke Pantera]

So I took out my ENF-4R yesterdey, went with my team through the tunnel in Frozen City, saw a Jenner and made the stupid decision to hunt him down as he looked average skilled. Almost had him before I ran into a bunch of Clan mechs which shoot me to peaces quickly. Below 200 Damage, 5:12 loss, 32 match score...

[Weeny Machine]

LordNothing, on 15 March 2015 - 12:26 AM, said:

i kind of think the challenge is a little easy myself.

Maybe. However, it stays relaxed and you do not get worked up because you see neither "kill stealing" or suiciding nor getting no credit because your team lost. And let's be honest, in some challenged you could have had godly skills and you would have gotten nor credit anyway because your team was abyssal bad and got rolled hard