EntertainEnterprises, on 06 April 2015 - 03:39 AM, said:
...maybe to the right time at the right place
Lots of that. Then again, that defines a light pilot doesn't it? It requires good awareness to know where to be and a lot of luck.
It seems like piloting a light (especially one with such close range attacks is about 50/50 luck and skill. Maybe more luck than that.
Light piloting is a crapshoot. You can get a 400+ DMG match one game and a 80 DMG match the next. Depends on luck (bad or good). One good (or lucky) A/C, Gauss, or PPC shot can ruin your game real quick.
In that video, especially after the 3:30 mark (when both legs were cored and dark yellow), any stray laser vomit shot or a focused hit would have blown that locust's leg off and the match would have gone completely different. Heck, any time the Locust STOPPED behind an enemy, it could have spelled doom if an enemy team mate saw the stationary Locust. I have killed a lot of lights who have done that (and have been killed myself while going that).
A lot of luck goes into a match in a light (especially a Locust). Still, a lot of skill goes into it too. You need to know when to be ninja and when to dive in and out. I think the OP played the match very well in that respect. He knew when to attack and when to GTFO.
Luckily though in that match, most players ignored him. The Spider could have been a threat, but aimed for the body instead of the legs.
Still, a great match. I wish I had a lucky one like that.