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[YokiLin]

You know how I know it'll suck? Because out of the 8 hero mechs (not counting the lights) that will be used for the event, 4 can be LRM BOATS. Then there's the Firestarters and Huginns running around handing locks to their fellow teammates and popping UAVs.

Now, I know that playing LRM boats aren't very exciting or great, but for some reason a lot of people like to turn anything they can into LRM boats, so expect a lot of them.
Anyways. here's some supporting evidence on the mechs' LRM potential:


Kintaro Hero
Missile Weapon Cooldown12.5%
Missile Weapon Heat Generation-12.5%
5x LRM5 + 14tons ammo ( 2520 ammo )
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c73f311794a2570



Trebuchet Hero

Missile Weapon Cooldown10%
Missile Weapon Range10%
4x LRM5 + 13tons ammo ( 2340 ammo )
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...e7d5df0e7564f59


Orion Hero

Missile Weapon Cooldown 15%
LRM 40 + 10.5tons ammo
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ed59906dc3df512



HBK-GI / HBK-GI2
Missile Weapon Cooldown15%



Now imagine dropping in Caustic Valley this weekend... with most of your teammates piloting the hero mechs for the event and so no one has ECM...

Good Luck Have Fun!

Edited by YokiLin, 18 June 2015 - 10:52 PM.

[Zolaz]

Hmmm ... I plan on running around in my GRF-2N with Radar Derp solo and with a bunch of Embers wolfpacking. The event will be fun for me.

[TyphonCh]

Bring your AMS... Narcs are coming


EDIT: Let's pretend people actually play Orions, Kintaros and Trebuchets.
/Stop pretending

Edited by Team Chevy86, 18 June 2015 - 11:17 PM.

[Moldur]

Uhhhhhhhhhh..... A bunch of the mechs normally played in public queue can be lrm boats anyway. Your pessimism is laughable.

Grid Iron LRM boat? hahahahahaha. Yeah, good luck. Huggin can be a "LRM boat" too

[Questia]

Still better than all the splat-Oxides that were running around wrecking face in the previous event... I'm still somewhat traumatized over those little buggers obliterating heavies and assaults left and right. No offense to their pilots, especially you Not-Oxide

(seriously though, they're frightening in good hands even with that huge Jenner CT - the littlest splatmachine!)

I'm more worried about SRM-spam Huginn and Misery 40 wolfpacks, though, but I admit, that Golden Boy will be a major annoyance throughout the event. I'll be here in my Radar Deprivation-equipped Wubverine burning their legs off and cooking them with their own ammo, then

EDIT: More on-topic, I'm not kidding about that, though - only the Golden Boy has any right to be considered 'frightening' to me (more like annoying as hell really), and I'm not that concerned about LRM spam anymore, what with its numerous hard counters.

Speaking of which, they had better find a way to make LRMs actually viable...

Edited by Questia, 18 June 2015 - 11:02 PM.

[Flutterguy]

Yeah because in the event swarming with Huginns and Embers people will voluntarily configure themselves to be Huginn food.

[Kotzi]

How dare they play like real teammates supporting each other. Instead of cowering in fear cuddling like babyseals you should try to rush the enemy if he has lots of lrm boats. And ams, its only 0,5 t.

[Light-Speed]

Wellll, tomorrow them heroes' on sale so people might try to elite them thorough LRM boating while also doing the event.
And I've seen LRM Huginns before. Just saying.

[Questia]

Kotzi, on 18 June 2015 - 11:00 PM, said:

How dare they play like real teammates supporting each other. Instead of cowering in fear cuddling like babyseals you should try to rush the enemy if he has lots of lrm boats. And ams, its only 0,5 t.

1.5 tons per mech at minimum, more like (can't forget the ton of ammo). And as for rushing them... if only pugs were that coordinated. It's so much easier to coordinate to protect an assault LRM boat than to rush said boat (it's rare, but I actually had trouble with an Awesome-8R at one point because of its teammates being there to guard it).

Now if they spammed LRM boats like no tomorrow, that would be a different story altogether. Then again, ECM spam, Radar Derp, and terrain.

[Johnny Z]

Well my very slow Protector will be soaking up alot of fire during this event if it makes you feel any better. Like the Atlas, the Orion chassis likes to catch fire. A giant immobile target.

I dont mind the Protector being slow, its a heavy mech, that it has to be so large is one of its problems.

Edited by Johnny Z, 18 June 2015 - 11:14 PM.

[QuantumButler]

The real reason it's terrible is because it's a leaderboard event only [already the absolute worst kind of event] with terrible prizes and the mandatory entry fee of buying a hero mech if you want to participate.

It doesn't even have a token 20-30 point grind event open to everyone to get people playing like the last hero event did.

Most people won't be able to place at all to get any even semi-decent prize, so havinng a 20-30 point grind event cocurrentlywas at least smart, no such luck this time.

[Kotzi]

Questia, on 18 June 2015 - 11:08 PM, said:

1.5 tons per mech at minimum, more like (can't forget the ton of ammo). And as for rushing them... if only pugs were that coordinated. It's so much easier to coordinate to protect an assault LRM boat than to rush said boat (it's rare, but I actually had trouble with an Awesome-8R at one point because of its teammates being there to guard it).

Now if they spammed LRM boats like no tomorrow, that would be a different story altogether. Then again, ECM spam, Radar Derp, and terrain.

There are different counter to lrms cowering in fear is non. Lrms need time to do damage the longer you hesitate the more armor you loose.

[Otto Cannon]

It baffles me why some people seem so terrified of an easily avoided weapon system with spread damage when you can peep out from cover and catch a massive pinpoint alpha to the face at any time.

[STEF_]

Moldur, on 18 June 2015 - 10:57 PM, said:

Uhhhhhhhhhh..... A bunch of the mechs normally played in public queue can be lrm boats anyway. Your pessimism is laughable.

Grid Iron LRM boat? hahahahahaha. Yeah, good luck. Huggin can be a "LRM boat" too

2 days ago I saw a gi with ac10.

So, yes, a lurmer one can be expected

[bad arcade kitty]

>You know how I know it'll suck? Because out of the 8 hero mechs (not counting the lights) that will be used for the event, 4 can be LRM BOATS.

how does it suck? pick a light, hunt for lrm boats, i will defend them and hunt for you, pretty fun as for me

[Otto Cannon]

QuantumButler, on 18 June 2015 - 11:15 PM, said:

The real reason it's terrible is because it's a leaderboard event only [already the absolute worst kind of event] with terrible prizes and the mandatory entry fee of buying a hero mech if you want to participate.

It doesn't even have a token 20-30 point grind event open to everyone to get people playing like the last hero event did.

Most people won't be able to place at all to get any even semi-decent prize, so havinng a 20-30 point grind event cocurrentlywas at least smart, no such luck this time.

Remember the Summer Heat event is still running with the 30 point random prizes until Sunday.

[QuantumButler]

Otto Cannon, on 18 June 2015 - 11:26 PM, said:

Remember the Summer Heat event is still running with the 30 point random prizes until Sunday.

Yes and?

[JoJoxy]

QuantumButler, on 18 June 2015 - 11:31 PM, said:

Yes and?

QuantumButler said:

It doesn't even have a token 20-30 point grind event open to everyone to get people playing like the last hero event did.

Which is exactly what is has.

[C E Dwyer]

Moldur, on 18 June 2015 - 10:57 PM, said:

Uhhhhhhhhhh..... A bunch of the mechs normally played in public queue can be lrm boats anyway. Your pessimism is laughable.

Grid Iron LRM boat? hahahahahaha. Yeah, good luck. Huggin can be a "LRM boat" too

So I guess you have never seen a Dragon Slayer with nothing but lrms and MG's then, seen plenty of huginn lrm boats, people still think you can get up there into the leader boards with lrm boats they will try, and because there will be so many more lurm boats there will be issues.

Also when a person with a high skill level, that features in the higher placings on leader boards, when he takes part, says there will be issues, I'd rather believe him, than someone I've never heard of

[Bishop Steiner]

YokiLin, on 18 June 2015 - 10:50 PM, said:

You know how I know it'll suck? Because out of the 8 hero mechs (not counting the lights) that will be used for the event, 4 can be LRM BOATS. Then there's the Firestarters and Huginns running around handing locks to their fellow teammates and popping UAVs.

Now, I know that playing LRM boats aren't very exciting or great, but for some reason a lot of people like to turn anything they can into LRM boats, so expect a lot of them.
Anyways. here's some supporting evidence on the mechs' LRM potential:


Kintaro Hero
Missile Weapon Cooldown12.5%
Missile Weapon Heat Generation-12.5%
5x LRM5 + 14tons ammo ( 2520 ammo )
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c73f311794a2570



Trebuchet Hero

Missile Weapon Cooldown10%
Missile Weapon Range10%
4x LRM5 + 13tons ammo ( 2340 ammo )
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...e7d5df0e7564f59


Orion Hero

Missile Weapon Cooldown 15%
LRM 40 + 10.5tons ammo
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ed59906dc3df512



HBK-GI / HBK-GI2
Missile Weapon Cooldown15%



Now imagine dropping in Caustic Valley this weekend... with most of your teammates piloting the hero mechs for the event and so no one has ECM...

Good Luck Have Fun!

Yes, it means a lot of people who can't play will be easy prey if you grow a pair and hunt them down.