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[H Seldon]

meteorol, on 26 June 2015 - 06:53 AM, said:

Easily, just happened to me. Get headshotted by an arti shell in an entirely fresh DW. Didn't even see from where it was dropped, probably a light.

Another great way is to get the far spawn on caustic, have your team starting the nascar, naturally you will never be able to keep up, and about 15 sec later you will be shot by 7 enemy mechs because you are the only target left. That happened the game after the arti headshot.

Then i pressed alt+f4 and won't start mwo again for today.

Understood. I have been headshot with an arty in a DW, just did a little bit more damage before that happened. And caustic can suck. When that happens, I just hang back near cover and try to do as much damage as I can before I die. And I know narc and LRMs can be bad too.

[bad arcade kitty]

H Seldon, on 26 June 2015 - 06:40 AM, said:

Something I have never understood. How do you only do 44 damage in a DWF?

dwf-b, the current trial
a new player and... have you ever seen the trial stock dwf-b? it's a terrifying build, heartbreaking build with multiple ac-2 and one lb-10... it also has 2 ppc

Edited by bad arcade kitty, 26 June 2015 - 11:41 AM.

[Mudhutwarrior]

bad arcade kitty, on 26 June 2015 - 11:40 AM, said:

dwf-b, the current trial
a new player and... have you ever seen the trial stock dwf-b? it's a terrifying build, heartbreaking build with multiple ac-2 and one lb-10... it also has 2 ppc

You would think PGI would understand new players should run two button builds? Nope.

Whenever I get someone to join I look for whatever trial is least demanding first but now I will just gift them one and help them build it.

[InspectorG]

Poisoner, on 25 June 2015 - 05:45 AM, said:

There has been a trend of measuring epeen by comparing losing streaks and it's got me thinking. At what point do you become responsible for your own losing streak?

Its not whether you win or lose...

Its how you rock dat PUG LIFE.




Start dropping in a Locust.

[cSand]

InspectorG, on 26 June 2015 - 02:22 PM, said:

Its not whether you win or lose...

Its how you rock dat PUG LIFE.




Start dropping in a Locust.

[KodiakGW]

Sjorpha, on 25 June 2015 - 01:28 PM, said:

I'm just sceptical to the idea, I don't see how your screenshots imply anything more than a collection of unlucky matches.

For your viewing pleasure. 11 of my most recent solo PUG games, in link format. Was in training for 4 hours last night with team, so this is all I got in before that and today.

Notice something about the losing team in these 8. Seeing a trend? Something about 30 match score or 200 damage?
http://i.imgur.com/EzYHKZT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d552Clr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fJhrgmS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ndWChwj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3sU5VrS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/do8wKRv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gIANMgg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lpCpjKH.jpg

Then there was the one match that was won be me and a small group pushing across the water to cap base. But, we would have lost otherwise. Notice how many have sub 30 Match/200 Damage on my team?
http://i.imgur.com/XaJRG7W.jpg

But, there were 2 matches that were pretty even.
http://i.imgur.com/ouDKGg2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ajSRJWS.jpg

So I hope this now shows what Mcgral18 said, my average experience. Even though I post only one pic, at my Elo level I'm seeing this all the time when I solo PUG. Sometimes I benefit from it, sometimes I don't. And, it sounds like it's going to take me a ton of group PUG games to move out.

But, also from what I've heard, they want to rebuild the Elo Matchmaker and make it more performance based before Steam launch. Which, is EXACTLY what those in Elo Hell have been requesting. That should make new player/underperforming player experience better.

I'll put up with it now that I know they recognize there is an issue. Plus, I should be doing more group drops.

Oh, and in case you thought I was joking about the #1 Elo Hell experience...