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[Aiden Skye]

I've had a lot of matches where I did well, but most of them fade into obscurity. For me one fight I never forgot was a match I had a while ago on Mining collective. I was in my Catapult-A1....a rare mech on the battlefield these days. Match started with the enemy pushing the middle of the map with most of their big guns. The enemy had the better position and my team was pinned down in tanks and where ever they could find cover. The fight was pretty even for the most part as it seems both teams were just trading kills.

I brought plenty of LRM support with my A1 and dumped over 900 missiles on the enemy team. Up and down the map trying to keep the enemy ducking LRMs and suppressed.

As the fight wore down and it came down to a 3 vs 2. The last 2 enemies were being covert and we were spilt up from the battle and one of us was legged and pretty much out of the fight. I moved to the middle of the map so my LRM's could reach over to my teammates if they ran into an enemy. We're all beat up and low on ammo.

About a minute later, one of my teammates found one. He comes screaming over comms that he's found a fresh dire-wolf that had made his way background to our drop-zone. My other teammate is on the wrong side of the map and legged. The other teammate that found the dire-wolf is in bad shape and pinned down. He's screwed without help. I tell him to hold the lock till I get in range to lock on the dire myself. Its all or nothing!



It's a beautiful sight as a Chain of LRM5's arc over the buildings 700m to suppress the dire...enabling my teammate to better hold the lock.

I close into range to lock on myself, ammo getting closer to zero..but I never let off even if the LRM's ended up hitting terrain. In the end we both finish off the dire-wolf together. Was a great feeling to be-able to respond to a teammate in need of help from that far away with so many buildings in the way.

Of course this was before the ECM invasion where a mech like the A1 could actually get a lock on something.

[topgun505]

Hmm. Back in the days of 8-man teams. Being the last mech on my team in a SRM zombie Centurion, down by 3 mechs ... and not only killed them all to win...but when the match screen came up I realized I had killed THE ENTIRE ENEMY TEAM. 8 kills, and a crap-ton of damage. Listening to the screams/cheers on Teamspeak ... awesome.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

8-man days of yore, in Frozen City, running my Founders Atlas. A couple of enemy lights came through the tunnel, so I hung back to help a pair of our lights to fight them. Both of my allies died, but I managed to kill both enemies. I then check the score: 3 to 7. The entire rest of our team had managed to kill only a single enemy.

I figured I was doomed, but the enemy got super cocky and just rushed me one or two at a time, and they started dying. Finally it's down to me and the last enemy - a Catapult who was out of LRM ammo (he'd used it up hitting me while his team mates died). Time was running out, so he came charging in over the crashed dropship. He had just a couple of laser popguns, but my CT was cherry red internals, so it'd take almost nothing to finish me off.

I managed to tank a few hits at range with my sides while blowing out his internals, so we were both on our last hitpoint or two as the final few seconds counted down. Throwing caution to the wind, we both just charged each other. When the scoreboard cleared, we had a draw, and I had 7 kills, out of a possible 8. There were no survivors, and apparently we'd had a simultaneous mutual take-down.

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I've shown this one before, but it's my most favorite moment.

Working on a Timber Wolf and a Dire Wolf, and almost have the Timber Wolf dead for a tie. In my Raven 3L with 2 ER LG Lasers, my armor's chewed up, clocks running down, see the 4x CuAC10 Dire Wolf cresting a hill and imagine the TW is behind it somewhere... and if I could just take out the torso it's a win. I just need to get past the Dire Wolf, and the only way to do that is to charge it. With 15 seconds left... YOLO!



I felt like screaming "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL" after pulling that one off.

Then the most silly thing that's ever happened to me was accidentally ramming a Catapult to death in my weaponless Kit Fox. I was so shocked that I couldn't believe that it happened at first.

[Nightmare1]

One of the best matches I ever played was back in 8v8 and Open Beta. It came down to me in an HBK-4P and a Catapult K2. I had twin LPLs, twin MLs, and a SL on my Mech (was still learning the game back then) while the K2 had PPCs. I had a weaponless buddy with me on Forest Colony. We were trekking from the crane down towards the satellite dish, hugging the wall for cover when my buddy vanishes from radar. He didn't even know what hit him; just got cored out from behind. I managed to make it to the little knolls down there near the bridge when something peppers me across the legs and rear torso pretty badly. I turned to look and saw the K2 closing in for the kill. As I went for cover, he legged me (he was fresh while I was already shot up from the earlier fighting). With my mobility gone, I did the only thing I could do and climbed up on a rock next to the path (before hill climb nerfed terrain). The K2 came trundling along looking for me, and I lit up his cockpit, nearly killing him. He looked up at me and Alpha'd; a move that would have killed me instantly. I had stepped forward however, which let me drop down off the rock and made his PPC volley sail over my head and miss. We just stood there, waiting for our weapons to charge and knowing that the next shot would win the match.

I'm pleased to say that my lasers finished recycling first and I lit up his cockpit again, winning the match. It was a tight game!

More recently though, I had these:



That was my Ace of Spades match in an Enforcer. Nine kills and 1309 damage. around 6 minutes is where it really got good; it came down to my lil' ol' Enforcer versus a Dire Wolf (fresh), a Loki (fresh), and two Cauldron-Borns (1 fresh, 1 badly damaged). I won it for the team.

The funniest match was this one though:



Got into a 1v1 against a Cicada in my Dire. I was pretty badly shot up and he was fresh. In the end, we wound up less than 180 meters apart, both of us legged. I had two LRM5s to his 4 MLs. He wound up overheating and killing himself!

That part starts at about 7:20 minutes.

[MechaBattler]

When I purchased a Locust and tried to skill it out. I was on Terra Therma and this freakin Wolverine was trying his damnedest to murder me. I was losing. I don't play lights much. But then I overheated and powered down. The wolverine lost sight of me and I watched him look around. Then just wander off assuming I had run away somehow. Totally my favorite moment!

Second favorite moment was in CW. We were mopping up some Davrats. And, I think, Driftwood started saying over the com "No survivors! It's not murder if they're Davions!" It was both amusing and helped give a greater level immersion to the game.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

caustic valey assault, team loosing 8-11, i was the last standing UM-R63 mech, around 55% health. Circling 70% of the map, and cap, to win it 8-11 750-735 on cap.

[Sir Wulfrick]

Way back in closed beta, an 8 v 8 match on Forest Colony, only two of us were left, me in my founders Atlas and one chap on the enemy team, also in a founders Atlas. We were both wrecked and down to our last weapons. He had an arm mounted large laser and I had a center-torso mounted one. We circled, strafed, dropped off a cliff in to the sea, and because TTK was lower (or felt like it anyway) it developed in to a real Stackpole-style battle of the titans. We were each being spectated by our entire teams, so no pressure at all there

Eventually I got the kill, but it could have gone in either way right down to the very last second. Everyone congratulated us both on an epic battle. To me, that battle epitomised what Battletech is all about.

I wish I could remember now who the other Atlas pilot was, he or she played exceptionally well. Great days...

[Lord Perversor]

Beta days, running one of the first Derp Whackapults on frozen city.

Going trought cave alone and my sensors blip when the 1st enemy mech shows up, an Atlas.

The Atlas open his salvo i take a sec to properly aim near his cockpit and fire both Ac/20. the Atlas pilot didn't even wanted to stay there and choose to keep walking and leave trought middle tunnel probably scared by the weaponry i was sporting.

As the Atlas leaves 2x Catapults shows up and start firing their lasers to me perfectly still i take my time and aim at 1st Cat cockpit and alpha again both Ac/20 downing him. the 2nd Catapult chooses to flank me as i shut down due massive Heat(DHS wasn't ingame back then) i turn up again aim at the 2nd Cat and Alpha a third time going to shutdown but almost blowing up all his CT armor.

He gains my back and fire his med lasers once while try to turn around with an undersized engine and totally unable to spin faster than he's circling me, good thing we where at the tunnel and i was able to backpedal to a wall and close his route just long enough to finally turn and finish him before he finish me.

Good chuckles from than one back on the first days of closed Beta, as my wonderful 6 PPC awesome with 5 mins of total Shutdown time after 2nd Alpha.

[Burktross]

Back in my 5 s-las hunchie... I held off two atlases with one small lasers while my jenner friend capped.... good day.

Also managed to take 3 mechs out with a couple s-lases as the last man standing.

Fun times...

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Twitter posts, youre on an island, $500 paint controversies, all that fun **** Ill never forget

[Mycrus]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 15 August 2015 - 05:58 PM, said:

Twitter posts, youre on an island, $500 paint controversies, all that fun **** Ill never forget

erm... gameplay

like this

[El Bandito]

Mycrus, on 15 August 2015 - 06:22 PM, said:

erm... gameplay

^{I will remember this particular match of 2013, for a long time. This match is the reason I still kept the 733 while selling the rest of the Highlanders recently. Take that, pre-made pre-nerf Poptarts from DV8!}

Edited by El Bandito, 17 August 2015 - 07:16 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Mycrus, on 15 August 2015 - 06:22 PM, said:

erm... gameplay

like this

am I doin it right?

[Gamuray]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 15 August 2015 - 06:27 PM, said:

am I doin it right?

Let's see...

Warhawk ........... Check
1000+ Damage . Check
Last man alive .. Check
Screenshot ....... Check

Yep, doing it right.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Gamuray, on 15 August 2015 - 07:58 PM, said:

Let's see...

Warhawk ........... Check
1000+ Damage . Check
Last man alive .. Check
Screenshot ....... Check

Yep, doing it right.

You forgot

...almost killing two lances by yourself

XD

[Nathan Foxbane]

River City, dusk. My team and I are carried to out drop zones in and around the industrial sector of River City. I am in my Shadow Cat P and tired of fighting around the citadel and the tank farm so I head up from the power plant thinking in the darkness I might be able to flank around for some hit-and-run strikes on rear torsos. As I head up to the tunnel from the water, it is just so quiet so I check my minimap and notice a Jenner has decided to follow me on my little recon run.
Then everything goes horribly wrong. Seems the other team had the same idea and their assault lance dropped up on the runway because as I crest the ridge and look into the tunnel a King Crab comes marching out. I dump a panicked double burst from my UAC/10 and slammed on my jump jets to get out of his arc of fire while the Jenner cut loose with lasers. Assuming a King Crab would just ignore a pair of ankle biters and keep coming to bring its twin bundles of ballistic death to bare, I circle around up top hoping to get some shots on his broad back. Instead, he backs into the tunnel as fast as he can. Thinking I had just found MWO's second most skittish King Crab I move towards the river to get a better angle on the tunnel. My paper doll lights up as my Shadow Cat rocks from missiles as I am struck by a volley of LRMs and lasers. Bolting back the way I had come hoping to lose my slower pursuers. I get my wish as a Victor and Stalker stall at the top the ridge, the Jenner is not so lucky. A pair of Ravens race down the hill behind me, but scatter as lasers, PPCs, and autocannon shells rake the hill side. I check the minimap again and to my surprise my whole team had decided to follow me. My smile dies prematurely as Betty warns about incoming missiles just as LRMs pepper the top of my 'Mech and SRMs laid bare my rear torsos right as I reach the bottom of the hill. I twist left as far as I can to discover a Hellbringer with speed tweak keeping up with my Shadow Cat. Holding down MASC, I swerve back towards the hill trying to round the corner and put some cover between me and the Hellbringer while firing my Ultra. Explosions from my autocannon shells and the bright blue streaks of ASRMS and LRMs racing to blast armor from my torsos and left arm draws my team's attention and the Hellbringer rocks under PPC and AC fire while lasers rake across its arms and torsos. I let up on MASC as I round the corner and then I notice the Hellbringer's side torsos are exposed. Re-engaging MASC and spinning to the right, I unload on the charging 'Mech, letting my MGs strip first its right then left torsos. My poor Shadow Cat is the worse for the wear for this exchange, loosing all my rear armor and much of my front armor.
Hugging the wall and hoping not to be noticed I look towards the lower city for more targets as weapons fire lights the night between the hill and the rocks my team is sheltering in. Turns out the wall is a pretty good shelter with the way my team is positioned, any 'Mech foolish enough to try and get a bead on me becomes exposed to fire. Still my Shadow Cat is once again rocked by SRMs, but this time I turn to see a Huggin covered with blossoming explosions and dancing lasers racing past. I add to its misery with my own weapons and with a flash of light it topples into the water, leaving only a greasy column of smoke to mark its passing. I turn back towards the upper city in time to see the second Raven, a 3L, race towards my team. Darting forward, my MGs gut its left torso and it too drops into the water.
For the next several minutes or so I skulk through the river about the base of the cliff, exchanging some long range skirmishing shots with the King Crab and a Nova while taking some LRM fire from a frustratingly elusive Battlemaster. It has become a peek and poke stand off with neither side willing to expose themselves for more than a hurried shot. This skirmishing cost my team a lance of 'Mechs, and the other team a Nova, the Stalker, and a Jagermech. The King Crab finally drops under concentrated long range fire and I decide it is time to scout out for my team once again. Jumping to see what is up on the airstrip I spot a Victor and a Locust, though neither notice me. I dart up the ramp and race to the Victor, tapping out several Ultra bursts across its chest, trying to focus on its exposed right torso. When it turns to face me, I open up with my MGs and am rewarded by an explosion and a collapsing 'Mech. The Locust tries to flank me, but backs into a building when I turn to face it. My UAC jams on the first shot, but a hail of fire from half a dozen MGs makes short work of its red CT. An Arrow rounds one of the blast barriers and lights up my battered Shadow Cat with its Large Pulse Laser and MGs. Again the UAC jams, but it at least it gave me three bursts and my MGs and TC1 give me all the edge I need to bring it down. Meanwhile, my team has charged across from its hiding place in the rocks.
Checking my paper doll and ammo the last exchange cost me dearly. Armor stripped from all locations except the head, one red leg and the rest orange or getting there, less than 600 rounds for the MGs, and twelve for the Ultra, I hope the remaining 'Mechs are doing more poorly than I am. It seems the Nova is at least with two exposed side torso and a missing arm it is being pressured by the rest of my team. Throwing caution to the wind I charge to the ledge overlooking the lower city and leap at Nova and again my Ultra jams after a double burst. The Nova has lost its left torso and leg so I round a building in pursuit and get right up in its face once again bringing my autocannon to bare while adding MGs to the mix. My boldness is rewarded by a flying arm and the Nova collapsing at my Shadow Cat's feet and then immediately punished by a shower of LRMs which takes my now useless right arm. I bolt around a building, hoping to flank a wounded Battle master and instead come face to face with an almost untouched Battlemaster. Leaping over the Battlemaster and tucking into a pocket so no more of the dreaded LRMs can come my way I take stock of my 'Mech again. 354 rounds of MG ammo for six MGs, right torso and leg are red, center torso and left arm dark orange, and left torso and leg are orange, but I have half a company's worth of backup. I wait for my chance, no point squandering MG ammo on fresh armor. Making my way to the corner, I peek back around as I hear the sounds of PPCs and lasers. The Battlemaster is no match for the concentrated fire and I pounce when I see exposed torso sections. Six MGs spit out a wall of lead, but they run dry mere seconds before the Battlemaster drops.

End Match Screen


Finding a fully armored Battlemaster in a nearly dead Shadow Cat armed only with MGs and nearly out of ammo, never going to forget that.

Edited by Nathan Foxbane, 16 August 2015 - 01:34 PM.

[Unnatural Growth]

Most recently, it would have to be this one:



Killed 5 enemy mechs, last 3 it was 3 on 1, and I got all 3 of them. Love that little X-5.

There've been a few since, but none as memorable, probably more that I'd like to forget...

[Baba Yogi]

It was in that forest CW map. We were the attacking team but each time we pushed in the gates it cost us alot. In the end we lost the gates again when i just arrived with my Wang. Enemy came at me one by one (for some reason), first it was a cored direwolf then came a hellbringer, i cored the first guy and took cover behind the small hill meanwhile i was leading the loki to left side of the mountain where i could more easily maneuver. Each time he showed himself over those small hills he took a round of ac20 to the CT. Just as he was about to die a thor came to help i finished the loki then proceeded to thor. After a few shots he was trying to retreat. I didnt let him Then came a small light (cant remember but probs kitfox) with another hellbringer, i was getting beat up at this point, lost my shield arm but managed hit all ac20 rounds to hbr's CT. He was trying to retreat as all the others but couldnt either. Meanwhile enemy was moving out of the base to hunt us as more and more mechs started to pour. I shot a casual ac20 to the retreating light which took some laser shots during the previous fight. He died to the first round. My team was cheering me on at this point

Then came a maddog with his buddy timberwolf. I had barely any armor left and since i've gone XL route i was feeling the pressure. One focused alpha on my side torso and i would be dead. I tried to use hills to my advantage to attack when my ac20 was out of cooldown and take cover as soon as i hit. Tried to put enemy maddog between me and timberwolf and somehow managed to strip the maddog to the bloody red CT while dodging timberwolf's line of sight. At that point i got too excited as maddog was one clean hit away from a kill but then missiles started raining. I felt the pressure of my imminent death, twice i fired at him hastily with my ac20 and twice i hit his side torsos instead. Amongst all the chaos i let timberwolf get clean line of sight of me and he just finished me in single blow. In the end i couldnt finish off that last maddog but my team was in high spirits. Half the team was watching that entire fight and despite my death at the end, that became the most memorable battle i've ever been in. I swear, Wang makes the best memories

Edited by Lordhammer, 18 August 2015 - 02:18 AM.

[Navid A1]

My most memorable moment of all time in MWO:
The moment I sat in my first non-atlas mech (the kitfox) after 2 years of piloting the atlas and atlas only.


Most memorable match:
Emerald taiga, we, a bunch of CGB pugs on defence against FRR. It was brawl, brawl and brawl. 19 seconds to the end. final 3v3 brawl near our MFB. It was an epic match which happily ended in a victory for us: