Cerberias, on 23 September 2015 - 11:27 PM, said:
If you're running the 4N stalker chances are you're terrible. Try the 3H if you want range or 3F if you want twist/mobility/backup weapons. They're both far and away better than the battlemaster, combining higher mounted hardpoints with more space for DHS, and MUCH better damage spread.
The problem with CW being 'competitive' is that the format doesn't really provide a competitive framework. The objectives are arbitrary, the maps are poorly created/balanced, and quite often the matches are won by an un or late noticed push, not by outplaying the enemy in combat.
However, once again you're assuming that I want to snipe, which showcases just how little you've actually comprehended of my initial response. At no point did I even reference sniping, you're just reading with a personal bias or some sort of pseudo language.
@ haunt, finally, someone with intelligence and an actual response. Thankyou. However, I've created plenty of these things in the past and not one of them has made a difference. They take a lot of effort, and honestly, I'm burnt out as ****. I tried to offer some constructive criticism in this thread, but apparently everyone wants to focus on the 'insults', instead of being adults.
I only run the 3F because, while I <3 my fellow Davions, we are largely terrible at CW especially when pugging and you absolutely must have the mobility because you have to stay on the move and can not trust anyone to cover you.
I don't think you get the whole 'sniper' thing in CW for the IS. The BLR 1S runs a 400XL, 4xERLLs and 22 DHS. It also moves at 84 and can twist like a Timber Wolf. It has not just a 25% range buff but a 12.5% beam duration decrease and 10% heat reduction. If your enemy is closer than 1k then you need to back up. It's fast enough to hill-hump very effectively to make up for your greater fragility.
More critically however, again, it moves at 84 so you can reposition and fall back very, very easily compared to a Stalker. The Stalker is successful by going hull down and peeping your arm mounted LLs. However those lasers range out at ~1km and work best at 500m. This puts you well within CERML range. The Stalker is also only goes 63 and handles like a pig. You're likely to be overrun by Scrows or just about any Clan mechs in a push as you've got to position closer and can't move back. The Stalker works best on defense in narrow confines and sometimes on attack when you're pushing with a good team who isn't going to leave you behind. The BLR 1S is incredible on the long maps (like Boreal and Hellbore) where you can burn down 4ERLLs on a single target for only 1 second then twist quickly away and move into cover to deal with the painfully slow CERLLs and ERPPCs.
If you're trying to snipe in CW with a Stalker you're doing it wrong. You're going to be hill-humping at 500m, blunting enemy pushes and more or less brawling at 300-500m. You need to be under cover for the sniper stage of the match or you're just going to get chewed. It's a brilliant must-have mech in an organized team who's going to hold the line with you either advancing or retreating.
When pugging you're literally better off taking a WubMaster or WubShee; you need to move ~Scrow speed if not faster, even in assaults or your team will abandon you and you'll get overrun or left behind on pushes and waste your mech.
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Also a lot of other goofy stuff in the first post.
Notice how pretty much everyone is this thread is not showing you any respect. Your opinion of yourself and what value you bring to the table is irrelevant. When leading or providing leadership what matters is your ability to get people to listen and agree with you. You've failed that, here and in the game. There isn't some debate about your success here, that subject has already been tested and settled. You're not communicating your points effectively.
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