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[PunisherMark]

I am a total F2P player. Never paid a cent for anything. When they implemented this Tier system I have noticed I that I can never move up. I play and play.

Is this because I have never purchased anything? Is there some sort "Wall" I will never get past?

[cSand]

Nope

my friend just started a new account... hasn't put any dollars into since he started.. is Tier 2 now.

[Xetelian]

Why would you assume that Player Skill Rating has anything to do with how much money you haven't spent?

Some of the ideas that get shared around here make my head hurt.

[Kristian Radoulov]

PunisherMark, on 16 November 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

I am a total F2P player. Never paid a cent for anything. When they implemented this Tier system I have noticed I that I can never move up. I play and play.

Is this because I have never purchased anything? Is there some sort "Wall" I will never get past?

No, you simply are either lacking in the ability to build mechs effectively or have poor piloting skills. Probably more on the skills side since just about any weapons loadout can do decent damage given the pilot is good.

[AbyssalTyrant]

I made T3 before I spent anything. Maybe its bugged? My stats would be a lot better if I had started at 5 instead of the top of 4and made 3 well before I actually knew what was going on.

[PunisherMark]

cSand, on 16 November 2015 - 01:18 PM, said:

Nope

my friend just started a new account... hasn't put any dollars into since he started.. is Tier 2 now.

No premium time or anything? I have not paid anything. Now I am not a Everyday player, but I have played a ton in the last month. No movement.

[Coralld]

PunisherMark, on 16 November 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

I am a total F2P player. Never paid a cent for anything. When they implemented this Tier system I have noticed I that I can never move up. I play and play.

Is this because I have never purchased anything? Is there some sort "Wall" I will never get past?

Nope. You can play the entire game without paying and go up in tiers. What it really boils down to is how well you played.
Please let us know how your average game goes to get a better picture of what you are faceing and your mech and it's build.

[Maxx Blue]

I've been playing for years and have spent hundreds of dollars. I'm still T3. I might potentially creep my way up to T2 at some point as my not-an-XP-bar is slowly filling up, but it will be a long time. Bottom line? I am not fantastic at playing this game, and no amount of money has changed that. Well, except when the Timber Wolf first came out. That thing was a murder machine when the clans first showed up. I did way better than I had any right to in that mech.

[Lorian Sunrider]

I started off a hair under Tier 3 since it started. I've moved Tier 3 and 20-25% full since then. I play usually at least a half dozen games a day on average.

[cSand]

PunisherMark, on 16 November 2015 - 01:22 PM, said:

No premium time or anything? I have not paid anything. Now I am not a Everyday player, but I have played a ton in the last month. No movement.

Yea he's spent 0$ on that account... have a look after each match and see what the Tier indicator says.

I think it takes awhile to go up a Tier

[Navid A1]

PunisherMark, on 16 November 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

I am a total F2P player. Never paid a cent for anything. When they implemented this Tier system I have noticed I that I can never move up. I play and play.

Is this because I have never purchased anything? Is there some sort "Wall" I will never get past?

You can not be more wrong!!!

[cSand]

Why are some of you guys busting this guy's balls? He's asking a legit question. Less attitude from the peanut gallery PLZ

[Prof RJ Gumby]

I spent 13.85 on this game and I'm tier 2, tier 1 is reserved for 20$ and above

cSand, on 16 November 2015 - 01:39 PM, said:

Why are some of you guys busting this guy's balls? He's asking a legit question. Less attitude from the peanut gallery PLZ

eeerr... ok.
Nope, tier has nothing to do with money. Especially that it would mean you would pay for loose (the lower the tier, (4,3,2,1) the better players you play with are). Other than matchmaking, PSR doesn't have an influence on anything. I know people who could pay for being allowed into tier V.


You had it bad few first games (as almost anyone), and you've got set at tier 5. First few games are crutial in deciding where your starting point will be. Not long ago one veteran 'tested' the system by making an alt account. After obliterating half the enemy team in his first match, he was sent to tier 3.

Don't worry about it, tier 5 is a laid-back place, good to level up first few mechs and learn the basics. It's not that easy to get out of it though, sadly.
To get that PSR bar filled, not emptied, you need about at least 200dmg on a win (to get more than a minimal raise on every win) and over 400 on a loose as often as possible (around that damage you don't loose PSR on the loose). Also, the PSR is designed a bit like an xp bar (on average, you get A BIT more from wins than you loose from lost games).

Edited by Prof RJ Gumby, 16 November 2015 - 01:56 PM.

[Lugh]

cSand, on 16 November 2015 - 01:39 PM, said:

Why are some of you guys busting this guy's balls? He's asking a legit question. Less attitude from the peanut gallery PLZ

Froobs aren't helping us keep the game afloat..... Just sayin...

And from the sounds of it he's going to be in the underhive a long long time.

[Oncoshi]

PunisherMark, on 16 November 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

I am a total F2P player. Never paid a cent for anything. When they implemented this Tier system I have noticed I that I can never move up. I play and play.

Is this because I have never purchased anything? Is there some sort "Wall" I will never get past?

Try to get a matchscore of 251 and you will never fall agian in rating.

[sneeking]

I haven't played a single match since before its implementation and i updated yesterday and logged in to look at some stuff.

It has me at tier 3

[Goose]

• The game has been kind'a rough for those without modals for a while now
  
• Finding a team of your own tier is impossible, and playing with "betters" is about as fun as a Commando in a minefield
  
• Premium Time helps you outfit and level units, buy modals, and afford the essential UAV; This is not a direct link, but it is a link

Honestly, being Tier 5 trumps a Tier 2 players' release valve in the match-maker: You don't want to advance …

[Escef]

Lugh, on 16 November 2015 - 01:55 PM, said:

Froobs aren't helping us keep the game afloat..... Just sayin...

Additional population on the servers is a good thing, free player or not.

[Lorian Sunrider]

Goose, on 16 November 2015 - 02:18 PM, said:

• The game has been kind'a rough for those without modals for a while now
  
• Finding a team of your own tier is impossible, and playing with "betters" is about as fun as a Commando in a minefield
  
• Premium Time helps you outfit and level units, buy modals, and afford the essential UAV; This is not a direct link, but it is a link

Honestly, being Tier 5 trumps a Tier 2 players' release valve in the match-maker: You don't want to advance …

I liked Tier 4. I had a lot more matches where I carried. It was seriously like 40-50% of the time. Now its down to like 5-10% I can super carry and if its a good match I'm in the top 25% for damage.

[Gladius Vittoris]

I started this account few days ago, and I'm tier 3, half way to tier 2.

(got tier 3 in 7 matches, though)