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[Catalina Steiner]

I can't remember starting a whine thread before but this time it's needed. I have plenty of Assault Mechs to master (Executioners, Maulers, my new Heavy Metal) but Assaults are impossible to play right now. I lost most of my matches and died in enemy fire, being ambushed without doing anything.

Last match we lost in Caustic Valley, losing all three assaults in the first two minutes. I know how to drive an Assault and I know how to escape from enemy flanking in the beginning but there is no chance.

I have no other choice then to stop mastering my Assaults and try another faster class. I know it's common to have crappy matches in tournament times but... it was never that bad.

By the way, I'm talking about the solo queue. I don't need advices how to play mechs and I don't need advices to play group queue or join an unit. This thread is just for crying my eyes out, okay?

[Deathlike]

I think there's some salty irony being held here.

[AlphaToaster]

Ask nicely in comms for some support at the beginning. A gentle reminder not to nascar away from the assaults also does wonders...sometimes.

Whenever I hear that request, it trumps whatever Rambo mission I was about to embark on at the match start until at least I walk that assault lance to the rest of the group.

[Malcolm Vordermark]

Yeah, I've put the slow assault mechs away for the time being. Maybe once the pug queue settles back into more poking and firing lines I can bring them back. Right now its chase down the enemy's tail and its almost painful to not be in a heavy.

[cSand]

When I drive a big slow guy I ask a few lights or mediums to cover my *** and usually some kind folks will come help me out

[CDLord HHGD]

Yeah, pulling an escort is hard in the PUG solo queue.

Pedal to the metal and don't look back until you get to the deathball. I know you don't need advice and the PUGs have a bad habit of leaving their assaults behind and I don't see that changing....

Scream into the VoIP channel your request for an escort?

[CJ Daxion]

well seeing the people almost always go counter clockwise.. Why don't they just flop the spawns? or at least stick the assaults in the middle spawn.. that has to be an easy way to at least attempt getting left behind..


In fact all maps should have assaults start in the middle, as just about every map that would give them a fighting chance from any early light rush..

[FrontGuard]

I started a new account just for that reason. I was getting slaughtered in my precious Dires and I would hear peeps in a light or medium say Assaults are worthless. I'm not sure what changed, but something has.
My new account is all Heaves

[Catalina Steiner]

I've asked for team support again and again but when the enemy appeared on the mini-map, greed won and Assaults were left to die. Greed is more powerful than communication.

[CDLord HHGD]

Catalina Steiner, on 29 December 2015 - 02:04 PM, said:

I've asked for team support again and again but when the enemy appeared on the mini-map, greed won and Assaults were left to die. Greed is more powerful than communication.

Did your team win? Never underestimate the power of negative reinforcement.

[Clownwarlord]

I have noticed it is getting more difficult to kill lights and they usually are the cause of my assault's death when I am not just out right making bad decisions. Even though you hit them with an AC20 multiple times in the face it seems they just never take the damage.

[Cion]

Catalina Steiner, on 29 December 2015 - 02:04 PM, said:

I've asked for team support again and again but when the enemy appeared on the mini-map, greed won and Assaults were left to die. Greed is more powerful than communication.

I know there's a "protected light" and "protected medium" rewards. Are there any for "escorting assault"? - - > there should be

[Nightshade24]

I do disagree to the point that assaults are bad currently- however I myself am subconsciously doing what you mentioned on just phasing them out. My new HIghlander IIC are getting less played than my Orion IIC's or Hunchback IIC's, I do well in that highlander but I have had much more matches that are quite bad and such.

[AlphaToaster]

Catalina Steiner, on 29 December 2015 - 02:04 PM, said:

I've asked for team support again and again but when the enemy appeared on the mini-map, greed won and Assaults were left to die. Greed is more powerful than communication.

Not a lot of options. I would go with keep asking for support when in an assault. Sooner or later you will change the world for the better.

[C E Dwyer]

Going to ask what assault, because I've been finishing off the mastery on a few lights and mediums, haven't played an assault for a while on a regular basis, but didn't have this trouble in 80 toners.


Caustic was always an issue and the new map hasn't made it any better, flatter city area's are ok, the problem I think isn't so much the top speed but how quickly assaults slow down in bad terrain

Edited by Cathy, 29 December 2015 - 02:24 PM.

[Metus regem]

cSand, on 29 December 2015 - 01:46 PM, said:

When I drive a big slow guy I ask a few lights or mediums to cover my *** and usually some kind folks will come help me out

That's usually where you'll find me, when I'm in a Centurion....

[Chados]

My Marauders run at about 70kph and as soon as I boot up the first place I go is the assault lance. My Jester runs at 79 and my Dragons run 87kph, and I always make a beeline for the fatties soon as I can move. So many times I've played wingie for a Dire or Atlas..."nononono! If he dies I die! Live, my glorious kill-tastic meat shield! Liiiiiiivvveee!"

I've always felt like if you're 60-75 tons and not running with the big boys "ur doin it rong." I love playing extra guns for a 90+ tonner. I can remember one run in Tourmaline where I hooked up with a HGN-IIC and we rained hell on the Reds...both of us ended up over 600+ damage and three kills each...not to mention the nine assists I got. I was rolling a Marauder 5M with 4 LL and one AC5. Good times.

Edited by Chados, 29 December 2015 - 02:32 PM.

[Tiger Shark]

Asking for a medium escort, tell them your load out so they can coordinate better. And don't let them soak up all the damage while LRMing or plinking away with AC5s.

[Senator Watson]

I've noticed most of the time the speed demons only meet up to gun with themselves leaving assaults on either team to catch up to the death-bowl later. However you are absolutely correct that assaults are getting the short end of the stick. If the nascar drivers aren't stupid they'll attack the enemy assaults first in a flank and in yolosolo pugs there is rarely such a thing as an escort.

[Catalina Steiner]

Certainly the slow ones are the problem. I also mentioned my Executioner but it runs nearly 80 kph and this chassis isn't a problem child.
60 kph and less... those assaults have big problems out there right now. I driving the Heavy Metal with 320 engine and that's all I can do.