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[mogs01gt]

DjPush, on 14 January 2016 - 09:35 PM, said:

Seriously. Can I report LRM boats for non-participation? I have lost the last 4 matches in a row because half the team is sitting in the backfield lobbing LRMs. Half of which are missing target because they lose lock during the 900 meter travel time of each missile barage.

Seriously folks.. You're a liability relying on just LRMs to get your damage in.

hold your locks noob!!




Seriously though, LRMs need redone so they arent dependent on LoS to maintain locks or teammates. Hell half the time you can have LoS and still cant get a lock.

Edited by mogs01gt, 15 January 2016 - 05:56 AM.

[MechPorn]

LOL, I love seeing people whine about LRMs being useless, then explain that they did nothing to help harness the weapon capabilities of their team.

It is the same old whine, if you don't play my way you suck. It is so funny that they cant think outside there very small box on play style.

[Randall Flagg]

LRMs make me regret I run 1 back armor in a IS XL engine mech.

[mogs01gt]

TB Xiomburg, on 15 January 2016 - 05:58 AM, said:

LOL, I love seeing people whine about LRMs being useless, then explain that they did nothing to help harness the weapon capabilities of their team.
It is the same old whine, if you don't play my way you suck. It is so funny that they cant think outside there very small box on play style.

You think this is a team game??

[CygnusX7]

Wow 4 games lost!? How can you deal with life with results like that?
Engage ragequit NAOW!

[Mead]

mogs01gt, on 15 January 2016 - 06:08 AM, said:

You think this is a team game??

According to some elitepro dudebros who fancy themselves the ruling class of CW, that's *all* this game is; everyone else is merely trespassing.

[mogs01gt]

Mead, on 15 January 2016 - 06:46 AM, said:

According to some elitepro dudebros who fancy themselves the ruling class of CW, that's *all* this game is; everyone else is merely trespassing.

lol yep!

Why do you think all of these bad players nascar around trying to find that lone assault mech or find that poor sap running 70kph that cant keep up! Its all about the cbills!

[WarHippy]

DjPush, on 14 January 2016 - 09:35 PM, said:

Seriously. Can I report LRM boats for non-participation? I have lost the last 4 matches in a row because half the team is sitting in the backfield lobbing LRMs. Half of which are missing target because they lose lock during the 900 meter travel time of each missile barage.

Seriously folks.. You're a liability relying on just LRMs to get your damage in.

No you can't don't be dumb.

Accused, on 14 January 2016 - 09:37 PM, said:

Hiding is against the TOS, so I often report entire teams as they cower behind cover.

Actually, you should be getting reported and temporarily banned for abuse of the report system if you are actually doing nonsense like that.

[Mawai]

Just to add a comment

I generally don't use LRMs but I have one MAD build that uses them since there weren't many options and it performs surprisingly well. 2 A-LRM15, 4 MPL, TAG, BAP.

LRMs do spread damage which can be ineffective but with enough ammo and firing time they will wear down opponents.

However, perhaps their more effective role is suppression of enemy fire. The cockpit shake and light show from being hit by LRMs makes aiming almost impossible (certainly precision aiming). Using TAG ... an LRM boat can quickly get a lock and send off a series of chain fired LRMs that do three things .. they suppress the target, damage the target, and frequently push the target back into cover so they don't fire at your team mates (or you).

Anyway, I am personally still not much of an LRM fan and I still feel that an Atlas D-DC sitting at the back spewing LRMs at targets under cover is bit of a waste ... but I have come to find that under some circumstances and in certain roles LRMs can be a useful complement. They aren't as useless as I once thought

Edited by Mawai, 15 January 2016 - 07:06 AM.

[nehebkau]

DjPush, on 14 January 2016 - 09:35 PM, said:

Seriously. Can I report LRM boats for non-participation? I have lost the last 4 matches in a row because half the team is sitting in the backfield lobbing LRMs. Half of which are missing target because they lose lock during the 900 meter travel time of each missile barage.

Seriously folks.. You're a liability relying on just LRMs to get your damage in.

The trick to LRM boats on your team is to hide behind them and peek out at enemies. Think of them as another layer of armor between you and the enemy. ALWAYS stay behind your LRM boats -- within 3 meters is the acceptable distance.

[pbiggz]

If we dropped shared locks and replaced the current LRM implementation with living legends LRMs they would be pretty solid. Certainly some balancing would be required after that, but LRMs are nonfunctional, in this game, they always have been. They should be a great support weapon. A mech running a single LRM 15 or 20 should be able to make good use of that to complement their direct fire loadout. The reason everyone boats is quite simple, its the only way LRMs feel like they work, and spoiler alert, they dont.

[ReemusX]

Is it against TOS to name and shame yourself?

[Thunder Lips Express]

DjPush, on 14 January 2016 - 09:35 PM, said:

Seriously. Can I report LRM boats for non-participation? I have lost the last 4 matches in a row because half the team is sitting in the backfield lobbing LRMs. Half of which are missing target because they lose lock during the 900 meter travel time of each missile barage.

Seriously folks.. You're a liability relying on just LRMs to get your damage in.

stick with the team...

[pbiggz]

Ecliptor, on 15 January 2016 - 07:12 AM, said:

stick with the team...

Stay still and die with your useless potato LRM boats?

Clan Davion requires LRMs in all their drop decks of course. So you would argue for LRMs.

its battered wife syndrom. The LRMs are the abusive husband, and the entire davion faction is the wife.

[Thunder Lips Express]

pbiggz, on 15 January 2016 - 07:15 AM, said:

Stay still and die with your useless potato LRM boats?

Clan Davion requires LRMs in all their drop decks of course. So you would argue for LRMs.

its battered wife syndrom. The LRMs are the abusive husband, and the entire davion faction is the wife.

*house Davion*

[pbiggz]

Ecliptor, on 15 January 2016 - 07:16 AM, said:

*house Davion*

Clan Davion

Die Clanner.

[Tamwulf]

It's not a perfect solution, but anymore I try to always have AMS on my mech. Maybe if a few other teammates had it as well, it would mitigate the impact of LRM's on the game (see what I did there?).

I have seen an uptick in LRM use, and I think it has a lot to do with ECM being nerfed (180m to 90m). I very rarely see ECM mechs anymore- and when I do, they are off running around doing the light mech thing. In a perfect world, you would have a couple ECM mechs back with the herd protecting them from the long distance target locks required for the LRM's. Or those light mechs should be running off to the back board and dealing with those LRM'ers.

It is frustrating when you are on Caustic Valley or Canyon Network getting hammered by LRM's and there really isn't any cover close to hide behind. Unless there is an assault mech nearby. Then, well, it's time for them to earn the "Missile Shield" achievement!

[Nightmare1]

DjPush, on 14 January 2016 - 09:35 PM, said:

Seriously. Can I report LRM boats for non-participation? I have lost the last 4 matches in a row because half the team is sitting in the backfield lobbing LRMs. Half of which are missing target because they lose lock during the 900 meter travel time of each missile barage.

Seriously folks.. You're a liability relying on just LRMs to get your damage in.

I hate LRM boats, but have to admit this is a stupid question. If they are actively firing, they are participating. I don't like it, but I do acknowledge it.

[H I A S]

mogs01gt, on 15 January 2016 - 06:08 AM, said:

You think this is a team game??

The typically LRMBob let his Team do the work for him, because its a Teamgame

Edited by arivio, 15 January 2016 - 07:48 AM.

[mogs01gt]

arivio, on 15 January 2016 - 07:48 AM, said:

The typically LRMBob let his Team do the work for him, because its a Teamgame

lmao so hitting R while fighting is too difficult.