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[Tyler Valentine]

WELL! We're waiting...

[Scout Derek]

Tyler Valentine, on 19 January 2016 - 11:21 AM, said:

WELL! We're waiting...

I am too, throw some mapz over here D:<

[Lord Perversor]

Fun quite flat with some Trench roads, and rock formations.

Snipping and LRm can be quite deadly, but also fast mechs who keep a low profile and rush the trenches to flank.

[RoboPatton]

Tyler Valentine, on 19 January 2016 - 11:21 AM, said:

WELL! We're waiting...

Here I come, with the assist.

[Tyler Valentine]

RoboPatton, on 19 January 2016 - 11:35 AM, said:

Here I come, with the assist.

YES!

Thanks for covering my laziness

[Lord Perversor]

https://www.dropbox....rounds.jpg?dl=0

Uploaded a quick image of the overall map.

[Khobai]

more like polrm highlands

if you get narcd on this map youre basically d-e-a-d. the hills provide some shallow cover but they wont really block indirect lrms raining down on you.

long range laser builds will also dominate here. because of wide open terrain and the cold ambient temperature.

I cant see this being a particularly fun map personally... but it is certainly different.

Edited by Khobai, 19 January 2016 - 11:55 AM.

[Tyler Valentine]

Lord Perversor, on 19 January 2016 - 11:45 AM, said:

https://www.dropbox....rounds.jpg?dl=0

Uploaded a quick image of the overall map.

Good shot! thank you.

Khobai, on 19 January 2016 - 11:48 AM, said:

more like polrm highlands

if you get narcd on this map youre basically d-e-a-d. the hills provide some shallow cover but they wont really block indirect lrms raining down on you.

long range laser builds will also dominate here. because of wide open terrain and the cold ambient temperature.

I cant see this being a particularly fun map personally... but it is certainly different.

Kinda figured this but at least, as you said, it's different.

[Lokisrun]

Played 2 games with a short/medium range mech and it's painful, if you are not packing LRM's/Gauss/ER lasers/PPC's you are completely toast. There's barely any cover and it's too big to flank in anything other than a super fast mech. Seems pretty poorly balanced and is tipping the game further towards a long range meta.

[Dahkoht]

So KitFox with the ECM and triple AMS are actually welcome on this map I take it ?

(I just enjoy running that occasionally and hanging out with an assault lance , quite often have gotten thanked for doing so)

[Khobai]

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So KitFox with the ECM and triple AMS are actually welcome on this map I take it ?

just bring your ERLLs.

you dont wanna be on this map with pulse lasers and machine guns

this map is HEAVILY slanted towards LRMs and long-range direct fire weapons. even moreso than Alpine

I honestly dont see how this map is a replacement for alpine and im glad alpine is still in the rotation.

Edited by Khobai, 19 January 2016 - 12:13 PM.

[sycocys]

Sounds like its a map made for teamwork, which few in the Pub queue comprehend.

[MrMadguy]

As we expected - nothing to do without LRMs there.

[Screech]

sycocys, on 19 January 2016 - 12:16 PM, said:

Sounds like its a map made for teamwork, which few in the Pub queue comprehend.

Huh? Could you please expand on this? I have yet to see or play on the map but would be interested in the rationale behind your comments. At face value you sound like a pretentious a-hole taking unwarranted shots at folks for no particular reason. But I have been wrong before so don't mind hearing the reasons behind your comment.

[Khobai]

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Sounds like its a map made for teamwork, which few in the Pub queue comprehend.

if theres an element of teamwork required on this map im not seeing it

because all I see is the team with the most lrms and long range weapons wins

[Blue Boutique]

Khobai, on 19 January 2016 - 12:25 PM, said:

if theres an element of teamwork required on this map im not seeing it

because all I see is the team with the most lrms and long range weapons wins

The one that scouts the other first wins on this map.

[Khobai]

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The one that scouts the other first wins on this map.

um no. because if you scout the other team first but you have mostly brawlers and the other team has long range youre still going to lose.

again whoever has the most long range weapons wins

[sycocys]

ECM still kills locks and locking as far as I'm aware. Adept lights can potentially shut down entire lances of LRM boats since that will be the new go to weapon.

[Valkyrie73]

It's huge and there is a lot of undulation so keeping out of sight is easy. it took over 4 min for us to find the enemy team (at range) on my first drop. I don't think LRMs will be any more of a problem unless you get narced.

[Navid A1]

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