So, let me set this up by saying I've played MWO since closed beta. I've seen every type of meta that's come and gone, from poptarting PPC cataphracts to Gauss everything. I've always supported the game and the direction it's taken.
I've also never found those metas to be super game breaking, but this... This has me upset... I haven't seen a cheesier playstyle,,, Even in CW it's not this bad.
We dropped twice with these guys. Once against and once with. (The video I'm posting is with them).
In both instances, they stood perfectly still at 1200 ish meters and fired their ERLLs without bothering to support their team or move in the slightest. Jump to the highest point they can and sit there.
When we were with them, we pushed center, played smart, got a few kills as 5 people vs their whole team while they sat back, in their spawn corner and made absolutely no effort to move at all, leaving us to die and then watch as they (Poorly) long ranged the other team to death. It's not fun to play with, it's not fun to play against, and it's really not in the spirit of the game.
CW is one thing. You almost expect that long range fight. You're prepared, and geared up for it. But it's not the same in QP where it's much more random. I don't know how to fix this, nor do I know how people can consider it fun, but what I do know, is that if this becomes a thing, I might have to actually step away from MWO.
Here is video, raw straight from Fraps (Which I launched as soon as I died and realized we were with those guys)
Edited by Apathy Enrage, 28 January 2016 - 12:34 PM.