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[S3B]

meteorol, on 13 August 2016 - 06:20 AM, said:

Whats your main account if i may ask?

It's not difficult. There have only been two players to break 5000 points in the leaderboards. There's also only one person to be 10+ K/D in solo dropping.

[Johnny Z]

ChapeL, on 13 August 2016 - 06:23 AM, said:

The Kodiak (KDK-3, you know the one ) excels at mowing down large, slow moving targets... of which there is an overabundance right now.

This is right.

Build an Atlas for purely short range or a King Crab or a Direwolf and it will stop a Kodiak. The difference is piloting any of those is tough because they are so slow. The Kodiak doesn't suffer from that nearly as badly.

Kodiaks are running around with purely short range load outs and tearing all the medium range and long range assaults apart.

Ive got a medium/long range King Crab that wont stand a chance against a Kodiak because it will close distance so fast under cover. I also have a short range King Crab that has at least an equal chance to beat a Kodiak but moves at 55 KPH and is a serious challenge to take into a match.

So want to beat Kodiaks on a regular basis, build a short range 100 tonner, go all weapons, small engine.... Wont be easy to do well in a match though, although it is entirely possible with a good team.

Edited by Johnny Z, 13 August 2016 - 06:35 AM.

[meteorol]

S3B, on 13 August 2016 - 06:25 AM, said:

It's not difficult. There have only been two players to break 5000 points in the leaderboards. There's also only one person to be 10+ K/D in solo dropping.

What's your reasoning behind creating a third account? Did you want to test how hard you can club seals on a fresh account?

Edited by meteorol, 13 August 2016 - 06:33 AM.

[Mole]

Oh for the love of... are you guys still whining about the Kodiak being OP? Stop it before Paul takes another nerfhammer swing at the entire chassis and gimps the Kodiak variants that nobody is complaining about. He's already done it once to my poor KDK-2. Don't make him do it again.

[Johnny Z]

My favourite match in a King Crab was my House Liao green camo KGC-000.

Was a match gone badly, I shut down in the foliage on Viridian Bog, back to wall and waited. A Timberwolf come running by and I powered her up and opened up the dual AC-20's. He jumped and twisted like a champ hoping for his team mates to show up. Really was an excellent show. They did get me eventually. But that Timberwolf didn't stand a chance.

Edited by Johnny Z, 13 August 2016 - 06:55 AM.

[S3B]

meteorol, on 13 August 2016 - 06:33 AM, said:

What's your reasoning behind creating a third account? Did you want to test how hard you can club seals on a fresh account?

To be anonymous in matches: didn't want to be focused by unit tag or name recognition. I think people misunderstand the whole PSR system. Tier 5 - Tier 4 takes one match. A top-tier player will be in Tier 3 in a half dozen matches and Tier 1 in the 100-200 match range. When you roll a new account and see your unit-mates (and other comp players) after six matches, you'll understand. The only true way to club seals in Tier 4/5 is to use a steering wheel and tank PSR for a few hundred matches. Otherwise, you are boosted out of the under-hive instantly.

Edited by S3B, 13 August 2016 - 06:52 AM.

[Monkey Lover]

ChapeL, on 13 August 2016 - 06:23 AM, said:

The Kodiak (KDK-3, you know the one ) excels at mowing down large, slow moving targets... of which there is an overabundance right now.

Only problem with kdk3 is running out of ammo after you kill 5 mechs and are still at 90% health

Mole, on 13 August 2016 - 06:39 AM, said:

Oh for the love of... are you guys still whining about the Kodiak being OP? Stop it before Paul takes another nerfhammer swing at the entire chassis and gimps the Kodiak variants that nobody is complaining about. He's already done it once to my poor KDK-2. Don't make him do it again.

The kdk3 does need a nerf. It's way to good right now.

Your kdk2 is OP it has JJ hehe

Edited by Monkey Lover, 13 August 2016 - 07:38 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

Keep in mind that 6-8 Assaults per match make damage farming with UACs incredibly easy. They don't have the draw backs of heat that laser based mechs do.

[Naelbis]

I used to have great games in my Atlas variants...now I find myself dead with sub 300 damage most of the time. Too much power creep and the quirks mean everyone expects you to soak all the damage for them while they kill. Even with quirks the atlas just melts in front of Kodiaks and Dires.

[Stone Wall]

S3B, on 13 August 2016 - 06:50 AM, said:

To be anonymous in matches: didn't want to be focused by unit tag or name recognition. I think people misunderstand the whole PSR system. Tier 5 - Tier 4 takes one match. A top-tier player will be in Tier 3 in a half dozen matches and Tier 1 in the 100-200 match range. When you roll a new account and see your unit-mates (and other comp players) after six matches, you'll understand. The only true way to club seals in Tier 4/5 is to use a steering wheel and tank PSR for a few hundred matches. Otherwise, you are boosted out of the under-hive instantly.

That's not true on my end. Maybe it has something to do with reduced player population?

I've played 200 games since returning in mid June with a positive KDR and almost 50% W/L ratio. The top Light players on Season 2 have Average Match Scores either the same as mine or not that much higher than twice mine. It's not quite 1 match = Tier 4 and 10 = Tier 3. I also have 64 wins and 50 losses doing nothing but PUGs this season. No clan members to help me out.

Now if I was completely new to MechWarrior, I could understand, but it's been a potato stomping grind.

Edited by Stone Wall, 13 August 2016 - 07:52 AM.

[Ex Atlas Overlord]

Johnny Z, on 13 August 2016 - 06:26 AM, said:

This is right.

Build an Atlas for purely short range or a King Crab or a Direwolf and it will stop a Kodiak. The difference is piloting any of those is tough because they are so slow. The Kodiak doesn't suffer from that nearly as badly.

Even if you gimp yourself to being good at *only* 270 meter range.... and manage to find a bad a kodiak you can stop.....

You'll take so much damage that you're effectively out of the fight.

Kodiak on the other hand can stop atlases all day from 700 meters and not take damage in return worth mentioning.

Edited by Ex Atlas Overlord, 13 August 2016 - 07:53 AM.

[Johnny Z]

Ex Atlas Overlord, on 13 August 2016 - 07:53 AM, said:

Even if you gimp yourself to being good at *only* 270 meter range.... and manage to find a bad a kodiak you can stop.....

You'll take so much damage that you're effectively out of the fight.

Kodiak on the other hand can stop atlases all day from 700 meters and not take damage in return worth mentioning.

Playing a KGC-000 right now. Having a lot of fun. 600-700 damage every match. KDR around equal. This while getting ganked a lot....

Edited by Johnny Z, 13 August 2016 - 07:59 AM.

[Mystere]

Mole, on 13 August 2016 - 06:39 AM, said:

Oh for the love of... are you guys still whining about the Kodiak being OP? Stop it before Paul takes another nerfhammer swing at the entire chassis and gimps the Kodiak variants that nobody is complaining about. He's already done it once to my poor KDK-2. Don't make him do it again.

I think that is the entire point.

[Mole]

Monkey Lover, on 13 August 2016 - 07:36 AM, said:

The kdk3 does need a nerf. It's way to good right now.

It's already been nerfed. And the KDK-3 was the only KDK varaint anyone was complaining about and guess what? Paul slammed the ENTIRE CHASSIS with a nerf. Not just the KDK-3. You guys are gonna make that happen again, and then continue complaining the KDK-3 is OP until the entire chassis is just trash tier.

[Johnny Z]

Mole, on 13 August 2016 - 08:05 AM, said:

It's already been nerfed. And the KDK-3 was the only KDK varaint anyone was complaining about and guess what? Paul slammed the ENTIRE CHASSIS with a nerf. Not just the KDK-3. You guys are gonna make that happen again, and then continue complaining the KDK-3 is OP until the entire chassis is just trash tier.

Not everyone is saying it is OP. Or not much anyway. Have to see how power draw works into it and all that.

Edited by Johnny Z, 13 August 2016 - 08:43 AM.

[xe N on]

Most Assaults have some flaws. Direwolf is slow. Atlas is mixed and low weapon hardpoints. And so on.

Problem is: Kodiak has no flaws.

[Monkey Lover]

Mole, on 13 August 2016 - 08:05 AM, said:

It's already been nerfed. And the KDK-3 was the only KDK varaint anyone was complaining about and guess what? Paul slammed the ENTIRE CHASSIS with a nerf. Not just the KDK-3. You guys are gonna make that happen again, and then continue complaining the KDK-3 is OP until the entire chassis is just trash tier.

The kdk3 needs it the most but the truth is even with zero quirks on everyone they would still be stronger than any other assault.

I don't mind the Atlas and the kdk being King but they are easy mode

[Johnny Z]

I have tried both short and medium range King Crabs in this event. The short range is doing better easily.

[Stoneblade]

S3B, on 13 August 2016 - 04:55 AM, said:

^ This match is only worth 482 points with the current scoring formula. Clearly 6000 is never going to happen...

According to the formula it is 621.8 pts

[Drunken Skull]

I'm guessing both Arctic Cheese and Kodachromes now have the nerf bat aimed squarely at their foreheads...
My condolences to the pilots

Edited by Drunken Skull, 13 August 2016 - 09:41 AM.