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[InspectorG]

SHRedo, on 20 September 2016 - 08:36 AM, said:

i think you guys are just pissed off that its not your post.But dont give up!you maybie can post something similar soon.
If you do feel free to post it here with screenshots d[@_@]d

Its not how much damage can you do.

Its how much can you carry?

Im only a white belt in Assault-Fu.











Whale piloting in Puglandia is a test of your positioning skill, situational awareness, when to commit, how to pick a firing lane, and when to back of from incoming fire, and most importantly WHEN TO YOLO CUZ YOU AINT GETTING OUT ALIVE!!
(i could say the same for several other assaults, but, Whale is the biggest and slowest bullet sponge. LRM Assaults get what they deserve)

Any schmo can ridge hump in a Kodiak. Only a Madman Whales in Puglandia!!!!!!

[InspectorG]

Boogie138, on 21 September 2016 - 08:57 AM, said:

Oh this is an e-peen contest?

Well what do I win if I post pictures of higher damage than yours but done in a hellbringer? How about a Cicada?

Cicada?

DO IT !!!!

DO IT FOR THE BUG MECHS!!!!

[El Bandito]

InspectorG, on 01 October 2016 - 05:07 PM, said:

Any schmo can ridge hump in a Kodiak. Only a Madman Whales Victors in Puglandia!!!!!!

FIFY.

[InspectorG]

El Bandito, on 01 October 2016 - 07:32 PM, said:

FIFY.

Victors?


...Oh! I remember those!

[The Zohan]

I dont feel like opening a new thread so bumping up this one to ask my question:

Is there ANY word on twitter or wherever from PGI what they intend to do with the KDK -3 going forward?

I am slowly comming to a point where I really cant motivate myself to log in and play solo without my SC guys cause of the constant appearance of the KDK 3 and the subsequent UAC spam in quick play. I am even kicking around the thought of cancelling all my preorders and just play for free or even walk away. They should have never released it for cbills to the unwashed masses. Never.
Something should have been done a long time ago, negative quirks (mobility, uac jam chance,...), removal of 2 ballistic hp or whatever - this thing is just way to powerful.

[Davegt27]

Mom those dang Kodiaks are over powered

oh yeah honey why is that

I was just standing there looking up at the sky and one shot and killed my

well honey try not to stand there

Mom you just don't get it

[Bud Crue]

The Zohan, on 09 October 2016 - 05:28 AM, said:

I dont feel like opening a new thread so bumping up this one to ask my question:

Is there ANY word on twitter or wherever from PGI what they intend to do with the KDK -3 going forward?

I am slowly comming to a point where I really cant motivate myself to log in and play solo without my SC guys cause of the constant appearance of the KDK 3 and the subsequent UAC spam in quick play. I am even kicking around the thought of cancelling all my preorders and just play for free or even walk away. They should have never released it for cbills to the unwashed masses. Never.
Something should have been done a long time ago, negative quirks (mobility, uac jam chance,...), removal of 2 ballistic hp or whatever - this thing is just way to powerful.

Now since lore is dead and building a CW deck, with its tonnage limitations is no longer a driving factor, I am confining my view to the QP experience. In that realm, and in this "competitive game" why would you take anything other than the best mech?

There have been multiple threads where folks have analyzed the last few leader boards and the data there is clear: the Kodiak 3 dominates over all other mechs by a fairly large margin. So again I must wonder: in this "competitive game" where according to Paul and Russ all mechs -even to the variant level- are to be unique but of equivalent value, what mech of any size or configuration is consistently "of equivalent value" to the Kodiak 3? A Mauler with 4 uac5s running at around 50kph? A Dire? What? What mech is "equivalent" and lets see the stats to back up that assertion.

If that mech does not exist, then PGI must do something to address the situation no matter how much grief they will get for it.

[The Zohan]

Davegt27, on 09 October 2016 - 05:54 AM, said:

Mom those dang Kodiaks are over powered

oh yeah honey why is that

I was just standing there looking up at the sky and one shot and killed my

well honey try not to stand there

Mom you just don't get it

I dont really get why you have to be a jerk here. For your information: I preordered them incl. the hero. I dont enjoy piloting them however. They are clearly not balanced properly and that for a very long time now.

[Davegt27]

Mech seems fine to me

Only time I get killed by one is overheat shut down out in the open

[Mcgral18]

Tarogato, on 01 October 2016 - 04:02 PM, said:

This is what my average damage looks like, per variant:





KDK-4 with nearly identical performance to my KDK-3. Both with multiple 1100 dmg matches. I even very rarely break 900 dmg in any other chassis... I've had maybe 4 games ever above 1000 until I bought Kodiaks and now it's just an endless stream of them. This mech is broken beyond all reason.

Below 700 average damage?

What kind of Potato Pilot is that?


I do miss the 1000 average damage, and even reverted to the Quad UAC10 build post 15x GH modifier. It still works, and can get consecutive 1000+ damage matches


However, after many of those, I looked at the Stat page: only 845 average damage (397 matches)
Sod it, I'm going back to headhunting with Goose Waffles. 1000 average damage is overrated.


Next highest average damage w/100 matches is the Whale, at 637. Have not used him in ages
Highest number of matches, the WubShee, at 1044 has 606 avg dam


Higher KDr and WLr than any of my most played mechs as well. He's had some impressive carries.
1500+ damage, 8 Solo Kill affairs.
No other robot can do that.

Edited by Mcgral18, 09 October 2016 - 06:14 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

Just want to say, lolcalledit for the KDK-4.

[Deathlike]

Wecx, on 01 October 2016 - 04:14 PM, said:

Simply lowering the hard points and messing with torso twist values would help.

The former isn't happening (because $$$), but the latter may happen.... emphasis on "may".

[Blerome Jake]

SHRedo, on 19 September 2016 - 03:14 PM, said:

seriously guys, this thing is a beast
not even the first skill branch unlocked

Nice effort now do it in an IS light. (2nd game)

Edited by Blerome Jake, 12 October 2016 - 09:33 AM.

[MechWarrior5152251]

LOL, I call BULL. You do not have enough ammo to do 1300 damage.

[CygnusX7]

MechWarrior5152251, on 12 October 2016 - 09:47 AM, said:

LOL, I call BULL. You do not have enough ammo to do 1300 damage.

It's okay, we all sometimes forget about that well placed airstrike.

[Zibmo]

meteorol, on 21 September 2016 - 02:36 AM, said:

Yeah, well, but we don't judge the screenshot based on how the game played a year ago, but on how it plays now. And by nowadays standards, this match wasn't exceptional.

It took you a 10 (!) minutes match to score 1300 damage in a KDK-3. Looking through my screenshots, the vast majority of my 1200+ damage matches in KDK-3 had a duration of 5-6 minutes. I can't even remember when i saw the last 10min match. You only got 3 KMDD for those 1300 dmg. When scoring above 1000 dmg, i usually get 6-7 KMDD in a KDK-3.

Judging from your screenshot, you sandblasted enemy mechs for 1300 ineffective damage during an extraordinary long match. Which is not spectacular by any means nowadays. Sorry.

And you and the other posters denigrating his performance simply are trying to strawman the conversation away from the KDK-3.

We're all duly impressed by your collective epeens. Really.

Edited by Zibmo, 12 October 2016 - 10:10 AM.

[MechWarrior5152251]

CygnusX7, on 12 October 2016 - 09:55 AM, said:

It's okay, we all sometimes forget about that well placed airstrike.

I have 1300 damage matches in an Atlas without using cheats like Airstrike, Artillary or Cool Shot!

[Angel of Annihilation]

SHRedo, on 19 September 2016 - 03:14 PM, said:

seriously guys, this thing is a beast



not even the first skill branch unlocked

I have done that in a Viper so what's your point?

[Hanky Spam]

Had 5 minutes ago a 1440 dmg match with a KDK-3.

However, even the 1440 are not that much. Have already seen matches of Top 25 CW players that managed to get around 3000dmg in a CW match playing a KDK-3.

In the right hands and some luck you can get a pretty high score.with the KDK-3.

[dario03]

MechWarrior5152251, on 12 October 2016 - 09:47 AM, said:

LOL, I call BULL. You do not have enough ammo to do 1300 damage.

Yeah he does. There is 1600dmg worth of ammo in that build without factoring in extra damage like strikes.