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[JadePanther]

Thanks PGI for making huntsman the most wanted to kill mech out there.. Ruins a perfectly good event with everyone getting buck fever for ya.. not to mention that its happening 2 days after release.. Whens the next event gonna start 2 hours after release, or 2 days before we even get the mech?

but the community will try to use the numbers from the event to prove the huntsmans worth.. Too bad all the data is now effectively useless because its far from impartial results. If the numbers coming out from the event say it sucks well at least theres really good excuse.. shame is that if it sucks is it becuase of the event or is it becuse it sucks.. too hard to say when u cant play your game like everyone else when your too busy trying to not get notcied and focused down by the entire team..

But it is safe to say that we wont see anywhere near the true potential of the huntsman in this event.. And really it should be ignored for all future reference comparisons.. better yet just erase all the event numbers when its done and bury this abomination..

[Deathlike]

The only thing that it'll show is the people that are actually good (talking about the top 10) in dealing with RNGesus and everything that is hunting them.... just demonstrated in a limited fashion in those 10 defining matches (with everyone else derping most likely).

If you're a casual player, you honestly don't stand to benefit from the leaderboard in the first place.

The best will still rise to the top. The rest... well, get good?

Edited by Deathlike, 20 October 2016 - 12:02 PM.

[Mystere]

Playing to not get noticed?

I say be noticed, be the bait, and use that with your team to win.

[Duke Nedo]

Only need 6 days to max it out now though, so it'll be over soon.

[S 0 L E N Y A]

QQ

[Y E O N N E]

Mystere, on 20 October 2016 - 12:02 PM, said:

Playing to not get noticed?

I say be noticed, be the bait, and use that with your team to win.

Be the bait, the Light pilot's mantra.

[Angel of Annihilation]

I have to admit, I am not seeing the appeal of the Hunt the Huntsman part of the event. I just bought my shinny new mech and I am excited to play it and see how it will do however the minute I am spotted, every enemy mech that sees me immediately stops everything they are doing to kill me as quick as possible. Yay me this is fun!!!

[Deathlike]

Viktor Drake, on 20 October 2016 - 03:18 PM, said:

I have to admit, I am not seeing the appeal of the Hunt the Huntsman part of the event. I just bought my shinny new mech and I am excited to play it and see how it will do however the minute I am spotted, every enemy mech that sees me immediately stops everything they are doing to kill me as quick as possible. Yay me this is fun!!!

Welcome to MWO.

[Y E O N N E]

Viktor Drake, on 20 October 2016 - 03:18 PM, said:

I have to admit, I am not seeing the appeal of the Hunt the Huntsman part of the event. I just bought my shinny new mech and I am excited to play it and see how it will do however the minute I am spotted, every enemy mech that sees me immediately stops everything they are doing to kill me as quick as possible. Yay me this is fun!!!

I keep getting in matches where the enemy has a bunch of Huntsmen while my team has, maybe, one. I don't necessarily focus them down, though, it's just whatever target presents itself as a priority based on threat level.

There are also a lot of Cyclopes on the prowl.

[TLBFestus]

I laughed so hard when I saw the event had a "Hunt the Huntsman" mech challenge.

So soon after it coming out was especially twisted.

It's almost as if they wanted to punish people for buying their stuff.

[Deathlike]

TLBFestus, on 20 October 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

I laughed so hard when I saw the event had a "Hunt the Huntsman" mech challenge.

So soon after it coming out was especially twisted.

It's almost as if they wanted to punish people for buying their stuff.

Mechpack plot twist.

[El Bandito]

Deathlike, on 20 October 2016 - 12:01 PM, said:

The only thing that it'll show is the people that are actually good (talking about the top 10) in dealing with RNGesus and everything that is hunting them.... just demonstrated in a limited fashion in those 10 defining matches (with everyone else derping most likely).

If you're a casual player, you honestly don't stand to benefit from the leaderboard in the first place.

The best will still rise to the top. The rest... well, get good?

And copious amount of luck, and alt account with baby seals.

[Tier5 Kerensky]

Well I don't concentrate on any Huntsman. It's not easy to pick on any particular mech for most mechs.

[Dirus Nigh]

TLBFestus, on 20 October 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

I laughed so hard when I saw the event had a "Hunt the Huntsman" mech challenge.

So soon after it coming out was especially twisted.

It's almost as if they wanted to punish people for buying their stuff.

Punish? Why?

PGi had a good idea. They new the game would be inundated with Huntmen this week. So they made an event that would take advantage of that. The best part is any one can do it, it's not a challenge were you need the mech to get the rewards.

[kuma8877]

I've actually lucked out the last 2 days and managed to kmdd/kill a huntsman...in my huntsman! Huntception!

[Pariah Devalis]

Yeonne Greene, on 20 October 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

I keep getting in matches where the enemy has a bunch of Huntsmen while my team has, maybe, one. I don't necessarily focus them down, though, it's just whatever target presents itself as a priority based on threat level.

There are also a lot of Cyclopes on the prowl.

I'd kill to be in your shoes. It took me two hours to get a kill (or KMDD) on an enemy huntsman, because the enemy team would only have one or two of them. Piloting a Huntsman, myself, I was not going to stick my neck out any farther than I needed to to get that checked off the list, either.

[Y E O N N E]

Pariah Devalis, on 20 October 2016 - 06:13 PM, said:

I'd kill to be in your shoes. It took me two hours to get a kill (or KMDD) on an enemy huntsman, because the enemy team would only have one or two of them. Piloting a Huntsman, myself, I was not going to stick my neck out any farther than I needed to to get that checked off the list, either.

I've been revisiting my old Blackjacks in addition to levelling Loyalty 'Mechs, so I can relate to the squish-factor. Have to tread lightly in that BJ-1DC, it's made of paper.

On the other hand, many enemies have fallen prey to the Standard Engine bait on my BJ-1X, thinking they have a kill....huehuehuehuehue.