73 replies to this topic

[Tristan Winter]

I can only speak for myself. I've had a Tier 1 account for a long time.

My aim is not getting better.

[DerMaulwurf]

Yes, it is just you.

Personally, I think that the average player level in T1 has significantly decayed with time. Around a year ago, I had to run near-optimal builds to not get my *** kicked. Today, I can run mixed builds including lurms and still perform above average (WL significantly above 1).

[PyckenZot]

Aim has not gotten better. Builds are shifting away from laser vomit to single volley high alpha again (not recently, but I'm not sure of your reference frame).

Speaking for myself, I don't believe I got better/worse at aiming with A or P cannons. I'm still the very inconsistent. There are matches where I'm to be able to hit every target that shows itself at ranges up to 800 meters but just as well matches where my aim is so uncanny that every shots flies through space between the arms and torsos of my enemies, just above their heads, right between their legs and sometimes I'm able to completely miss a DWF at point blank range.

All kidding aside. The one thing that really upped my lethality against lights is the following: (but I really believe that is outside of the OP's intended timeframe)

PPC +50% speed. Odds are good your locust is toast
PPC +40/30%. Damn, I need to adjust my aim again
Lesser PPC quirks. I'll miss that DWF

[Lily from animove]

unfortunately my nvidia experience broke and I was too lazy yet to fix it.
But in some of my latest matches I had I felt like I was missing some of the damge I was doing. could be that hitreg now works better.

[Otto Cannon]

Maybe a bunch of them bought better quality steering wheels.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Otto Cannon, on 12 December 2016 - 03:29 AM, said:

Maybe a bunch of them bought better quality steering wheels.

latest patch disabled force feedback,maybe thats it

[Snazzy Dragon]

Laser vomit meta died for the most part. PPFLD rose up again. You can adjust and correct laser aim if you make slight mistakes; if you make slight mistakes with PPCs and ballistics your shots miss. So of course, after a few months of PPFLD, those pilots are much better shots.

[Widowmaker1981]

Nice 'hidden' hackuasation post OP. Not fooling anyone.

you're just having some just bad luck, combined with PPFLD weapons being a lot better against lights than lasers.. It is SO VERY satisfying nailing a locust with 2xERPPC and watching it explode, much more so than spraying lasers over it to do barely anything.

[spottiedogman]

The MM being disabled would explain why we have all the hackuzation threads lately. I agree with others that it is the ppc+goose players just getting better since there are so many now!

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

spottiedogman, on 12 December 2016 - 05:15 AM, said:

The MM being disabled would explain why we have all the hackuzation threads lately. I agree with others that it is the ppc+goose players just getting better since there are so many now!

well aiming and leading targets is overrated anyway

[Johnny Z]

Don't listen to the smack talk saying other players are "better" than other players. Its all to do with experience and knowing the maps and knowing the players mech and an equal portion of luck and not having a rat on your team on team speak with the other team. Facts. (fps and ping to)

Aim bots are not very common in this game, I would even say less than 1% of players use aim bots at certain times to get the win. Other cheats are very common at times. Lately anyway.

Yesterday gameplay was very fun. The day before it was TROLL paradise. So some days are better than others. No point to get to excited and just try make the best of it. This is one of the best games out and maybe the best some day.

Edited by Johnny Z, 12 December 2016 - 05:27 AM.

[Johnny Z]

Snazzy Dragon, on 12 December 2016 - 04:20 AM, said:

Laser vomit meta died for the most part. PPFLD rose up again. You can adjust and correct laser aim if you make slight mistakes; if you make slight mistakes with PPCs and ballistics your shots miss. So of course, after a few months of PPFLD, those pilots are much better shots.

Yep practice and a player can get really good.

DerMaulwurf, on 12 December 2016 - 02:48 AM, said:

Yes, it is just you.

Personally, I think that the average player level in T1 has significantly decayed with time. Around a year ago, I had to run near-optimal builds to not get my *** kicked. Today, I can run mixed builds including lurms and still perform above average (WL significantly above 1).

Matches are a lot closer with the new match maker. With fp not very busy some excellent pilots are in the regular queue with very close difficult matches being made.

[Johnny Z]

Single biggest tip I can give at the moment is if someone is not taking damage use the complaint button and keep an eye out for it because its not as obvious as some other cheats, but can ruin matches just as easily.

For aiming, turn down mouse sensitivity in game to half or less.

Use key bindings to make the lay out easier to use. This is huge.

Here is one of my biggest tips I wasn't going to share but I got it from NGNG so I will this once.

Rebind the throttle up key to full throttle. So the W key to full throttle. Once press and your away, instead of having to hold it down.

Make sure throttle decay is OFF. Get used to it if a player isn't.

Make sure arm lock is ON, have it bound to an easy to use toggle for the odd time its needed. Played for a year or so with arm lock OFF 100% of the time. Arm lock ON is better.

Edited by Johnny Z, 12 December 2016 - 05:48 AM.

[meteorol]

Didn't play this month. Could have led to average aim being a tiny bit better overall, with one less person missing plenty of shots.

[xWiredx]

I don't have an accurate number to specifically give here, but since the rescale I've "popped" a lot of locusts with my dual-gauss DWF. In fact, I'd gander to say it's maybe even a little more often now. I don't miss them very often.

[meteorol]

Johnny Z, on 12 December 2016 - 05:21 AM, said:

Aim bots are not very common in this game, I would even say less than 1% of players use aim bots at certain times to get the win. Other cheats are very common at times. Lately anyway.

This game would need a playerbase of like 6 million people to make this fit the amount of hackusation you are throwing around.

[CygnusX7]

Some matches I can't miss.. Others, not so much.
Win some lose some. Click Join again.

[Johnny Z]

meteorol, on 12 December 2016 - 05:49 AM, said:

This game would need a playerbase of like 6 million people to make this fit the amount of hackusation you are throwing around.

What ever man keep trolling me. My word is worth more than 100000 of guys like you. If you were smart you would know that, and not be trolling me. I am not a newbie and basically incapable of lying and seen and done more than you could hope to dream of.

You know why guys like me cant lie? Because we don't like to fight when we are not right or rather wont. I also try to be polite as much as possible.

I had to walk to town through the snow and back then dig a large rock/small bolder out of ice 2 days ago so I'm not in the best mood. Try playing this game after that. Not to mention the tendon holding my right arm on is permanently torn for a few years now. Mostly recovered now. But patience still a little thin.

Edited by Johnny Z, 12 December 2016 - 06:13 AM.

[TercieI]

No, if anything it's degraded in tier one as XPSR bar has brought a lot of potatoes into T1.

Edited by TercieI, 12 December 2016 - 05:57 AM.

[LordNothing]

ive been trying to work on my ranged game for awhile, at least while i was leveling my ultraviolet and a couple other long range laser or ppc mechs. but right now im working on vipers and phoenix hawks and they are all fairly short range mechs (3ll on one of the phoenix hawks and a ppc on one of the vipers being exceptions). bunch of missile assaults too, i do have a pair of erppcs on a zeus and a tripple ac5 cyclops though. so at least i wont rust.

Edited by LordNothing, 12 December 2016 - 06:04 AM.