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[s0da72]

Scout Derek, on 13 December 2016 - 01:05 PM, said:

When it's ready, you can watch the entire full 6 Mins of it, or you can skip to 5:20 to see the VIP Atlas.

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Did that VIP atlas have an XL engine?

No way, PGI would not do that to us...

[Jay Leon Hart]

s0da72, on 13 December 2016 - 02:38 PM, said:

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Did that VIP atlas have an XL engine?

No way, PGI would not do that to us...

I'm hoping for an ammo explosion, but with no weapons, that is unlikely. still, it's pretty tanky, so maybe it's not a problem? Odd choice though...

[Pika]

Guys I think the whole point of this game mode is to make sure people push, block fire to the atlas and sacrafice themselves.

Do you remember the trailer "Sacrifices MUST be made!" and you see a player jump in front of the atlas to soak shots and then they explode.

I admit, I've not played it but I'm a little surprised to see "I hide around the corner from the atlas when it was getting shot and then it died omg PGI." like it's their fault.

Edited by Pika, 13 December 2016 - 02:54 PM.

[Jables McBarty]

s0da72, on 13 December 2016 - 02:38 PM, said:

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Did that VIP atlas have an XL engine?

No way, PGI would not do that to us...

Jay Leon Hart, on 13 December 2016 - 02:43 PM, said:

I'm hoping for an ammo explosion, but with no weapons, that is unlikely. still, it's pretty tanky, so maybe it's not a problem? Odd choice though...

Ammo explosion.

Look carefully - The CT is dead but still has armor.

[s0da72]

Jables McBarty, on 13 December 2016 - 02:59 PM, said:

Ammo explosion.

Look carefully - The CT is dead but still has armor.

Thank goodness....



They should remove the ammo if it's not going to shoot back..

Edited by s0da72, 13 December 2016 - 03:10 PM.

[Scout Derek]

Jables McBarty, on 13 December 2016 - 02:59 PM, said:

Ammo explosion.

Look carefully - The CT is dead but still has armor.

I can confirm this - Ammo Cooked as there was a second or two before he went down.

[jss78]

I dunno ... just played it four times, four different maps. It was actually pretty fun roaming around the VIP in a medium 'mech while the combat moves across the map.

For me the defenders won every time. Thus far it seemed that with the usual pug queue team dynamics, the defenders tended to be at an advantage. The defenders played a relatively tight defence, with mediums/lights skirmishing on the outskirts of the convoy. Meanwhile the attackers failed to be as coordinated, and tended to be outgunned as they trickled in. I guess time will tell whether rushing the VIP turns out to break the mode.

I hope it can be tweaked into something that'll work in the long term. EVEN if it ends up being just a Skirmish, but with the furball moving across the map instead of being at the same place every game ... I'l take it.

Novakaine, on 13 December 2016 - 01:31 PM, said:

Would have been nicer if the vip Atlas had it's own tracked vechicle escort.
Providing some extra fire support for the mech escort.
Wink wink PGI Manticore tank escort.

Good idea. Then sell that Manticore to us; would pay €€€.

[Scout Derek]

s0da72, on 13 December 2016 - 03:09 PM, said:

Thank goodness....



They should remove the ammo if it's not going to shoot back..

In the future I think they are planning on making it shoot back.

But for now, it remains a explosive onion, ready to blow up when someone peels off one of its layers.

[Doktorbike]

Rampage, on 13 December 2016 - 12:33 PM, said:

My first Escort match we drew the Defender role. Map was Grim Plexis. The VIP marched right over the hill exposing himself to the entire enemy team that was in G7. We set up a firing line between the Atlas and the attackers and managed to get a 12-3 victory as they tried to focused on the Atlas more than us. I was taken out by a team kill while fighting a Light. I guess someone was trying to help but missed him and got me in the back.

Anyway, won first Escort experience and as a Defender no less.

My first game was also a defend & also a win. I died in my dire wolf along with a few other players on my team but a win is a win. Mission accomplished!

[braveheart95]

1 and 1 so far on escort mission. Not bad but could use a few improvements....

[Gas Guzzler]

NRP, on 13 December 2016 - 12:25 PM, said:

LOL, someone needs to tell PGI that the absolute worst missions in video games are the "escort" or "protect" missions. I have absolutely zero interest in playing this.

The Overwatch escort game modes seem to be pretty fun.

[Finring]

So far I have played 5 ESCORT game and all 5 have be won by the defender. In 4 of the 5 the VIP took little to no damage at all.

So....yeah, results may vary.

[Leone]

Scout Derek, on 13 December 2016 - 01:05 PM, said:

When it's ready, you can watch the entire full 6 Mins of it, or you can skip to 5:20 to see the VIP Atlas.

Awesome sauce! Thanks.

~Leone

[FallingAce]

627, on 13 December 2016 - 02:28 PM, said:

haven't seen it fall yet. Even finding it on the bigger maps seems to be a quest on it's own. And that dropship for sure knows how to drop players, we lost a 8v4 because of it. Will be interesting how this turns out after some weeks.

First you need lights to scout. Spent 5 minutes on Polar before someone spotted the VIP. By then it all ready devolved into team death match. Did not go well for the attakers.

[SmithMPBT]

Word is, the AI is amazing on the Atlas VIP. Can't wait for MW5!

[FallingAce]

Gas Guzzler, on 13 December 2016 - 03:49 PM, said:

The Overwatch escort game modes seem to be pretty fun.

Team Fortress 2 escort (push the cart) pretty fun as well.

[Mole]

Just played my first Escort mission as the attacker on Grim Plexus. Atlas VIP walked out into the open like a derp and the rest of the enemy team did not follow it and maintained cover. VIP got sniped and lurmed to death in seconds completely unchallenged by the enemy team. Not even a single player died. It was quite frankly pathetic.

[Composite Armour]

Just had a horrible game on Crimson where both teams left the atlas alone and I decided to kill it solo.

500+ damage into the back and it didn't even bring the armour into the red.

Needless to say, we lost that one by a very large percentage.

Edited by Composite Armour, 13 December 2016 - 04:27 PM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

10 (or was it 9?) Escort matches, all Defender wins. 2 were close with a damaged VIP, but no Attacker wins for me so far. Maybe tomorrow!

[Dahrsis]

Played Escort maybe 5 times, Won 4 and 1 lost. The wins were both attacker and defender.

The Main problem seem to stem from the inability (on both sides) to form a moving firing line. Especially the defenders need to do that. Up until now it looks o.k. Will need to see how it looks when you just Air Strike the VIP 12 times...