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#61 Jarl Dane

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 11:32 AM

View PostMovinTarget, on 22 December 2016 - 06:51 AM, said:


Dane, I don't recall any of those mechs being listed in the Royal Kungsarme... Posted Image


Hey now! I did make a video about how Clan mechs were OP. Would be silly of me not to put my money where my mouth is.. Posted Image

View PostFallingAce, on 22 December 2016 - 09:20 AM, said:

Running full on Kurita/FRR 12 man


I saw you running the drop above us last night. I appreciate the effort.

View Postnehebkau, on 22 December 2016 - 09:59 AM, said:


That's just beneath you Bravo...

View PostFallingAce, on 22 December 2016 - 10:12 AM, said:


Clammer merc troll hiding behind a FRR tag?


Guys, I called him out and Holmganged him. The situation has been resolved in the proper viking fashion. It is best now for to move on.

View PostMookieDog, on 22 December 2016 - 10:37 AM, said:

Japanese rune


What this mean?

View PostMookieDog, on 22 December 2016 - 10:43 AM, said:

To ask the dumb question, what are the active Kurita units?


In the FRR/Kurita hub we have:
C0MA
IDI
SRMx
QAR
36th
we also have a channel for 9SD, but I haven't really seen much of them.

Meanwhile NS has their own teamspeak but is active and uses our hub a little bit. I don't know about any other Kurita units.

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 11:40 AM

IDI is active, we're just trying to retrain ourselves to use the FRR/Kurita hub instead of just our own TS.

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 11:43 AM

View PostDevlinCognito, on 22 December 2016 - 11:40 AM, said:

IDI is active, we're just trying to retrain ourselves to use the FRR/Kurita hub instead of just our own TS.


I appreciate the effort.

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 12:17 PM

And to be totally fair IDI will return to its merc roots sometime next month... not b/c clams op, but b/c we like to play both sides...

Regardless, does our hearts good to see people wantto make things work! :D

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 02:23 PM

View PostMech The Dane, on 22 December 2016 - 11:32 AM, said:

In the FRR/Kurita hub we have:
C0MA
IDI
SRMx
QAR
36th
we also have a channel for 9SD, but I haven't really seen much of them.

Meanwhile NS has their own teamspeak but is active and uses our hub a little bit. I don't know about any other Kurita units.


Crockdaddy has a miscommunication with his dropship pilot and is current using this "opportunity" to do some long range recon.
NS should return next week.

Damn dropship pilots, can't trust any of them.

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 09:10 PM

Dane,

That is one of the Kanji (symbols) for Samurai.

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 01:34 PM

View PostMookieDog, on 22 December 2016 - 09:10 PM, said:

Dane,

That is one of the Kanji (symbols) for Samurai.


I'm sorry, I kana understanda.

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 09:01 PM

View PostTarogato, on 23 December 2016 - 01:34 PM, said:

I'm solly, I kana undelstanda.

FTFY

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Posted 27 December 2016 - 07:37 PM

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Posted 06 January 2017 - 10:35 PM

View Postbravoxious, on 21 December 2016 - 03:15 PM, said:

I'm not a forum warrior either. Hit me up on TS when your rdy.


[redacted]

Edited by Crockdaddy, 06 January 2017 - 10:37 PM.


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Posted 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM

View Postnehebkau, on 22 December 2016 - 09:59 AM, said:

It has always been FRR's strength that we accept people for who they are, be that stellar mechwarrrior or Steering-wheel underhive. It is that spirit of inclusion and unity that allows us to keep playing and having fun regardless of what PGI throws-up at us.

I see your words, and I wish they were true, but I have learned otherwise in a very hard way. Some time in the last two weeks, Mech the Dane put out a Global TS Server Announcement that they were running F.W. (Faction Warfare) Group Drops. I went to the Channel where they were setting the group up, thinking that I would be helping the FRR work on reclaiming their Home Capital Planet. Much to my dismay, I ultimately found out this was a chunk of False Advertising. I got there and only found out then that they wanted to make everyone change their Drop Decks, regardless of whether it worked with that Pilot's natural combat styles (mine admittedly being generally anything but brawling) or would totally screw the whole team over. Sadly, I had neither the 'Mechs nor the resources to do any changes, I was reasonably sure I had told them that, and with conversations already going around that I naturally wished to not interrupt (as I'm generally a peaceful person, and not a damn jerk), all I could do was Ready Up. I had even brought a deck, which while it carries a lot of LRMs, is NOT a Pure-LRM-Boat deck, but is built to help ensure winning a F.W. Match with an impressive amount of Support-role firepower. Unfortunately, it seems that there are some 'Loose-Cannon TS Mods' on that FRR/Kurita (now called 'RMD [Rasalhague Military District]') Hub, as they didn't even take the time to gently speak to me with a request to disengage from the group, message me directly with text, or even use moving me from the Channel as a first resort. In fact, one very rude one whose moniker sticks in my head as decided it would apparently be funny to try and shove their 'Overly-Zealous, Anti-LRM Mentality' down my throat and kick me completely off the TS Server. (That's an obvious complete lack of respect or courtesy, as I've had no past troubles with them or anyone else on the FRR Community TS Server, and I'm naturally passive-minded.) As you can imagine, I was left with this awful feeling that somebody was out to ridicule any style of play that didn't happen to be the same as their own, a complete contradiction of your words. :(

Sadly, after what I had faced a year ago before I got a hold of TeamSpeak (In my case, a massive hazing because I didn't have a damned voice chat client!), this recent event made strike number two against the FRR in my eyes. And I had thought any troubles like this were long past. -_-

But then came strike number three... I happened to land up in a 'Quick Play'-type 'Domination'-mode Match on Grim Plexus with that same 'Loose-Cannon Jerk' (Yeah, really, again!) only a few days later. Sadly, they and ten others all get themselves killed while I'm trying to do my job against the Enemy Team as well in my little Arctic Cheetah. I tell them there's no way I can take on the rest of the Enemy Team myself, and haul along hoping that I might be able to circle around and find some Enemy 'Mech that's badly damaged. My plan at that point would have been to then pick it off and start reducing the Enemy number little by little. Well, guess what? thinks it's a funny idea to give away my position to the enemy, not caring if they broke "Griefing > Assisting The Enemy" under the Code Of Conduct in the process! They're lucky it didn't escalate effectively into "Griefing > Team Killing" and that I had survived. I sent in a report with the in-game interface, but I was left worse than ticked off that only the round's bell had saved me, and that there are people who can be called 'Griefing-Causing Jerks' in the FRR. :angry:

Any which way, I've been spending several days since this. I've had probably far too long to think about it, but I realized the only option I have. Between Mech the Dane and , there was no way I would be able to peaceably find a way to settle the matter. As I have no Premium Time, and am already sick over fighting and arguments anyway, I would find things like "Holmgang" to be a severely dishonoring insult. So a lot of people's fates have been sealed in one go, and as anyone happens to be reading this post, I've already taken a JumpShip deep into Clan Territory on situational principal for the next six months. (If I had been killed in that match after that person's 'CoC Violation', I would be thinking of making my residence in Clan Territory even longer.) I've brought my entire stable of 'Mechs with me, and I've been mentally driven by the utter lack of courtesy or anything else (possibly including that there was a total lack of respect that I at least tried to help them) to go Clan Loyalist for that duration of time. If the FRR has any planets left after that time has passed, they may find me back to try and help them carve a happy new path back to their Home Capital Planet of Rasalhague. Hopefully by that time, I will have taught a new respect to the Inner Sphere for piloting styles that are NOT Brawling. I should probably point out now that MWO is NOT "Brawlhalla", and should NEVER be. <_<

~Mr. D. V. "I only tolerate so much, and no more. Your words have been turned to mud by others." Devnull




(p.s.: To those who consider me friend or potential ally, we'll have to meet on ComStar or anywhere but the FRR/Kurita/RMD Hub. I simply won't be touching that TS Server for the next six months out of principal for the situation. If I find myself unable to link into that TS Server when I next feel that it is worth trying to touch, it will cause a rather massive extension of my time in Clan Territory as a response to their reprehensible actions.)

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 02:46 PM

Here we go.

View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

I got there and only found out then that they wanted to make everyone change their Drop Decks, regardless of whether it worked with that Pilot's natural combat styles (mine admittedly being generally anything but brawling) or would totally screw the whole team over.


Yes, I require some level of standardization when I am leading a drop. Anyone who has spent some time in my drops, or fighting against my drops would understand that this is one of the "secrets" to why drops I lead often win.



View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

I was reasonably sure I had told them that, and with conversations already going around that I naturally wished to not interrupt (as I'm generally a peaceful person, and not a damn jerk), all I could do was Ready Up. I had even brought a deck, which while it carries a lot of LRMs, is NOT a Pure-LRM-Boat deck, but is built to help ensure winning a F.W. Match with an impressive amount of Support-role firepower.


To translate, you joined our group, we told you what we were doing, you made no attempt to abide and instead decided that an "impure-LRM" deck would work.


View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

Unfortunately, it seems that there are some 'Loose-Cannon TS Mods' on that FRR/Kurita (now called 'RMD [Rasalhague Military District]') Hub, as they didn't even take the time to gently speak to me with a request to disengage from the group, message me directly with text, or even use moving me from the Channel as a first resort. In fact, one very rude one whose moniker sticks in my head as decided it would apparently be funny to try and shove their 'Overly-Zealous, Anti-LRM Mentality' down my throat and kick me completely off the TS Server. (That's an obvious complete lack of respect or courtesy, as I've had no past troubles with them or anyone else on the FRR Community TS Server, and I'm naturally passive-minded.)


Val did over step by kicking you from the server. And I got upset at him for doing so.


View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

As you can imagine, I was left with this awful feeling that somebody was out to ridicule any style of play that didn't happen to be the same as their own, a complete contradiction of your words.


Unless you suffer from some sort of physical affliction that makes aiming very difficult for you, then you shouldn't be running LRMs, ever. However if you want to go find like minded people and drop in LRM decks together and occasionally kill a tier 5 player while getting steam-rolled by everyone else, that's your prerogative I guess. But if you join a group someone is running you should be ready to participate in what that group is doing.






View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

But then came strike number three... I happened to land up in a 'Quick Play'-type 'Domination'-mode Match on Grim Plexus with that same 'Loose-Cannon Jerk' (Yeah, really, again!) only a few days later. Sadly, they and ten others all get themselves killed while I'm trying to do my job against the Enemy Team as well in my little Arctic Cheetah. I tell them there's no way I can take on the rest of the Enemy Team myself, and haul along hoping that I might be able to circle around and find some Enemy 'Mech that's badly damaged. My plan at that point would have been to then pick it off and start reducing the Enemy number little by little. Well, guess what? thinks it's a funny idea to give away my position to the enemy, not caring if they broke "Griefing > Assisting The Enemy" under the Code Of Conduct in the process! They're lucky it didn't escalate effectively into "Griefing > Team Killing" and that I had survived. I sent in a report with the in-game interface, but I was left worse than ticked off that only the round's bell had saved me, and that there are people who can be called 'Griefing-Causing Jerks' in the FRR. Posted Image


If I understand this correctly. Your entire team was dead and you ran around, not engaging mechs until the match timer ran out? And you're upset that they gave away your position - as it might have forced you to actually fight?

At bare minimum a case can easily be made that you were doing the griefing here.

View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

Any which way, I've been spending several days since this. I've had probably far too long to I would find things like "Holmgang" to be a severely dishonoring insult.


The majority of my Holmgangs have resulted in the conflict being resolved and my relationship with the person in question being stronger after the fight.

It feels like you are preemptively attemping to avoid such an engagement though. And I have no burning desire to pursue it. The way Val kicked you from the server was wrong and, though I feel most of your perceptions are severely misguided, I don't really find them offensive or dishonorable.





View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

So a lot of people's fates have been sealed in one go, and as anyone happens to be reading this post, I've already taken a JumpShip deep into Clan Territory on situational principal for the next six months. (If I had been killed in that match after that person's 'CoC Violation', I would be thinking of making my residence in Clan Territory even longer.) I've brought my entire stable of 'Mechs with me, and I've been mentally driven by the utter lack of courtesy or anything else (possibly including that there was a total lack of respect that I at least tried to help them) to go Clan Loyalist for that duration of time. If the FRR has any planets left after that time has passed, they may find me back to try and help them carve a happy new path back to their Home Capital Planet of Rasalhague. Hopefully by that time, I will have taught a new respect to the Inner Sphere for piloting styles that are NOT Brawling. I should probably point out now that MWO is NOT "Brawlhalla", and should NEVER be.



LRMs are bad. You're using them as crutch in order to prevent yourself from actually getting better. No matter where you are, so long as LRMs define your "play-style" you'll always be bad.

Being upset that you joined a 12 man someone else was running and were expected to bring an IS Brawl medium is both preposterous and entitled. You volunteered to join the group I was running and if you couldn't hang you merely needed to excuse yourself from it. I am not going to weaken my group's effectiveness because you're obsessed with LRMs.

Furthermore requesting one brawl mech out of 4 is certainly not excessive or "brawlhalla".

And finally; I do a lot to try and help IS players improve. I have an entire topic in the FRR section dedicated to helping IS players find themselves in competitive mechs. I also run semi-standardized drops so that I can get IS players used to functioning as a team and demonstrate to them ways in which the clans can be beaten. It seems to me though, that this is all beyond you. All this work gone to waste because you rather do your own thing, even if that means bringing your team down.

With that sort of attitude, I am glad you are going to the clans. And I think your presence over there will be healthy for Faction Warfare overall, as it'll make the clans slightly easier to beat.

Edited by Mech The Dane, 11 January 2017 - 02:50 PM.


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Posted 11 January 2017 - 02:52 PM

View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

(p.s.: To those who consider me friend or potential ally, we'll have to meet on ComStar or anywhere but the FRR/Kurita/RMD Hub. I simply won't be touching that TS Server for the next six months out of principal for the situation. If I find myself unable to link into that TS Server when I next feel that it is worth trying to touch, it will cause a rather massive extension of my time in Clan Territory as a response to their reprehensible actions.)


A parting gift from the FRR/Kurita Hub:

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 02:54 PM

View PostD V Devnull, on 11 January 2017 - 10:07 AM, said:

I see your words, and I wish they were true, but I have learned otherwise in a very hard way. Some time in the last two weeks, Mech the Dane put out a Global TS Server Announcement that they were running F.W. (Faction Warfare) Group Drops. I went to the Channel where they were setting the group up, thinking that I would be helping the FRR work on reclaiming their Home Capital Planet. Much to my dismay, I ultimately found out this was a chunk of False Advertising. I got there and only found out then that they wanted to make everyone change their Drop Decks, regardless of whether it worked with that Pilot's natural combat styles (mine admittedly being generally anything but brawling) or would totally screw the whole team over. Sadly, I had neither the 'Mechs nor the resources to do any changes, I was reasonably sure I had told them that, and with conversations already going around that I naturally wished to not interrupt (as I'm generally a peaceful person, and not a damn jerk), all I could do was Ready Up. I had even brought a deck, which while it carries a lot of LRMs, is NOT a Pure-LRM-Boat deck, but is built to help ensure winning a F.W. Match with an impressive amount of Support-role firepower. Unfortunately, it seems that there are some 'Loose-Cannon TS Mods' on that FRR/Kurita (now called 'RMD [Rasalhague Military District]') Hub, as they didn't even take the time to gently speak to me with a request to disengage from the group, message me directly with text, or even use moving me from the Channel as a first resort. In fact, one very rude one whose moniker sticks in my head as decided it would apparently be funny to try and shove their 'Overly-Zealous, Anti-LRM Mentality' down my throat and kick me completely off the TS Server. (That's an obvious complete lack of respect or courtesy, as I've had no past troubles with them or anyone else on the FRR Community TS Server, and I'm naturally passive-minded.) As you can imagine, I was left with this awful feeling that somebody was out to ridicule any style of play that didn't happen to be the same as their own, a complete contradiction of your words. Posted Image

Sadly, after what I had faced a year ago before I got a hold of TeamSpeak (In my case, a massive hazing because I didn't have a damned voice chat client!), this recent event made strike number two against the FRR in my eyes. And I had thought any troubles like this were long past. Posted Image

But then came strike number three... I happened to land up in a 'Quick Play'-type 'Domination'-mode Match on Grim Plexus with that same 'Loose-Cannon Jerk' (Yeah, really, again!) only a few days later. Sadly, they and ten others all get themselves killed while I'm trying to do my job against the Enemy Team as well in my little Arctic Cheetah. I tell them there's no way I can take on the rest of the Enemy Team myself, and haul along hoping that I might be able to circle around and find some Enemy 'Mech that's badly damaged. My plan at that point would have been to then pick it off and start reducing the Enemy number little by little. Well, guess what? thinks it's a funny idea to give away my position to the enemy, not caring if they broke "Griefing > Assisting The Enemy" under the Code Of Conduct in the process! They're lucky it didn't escalate effectively into "Griefing > Team Killing" and that I had survived. I sent in a report with the in-game interface, but I was left worse than ticked off that only the round's bell had saved me, and that there are people who can be called 'Griefing-Causing Jerks' in the FRR. Posted Image

Any which way, I've been spending several days since this. I've had probably far too long to think about it, but I realized the only option I have. Between Mech the Dane and , there was no way I would be able to peaceably find a way to settle the matter. As I have no Premium Time, and am already sick over fighting and arguments anyway, I would find things like "Holmgang" to be a severely dishonoring insult. So a lot of people's fates have been sealed in one go, and as anyone happens to be reading this post, I've already taken a JumpShip deep into Clan Territory on situational principal for the next six months. (If I had been killed in that match after that person's 'CoC Violation', I would be thinking of making my residence in Clan Territory even longer.) I've brought my entire stable of 'Mechs with me, and I've been mentally driven by the utter lack of courtesy or anything else (possibly including that there was a total lack of respect that I at least tried to help them) to go Clan Loyalist for that duration of time. If the FRR has any planets left after that time has passed, they may find me back to try and help them carve a happy new path back to their Home Capital Planet of Rasalhague. Hopefully by that time, I will have taught a new respect to the Inner Sphere for piloting styles that are NOT Brawling. I should probably point out now that MWO is NOT "Brawlhalla", and should NEVER be. Posted Image

~Mr. D. V. "I only tolerate so much, and no more. Your words have been turned to mud by others." Devnull




(p.s.: To those who consider me friend or potential ally, we'll have to meet on ComStar or anywhere but the FRR/Kurita/RMD Hub. I simply won't be touching that TS Server for the next six months out of principal for the situation. If I find myself unable to link into that TS Server when I next feel that it is worth trying to touch, it will cause a rather massive extension of my time in Clan Territory as a response to their reprehensible actions.)



LOL! New IS strat hurt potato snowflake IS pilots feelings and force them to go clan. Please stay over their the Clans can have you. Seriously grow up. It's called team work we try to bring decks that work well together. I'm sorry you got soooo offended that someone could ask you to do such a thing as bring a different deck.. I'm not sure what we will do with out your stable. lolololol.

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 03:19 PM

Well, it seems my goo.... err, name, has been called out in this thread.

A few others have already commented, some serious, some not.

Let me address a few issues here, for all to see.

First:

We play with all skill levels and weapon types in the FW community dropships. Some others in that exact group had LRM's on a mech or two.


Second:

When we lead a group like the one you joined, as almost everyone who has been there can attest to, we have easily over a 90% win rate. This is because we have a battle plan. It sometimes require people to bring 1 or 2 mechs, built along some loose guidlines, to help fulfill that plan.


Third:

Dane was not happy that I kicked you.


Fourth:

When someone joins a group, then refuses to listen to the drop commander, refuses to aid the battle plan, even after being given multiple options for 1 out of 4 mechs, (like the free NCIX centurion, or the trial griffin, that everyone has access too), then refuses to do the intelligent/polite thing by leaving, after ignoring and being obtuse and stubborn to the point of rudeness, my patience wears thin.

You were not banned, could have re joined and given me an earful, and maybe then you might have listened to what multiple people were trying to tell you.

You didn't want to be a part of the group. You made zero attempt to fit in, or comply, or even listen. You just wanted to play with others who could carry your play style.

Some people don't do very well in brawlers in our group, but we never exclude them, take all comers, and everyone has fun, joining in with warhorn laughter and general hilarity even if they don't personally succeed on that first drop.


Fifth and final:

I almost always have all chat and in game voip turned OFF in game now. I have gotten myself in trouble in the past, and i generally find it easier to play only being surrounded by stupid and not having to listen to it as well.

That said, i don't specifically remember the QP drop you are referring to.

But, if it was me, you must have been really bad to get me to turn it back on and comment.

Sometimes, when i die early but still do top damage, but someone else who doesn't engage, who's last alive, who runs around the map and out of the circle on domination mode in the last minute to save their KDR, then puts up sub 50 or more like SINGLE DIGIT damage at the end, get me really frustrated.

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 03:49 PM

Okay, for a portion of this, I can agree with and get behind;
- Some standardization does need to take place with IS mechs and builds because due to the nature of OmniMechs and having locked engines and hardpoints, Clan mechs are going to have a fair amount of standardization across the board.
- LRMs are not optimal weapons.
- Groups should have a good idea of what each player brings to the table during a match, and standardization helps with this. A lot.
- The person in charge of the Drop dictates how they want to run things...for better or for worse. If you don't like it, don't drop with them and find another group. That said, Dane had made it clear in his Call To Arms, that he only wanted people with a certain caliber participating in his event and that those who were not up to the requisite standing should instead focus on Scouting.

...on the other hand:
- As an avid user of LRMs (my favorite and most-used mech is a 6x LRM5A Catapult A1), I understand that while LRMs are situational, they are hardly useless. Even if the benefits are passive (area denial, cover-fire, etc), they are still benefits. A strong team knows and understands the proper use and application of combined arms.
- Some builds work for some players, others don't. I cannot stand and will never use some loadouts that are considered "meta" because they just do not support my style of play (I prefer brawling/CQC between 200m-400m.Yes, even with LRMS). Most (but not all) meta builds don't support this at a level that I find effective or fun.
- Some weapons in this work for some players, others don't. Some players, despite their best efforts just can't get these weapons to work well. For me, it's Gauss Rifles. I have never, EVER been able to get them to work. Anybody that tells me I must bring Gauss will be told they can eat a giant bag of phalluses.

This all being said, I am of the opinion if a player can, under most circumstances (folks have bad games sometimes) get over 1,000 damage per match regardless of their loadout (or, at least get 250 damage per mech because some matches end very quickly) they're golden.

Yes, I am aware that this is a fairly unpopular opinion and stance to have... and why I can't hang in anything remotely close to comp-level... I get that. But then again, I don't find myself caring all that much either. I mean, sure, I want to win, and all that rot... and I will do my damnedest to do so...but I would rather lose having fun with people I enjoy playing with rather than win and be super serious about it.


...but that's just how I see things.

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 05:00 PM

Came to the Inner Sphere for the probably the second time since I started playing back in 2012. I have to say that with the merge between Kurita and FRR, it has been great dropping with people on the new combined hub. Meow of course we need a few more of the premiere merc units here to actually start making an impact on the Map and stop the Clan steamroll but its been a blast playing with a mixed-bag of players from all the units that reside here.

Idk what the coordination is between the units on the FRR/Kurita hub but there is some serious potential to make a difference with some coordinated drops between unit leaders and their pilots. If that day ever comes...count me in. Until then keep up the good work warriors o7

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 06:15 PM

I've played on almost every TS. FRR, Marik, Davion, FRR, Kurita, Clans and a half dozen private TS.

Every time I've adjusted my deck as needed. I've brought a NARC 3L for LRM teams, I've brought poptarts and ERLLs, SRM brawlers, fast heavies, laservomit, dakka decks and decks with 2 JJ lights in them. I've never bitched and brought what they asked because they are not visiting my TS to play with me, I'm a guest on their house playing with them


FRR does a great job of making drop deck expectations clear. Better than any other house. I'll be honest - if I'd gone into a drop with a coordinated team and just did my own thing I'd expect to have gotten booted.

It's Danes prerogative to get angry over the booting but if that happened to me I'd have thought "fair enough. I earned that" and moved on.

Side note -

Learning new decks, strategies and ways to play is the absolute best possible thing you can do. Unless you are the absolute best player, bar none, undefeated and undefeatable then you have room to improve. Changing your deck up and dropping with new people is a great way to get better at the game.

Edited by MischiefSC, 11 January 2017 - 06:18 PM.


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Posted 12 January 2017 - 04:13 AM

Even I bring brawlers when Dane asks me to do so. And if I can jump over my midrange shadow, everyone can.

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Posted 12 January 2017 - 09:50 AM

it brings great hope that the Coordinator did not give us freedom just to be enslaved by the Clans let us welcome those brothers and sisters willing to stem the tide

Edited by multisoul, 12 January 2017 - 09:50 AM.






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