
So I have been playing a ton of MWO since those great Christmas enticements, I've been playing for many years and I'm pretty impressed with the new mechs, the quirks, the maps, escort, etc... all of it has been great. I've got a dandy stable of IS and Clan mechs and I enjoy dropping for both sides. While I can see a slant towards Clan in community warfare I'm not seeing it as a problem in QP matches at all. And even in CW matches the slant toward Clan isn't terrible at all, but it is there and I can see how PGI is continually trying to find the magic formula to get the balance right. Last note about this, the slant is mostly prevalent in the invasion gun mode. In all the others; skirmish, assault, etc... it just enough to make it spicy and fun.
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Now on the battle field I have spotted dropmates using cheats about two dozen times in the last month. Even though I am always there as a guest I will still ask them about it, and among dropmates the silence is deafening and quickly followed by a switch to TS and then a united front. Or in some cases, a nudge and a wink comment and some joking around.
But when someone on the other side notices that they have been cored with one shot at 1300mtrs and has the nerve to say anything or ask what's going on the teams with cheaters on them invariably ATTACK THE COMMENTOR BRUTALLY AND REFLEXIVELY in chat mocking them with all the usual 'git gud' nonsense but also quickly run up the passive aggressive 'oh yeah I'm haxing' in an effort to make the others look stupid and head off comments. Yet when that happens on a clean drop group there isn't any of the flashback at the guy, instead good clean shooters take it as a compliment, and keep playing without trolling the guy. I'm amazed by this, it's such a consistent response difference between the clean and not so clean companies and drop groups.
PGI, I love you guys, I love the game, please do what you can to root the cheating out of CW this year, please! nevermind the impact it has on the games (big) pay attention to the way it's becoming a cancer in the community and see how it threatens the very fibre of growing faction warfare.
Thanks for listening.
Edited by draiocht, 14 January 2017 - 10:18 PM.
discussing cheats