85 replies to this topic

[Carl Vickers]

Yeah, Ive seen you play and played with you, you are middle of the road like most of us and if you are hitting 2k with only 2 erppc's on Thuds then you are sitting at the back of your team farming damage and not really being that useful, more selfish.

Considering the way I have heard you speak to some peeps over comms it is a wonder anyone listens to you at all.

[PlayerUnknown]

Snazzy Dragon, on 04 April 2017 - 10:12 PM, said:

Understand the concepts of reactive trading and proactive trading

Congratulations, you aren't a pro, but you are tremendously more effective

It goes hand in hand with peeking intelligently

proactive trading as in taking your time to aim in order to take out a vital part, like a torso or a leg. not just random long distance hit or miss?

reactive trading as in, just firing because you see something and hitting the target in random spots.

Carl Vickers, on 04 April 2017 - 10:27 PM, said:

Yeah, Ive seen you play and played with you, you are middle of the road like most of us and if you are hitting 2k with only 2 erppc's on Thuds then you are sitting at the back of your team farming damage and not really being that useful, more selfish.

Considering the way I have heard you speak to some peeps over comms it is a wonder anyone listens to you at all.

i know i made mistakes and missed a lot of shots, first game of the day after just waking up, takes me a bit to get in the zone.

but does it seem like i stay in the back ?

Edited by JayRtech, 04 April 2017 - 10:36 PM.

[PlayerUnknown]

back to the topic,

so basically, WC and a bit of cash being won, would make someone at pro level at this time in the game as it is today.

But becoming an Elite player or Ace player. just keep playing and having fun ?

[Alistair Winter]

I guess in order to be an MWO Pro you would have to move to Asia and find a way to survive on the ~1000 dollars you can make per year as an elite MWO player.

Step 1 would be to learn how to grow your own vegetables
Step 2 would be to check if you have coeliac's disease, because that can really inflate your noodle budget.
Step 3 would be to find some sponsors, because you need the Clan hero mechs to get the best mechs with the best omnipods and those can break your $1000 per year budget if you're not careful. Maybe participate in some fan-made artwork competitions?

[PlayerUnknown]

Alistair Winter, on 04 April 2017 - 10:48 PM, said:

I guess in order to be an MWO Pro you would have to move to Asia and find a way to survive on the ~1000 dollars you can make per year as an elite MWO player.

Step 1 would be to learn how to grow your own vegetables
Step 2 would be to check if you have coeliac's disease, because that can really inflate your noodle budget.
Step 3 would be to find some sponsors, because you need the Clan hero mechs to get the best mechs with the best omnipods and those can break your $1000 per year budget if you're not careful. Maybe participate in some fan-made artwork competitions?

moves to shanghai with his friend, using a work visa.
has financial aid sent monthly to pay for rent, food, car note and dog care ( because businesses)
get sponsored by (JR Industries) anything i need just put it on the card :-p


who would be considered professional players in MWO? could you name 15 that you believe are?

who would be considered Elite players in MWO? could you name 15 that you believe are ?

Edited by JayRtech, 04 April 2017 - 11:05 PM.

[Donnerkeil666]

JayRtech, on 04 April 2017 - 10:22 PM, said:

ok so pro means = making money and living off it
WC events. ( but u can not do those on your own just yet right ? you need a team or no go?)

I merely wanted to point out that being "pro" means being a professional, doing something as a profession=job. And the only way getting money out of this game is the WC prize pool. After sharing that with a team, there's not enough left to get through the year.

[Donnerkeil666]

I don't think there's any pro player in this game because of the reasons mentioned before. If you want to know who's elite, just check out players in MRBC div A or the regional finalists in the last WC.

[Poptimus Rhyme Wallace]

Regarding respect.

In my experience, demanding and requesting respect affords you less of it.

Asking for or seeking to be respected, also affords you less.

Respect is purely afforded those that deserve it through behavior and example.

If you are backseat driving or blaming your team ( no matter the circumstances ), you will generally get more people ignoring you than respecting you.

Lead by example, dont ask to be lead.

[Alistair Winter]

JayRtech, on 04 April 2017 - 11:03 PM, said:

who would be considered professional players in MWO? could you name 15 that you believe are?

Sean Lang and Bombadil.

JayRtech, on 04 April 2017 - 11:03 PM, said:

who would be considered Elite players in MWO? could you name 15 that you believe are ?

I'd probably start by looking at the team members of winning teams in MWOWC. Also, people on the forum with more than 10,000 posts.

[kesmai]

Pro?
Jeeeech.
Being a tryhard potato is way more fun.
Oh, wait...

[PlayerUnknown]

Alistair Winter, on 04 April 2017 - 11:33 PM, said:

Sean Lang and Bombadil.


I'd probably start by looking at the team members of winning teams in MWOWC. Also, people on the forum with more than 10,000 posts.

thanks for the info :-D

Donnerkeil666, on 04 April 2017 - 11:16 PM, said:

I merely wanted to point out that being "pro" means being a professional, doing something as a profession=job. And the only way getting money out of this game is the WC prize pool. After sharing that with a team, there's not enough left to get through the year.

makes sense, i understand now :-D

Poptimus Rhyme Wallace, on 04 April 2017 - 11:20 PM, said:

Regarding respect.

In my experience, demanding and requesting respect affords you less of it.

Asking for or seeking to be respected, also affords you less.

Respect is purely afforded those that deserve it through behavior and example.

If you are backseat driving or blaming your team ( no matter the circumstances ), you will generally get more people ignoring you than respecting you.

Lead by example, dont ask to be lead.

good advice

[Xetelian]

This thread is cringe worthy.

Go try out for a team and see how you do, don't come here asking people how. There isn't much that these hooligans know about being pro.

From what the other guy said about you hiding all match, but you did more damage then the entire team? That is not how to be pro. Very far from being pro.

[Alistair Winter]

Sometimes I think people are trolling / joking and it turns out they're actually serious. And then I don't know what to do.

[PlayerUnknown]

Xetelian, on 05 April 2017 - 12:17 AM, said:

This thread is cringe worthy.

Go try out for a team and see how you do, don't come here asking people how. There isn't much that these hooligans know about being pro.

From what the other guy said about you hiding all match, but you did more damage then the entire team? That is not how to be pro. Very far from being pro.

i do not hide in the back i even posted a video to prove i am up front .

and joining a unit. i still haven't found one that matches my gaming style.

Edited by JayRtech, 05 April 2017 - 01:52 AM.

[PlayerUnknown]

Alistair Winter, on 05 April 2017 - 01:07 AM, said:

Sometimes I think people are trolling / joking and it turns out they're actually serious. And then I don't know what to do.

I am always serious on here.

trust you will know when i make a joke or act a troll.

this time was not one of them though

[Snazzy Dragon]

JayRtech, on 04 April 2017 - 10:30 PM, said:

proactive trading as in taking your time to aim in order to take out a vital part, like a torso or a leg. not just random long distance hit or miss?

reactive trading as in, just firing because you see something and hitting the target in random spots.

No

Proactive trading is aggressively poking, be it around a corner or over a hill at close range or sniping from cover at long range, and reactive trading is waiting around a corner or other piece of cover, usually at mid to close range, waiting for the other person to expose themselves to you first so that you have the advantage

There are times and places for both, but they cannot be done at the same time

Edited by Snazzy Dragon, 05 April 2017 - 05:37 AM.

[Marius Romanis]

You have to have an entertaining relatable extroverted personality and strength of character to make comments that become meme's

see LoL Nightblue3

[DrxAbstract]

Yeonne Greene, on 04 April 2017 - 05:11 PM, said:

Be able to beat Proton in a 1v1 consistently, with any 'Mech and build.

Good luck.

Done. Where's my cookie?

[Davegt27]

Jay sorry your not getting much help

Since I started playing I had similar questions
Not of going pro but more what is the deal with twitch and the gaming subculture

My friends nephew makes big money from YouTube doing all kinds of stupid videos
It seems if you make a YouTube video and it gets enough hits YouTube will send you money

Now I never heard of twitch before I started playing this game but I am guessing
Going pro is making money from gaming (in this context)

By observation I see three areas
1) review games
2) make funny/informative/cool videos/streams
3) win or do well in MWO tournament

One good thing about FP is you learn who a lot of the good players are
I would join a team on team speak and at the end of the match there would be this one guy
That out damages the rest of the team by a wide margin

They would drop with 2 Firestarters and not get yelled at

I have no idea if people get money from twitch but if you can get 100K hits on YouTube you can get money


HTHs

[Snazzy Dragon]

DrxAbstract, on 05 April 2017 - 05:50 AM, said:

Done. Where's my cookie?

You have to get a 3k damage match in a single PPC mist lynx. In group queue. It's part 2 of becoming the best!