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[n00biwan]

I have this hope, now Tuesday rolls around, that the heavy hitting merc units on the clan side will switch to inner sphere for the second half. (sadly, I see they're flocking the other way )

Why, you ask, surely they'll do better sitting tight and just winning, on on and on...

BUT, IF there IS at least some kind of balance, and it's the organisation and number of teams (or desire/abilty to play as a team, PUG drops don't automatically end in lose) within each faction that actually decides the place on the war progress bar, then, surely, they'd likely bring the IS into winningness. Thus, they can prove its about pilots and teams, not just the robbits they're driving. (and probably still take home winners rewards into the bargain)

I hear so much qq from both sides, everyone is sore over something. Seems like a classy (maybe just ballsy) way to demonstrate that even if there is imbalance, teams are more of a factor in cw.

[Lovas]

We're gonna do our part brother.

Sup n00b!

[Cato Zilks]

Glad to have yall back, but are you trying to kill Tanner? first clanners for Tuk, then you go Kurita!?!?! He might just explode with rage

[n00biwan]

Literally read your post in ".... Kcom..." right after posting this... right on thar!

Exactly what I would hope for from a player of your caliber and anyone you run with, man.

And whats up is loving the event, not playing as much as I'm floating, chatting, because reasons, but getting wins with pug teams and units (I count TS premades in this) and pugs vs units alike, because organised. Take a beating one game because of obvious things, reach into the brownian motion of "searching" and come out with 12 ppl of random experience that somehow win against super op clans.

There's pugs and casual units everywhere, it's the most fun and balanced CW has been in I don't even know how long. (which isn't to say I think it's perfect, I know balance has been mentioned, but trying not to sidetrack)

[DANKnuggz]

So if Inner Sphere is so outgunned in this event why are Liao and Marik in 2nd and 3rd place above all the clan factions besides CSJ?? would seem to me that if clans were really OP all the clan factions would be stomping the IS not just 1...

So many people come on here to complain before checking the leaderboards...

[A Shoddy Rental Mech]

SJ 47,428

Liao 18,035
Marik 17,791
Steiner 14,353

Total 50,179

50,179> 47,428

Definitely not stomping

Edited by The Nerf Bat, 10 May 2017 - 02:42 PM.

[Cato Zilks]

The Nerf Bat, on 10 May 2017 - 02:42 PM, said:

SJ 47,428

Liao 18,035
Marik 17,791
Steiner 14,353

Total 50,179

50,179> 47,428

Definitely not stomping

LOL

[n00biwan]

DANKnuggz, on 10 May 2017 - 02:18 PM, said:

So if Inner Sphere is so outgunned in this event why are Liao and Marik in 2nd and 3rd place above all the clan factions besides CSJ?? would seem to me that if clans were really OP all the clan factions would be stomping the IS not just 1...

So many people come on here to complain before checking the leaderboards...

Obvious answer, those IS houses (Marik/Liao) have the best contract bonuses, so active merc units go there

Same reason as why the best/most active merc units I see on clan side are mostly SJ.

[justcallme A S H]

DANKnuggz, on 10 May 2017 - 02:18 PM, said:

So if Inner Sphere is so outgunned in this event why are Liao and Marik in 2nd and 3rd place above all the clan factions besides CSJ?? would seem to me that if clans were really OP all the clan factions would be stomping the IS not just 1...

So many people come on here to complain before checking the leaderboards...

That is cause most of the time anyone with a Wolf pictures generally have LRMs?

See what people don't realise is the bar at 100% does not mean Clan is winning 100% of the time. Clan - from what I can see from the war log - clan winning ~55% of the time. So of course the bar is going to be at 100% over time.

So lets do some fact/number checking based on current numbers shall we?

Clan total: 99,075

IS total: 82,235

Well, would you look at that? 54% win rate to Clan.

Now all the people crying about "Everyone is stacking Clan side"... or "This proves Clan imbalance" etc etc...

Please shut up already. That difference is absolutely stuff all. Someone has to win.

Edited by justcallme A S H, 10 May 2017 - 04:14 PM.

[n00biwan]

justcallme A S H, on 10 May 2017 - 04:10 PM, said:

Everything you said

Yes.

I'm as sick of the whinging and defeatism as the next man, and some units changing sides seemed like a way of demonstrating that it was team play, and not godly tech, that decides who wins.

[Half Ear]

And that total, if I read it correctly, is both FP and Scouting combine.