19 replies to this topic

[Appogee]

It just tells the potatoes where to run away from

Edited by Appogee, 23 August 2017 - 06:47 AM.

[Jackofallpots]

Affirmative.

[El Bandito]

In Solo-Q you mean?

[Novakaine]

Lolz.

[Nema Nabojiv]

Appogee, on 23 August 2017 - 04:01 AM, said:

It just tells the potatoes where to run away from

Its called Tactical Repositioning To Get Better Angle!

[Tier5 Kerensky]

This is possible, but at the same time it allows me to watch for little time where that enemy is heading to.

[Lykaon]

I need to retrain myself to drop call in solo queue. Seems that what is obvious to me is absolutley mysterious to many.

Things like ....

What drawing fire is used for.

What a focus target is.

That enemy UAVs are bad guys and need to get shot down or that when someone calls an enemy UAV possition you should see if you can shoot it.

Why the little squares on the map have little letters and numbers on them.

Pressing "R" or why target info is valuable.

That the row of little "tick marks" with numbers and letters on it on the top of your HUD is a compass!

That it's not mandatory for the heaviest/slowest mech in the company be the last to move out of the deployment zone (seems that whenever a team mate is snoozing at the keyboard they are piloting an assault mech)

I could write page upon page of the obvious things that so many in the solo queue playerbase seems to be ignorant of.

[Appogee]

El Bandito, on 23 August 2017 - 06:15 AM, said:

In Solo-Q you mean?

Yep. I amended the title to reflect same, thanks.

[McGoat]

Lykaon, on 23 August 2017 - 06:32 AM, said:

That the row of little "tick marks" with numbers and letters on it on the top of your HUD is a compass!

There are many people in Puglandia that ask WTF when I give a bearing...
"It's degrees, look at your compass"
"WAT?! WAFFLES! MUCHWOW"

Sigh.

[Roughneck45]

Incorrect.

You're thinking of the "Need Assistance!" button

Edited by Roughneck45, 23 August 2017 - 07:33 AM.

[MechWarrior5152251]

I didnt even know there was an "Enemy Spotted" button! I wondered how I kept getting those announcements....

[Captain Polux]

Negative.

[SmoothCriminal]

McGoat, on 23 August 2017 - 06:58 AM, said:

There are many people in Puglandia that ask WTF when I give a bearing...
"It's degrees, look at your compass"
"WAT?! WAFFLES! MUCHWOW"

Sigh.

alternatively you just say left/right flank/rear and everyone knows what you're talking about - but sure - natter on about bearings all you wish my friend.

[Skipmagnet]

Calling relative directions does no good. Your front could be my flank, my left could be your left or your right, depending on where I am and where you are and where each of us is facing. I used to call out bearings on contacts, but quit after someone informed me (in a sweary screamy rant following a 2-12 game) that those are relative as well and therefore also worthless.

Anything other than an action plus a grid marker is too much for a soloQ game. "Push E4." They can understand that. They can do that. Sometimes. Maybe. Anything more complicated should probably be left in GroupQ.

[McGoat]

SmoothCriminal, on 23 August 2017 - 08:01 AM, said:

alternatively you just say left/right flank/rear and everyone knows what you're talking about - but sure - natter on about bearings all you wish my friend.

Your left or mine?
Just last night defending the first wave in CQ on Plexus there was needless back and forth chatter about L/R.
Use the map, or use the compass; it doesn't get any simpler.
[Shrug]

[Methanoid]

[Pariah Devalis]

Sorry.

[Kanil]

McGoat, on 23 August 2017 - 08:38 AM, said:

Your left or mine?

Why does one of us have our back to the enemy?

I mean, left/right are not ideal, but in most situations it's still pretty easy to figure out what they're trying to tell you...

[Kroete]

Appogee, on 23 August 2017 - 04:01 AM, said:

It just tells the potatoes where to run away from

They just not want to be meatshilds for all the tryhards and metawhores,
who use them to pad their stats.

Edited by Kroete, 23 August 2017 - 09:58 AM.

[JediPanther]

I just use it to inflict team damage on my own team and get away with it. "Dude! locust 1200m from you atlas! RUUUNNN!" I also confuse them with stealth armor acting like an enemy raven and love to watch the fatties dance thinking I'm going to laser them.