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[FriedIV]

Been out of town for a long time. Is faction play worth the effort. And what are the pros and cons of the three careers? I have no clue what to do .

[McGoat]

First, ask yourself what do you want out of MW:O.

[Alexandra Hekmatyar]

Whatever you do, don't pug invasion play if you wanna keep your sanity.

[C H E E K I E Z]

Pugging invasion is fine, you just have to be prepared to fight 12 man units by yourself, and receive 0 help from your team. If you plan this from the start, you can still win games, its hard, but it makes you a better player. Go in with a goal, achieve that goal, make the goal harder next time.

[r4zen]

C H E E K I E Z, on 28 December 2017 - 07:25 AM, said:

Go in with a goal, achieve that goal, make the goal harder next time.

That's the recipe for success in anything, cheekiez you're such a lazy poster

[C H E E K I E Z]

Don't fix it if it aint broke.

[Zangief79]

First and foremost you need to understand that faction warfare is a team environment. Working with your teammates is the biggest contributor to winning. So get into the different teamspeakes/discord and find yourself a group of players you like dropping with.

Second, dont bring crappy builds. Faction warfare is not the place to try out experimental builds, you do that in quick play. In faction warfare you bring mechs that were designed for one purpose. A brawler, a lrm boat, a gen rusher, a trader, etc. 4 different weapon types of 4 different ranges to be good for all situations is a recipe for disaster.

Pros - you earn cbills faster, you level your mechs faster since you're doing 4 at a time vs 1 at a time in quick play. I find faction warfare more fun since its with teammates.

Cons - There are some good teams playing faction warfare and you might get rolled. It happens. Try to find a way to play with those teams or learn from those teams.

Mercenary track - you can switch factions every 7 days or even IS to Clan. You earn more cbills because of the cbill contract bonus. You dont lose your experience when switching factions.

Loyalty track - you earn more loyalty points so you can level up through the faction reputation ranks quicker. Unfortunately if you break loyalty to switch to a different faction, you have to wait 7 days before you can join the new faction, and you also lose a percentage of your earned loyalty points for that faction's reputation.

Hope this helps you decide. All in all, faction warfare is the way to go, but its not for those looking for a quick play style of fighting.

[Lovas]

FriedIV, on 28 December 2017 - 05:01 AM, said:

I have no clue what to do .

This is all you need to know

[ApexSun]

The biggest draw to FP is team dynamics and communication. If those things don't interest you then FP will be unrewarding, kinda like driving your new Porsche 997 around in only 2nd gear.

[Direwoof]

ApexSun, on 29 December 2017 - 03:45 PM, said:

The biggest draw to FP is team dynamics and communication. If those things don't interest you then FP will be unrewarding, kinda like driving your new Porsche 997 around in only 2nd gear.

This ^, faction play can be very fun in a group of organized people, feels like an actual battle instead of a bar brawl like quick play. If you are on your own it's only 1/10 games that are fun.

[justcallme A S H]

Dropping solo as CHEEKIEZ said, is fine. 2-3 decent players can smash a 12 man to bits if they play hard enough. That said it's not easy and takes a while to learn. Gotta go in with that in mind.

It is easier to learn in a group. Plenty of groups around. Or even a unit... Although it seems a lot of loyalist units have a taste for rushing objectives of late. Both IS and Clan. Seems most Merc groups won't - They've prefer to fight, afterall this is a FPS.

Direwoof, on 10 January 2018 - 12:26 AM, said:

If you are on your own it's only 1/10 games that are fun.

And if you refuse to follow whoever is drop calling and actually making an effort.

Or if you claim to be a regular 2k+ player and fail to break 1500 in the 2 days / 5-6 games preceding said statement... Thus, invaliding your opinion.

Forevermore.

[r4zen]

justcallme A S H, on 10 January 2018 - 12:50 AM, said:

And if you refuse to follow whoever is drop calling and actually making an effort.

Or if you claim to be a regular 2k+ player and fail to break 1500 in the 2 days / 5-6 games preceding said statement... Thus, invaliding your opinion.

Forevermore.

WREKT

[Direwoof]

justcallme A S H, on 10 January 2018 - 12:50 AM, said:

Dropping solo as CHEEKIEZ said, is fine. 2-3 decent players can smash a 12 man to bits if they play hard enough. That said it's not easy and takes a while to learn. Gotta go in with that in mind.

It is easier to learn in a group. Plenty of groups around. Or even a unit... Although it seems a lot of loyalist units have a taste for rushing objectives of late. Both IS and Clan. Seems most Merc groups won't - They've prefer to fight, afterall this is a FPS.




And if you refuse to follow whoever is drop calling and actually making an effort.

Or if you claim to be a regular 2k+ player and fail to break 1500 in the 2 days / 5-6 games preceding said statement... Thus, invaliding your opinion.

Forevermore.

[Leone]

I've a Primer here. Check it out, see if it interests you.

Loyalists and mercs get loyalty points that'll eventually earn ya mechbays and MC. Freelancers can just drop in. If you wanna give it a go, make a merc unit and drop both sides, IS and clan. See if you find any groups you'd like to work with and ask 'em if you can group up.

~Leone.