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[Evil Elmo]

Please no more events that make me drive trial mechs. The things are all walking coffins. I had a 1.9 K/D before this event started. That's embarrassingly low for me, but I haven't played in years and I'm on a new account so whatever. I just checked it again and after a couple of days of playing part 2 of the event it's down to 1.2 and still dropping like a rock. Makes me wonder how high it was before part 1 of the event started. Please PGI this event is absolutely destroying my stats. No more trial mechs. Just let me use mine next event.

Edited by Plaid Ninja, 14 March 2018 - 05:07 PM.

[Maxxi]

Did you know that you could use the same mech (if you have it) and score the event in the same way?

[El Bandito]

Plaid Ninja, on 14 March 2018 - 05:06 PM, said:

Please no more events that make me drive trial mechs. The things are all walking coffins. I had a 1.9 K/D before this event started. That's embarrassingly low for me, but I haven't played in years and I'm on a new account so whatever. I just checked it again and after a couple of days of playing part 2 of the event it's down to 1.2 and still dropping like a rock. Makes me wonder how high it was before part 1 of the event started. Please PGI this event is absolutely destroying my stats. No more trial mechs. Just let me use mine next event.

PGI didn't force you to play trial mechs. You could have bought those chassis and then tweaked them out before playing.

[CFC Conky]

El Bandito, on 14 March 2018 - 05:21 PM, said:

PGI didn't force you to play trial mechs. You could have bought those chassis and then tweaked them out before playing.

Or you can just not play the event at all.

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[PocketYoda]

CFC Conky, on 14 March 2018 - 06:44 PM, said:

Or you can just not play the event at all.

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

This will be my MWO future if events continue in this direction.. That said this is the first PGI event i've actively hated and wished i was dead while doing...

[InvictusLee]

What if... you just ran the mechs you like or make way way more money via faction play?

[El Bandito]

November11th, on 14 March 2018 - 07:57 PM, said:

What if... you just ran the mechs you like or make way way more money via faction play?

Or you can run the mechs you like, farm those idiots that are running MG King Crab for the event, and get money, while boosting your stats.

Edited by El Bandito, 14 March 2018 - 08:11 PM.

[Dragonporn]

I'm running my outfitted and fully skilled up killing machine KGC build, getting money and boosting my stats. 70% done with 2-3 matches in it btw.

Seriously, just ignore mechs you don't own. Running in trial mechs is hardcore variation of self torturing.

[CFC Conky]

November11th, on 14 March 2018 - 07:57 PM, said:

What if... you just ran the mechs you like or make way way more money via faction play?

Pretty much this.

I don't play fp very much but running the mechs I like is netting me c-bills a lot faster than doing the actual event. I did a few, namely the Orion IIC and Arctic Cheetah because I wanted to see what the chassis were like to drive. Ended up purchasing both.

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[Zergling]

There is basically no reason to do these events in Trial mechs; the reward is only 1 million cbills per mech, which just isn't worth playing a Trial to get.
You could earn more cbills in the same amount of time by playing something less crap.

The only real reasons to do the event is to get the free camo pattern, which you have to own the mech to use.

[Ruccus]

I think people are getting caught up in the 'gotta catch'em all' mentality. 1 million c-bills isn't a big deal and why do you care about the skin if you don't own a mech of that type? The event is to encourage buying a mech then being rewarded by using the newly bought mech in battle.

The only challenge I've completed so far is the Griffin one; I bought a Catapult as well but I didn't bother with the event for it, and I own Jenners and Mist Lynxes but don't care about patterns so I didn't even drop in one of those during the event.

For phase two I'll do the Blackjack challenge even though I already have a couple patterns for it (I like my Blackjack BJ-1 and Arrow) and I might do the Stormcrow, but I don't think I'll do the King Crab. I might be the only person who owns over 100 mechs that doesn't own a Timber Wolf so I might buy one of those, but I may or may not do the event if I buy one.

[LordNothing]

you dont have to run trial mechs, you just have to one one of each chassis.

[Evil Elmo]

Welp, I give up. The last 3 trial mechs are beyond garbage. They're completely unplayable. Really PGI? You stuck dual PPCs and no backup weapons at all on a mech that only goes 103kph? How do you not realize that literally makes you a free kill for all other lights and a lot of mediums? Next event I refuse to even try to participate unless I can drive my own mechs.

Maxxi, on 14 March 2018 - 05:10 PM, said:

Did you know that you could use the same mech (if you have it) and score the event in the same way?

Did you know that if you spend 10 million C-bills to make 1 million C-bills you're not very good at math?

Ruccus, on 14 March 2018 - 10:12 PM, said:

1 million c-bills isn't a big deal

1 million isn't, but 16 million is when you have a new account without many mechs.

November11th, on 14 March 2018 - 07:57 PM, said:

What if... you just ran the mechs you like or make way way more money via faction play?

Because I don't do things randomly without a reason. I still need a cataphract to finish off my drop deck.

Edited by Plaid Ninja, 16 March 2018 - 08:40 AM.

[Bombast]

1million Cbills basically was not enough to justify using trial Mechs. If you did that and didn't have fun, that's on you- Jumping in a Hellbringer and two shotting the XL enemy trials would have net you more Cbills per match.

The real bonus of the event was the camos. And here's a question: Why are you running trials for camos for Mechs you dont own?

That being said, yes, the trials really need to be looked at. There are some problems here

Edited by Bombast, 16 March 2018 - 08:44 AM.

[Evil Elmo]

Bombast, on 16 March 2018 - 08:43 AM, said:

1million Cbills basically was not enough to justify using trial Mechs. If you did that and didn't have fun, that's on you- Jumping in a Hellbringer and two shotting the XL enemy trials would have net you more Cbills per match.

The real bonus of the event was the camos. And here's a question: Why are you running trials for camos for Mechs you dont own?

That being said, yes, the trials really need to be looked at. There are some problems here

Why does everyone keep pretending 16 million is 1 million? Essentially getting a free annihilator is a pretty good reward when you don't have a big mech collection yet. [redacted] First of all, if I wasn't supposed to use the trials then why did they specifically use the exact mechs in the trial rotation for the event twice in a row? Secondly, the trial mechs being extremely suicidal is a problem in a game that already has new player retention problems. These things are a new player's first impression of the game. They're absolutely inexcusable.

[Bombast]

Plaid Ninja, on 16 March 2018 - 08:46 AM, said:

Why does everyone keep pretending 16 million is 1 million? And god you white knighting fanboys really blow my mind. First of all, if I wasn't supposed to use the trials then why did they specifically use the exact mechs in the trial rotation for the event twice in a row? Secondly, the trial mechs being extremely suicidal is a problem in a game that already has new player retention problems. These things are a new player's first impression of the game. They're absolutely inexcusable.

This is probably the only time I will ever be accussed of White Knighting for PGI. What a novel experience

[yrrot]

They also put all of the mechs for the event on sale.

And *some* of the trial mechs weren't terrible, even without skills. The Highlander IIC is actually a solid build for farming the KMDDs, for example, so it was a pretty decent way to get an extra mil C-bills.

Of course, several trial mechs have glaring issues, like the XL Zeus build is super squishy, or the PPC Panther as mentioned above.

The reason people keep saying "it's only a million" is because in the time it takes you to farm KMDDS with a bad trial mech, you could have earned that extra million playing a good build on a non-trial mech.

[Zergling]

Bombast, on 16 March 2018 - 08:50 AM, said:

This is probably the only time I will ever be accussed of White Knighting for PGI. What a novel experience

Ditto