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[InnerSphereNews]

Blood Asp Mech Quick Play Challenge

This event is for those who own a Blood Asp Mech pack and/or add-ons.

Use the correct variant and complete the damage objectives in Quick Play to earn the rewards!

EVENT DETAILS ARE HERE

[Jay Leon Hart]

So, 2 Gauss, 6 ERML on all of them? Yeah, no thinking involved

[Mikayshen]

2 Gauss, 6HMLs ;P

[D V Devnull]

Jay Leon Hart, on 17 May 2018 - 11:02 AM, said:

So, 2 Gauss, 6 ERML on all of them? Yeah, no thinking involved

Mikayshen, on 17 May 2018 - 11:15 AM, said:

2 Gauss, 6HMLs ;P

Maybe they should require you to do the Challenge with "Set Of 8" Status intact?

Otherwise, you're looking at a lot of OmniPod swaps, and running hot. Worse, PGI can't really get data about how their new release is doing in terms of battlefield viability. Sure, it's an OmniMech, but if you're doing all the Variants with the same Loadout, what was the point of PGI releasing multiple Variants or having OmniMechs in the first place?

~D. V. "Doing it all 'Cookie Cutter'-Style is really not everything, folks..." Devnull

[Jay Leon Hart]

D V Devnull, on 17 May 2018 - 11:18 AM, said:

Maybe they should require you to do the Challenge with "Set Of 8" Status intact?

I normally run OmniMechs for a few matches like that in the first week or two, but I made an exception for the BAS-A with that sexy ECM + JJ CT

But, if I were going to keep stock OmniPods;
Prime - 2 Gauss, 6 HML - Superhot, but can *just* Alpha on Caustic w/o any skills point investment
A - 4 LPL, ECM - A jumpy Warhawk
B - Gauss, LPL, 3 ERML, 2 ATM6 - Abomination, but why not?
C - 3 LB10X, ERPPC - Little short on ammo, but sandblast all the components!
D - 4 UAC2, 2 ERLL - All range, all day.
Rancor - 2 ATM9, 2 ERLL, 4 MPL - Another abomination!

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 17 May 2018 - 11:41 AM.

[D V Devnull]

@ Main Mech Challenge Topic ---

So... PGI... Where's the Challenge for all those who will be online versus these Blood Asp pilots? Perhaps we could have a theme that's something along the lines of "Indiana Jones" movies with the star character saying "I Hate Snakes"? Or perhaps a theme of "Snakes on a Plane" would be more your meme?

~D. V. "This question was bubbling on the back of my mind..." Devnull

[Mikayshen]

D V Devnull, on 17 May 2018 - 11:58 AM, said:

@ Main Mech Challenge Topic ---

So... PGI... Where's the Challenge for all those who will be online versus these Blood Asp pilots? Perhaps we could have a theme that's something along the lines of "Indiana Jones" movies with the star character saying "I Hate Snakes"? Or perhaps a theme of "Snakes on a Plane" would be more your meme?

~D. V. "This question was bubbling on the back of my mind..." Devnull

The challenge for everyone else is, 'Queue in an assault other than a Blood Asp'

[D V Devnull]

Mikayshen, on 17 May 2018 - 12:11 PM, said:

The challenge for everyone else is, 'Queue in an assault other than a Blood Asp'

Only if you haven't finished "May Days! - Day 13: Assault Day", which I already have.

Plus, the "Blood Asp 'Mech Quick Play Challenge" doesn't start until AFTER the other one finishes. So at current, while their thing is running, there's nothing for the rest of us to remain enticed into filling the queues. Therefore I had been left wondering if PGI could add something to entice all the other people to stick around while these new Blood Asp pilots are clomping about in their Mechs.

Heck, I'm wondering how many people got their "Savior Kill" on "May Days! - Day 9: I'm Helping Day", as it might give more reason to use that metric in Challenges.

~D. V. "I had already thought about that, but there just wasn't a connection." Devnull

[K19]

They can check the shielding on the JNR. after recording shielding back fiddle !!?

[BrunoSSace]

Like a mission for those who didn't buy the latest Clan mech. Some of us, don't buy Clan mechs.

Edited by BrunoSSace, 17 May 2018 - 07:50 PM.

[BTGbullseye]

BrunoSSace, on 17 May 2018 - 07:49 PM, said:

Like a mission for those who didn't buy the latest Clan mech. Some of us, don't buy Clan mechs.

Why are you limiting yourself from mechs you could quite enjoy?

[Buenaventura]

BTGbullseye, on 17 May 2018 - 08:47 PM, said:

Why are you limiting yourself from mechs you could quite enjoy?

With the bad clan voices, I can't enjoy playing clan mechs.

@Devnull: Savior kill was easy, but I had too much to do to to get the 500+ MS more than once.

[BTGbullseye]

Buenaventura, on 17 May 2018 - 09:33 PM, said:

With the bad clan voices, I can't enjoy playing clan mechs.

Never heard of sound mods have you? You can get full MW2/3/4 voices in the packs currently available.

[Hauptmann Keg Steiner]

Buenaventura, on 17 May 2018 - 09:33 PM, said:

With the bad clan voices, I can't enjoy playing clan mechs.

How can you hate on Morbo the Annihilator? I'm just glad he found work after Futurama.

[tee5]

No challenge for those who didn't bought the Blood Asp?

Hello CW here I come. Let those Blood Asp Pilots fight themself.

[Montbard]

Don’t know why, but I was kind of expecting a solaris challenge...

[KrocodockleTheBooBoxLoader-GetIn]

Man i never see anyone online anymore

[Sniper09121986]

For the standard pack challenge, does BAS-Prime (S) count as plain BAS-Prime or does it only count for collector challenge?

[Buenaventura]

Sniper09121986, on 18 May 2018 - 10:49 AM, said:

For the standard pack challenge, does BAS-Prime (S) count as plain BAS-Prime or does it only count for collector challenge?

As always, it only counts for the BAS-Prime (S) part of the challenge.

While usually a XYZ-Prime, a XYZ-Prime (C) and a XYZ-Prime (S) have identical stats except for the CB or XP bonus, they are technically 3 different chassis'. The could differ in every aspect, even agility, (max) engine rating or hardpoints.

[Buenaventura]

BTGbullseye, on 17 May 2018 - 11:21 PM, said:

Never heard of sound mods have you? You can get full MW2/3/4 voices in the packs currently available.

Oh, I have. Used one from ... Haven Kendrick(?) Don't really remember. Didn't try the clan voices, would be hard to mess these up more, imo even silence would be better. The custom voices for IS I didn't like. And the changed weapons sounds were ok, but irritating.
I haven't ever touched MW2/3/4, so I have no fond memories of these games.

IdToaster, on 18 May 2018 - 02:49 AM, said:

How can you hate on Morbo the Annihilator? I'm just glad he found work after Futurama.

Who? Watched a few of the early seasons of Futurama, but I don't remember someone called Morbo.