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[Nightbird]

My sympathies to your teams...

Edited by Nightbird, 04 June 2018 - 04:53 PM.

[Cloves]

Another thought. If you are an American, you might constrain your play time to between 5pm-4am EST, on the North American sever. I have noticed that play styles change with the clock. Maybe younger players play earlier. I definitely see more eroupeans on earlier, it may be that your play style fits better with folks that share your cultural leanings. I definitely play better with a lower ping, when I get rubber banding from playing on a far away server, the LRMs come out.

[El Bandito]

If you are having **** load of losing streaks, then you need to either take a break, or examine why every team with YOU in it loses?

[BWS2K]

Stuff like that happens and it stinks. Stay positive, communicate with your team even if they aren't listening (you can still call your targets), don't go Lone Wolf, and take a breather every now and then. It's the best we can do. *shrugs*

[IIXxXII]

I was thinking an influx of new players from HbS "battletech" game could negatively affect MM producing elevated stomp stats.

The timing is about right.

[Anjian]

I suggest keeping track of your damage stats over time if they are improving or decreasing. You need to set a damage goal for every game and try to achieve that, win or lose. Substantial contribution damage increases the possibilities of win over time.

Check to see if your current build sucks, and check to see if you are enjoying using your mech. Maybe you should revert to your favorite mech or build a meta-mech once in a while. Don't let yourself get trapped into playing a specific and situational build. Admit that some mechs are just simply bad and don't try to salvage them even when you spent real money for them.

Weekends always brings the worst weekend warriors. I only play in the weekdays.

Edited by Anjian, 04 June 2018 - 09:00 PM.

[Dogstar]

Hello Class

Today we willb e talking about losing streaks and why they are a lot more common than you think they should be, please read the preparatory material HERE.

[Vellron2005]

I personally have noticed more one-sided stomps lately, after the Blood Asp patch..

And I mean both wins and losses.. most are one-sided.

Also, TTK has gone down.. I get taken down in one or two shots.. even with assault mechs..

[A Headless Chicken]

Vellron2005, on 04 June 2018 - 10:59 PM, said:

Also, TTK has gone down.. I get taken down in one or two shots.. even with assault mechs..

Staring is bad manners.

[ShiverMeRivets]

Everyone have been getting long losing streaks lately with no victories.

... wait! That is impossible...

Edited by ShiverMeRivets, 04 June 2018 - 11:46 PM.

[Asym]

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PGI needs to have a WoWs "Corgi" event or a "forum pundit" event where those of us that write on the forums have a "wanted" sign and if you destroy us, you get "3 days of premium time or something."

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 08 August 2018 - 12:24 PM.
try to be civil / CoC violation

[El Bandito]

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Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 08 August 2018 - 12:24 PM.
try to be civil / CoC violation

[Dogstar]

Alright guys lets not get into a 'see who can get banned first contest' eh

[KodiakGW]

Dogstar, on 04 June 2018 - 10:55 PM, said:

Hello Class

Today we willb e talking about losing streaks and why they are a lot more common than you think they should be, please read the preparatory material HERE.

Yep, and still waiting for the one screen shot with Jarl’s comparison from you. Again, NOT TO NAME AND SHAME YOU (because I’m really getting tired of people falling back on that lame excuse whenever Jarl’s is mentioned), but so you can see some evidence to all the threads you are claiming are being written by people who don’t know what they are talking about...but you do.

[Nightbird]

There must be balance, for good players to get 4:1 win ratio in solo quick play, bad players must get 1:4 win ratios. Figure out what good players are doing and emulate them, or accept your streaks. These are your only two options.

[Dogstar]

KodiakGW, on 05 June 2018 - 06:02 AM, said:

Yep, and still waiting for the one screen shot with Jarl’s comparison from you. Again, NOT TO NAME AND SHAME YOU (because I’m really getting tired of people falling back on that lame excuse whenever Jarl’s is mentioned), but so you can see some evidence to all the threads you are claiming are being written by people who don’t know what they are talking about...but you do.

Sorry I have no idea what you're talking about - it was some time ago

and either way good stats don't make for good opinions


Edit - removed mistaken identity, sorry about that

Edited by Dogstar, 05 June 2018 - 06:48 AM.

[Nightbird]

Nightbird, on 05 June 2018 - 06:07 AM, said:

There must be balance, for good players to get 4:1 win ratio in solo quick play, bad players must get 1:4 win ratios. Figure out what good players are doing and emulate them, or accept your streaks. These are your only two options.

Dogstar, on 05 June 2018 - 06:28 AM, said:

Sorry I have no idea what you're talking about - it was some time ago

and either way good stats don't make for good opinions - Nightbird is a perfect example, good player with bad ideas on how to make the game better

Perfect timing, someone who accepted one of those two options.

[Dogstar]

KodiakGW, on 05 June 2018 - 06:02 AM, said:

Yep, and still waiting for the one screen shot with Jarl’s comparison from you. Again, NOT TO NAME AND SHAME YOU (because I’m really getting tired of people falling back on that lame excuse whenever Jarl’s is mentioned), but so you can see some evidence to all the threads you are claiming are being written by people who don’t know what they are talking about...but you do.

Went back and reread your posts from that thread

First of all - I am not going to all the effort of looking up every name on a screenshot because you have still not provided an actual point that you wish to prove.

Secondly the onus is on you to prove your point - I'll happily provide screen shots of my matches if you think it's somehow relevant and you can look up whatever you want on Jarl's list

Thirdly, as I've pointed out before, good stats do not make for good opinions. Being able to play a twitch game well is a function of many factors that are not the same as being able to design a game well

Fourthly, you do not need to be an expert at game design to understand problems with game design. It's a logical fallacy to assume that only 'experts' are capable of having a valid opinion

Nightbird, on 05 June 2018 - 06:35 AM, said:

Perfect timing, someone who accepted one of those two options.

Good players get losing streaks too, please try not to attempt such a back handed insult again

Edited by Dogstar, 05 June 2018 - 06:48 AM.

[RickySpanish]

Asym, on 05 June 2018 - 05:37 AM, said:

Hey EL, let me get this straight, every game that has YOU in it.... Ah, I've been in a few matches with and against YOU and your team lost.....ah, you.......like in YOU? I guess if the shoe fits, wear it....

Of course, in your defense, when I see your name, the team I am on stops what is is doing and we take extreme pride in massacring you first......just for the fun of it! And, we usually do..... Sorry, it's better than events!

PGI needs to have a WoWs "Corgi" event or a "forum pundit" event where those of us that write on the forums have a "wanted" sign and if you destroy us, you get "3 days of premium time or something."

Clearly this matter would be best settled in the Solaris 7 arena...

[Nightbird]

When you win 80% of your games, the chances of experiencing a 3 game losing streak is 0.8%. When you have a 50% win rate, the chances of a 7 game losing streak is 0.8%. When you win 25% of your games, the chances of a 17 game losing streak is 0.8%.

Yes, I had a 2 game losing streak last season.