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[razenWing]

JadeLight, on 18 June 2018 - 02:21 AM, said:

I try to look people up when I am talking meta with them. If they have .8 K/D I doubt I would listen to much of what they say. This shouldn't be used to trash talk. Instead, it should be used to separate reality from an overbearing ego. Padded numbers only hurt you in the end. Play what is effective ( W/L - Match Score - Survival).

Edit: If you want to play something for fun go right ahead. Just try to be cautious of bringing 9 lights into GQ and ruining other players experience).

See, epeen.

[Corduroy Rab]

I always though i was meh at this game, now i have confirmation.

For that alone I think it was worthwhile.

[Alexander of Macedon]

razenWing, on 18 June 2018 - 03:29 AM, said:

See, epeen.

Hardly. Being good at a game doesn't necessarily mean a person understands the precepts of success well enough to accurately express them to others, but being bad at it most assuredly means that a person lacks any real understanding of or ability to act on them.

Thus, we don't weigh the opinions of people who consistently perform poorly very heavily when those opinions relate to things like tactics, builds, relative power of equipment, &c. For pretty much the same reasons, in fact, that professional journals are full of articles written by highly educated experts in their respective fields and not Joe Blow who works part-time at the gas station.

[Kubernetes]

It's pretty much become my game-within-the-game to get >400 match score.

Lights are a *****.

[Cnaiur]

Kubernetes, on 18 June 2018 - 12:48 PM, said:

It's pretty much become my game-within-the-game to get >400 match score.

Lights are a *****.

If it wasn’t for the Jarl’a list, I probably would have quit the game months ago. But the ability to track my improvement, or lack thereof, keeps me coming back to see just how good I can get.

[SilentScreamer]

razenWing, on 17 June 2018 - 06:32 AM, said:

1. Correlate your average match score with survival. Higher survival rate = better score. This is a simple concept. Basically, the longer you live, the more damage you deal. Use this to think about what you may or may not be doing. Do you have the most kick butt mech, think you can outshoot the best of them, can analyze battlefield situation on a dime, but somehow jarl's list position doesn't reflect your true skill level? That might be why.

I analyze a lot of players (myself included) and found that as a unit, our reputation as stormtroopers has more or less affected our plays. As generally, we have low survival rate. If you increase that rate, and not charge at the first open opportunity, you can dramatically improve your scoring.
game, and get better.

Practicing survival is a great way to start changing your mindset to do better in game. Remember there is middle-ground and two extremes to stay away from:
- berserkers/suicide squirrels that die too early
- turtles/chickens that hang back and do not share armor
Both can do lots of damage, the hangback turtles can even win the game; not that their dead teamates appreciate it.

Personally I tend to play too aggressive and die more often than leading my team on the game-winning charge.

Cnaiur, on 18 June 2018 - 03:12 PM, said:

If it wasn’t for the Jarl’a list, I probably would have quit the game months ago. But the ability to track my improvement, or lack thereof, keeps me coming back to see just how good I can get.

You can get very similar info from the MWO website.
1) Log-in to mwomercs.com
2) Click Profile
3) Click Leaderboards
4) Click the number next to your name in the bottom left of the page. You can change seasons and ranking criteria on the upper right pull-downs

Edited by SilentScreamer, 18 June 2018 - 06:04 PM.