Clint Taurus, on 12 July 2018 - 08:08 PM, said:
Yes, that is very annoying. Seems like every match has multiple AFKs/DCs, and at least a lance worth of 'teammates' who do anything but play as a team, which of course is fairly vital to having any chance of winning in this game consistently, and enjoying yourself for more than 4-5 stomps before you're thinking, "ok this sucks. No matter how good or bad I do, my gaming experience is totally dictated by these clowns around me."
It wasn't like this even a few months ago.
A few months ago, Battletech 2018 hadn't come out. I suspect a number of folks who went in on Battletech also found streamers who play both Battletech and MWO, so we're probably seeing an influx of new folks checking out this other 'Mech game that these streamers play.
I'm one of those (returning Founder, actually), and for me, it was Baradul. But I also try to follow his advice of staying close to the team, especially as I have a habit of making fire support or brawly 'Mechs. Heck, my trio of Atlai are all currently set up as midrange engagement (MRMs, PPCs, Gauss, AC10, LLasers, etc.) or "270 meter" brawl. >.>