That said, a particular incident left a sour taste in my mouth recently. It was a QP match on manifold. I was pretty beat up, as my team was on the losing end, when I engaged a nearly fresh player. This player is in a slightly higher percentile than myself. We were both piloting the same medium mech with the same load out. Frankly, in this exchange I was owning him. He took multiple alphas right to the face, he wasn't even bothering to twist. He went from yellow armor to a nearly red cored CT in short order and I was closing for the kill shot when he ran and literally hid behind a heavy teammate in a corner. This being the "victim". He wasn't following a push or anything like that, just forcing another player to be his shield.
Now, I am familiar with the concept of armor sharing but while I never intentionally take it, I would only ever, if it were clearly offered. I personally don't like the idea of forcing a teammate to take hits for me. Heck, I often do the opposite and put my mech between the enemy and a legged or severely wounded teammate. Hell, it's a game. Play to have fun or why bother. Playing for stats seams to always be a disadvantage for your team.
Please share your opinion if you have found yourself in either the role of the hider or the unintentional meat shield.
Edited by Ren Grey, 21 October 2018 - 11:01 PM.