Tesunie, on 30 November 2019 - 08:33 AM, said:
I'm going to say, your screen shots (of good games I wont argue) will be less convincing in a debate seen as people who have played with you can always post screens of poor matches you've had (as Ash has already done). It's called cherry picking your results to support your own side of the argument.
If you want to attempt to convince people that these builds are "good for your tier" (which, honestly, they are good for you at those tiers as we all play a little differently), you'll get farther by posting your mech stats (please, do so in an organized manner) with any mention of what build is/was on those mechs. Best way to do this is to either maintain the same build all the time, or if you change it screen or log your mech stats of the previous build and subtract that information from the new build's stats. This will show you actual averages with a specific build, which supports your argument far better than a single (or a couple) of end of match screens.
For example, my Hunchback 4J on my main account has always had the same basic build, with minor upgrades as time went on. If I was to make a claim on it's build as a valid "good" build, I'd post it's stats:
Matches played: 145
W/L: 1.15
K/D: 1.14 (a mostly irrelevant stat, to be honest.)
Damage dealt per match: 408.68
Damage per match per ton: 8.17
Build: Two LRM10s, five MLs. (Not going into specifics, as this is an example.)
Compared to a match score of 500+ with 900+ damage, this shows what I actually, as an average, can perform with this mech over time. 145 matches played is a good amount of data to pool from, showing I didn't just have a few good matches and then "stopped playing the mech".
Meanwhile, on a more relevant note, my new account has a Mad-3R with an AC10 (one ton ammo), two LLs, two MLs, stock engine and single heat sinks (five I believe). It's stats on my new account are:
Matches played: 8
W/L: 1.67
K/D: 1
Damage per match: 368.38
Damage per match per ton: 4.9
These aren't "bad" stats, but that wouldn't mean I'd recommend my build to people. But it's more proving of the build than a screen shot that showed a match where I did 539 damage with a match score of 420. (Keep in mind, I've been intentionally trying to "play bad" so I can remain in sync drop range for my wife, seen as GP hasn't been working very well lately.)
Pretty good point, but my "Normal" loadout for my Catapult and Kit Fox always ends up going back to the same setup, because it works dang good. And I have no intention of changing my Raven, It just works too good.
Kit fox is the 4mpl, 3lmg,
and Catapult is 2,4,4,6 S-SRM, tag and 3mpl. Always with a Light engine.
I used some trial mechs too, in November, to get some special events, so my stats will reflect that poor performance (outside of my comfort zone in an unleveled mech).
My Jarl's list was already posted. I must be doing something right. ~2:1 k/d ratio and my random team mates tend to win if I'm there knocking heads. @1.30 win/loss
Sometimes I get stuck with a potato tier group and get stomped along with the rest, sometimes I do good despite it. But it's all quick play. which is a total RNG crap shoot.
And sometimes I do stupid stuff. And learn from it, hopefully. I do bad sometimes, more often I do darn good. And part of that, a big part of that, is building a good mech that can dish out damage effectively.
You can't directly compare people who
only play QP with the faction warfare (whatever you call it) group. I would call them Guilds. Different tactics (or NO tactics) vs a well coordinated group who knows to peak and poke and how to brawl and push.
I see plenty of crappy builds in QP too. Cringe worthy. I see plenty of people using XLs on IS heavies and sometimes even on assaults. And you can't do a google search for a meta build without falling all over IS XLs on heavies/assaults.
And even some mediums that have no business running an XL, like the Pheonix Hawk with it's ST's projecting up over it's head.
IS rifleman? sure, slap an XL in there, the CT is massive and shields the ST. Most others? Total fail.
Torso twist will only get you so far when you have someone focusing and picking off your weak ST.
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