_Magno_, on 20 January 2020 - 05:05 AM, said:
Your lance moves to meet up and form a murder ball. I feel compelled to stay close to the lance, as I've learned to never, ....never go off alone as slow mech, even if I'm max armor assault.
Some other good advice in this thread, definitely listen to jman, he knows what he's talking about.
To build on one of his points. When you're piloting a slow assault it's important to move towards where your team will be rather than where your team is. You're too slow to be chasing the tail of the team and that will just lead to getting picked off when the inevitable nascar starts.
Instead, know where your team is headed (or better yet, lead your team to a good position) and move there ahead of them. Going off along is a bad idea, but don't feel obligated to hang with you lancemates, if they are making poor decisions leave them behind, hopefully if you move quickly they will follow you. Also, getting a bit ahead of your lance can be okay as long as you are within their weapons range. Even if you leave your lance behind, the rest of your team should be moving to where you are headed and will help protect your back as they move in behind.
Try to learn where your team is headed and to get there ahead of them, don't stop and shoot while you move. You'd be surprised at how much of a difference moving with purpose makes.