So, I'm in Tier 5 and puzzled by something: My PSR is going down nearly every game. Even ones where I feel I do decent-ish (200 damage, stay alive, didn't do anything to cause a teammate to get killed, I maintain locks where I can, etc.), my rating goes down.
Clearly the game is telling me I'm trash and need to improve, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. If I play more aggressively to score more damage, I die; massed fire cuts me down quickly. If I do team-player oriented things like carrying ECM and TAG to escort my team's long-range units (kind of like an Anvil mech in tabletop), my PSR plunges further. In fact, I actually feel stupid for doing these things. EDIT: Heck, my PSR goes down even when my team wins!
Basic controls and such are no problem; I can move my 'Mech competently, I avoid overheating most of the time, and so on. I'd like to think I'm not hopeless in this part of the game.
Nonetheless, the game has made clear it's extremely unhappy with my play and thinks I'm among the worst MWO has to offer. That stings. Any starting points on what I'm missing? I realize it's hard to guess without match videos of my play... but can you think of any common stumbling blocks?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Edited by RickDiasPK, 27 February 2021 - 12:14 PM.