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[Gwahlur]

Only stomps

[x Deathstrike x]

I would disagree. The game is (technically) playable.
What you mean is that it is unenjoyable for you.

[Gwahlur]

Yes, what I mean is that it's no fun, and I only play when there's something to be gained from events, even though the process of completing the event is no fun.

[Bud Crue]

Apropos of nothing, is the whine of the day thread still active?

Anyway, so, the game is no fun for you, because most of your games are stomps. Got it.

Ya know, in this era of “the cauldron” and player input actually being listened to, considered and yes, shockingly, even implemented into the game if enough folks like the idea, now might not be a bad time to give a well reasoned proposal that you think might have an impact to make the game more enjoyable for you and players like you.

On the other hand I’m totally cool with vague complaints with no follow up. It can be cathartic too. That, and then we can make fun of the complaint in question, or just add our own tales of woe.

I’ll take a turn at the later: I find mechs with low hard point height and mixed load outs to still be unsatisfying to play. But I’ll go further, the min/max nature of the skill tree exacerbates such mechs failings, and that the only thing that will help such mechs be truly competitive is a return of selectively applied giga quirks and/or provide bonus points that allow such mechs to exceed the 91 point limit of the skill tree. What else ya got?

Edited by Bud Crue, 10 May 2021 - 04:21 AM.

[Wildstreak]

Bud Crue, on 10 May 2021 - 04:20 AM, said:

I’ll take a turn at the later: I find mechs with low hard point height and mixed load outs to still be unsatisfying to play. But I’ll go further, the min/max nature of the skill tree exacerbates such mechs failings, and that the only thing that will help such mechs be truly competitive is a return of selectively applied giga quirks and/or provide bonus points that allow such mechs to exceed the 91 point limit of the skill tree. What else ya got?

I do not think the mess of the RPG tree is going to be fixed. Would be nice if it was.

[R Valentine]

Match maker has its gaping flaws, but I find most stomps are your own unwillingness to do something differently. Even when the match is stacked against you, you lose because the better players already know what you're going to do and position themselves to counter you. You see them on the other side, you see them coming, you know they're going to try to counter your idiocy, yet you do it anyways. Why? If you see enemy snipers set up on the ridge waiting for your nascar lameness to try to rotate around the big rock, why do you insist on doing that very thing? Have you considered going left? Have you considered trying to surprise them from the low ground? I know most of you nascar-tards fit JJs. Have you considered playing long range yourself? Or at least mid range? Have you considered setting up your own anti-nascar trap, since you know the other 8 players on that team will probably behave in an equally as predictable manner as yourself? You can probably avoid that comp player 4 man entirely for at least 3-4 minutes of the match, allowing you to mop up their pugs and then overwhelm them. There are always options, and most players in this game don't even utilize, let alone are familiar with, 60% of the map. They just know the center area and the best way to circle around it like a toilet flush. Don't be most players.

[martian]

Gwahlur, on 10 May 2021 - 02:08 AM, said:

Replying to Game Is Unplayable

Only stomps

The best thing that you can do is to get some rest.

Doing something completely different also helps. Go outside, meet some friends, visit some local pub or art gallery, read some interesting book, etc.

[Homer The Thief]

OP could just make an Alternate account that starts in T5
T5 is like solo queue
its very relaxing

Might have to adjust your mech, builds and playstyle so you can still win, without increasing PSR so you stay in T5.

A combination of bad hitreg, speed, capping, flamers and machine guns does the trick.
And one laser.
Two lasers does too much damage and will increase your PSR.

Been enjoying the game much more here since the merge que started.

Edited by Homer The Thief, 10 May 2021 - 09:27 AM.

[Nightbird]

You can say Cauldron this or Cauldron that, but the people that care about XML changes is measured in the hundreds, and the ones that care about the MM is measured in the thousands.

[MechB Kotare]

I think 4 man premades play huge part in what you are complaining about.

Just wait, untill they remove them from solo queues.

[Dr Cara Carcass]

MechB Kotare, on 10 May 2021 - 10:19 AM, said:

I think 4 man premades play huge part in what you are complaining about.

Just wait, untill they remove them from solo queues.

Hmm, nah, I am playing solo - with or against 4 mans does not matter.
This season, I played 1 evening and about 1/3 of the Games are stomps. And it was equally often, that the Premade group won by a stomp and lost by a stomp.
Same last month, when the patch came out.

Edited by Dr Cara Carcass, 10 May 2021 - 11:11 AM.

[Homer The Thief]

Well you are T1 player, with good stats, W/L1.72 KDR
3.08

Rather special and far from average.

I wonder what mere mortals think?
I agreed with MechB Kotare and personally think allowing 4 mans into solo queue is grossly unfair.

Though in T5 you are kinda of right, but less stomps.

Edited by Homer The Thief, 10 May 2021 - 11:29 AM.

[Alex Morgaine]

giant tiptoeing robots doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

[SPNKRGrenth]

My stats are bad and the game is very playable for me. Stomps have been a part of the game for years, but I've been seeing plenty of good matches myself, even been surprised by a fair few real close matches as of late too.

[Tarteso]

Dr Cara Carcass, on 10 May 2021 - 11:09 AM, said:

Hmm, nah, I am playing solo - with or against 4 mans does not matter.

Yes it does, the question is how much? PGI has the real data to answer this question, I think. They should analyse how premades correlate with stomps after the merge, guess why and resolve this situation

Edited by Tarteso, 11 May 2021 - 08:52 AM.

[Homer The Thief]

We I am with the OP on this one.

Was playing another account and nascaring and got reported for no participation enough times that the game was unplayable.

Nascar is participating, and it wins 100% of the time almost!!!

That never happened in solo queue.

In soup que its getting quite frequent that sort of behaviour.

[Wildstreak]

Homer The Thief, on 10 May 2021 - 11:28 AM, said:

I wonder what mere mortals think?
I agreed with MechB Kotare and personally think allowing 4 mans into solo queue is grossly unfair.

Tell that to the 4 mans in lower Tiers running troll lances like 4 Lights or 4 LRMboats.

Edited by Wildstreak, 10 May 2021 - 12:22 PM.

[Anastasius Foht]

ive meet more 12-0 games today than in last month combined

[Davegt27]

I think this the thread when someone say the King Has No Clothes

then the someone gets shouted down be the mob

[Homer The Thief]

Wildstreak, on 10 May 2021 - 12:22 PM, said:

Tell that to the 4 mans in lower Tiers running troll lances like 4 Lights or 4 LRMboats.

Yes, T5 becomes unusually competitive at certain times of the day, lol.

Its hard to tell Trolls anything, except when one kicks their back side, they understand that.

Its why they troll the lower Tiers.

Edited by Homer The Thief, 10 May 2021 - 01:54 PM.