martian, on 29 December 2021 - 01:02 AM, said:
Going with c) means that you will have to do some mental and gameplay adjustments:
- in T3 you can meet more competent opposition, some T1 players included, so you will have to play more cautiously. Some of your habits from T5 and T4 may no longer be viable.
- modify your 'Mech builds. Just that Shadow Hawk of yours: The first thing that caught my eye was that pair of Small lasers. If you are engaging enemy 'Mechs on 300-400 metres with your Ultracannon and MRMs, then those small lasers are unused and pointless. And if you have some enemy 'Mech in the point-blank range, those small lasers are not going to help much. Not even a light 'Mech with a decent pilot is going to be deterred by them, no matter if they worked in T5 or T4. Remove them and use that saved ton for something else - something what would be more useful in T3 games.
I actually posted the wrong Shadowhawk, I had a few test builds saved and grabbed the wrong one. Here is the Shadowhawk I meant to post, it has 2xMLas and a slightly smaller engine: https://mwo.nav-alph...6f81f9fc_SHD-5M
Regarding my tactics, I mostly play the Blackjacks lately, I like the medium fire support role. I try to hang with the heavies and assaults and shoot their targets while keeping lights off their backs. I make a point to be engaged as often as I can, shoot first, shoot often, keep the heat gauge up until I need to reposition.
Why is cautious play the better option? I consistently lose when I'm on cautious teams, either the team runs around in circles, avoiding the enemy while getting picked off or the aggressive players try to get the team to form up and make a stand at a defensible position only to get cut down while the cautious player abandon us. The only games I consistently win are games with aggressive teams that push that aggression from the beginning.