109 replies to this topic

[Snake2208]

Tomorrow 150 lootbags will be ours to conquer

[simon1812]

Aidan Crenshaw, on 11 July 2022 - 08:14 PM, said:

You can only earn 150 lootbags from Phase 1. Wait for Phase 2.

oh ok thanks, that makes sense (PGI screwing up also made sense but nvm) I will wait for phase 2 , until then good hunting!

[mytilus edulis]

NanoLeviathan, on 11 July 2022 - 05:08 PM, said:

I have decision paralysis... Which mech should I get??!!

Depends on what builds you like to play

[Roodkapje]

NanoLeviathan, on 11 July 2022 - 05:08 PM, said:

I have decision paralysis... Which mech should I get??!!

Some of my favorite builds :

- DWF-UV
Regular : 4 x AC/2 with 4 x MPL
Silly build #1 : 8 x ER LARGE LASER
Silly build #2 : 8 x AC/2

- KGC-KJ
Regular : 6 x MPL with 2 x AC/2 and 1x or 2x MRM and Light Engine ofcourse!
Silly build : I have hard some stuff about a lot of PPC in the claws instead of the MPL

- SNV-BR
Regular : 3 x ER Medium with 3 x SRM6 and 2 x UAC/20

- CP-S
Regular : 2 x Gauss and some Mediums and Light Engine
Regular #2 : Many use it with just 4 x (some kind of DAKKA) so AC/10 or UAC/10 or the LB-X/10 or some RAC fun!

- COR-BR
Can't remember the exact Loadout but I think it did fairly well and we got it all for FREE at the time

- KTO-GB
Basically the same as the regular version I believe so just pack a lot of SRM and GO GO GO !!!

- One of the BANSHEE mechs we got for FREE a long time ago did very good too, but I just can't remember the loadout...
Think it was some MRM and Medium Lasers with Light Engine

- Same goes for the Wolverine Quarantaine mech

- Thunderbolt Top Dog
Lasers... a lot of Lasers !!!
Bought this as a tribute to my old Thunderbolt Collection after we got the first one for FREE and you had to Skill 3 of them for some weird reason I can't remember anymore...

- Archer Tempest
Basically the same as the ARC-2R but you also have ECM so you get something like this :
Option #1 : 2 x MRM 20 with 6 x Medium Lasers and Light Engine
Option #2 : 2 x MRM 20 with 6 x Medium Pulse Lasers and Light Engine
Option #3 : 2 x MRM 30 with 6 x ER Small Lasers and Light Engine

P.S. : Please don't LURM

- Marauder IIC Scorch
The only way to go : 2 x UAC/20 and 4 x SRM6 and blast through whatever comes on your path!

- Roughneck Reaver
Still considering this one for somewhere in the future when the Heavy Class is a bit better playable than it currently is according to the Queue Stats because the one we got once for FREE was not that bad to play with at all (PowerHouse) and the more Lasers focused variant I got once for Faction Warfare wasn't that bad either!

- Mad Cat MKII DeathStrike
Regular : 2 x UAC/20 and 6 x ER Medium Laser I believe...
Alternative : Trade 2 x UAC/20 for 2 x Gauss

- Sun Spider Vanguard
Another FREE mech we got once and I can remember it did well with some Dual AC/5 and Laser + SRM backup

- Warhammer IIC Bludgeon
Can't remember much about it other than that it was decent and FREE together with the Vanguard I believe...

- Dervish Frenzy
Still considering because the 7D did very good as a Lights Hunter only this one is more a SRM SPAMMER instead of Streak SPAM !!!


And if you are into Lights then these come to mind :
- Commando
- Arctic Cheetah
- Incubus
- Locust
- Flea



Have FUN picking the right mech and I hope both you and others will find the list above usefull

[ExoForce]

Rancor. Big.

[D V Devnull]

Hmm... There are a little over 20 Days in remain as of when I'm posting. Good luck to everyone out there on the battlefields. So far, I've got the 'Phase 1' stuff done, and working on 'Phase 2' here, but I'll be keeping the QP Queue up a person whenever I safely can. Those who comprise PGI's MWO Team get my Thanks for providing the July 2022 Beach Party Loot Bag Event which we're all enjoying right now.

~D. V. "diving back into July 2022's Beach Party battles, lest the Loot Bags and Mech-size Beach Ball slip by" Devnull

[D V Devnull]

And it seems I spoke too soon (only to also end up putting notice on a delay)... Tried to jump in a Match earlier around 2022-07-15 @ 11:27 PM UTC, and the connection rubberbands massively, subsequently dropping into total connection death within 1 Minute & 50 Seconds at three different spots along the route for the heartbeat to MWO's primary server, which causes my connection to the Match itself instantly dropping dead before I could move very far from my starting spot. I managed to reconnect only to find my Mech already destroyed and the Match thoroughly ruined for me... ARGH!!! *facedesk*

~D. V. "Wonders what's wrong with the internet during MWO's June 2022 Beach Party Event" Devnull

[Rhialto]

Is there a bug with event? I've only started playing this event today and my understanding is that with both a match score of 100 to get a loot bag I should have both at same level.



I'm more advanced in Phase 2 than Phase 1 which should be not possible.

[RumbleGord]

Rhialto, on 15 July 2022 - 06:03 PM, said:

Is there a bug with event? I've only started playing this event today and my understanding is that with both a match score of 100 to get a loot bag I should have both at same level.



I'm more advanced in Phase 2 than Phase 1 which should be not possible.

Phase 1 is match scores, but Phase 2 is total damage dealt. If you're anything like me, your total damage will be higher than your total match scores.

[Rhialto]

RumbleGord, on 15 July 2022 - 07:33 PM, said:

Phase 1 is match scores, but Phase 2 is total damage dealt. If you're anything like me, your total damage will be higher than your total match scores.

DOH! How come I can't read, it's white on black. Nevermind thanks for pointing that out.

[Horseman]

Given that damage transfers into score at roughly 2:1 rate, you could have easily done half of phase 1 in advance and then returned for phase 2. That's my own usual strategy tbh.

[Roodkapje]

Picked the DWF-UV and now I remember what's wrong with all the DWF variants :


THAT DAMN 48 Km/h XL ENGINE !!!



Will all DWF variants EVER get a small boost to let's say 54 Km/h or so ?!?!?

I can't climb MANY HILLS or even get over some type of small bumbs without losing speed or getting over them at all !!!
Not to mention stupid "NASCAR Team" moments...


PLEASE FIX @ P.G.I.

[ambosen]

even better question: will they fix the game so that it totals stuff correctly? First all my progress disappears during the error 13 event, now this one has just randomly stopped updating scoring totals entirely.

[mr8shot]

How come no Zeus Skomish??

[martian]

Roodkapje, on 16 July 2022 - 02:15 PM, said:

Picked the DWF-UV and now I remember what's wrong with all the DWF variants :

THAT DAMN 48 Km/h XL ENGINE !!!

All Clan OmniMechs have such hardwired engines.

Roodkapje, on 16 July 2022 - 02:15 PM, said:

Will all DWF variants EVER get a small boost to let's say 54 Km/h or so ?!?!?

Never, probably.

Roodkapje, on 16 July 2022 - 02:15 PM, said:

I can't climb MANY HILLS or even get over some type of small bumbs without losing speed or getting over them at all !!!
Not to mention stupid "NASCAR Team" moments...

I suggest you either use OmniPods from Daishi C or Daishi S to give your "Ultraviolet" jump jets, or use center torsos of those 'Mechs and equip them with the "UltraViolet"'s OmniPods.

Those jump jets should improve your 'Mechs mobility.

[martian]

mr8shot, on 16 July 2022 - 02:45 PM, said:

How come no Zeus Skomish??

Pardon?

Zeus "Skokomish" is in the rewards selection, right between Black Knight "Partisan" and Mauler "Knockout".

[Steve Pryde]

Roodkapje, on 16 July 2022 - 02:15 PM, said:

Picked the DWF-UV and now I remember what's wrong with all the DWF variants :


THAT DAMN 48 Km/h XL ENGINE !!!



Will all DWF variants EVER get a small boost to let's say 54 Km/h or so ?!?!?

I can't climb MANY HILLS or even get over some type of small bumbs without losing speed or getting over them at all !!!
Not to mention stupid "NASCAR Team" moments...


PLEASE FIX @ P.G.I.

For a Dire Wolf it's better to play in a group where u can support each other. Speed tweak could get you to 52kph but imo it's not worth the skill points.

[mr8shot]

martian, on 16 July 2022 - 10:45 PM, said:

Pardon?

Zeus "Skokomish" is in the rewards selection, right between Black Knight "Partisan" and Mauler "Knockout".

oh hell I didn't even noticed! I went thru it 3 times.thanks

[martian]

mr8shot, on 17 July 2022 - 09:11 AM, said:

oh hell I didn't even noticed! I went thru it 3 times.thanks

Enjoy your new Hero!

[Roodkapje]

martian, on 16 July 2022 - 09:43 PM, said:

All Clan OmniMechs have such hardwired engines.

Never, probably.

I suggest you either use OmniPods from Daishi C or Daishi S to give your "Ultraviolet" jump jets, or use center torsos of those 'Mechs and equip them with the "UltraViolet"'s OmniPods.

Those jump jets should improve your 'Mechs mobility.

Aware of those things but this is my 2nd DWF-UV and the Loadout is a bit TROLOLOLOL with 8 x AC/2

And YES I know... it's a bit my own fault but hey... you know damn well we all know damn well it could use a speedboost!

Steve Pryde, on 17 July 2022 - 12:31 AM, said:

For a Dire Wolf it's better to play in a group where u can support each other.

It's really hard to find a team who takes care of their slow Assaults these days unless I play Light/Medium myself or if I am lucky enough to find another good Assault player like I did yesterday!

One of them was another DWF-UV and the other were two guys in Atlas mechs and one of them colored/decal-ed like Iron Man

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Speed tweak could get you to 52kph but imo it's not worth the skill points.

Agree!