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[Lifeblight]

Did the last patch somehow mess up some of the cheaters? Noticed a number of players all of a sudden not scoring so well.

[Curccu]

Nope, or if they did they did not tell us.

But there are such things as bad days, or trying new builds / chassis, playing mechs that are not fully skilled.

[Andrewlik]

Lifeblight, on 30 July 2022 - 05:25 AM, said:

Did the last patch somehow mess up some of the cheaters? Noticed a number of players all of a sudden not scoring so well.

Maybe the game finally put you into the tier you belong

[Xeno Phalcon]

Lifeblight, on 30 July 2022 - 05:25 AM, said:

Did the last patch somehow mess up some of the cheaters? Noticed a number of players all of a sudden not scoring so well.

Just handed out a slew of hero mechs people are probably not familiar with. i did a whopping 79dmg with my goldenboy last night prior to doing 490 lol.

[1Exitar1]

I'm not a cheater and I've been doing horribly since the patch. Went from Tier 2 to Tier 3. It's not the game though, it's me.

[crazytimes]

We're not supposed to talk about cheating. Shh. It's only talked about on reddit and YouTube.
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[Inappropriate Slap]

My performances steadily decline in proportion to how long the session is. I do ok at the start but then the beers take the wheel

[PocketYoda]

I'm doing fine.

[RockmachinE]

Since the cauldron patches I've lost the will to play. I often find myself giving up like half way through the match... or even at the very start of it. I just rush in to die or just let people kill me.

I hate the direction MWO has taken, I think the new maps are crap and I resent the current meta. I actually think the game is less balanced then it was before the cauldron situation.

In fact I deleted my account, but there's a 30 day grace period so I reactivated it. Couldn't bring myself to do it, the account is ancient with lots of mechs and a **** ton of CBills.

I'm 40. MWO is the last game I play.

For the first time in a long time my "XP bar" is not full.

I still have nights where I enjoy it, but mostly I don't.

This resentment effects my performance big time.

I'm using this more as an opportunity to vent than anything. But yea my performance went down big time because I hate the game at the moment.

Edited by Louis Brofist, 31 July 2022 - 09:26 AM.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Sounds like you're tired of the game. Take a break.

And only 40? Don't make it sound like you're too ancient to game.

[martian]

Lifeblight, on 30 July 2022 - 05:25 AM, said:

Did the last patch somehow mess up some of the cheaters? Noticed a number of players all of a sudden not scoring so well.

People working on their new Hero 'Mechs.

And of course, the heat outdoors (and indoors) is terrible.

[Meep Meep]

crazytimes, on 30 July 2022 - 09:37 PM, said:

We're not supposed to talk about cheating. Shh. It's only talked about on reddit and YouTube.
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Those videos are depressing too.. But meh I take it as an additional challenge to be overcome. It's blindingly obvious who are using the radar cheats anyways.

[PocketYoda]

Louis Brofist, on 31 July 2022 - 09:24 AM, said:

Since the cauldron patches I've lost the will to play. I often find myself giving up like half way through the match... or even at the very start of it. I just rush in to die or just let people kill me.

I hate the direction MWO has taken, I think the new maps are crap and I resent the current meta. I actually think the game is less balanced then it was before the cauldron situation.

In fact I deleted my account, but there's a 30 day grace period so I reactivated it. Couldn't bring myself to do it, the account is ancient with lots of mechs and a **** ton of CBills.

I'm 40. MWO is the last game I play.

For the first time in a long time my "XP bar" is not full.

I still have nights where I enjoy it, but mostly I don't.

This resentment effects my performance big time.

I'm using this more as an opportunity to vent than anything. But yea my performance went down big time because I hate the game at the moment.

Play for fun not for stats..

[Curccu]

Louis Brofist, on 31 July 2022 - 09:24 AM, said:

But yea my performance went down big time because I hate the game at the moment.

Take a break from MWO, why play something that you don't enjoy? Come back in month or two maybe even a half Years break, if you still don't feel it don't play.
I'm having break myself also, didn't enjoy game this spring anymore so why play it? I'm still reading forums and stuff but haven't felt need to click icon on desktop to launch game yet, maybe soon. Kinda want to test if snubbies are OP AF as some people claim here daily basis...

Nomad Tech, on 03 August 2022 - 09:26 PM, said:

Play for fun not for stats..

I couldn't care less about stats anymore, there were days when my goal was 99 percentile... been there seen that and now without giving a damn about performance cannot find enjoyment of this game atm, so not playing. Not my 1st break since closed beta.

[Horseman]

Louis Brofist, on 31 July 2022 - 09:24 AM, said:

Since the cauldron patches I've lost the will to play. I often find myself giving up like half way through the match... or even at the very start of it. I just rush in to die or just let people kill me.

Take a break from the game, play something else, then come back in a couple weeks to finish the current event.

[RickySpanish]

Louis Brofist, on 31 July 2022 - 09:24 AM, said:

Since the cauldron patches I've lost the will to play. I often find myself giving up like half way through the match... or even at the very start of it. I just rush in to die or just let people kill me.

I hate the direction MWO has taken, I think the new maps are crap and I resent the current meta. I actually think the game is less balanced then it was before the cauldron situation.

In fact I deleted my account, but there's a 30 day grace period so I reactivated it. Couldn't bring myself to do it, the account is ancient with lots of mechs and a **** ton of CBills.

I'm 40. MWO is the last game I play.

For the first time in a long time my "XP bar" is not full.

I still have nights where I enjoy it, but mostly I don't.

This resentment effects my performance big time.

I'm using this more as an opportunity to vent than anything. But yea my performance went down big time because I hate the game at the moment.

What is it specifically about Cauldron changes you resent? The overwhelming majority of them have improved the diversity of viable chassis and loadouts. There have also been few nerfs to previously strong weapons like the IS MPL.

[Alex Morgaine]

ugh i get rancor and its stock build is nasty hot. tempted to S-can it [i have 130ish mechs to play with, one wont break me] dont want to just do another LB40 and I have a MCII-B dakka bear... just do all the DHS and LPL/PPC?

[JediPanther]

Nomad Tech, on 03 August 2022 - 09:26 PM, said:

Play for fun not for stats..

Until the weapon you liked most was virtually removed from the game. I haven't played in years and the cauldron with the sniping meta plus the vastly larger number of ecm mechs makes wanting to remotely play my lrm boats has me going eh i'll just go back to my fun games like skyrim and ark.

Lrms are a pain in the *** to use now even when you do have everything* to use them.

*All the ecm counters which I won't list but expect to use up to six tons of equipment and invest three fourths of your nodes into mostly sensors and fire power. If you don't have the minimal uav you are doing it badly as a lrm-er.

[RockmachinE]

I used to play for fun and as a result I'd do well.

While the chassis balances and quirks are very well done, the weapons balance isn't. The weapon emphasis shifted rather than making it more balanced across the board.

ATMs, SRMs, MRMs and LRMs have been pushed in the background and are used less or not used at all. LBXs are uncommon and only boated in large numbers and virtually unused otherwise. I don't know when the last time I saw an LB20X was. IS AC5 is still unused. IS AC10 is still rare, only boated on a few mechs. LGauss and HGauss have seen a brief resurgence, but are now uncommon. RACs while still there are not used as much either.

The cauldron didn't actually balance the weapons, but rather made it so that it suits a certain play style with emphasis on PPFLD and long range. The power creep is showing too.

If it's your preference and you like it that's fine. The game is actually not more balanced, just different, and the PPC saturation is getting stale.

Edited by Louis Brofist, 05 August 2022 - 07:52 AM.

[martian]

Louis Brofist, on 05 August 2022 - 07:37 AM, said:

I used to play for fun and as a result I'd do well.

While the chassis balances and quirks are very well done, the weapons balance isn't. The weapon emphasis shifted rather than making it more balanced across the board.

ATMs, SRMs, MRMs and LRMs have been pushed in the background and are used less or not used at all.

SRMs and MRMs do not require locks, so they are still partially usable.