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[Risen Trash]

Feels like its just Crusaders and PPC spam all the way down from here on out.

[feeWAIVER]

When I was in Tier 2, that period of time was the angriest I was at this game and it's players.
Once I got to Tier 1, it's like something clicked and I became less angry.

[PsionicMantis]

After I hit T1, i was like "ok, so what now. i guess ill play dumb stuff and not care anymore". So here i sit in T2, just neutral with my existence. But i haven't seen too many crusaders, the ones i do see get punished for being in the chonky mech.

[Saved By The Bell]

The place between Tier 2 and Tier 1 is worst.

[Cherge]

Want to know the real secret of getting out of tier 2?

Play in wildly off hours.. When I really felt like grinding, I'd play extensively at 7 AM to noon on weekends

Now that I am reasonably stable in T1, I play whenever

[crazytimes]

Oh no. Better stop playing then.

[Risen Trash]

It's a total sh*tpost. I'm just frustrated. I started this account to see how far I could get playing the build I wanted to play, the way I wanted to play it. I suppose its a good problem to have, but I feel I've definitely reached my first big plateau.

[SafeScanner]

best not to dwell on it, for me its the further a get from teir 5 the harder i get dragged back into it its just ends up being one of those days

todays flavour seems to be for me getting legged 300m out, tunnelvision and dealing 450 dmg not being enough in a rare event

[Heavy Money]

Risen Trash, on 16 May 2023 - 12:34 PM, said:

It's a total sh*tpost. I'm just frustrated. I started this account to see how far I could get playing the build I wanted to play, the way I wanted to play it. I suppose its a good problem to have, but I feel I've definitely reached my first big plateau.

What build?

[Meep Meep]

feeWAIVER, on 16 May 2023 - 09:49 AM, said:

When I was in Tier 2, that period of time was the angriest I was at this game and it's players.
Once I got to Tier 1, it's like something clicked and I became less angry.

Tier 2 still gets a lot of lower tiers in the games so its more conducive to blowouts as the skill gets stacked on one side via mm or premades or both. Once you cross over into tier 1 then you find the typical game plays out more like an organized match though you still get blowouts because snowballing is real. But I get you. Tier 2 can be a bit rage inducing at times.

[sycocys]

Risen Trash, on 16 May 2023 - 12:34 PM, said:

It's a total sh*tpost. I'm just frustrated. I started this account to see how far I could get playing the build I wanted to play, the way I wanted to play it. I suppose its a good problem to have, but I feel I've definitely reached my first big plateau.

That's all I do, grab a mech that can load out something I feel like playing and play. Test out new builds and rebuilds to see if there's a rigging I like better. Sometimes its 200 damage, sometimes its 600 - either way it's enough entertainment for a few matches.

Personally I find the higher tier pull matches more fun than the lower tier pulls.

[RickySpanish]

Elo hell is everywhere, choom. You either suffer it, or make it suffer you.

[Ihlrath]

After hitting Tier 1 you'll need to prepare yourself for GIANT BLUE LAZOR SPAM 2: ELECTRIC BOGALOO!

And ERPPC spam.... and gauss spam... and more ERLL boats... more ERPP Spam and the occasional ERLL Boat... and ERPPC Spam....

And unlike Tier 4 and 5 snipers these guys actually can fight when you close on them and not just bonk into whatever rock they're behind until you core their backs. For brawlers.... it's like the 9th circle of Hell and Asmodeus is piloting a Dire Wolf with 8 ERLLs and somehow not overheating when he continually alpha strikes you from 1500 meters.
I'd play long range if I could but my right hand is more unstable than Charles Manson on Meth.... don't ask... so yeah no long range for me. I'm still confused as to how the hell I made it to Tier 1... it's just proof they'll let anyone in here if you play enough because boy howdy do I suck... out loud.

[Heavy Money]

Ihlrath, on 16 May 2023 - 05:18 PM, said:

After hitting Tier 1 you'll need to prepare yourself for GIANT BLUE LAZOR SPAM 2: ELECTRIC BOGALOO!

And ERPPC spam.... and gauss spam... and more ERLL boats... more ERPP Spam and the occasional ERLL Boat... and ERPPC Spam....

And unlike Tier 4 and 5 snipers these guys actually can fight when you close on them and not just bonk into whatever rock they're behind until you core their backs. For brawlers.... it's like the 9th circle of Hell and Asmodeus is piloting a Dire Wolf with 8 ERLLs and somehow not overheating when he continually alpha strikes you from 1500 meters.
I'd play long range if I could but my right hand is more unstable than Charles Manson on Meth.... don't ask... so yeah no long range for me. I'm still confused as to how the hell I made it to Tier 1... it's just proof they'll let anyone in here if you play enough because boy howdy do I suck... out loud.

Its probably 2GR+4ERLL that is continually alpha striking from 1500. 8ERLL DWF isn't as good.

[Ihlrath]

Heavy Money, on 16 May 2023 - 05:58 PM, said:

Its probably 2GR+4ERLL that is continually alpha striking from 1500. 8ERLL DWF isn't as good.

AH HA! Only Asmodeous would know that! I found him!

[feeWAIVER]

Risen Trash, on 16 May 2023 - 12:34 PM, said:

It's a total sh*tpost. I'm just frustrated. I started this account to see how far I could get playing the build I wanted to play, the way I wanted to play it. I suppose its a good problem to have, but I feel I've definitely reached my first big plateau.

I'm also curious, what's the build?

[Heavy Money]

Ihlrath, on 16 May 2023 - 06:02 PM, said:

AH HA! Only Asmodeous would know that! I found him!

Its a very common loadout in both QP and Comp

Also, its generally run all on the right side of the mech to allow for corner peeks. So just shoot Right Torso and you'll shut down the whole mech really fast. The build does well in QP because people don't know this. Once you do, even a bit of counter sniping shuts the DWF down fast.

[foamyesque]

Heavy Money, on 16 May 2023 - 05:58 PM, said:

Its probably 2GR+4ERLL that is continually alpha striking from 1500. 8ERLL DWF isn't as good.

8 ERLL is way more common both in my personal experience and in the vids I've seen. *shrug*

[Heavy Money]

foamyesque, on 16 May 2023 - 06:06 PM, said:

8 ERLL is way more common both in my personal experience and in the vids I've seen. *shrug*

Well the people running it are missing out. It has slightly more top dps but less minimum dps (if you build it with weapons in arms to use the -heat side torsos. If not, torso mounts are better but then its min dps falls off a cliff.) Its alpha is a bit higher (88 vs 74) but takes twice as long to deliver and doesn't have the gauss's PPFLD. And the GR+4ERLL can choose to do a full alpha all at once and eat the ghost heat. And of course its much worse vs small fast mechs, has to expose longer, and gets neutered fast once it starts losing DHS.

If you see an 8 ERLL DWF, rejoice! That player has chosen a worse mech than they could have.

[LordNothing]

1. i have noticed virtually no difference from t3. of course i play late and miss peak quite a lot due to responsibilities that take priority over my mechwarrior game.

2. i have not found the crusaders to be even remotely useful. i have dreaded running every single one of them for the damage it does to my psr.

3. you either end up against players who can kick your buttocks to the curb, or you end up having to carry a team who doesnt know what they are doing. expect to bounce off the wall when you get there. ive done so about half a dozen times, and only the p2w legendary mechs have made any significant progress towards t1. i figure you have to use your top 10% mechs all the time just to stay put and your top 1% to make further progress.

4. hellraiser is an appropriate analogy

5.