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[1Exitar1]

Like the title asks: Why do people put flags on their mechs? It is literally telling the enemy where you are! Your sitting behind a rock in the Canyon and no one can see you. They CAN see the flags sticking out over the top of the rock though! It's like the person is just asking the enemy to shoot them!

Is it just me that thinks this?

[LordNothing]

because they dont know any better perhaps or perhaps they simply dont care. i dont really like most of the bolt ons. many of them make your mech stick out like a sore thumb.

[Powerlifter]

Fun. They put them on for fun. This is a low skill game that's played largely for fun rather than to be competitive. Hence seeing pink mechs and other goofy ****.

If you don't like it don't do it but some people enjoy them.

[Tier5 Kerensky]

Because I can.

The first time I used these things, it was right after that infamous town hall meeting where Russ said the MWO and mechpacks can't sustain the company. At that time I thought the game's going down maybe 1-2 years, so I had ton of MC, and figured I'd decorate my favourite mech MAD-IIC-D while I can. I brought all the largest decorative items and slapped them on.

After doing that I noticed the winrate went down...it's kinda weird because the moment enemy shoots me, I lost most of the stuff. So you'd think after the first few shots the enemy would stop concentrating on me.

I did keep them quite a long time, but eventually I had to remove them.

Things I noticed,besides how it somehow highlights you hard for the enemy.

It's an elaborate system. There's so many of them, they've been doing them for quite some time. Yet nearly no one used them, as they all cost quite a lot of MC.
Because they don't have health, they drop so easily. Specially with an assult, nearly no one, including your teammates, see them. I wish the'd be more sturdy or possibly permanent.

Currently one of my Locust has silly wings and bull horns.

[VanBurenPhilips]

Tier5 Kerensky, on 25 March 2024 - 10:45 PM, said:

Currently one of my Locust has silly wings and bull horns.

Could we get a screenshot of that pls?

[crazytimes]

Why is my urbie K9 hot pink with flashing lights and a siren on it? These are mysteries that we may never truly understand.

[kalashnikity]

crazytimes, on 26 March 2024 - 03:42 PM, said:

Why is my urbie K9 hot pink with flashing lights and a siren on it? These are mysteries that we may never truly understand.

One of the most epic games I ever had was in a hot pink FLE-15 armed with 2MPL & 3ML

YMMV

VanBurenPhilips, on 26 March 2024 - 01:50 AM, said:

Could we get a screenshot of that pls?

Pirate's Bane with wings, and the Meep Meep Warhorn, FTW.

[Weeny Machine]

crazytimes, on 26 March 2024 - 03:42 PM, said:

Why is my urbie K9 hot pink with flashing lights and a siren on it? These are mysteries that we may never truly understand.

Sounds like a Dire Wolf tampon to me

[w0qj]

Lore; I guess they like lore!

It's great to see them hiding behind rocks in Grim Plexus, with the flat sticking out behind them!

1000m seismic sensor

[Heavy Money]

How will they know to be afraid if they don't know I'm there?

[Manboobs-sama]

It's funny to be so absolutely obnoxious like that. You better believe I have every god damn Kurita ******* thing I can plaster on my Li Dok To, and plan to do the same on every single one of the Otomo mechs.

People simply need to know I believe in the way of the Dragon...pls ignore my faction badge.

BTW, pls let us put Kurita bolt-on **** on the Kasai. It feels wrong and empty without them.

[Nine-Ball]

Its pure aesthetics -- I dropped them when I switched to a ridge-humping laser vomit build so there's that.

[DarkBazerker]

Powerlifter, on 25 March 2024 - 09:56 PM, said:

This is a low skill game that's played largely for fun rather than to be competitive.

There is nothing wrong with this mindset, but the game is very skill based, as new players find out after a few days. As of why the flags and things? There comes a point where it doesn't matter, as you wont see me anyway or if you do its cause I want you to, so why not have fun.

[Powerlifter]

DarkBazerker, on 02 April 2024 - 09:11 PM, said:

There is nothing wrong with this mindset, but the game is very skill based, as new players find out after a few days. As of why the flags and things? There comes a point where it doesn't matter, as you wont see me anyway or if you do its cause I want you to, so why not have fun.

When I say low skill I'm comparing it to games like StarCraft, League, various fighting games, or CSGO.

Yes, it takes some skill to play MWO but its not as demanding as other competitive games and the competitive community isn't nearly as large.

Edited by Powerlifter, 03 April 2024 - 02:08 PM.

[Alex Morgaine]

Well at least it appears they pooled like items together instead of oh, Chassis 1 has wings Chassis 2 has the same wings but they're different wings then 1s so you can't trade them around. But now you can!

[Nine-Ball]

Powerlifter, on 03 April 2024 - 02:07 PM, said:

When I say low skill I'm comparing it to games like StarCraft, League, various fighting games, or CSGO.

Yes, it takes some skill to play MWO but its not as demanding as other competitive games and the competitive community isn't nearly as large.

There's a reason why CSGO only uses the same half-dozen maps for over 20 years.

Hint: they're not that good beyond COD twitch shooting.

[Duke Hector]

most of my mechs have angry eyes and horns on them and are USUALLY painted it really bright and stupid colors

[Alex Morgaine]

Just got a Kurita flag. Gonna slap it on my dragon

[TVMA Doc]

Powerlifter, on 25 March 2024 - 09:56 PM, said:

Fun. They put them on for fun. This is a low skill game that's played largely for fun rather than to be competitive. Hence seeing pink mechs and other goofy ****.

If you don't like it don't do it but some people enjoy them.

Agreed. Many of my mechs are painted in very bright tiger stripe pattern. While that MIGHT work for tigers hiding in tall grass, most of our maps lack tall grass and color blind opponents.