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[Douglas grizzly]

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

[LordNothing]

got it on accident. i cant even recall what match, it was just complete. looking at my stats im +2 headshots richer from last time i looked. now at 119.

[Rosarius]

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

Rosie's quick 6 step guide for getting headshots

• Quit whining on the forums. Zero headshots can be found by having a winge on a message board.
  
• Find a mech with a PPFLD alpha of at least 45 damage. The trial triple heavy PPC thunderbolt works perfectly for this.
  
• Be aware of where the head hitbox is on mechs, taking more consideration to mechs with large and/or easy to isolate head hitboxes. Refer to the hitbox localisation thread https://mwomercs.com...localization-2/
  
• Go into a match and start head hunting
  
• ???
  
• Profit!

Edited by Rosarius, 13 December 2024 - 06:20 PM.

[LordNothing]

when in doubt use the beef's flamer and pulse nova build.

[w0qj]

1. Study this IS/Clan hitbox thread:
https://mwomercs.com...-localization-2

2. Try to hit enemy from above, and especially when they hit thermal shutdown.

3. Or try any very fast mech and hunt for players who have disconnected from the very start of the game, something like this Osiris light mech, OSR-3D
https://mwo.nav-alph...0a0afc13_OSR-3D
Good luck!

4. Or you can do what I did, just skip this headshot accolade; it only gives you a fancy yellow color and a cosmetic mug!

(Honestly, the last time MWO pulled this crazy headshot requirement, it was also Angelic Yellow color, if I remembered it correctly!)

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

[foamyesque]

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

It isn't pure luck; I've landed (very occasional) aimed headshots, and on certain mechs (Marauder and Mad Cat II are excellent examples) the head hitboxes are quite large and centre-mass, so a good pinpoint alpha aimed at the centre can get them with a reasonable chance. The 3 HPPC Thunderbolt is pretty good at this since very few mechs carry 45 points in head HP (most mechs cap out at 41, and some builds trim down even from that) and it has nice high mounts in a tight cluster.

[martian]

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

Headshot Requirement

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck ...

Not everybody sucks in the game. Some people can aim.

Actually, some players have the "Guillotine" achievement. I find it quite improbable that they had "pure luck" thousand times.



If you want to get that reward (in this case, Angelic Yellow colour), you must earn it.

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

Headshot Requirement

... or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

Please, could you stop accusing Tier 1 and Tier 2 players of cheating? Thank you.

If you have any proofs, send them to PGI with all attached screenshots and videos that you have recorded.

Douglas grizzly, on 11 November 2024 - 10:19 PM, said:

too many tier 1's are manipulating the mm to get dropped against tier 4's and 5's already.

Also, could you stop accusing Tier 1 players of manipulating the match maker? Thank you.

If you have any proofs, send them to PGI with all attached screenshots and videos that you have recorded.

Edited by martian, 13 December 2024 - 08:42 PM.

[Temporary Axis]

Rosarius, on 13 December 2024 - 06:17 PM, said:

Rosie's quick 6 step guide for getting headshots

• Quit whining on the forums. Zero headshots can be found by having a winge on a message board.
  
• Find a mech with a PPFLD alpha of at least 45 damage. The trial triple heavy PPC thunderbolt works perfectly for this.
  
• Be aware of where the head hitbox is on mechs, taking more consideration to mechs with large and/or easy to isolate head hitboxes. Refer to the hitbox localisation thread https://mwomercs.com...localization-2/
  
• Go into a match and start head hunting
  
• ???
  
• Profit!

Confirmed software user

Also, this clip gives context to this thread - https://www.twitch.t...eerCharlieBitMe

That is all.

Edited by Temporary Axis, 13 December 2024 - 08:00 PM.

[LordNothing]

w0qj, on 13 December 2024 - 06:48 PM, said:

1. Study this IS/Clan hitbox thread:
https://mwomercs.com...-localization-2

2. Try to hit enemy from above, and especially when they hit thermal shutdown.

3. Or try any very fast mech and hunt for players who have disconnected from the very start of the game, something like this Osiris light mech, OSR-3D
https://mwo.nav-alph...0a0afc13_OSR-3D
Good luck!

4. Or you can do what I did, just skip this headshot accolade; it only gives you a fancy yellow color and a cosmetic mug!

(Honestly, the last time MWO pulled this crazy headshot requirement, it was also Angelic Yellow color, if I remembered it correctly!)

yea this particular challenge has been used at least 3 times. i got it twice. once while trying to ams farm missiles. skipped it last time because it was the last quest and i already had the loot.

Edited by LordNothing, 13 December 2024 - 08:10 PM.

[martian]

Temporary Axis, on 13 December 2024 - 07:56 PM, said:

Confirmed software user

Also, this clip gives context to this thread - https://www.twitch.t...eerCharlieBitMe

That is all.

LOL

[Rosarius]

LordNothing, on 13 December 2024 - 06:30 PM, said:

when in doubt use the beef's flamer and pulse nova build.

That build hasn't been viable in... 6 years?

[LordNothing]

Temporary Axis, on 13 December 2024 - 07:56 PM, said:

Confirmed software user

Also, this clip gives context to this thread - https://www.twitch.t...eerCharlieBitMe

That is all.

everyone who plays the game is a software user. just playing forum warrior makes you a software user.

Rosarius, on 13 December 2024 - 08:24 PM, said:

That build hasn't been viable in... 6 years?

im sure it still works in lower tiers. high tier players use ppfld, that's what i used.

Edited by LordNothing, 13 December 2024 - 08:27 PM.

[The_Incredible_Hulk]

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

Well now.. Sounds like a krill issue if you ask me. just find the hitbox file with every mech hitbox, look at them for a bit. jump into a game.. shoot their head. easy as that. most tier 1's or 2's you cope about hacking strip their head armor. just shoot an atlas in the eyeball ezpz x_x

Edited by The_Incredible_Hulk, 13 December 2024 - 08:33 PM.

[Douglas grizzly]

Also, could you stop accusing Tier 1 players of manipulating the match maker? Thank you.

Please, could you stop accusing Tier 1 and Tier 2 players of cheating? Thank you.


If the shoe fits..........

[Rosarius]

"Any sufficiently advanced skill is indistinguishable from hacks" - the third law of Clarke... probably

[LordNothing]

having observed many t1 players i have to say that these players are human aimbots.

[Samziel]

Just start playing the trial Thunderbolt and aim for the head every time. If you dont hit head, you hit the CT which is good anyway.

Though if your sensitivity is so high you believe high tier players can only achieve one with aimbots, you'll likely have issues hitting one against a standstill Annihilator.

Edited by Samziel, 14 December 2024 - 12:02 AM.

[Saved By The Bell]

I remember only one head shoot.

When fresh cataphract attacked me in jungle. I was in mad dog with 20 lbx and some mid pilse lasers. I had only one chance to survive - to shoot him in cockpit. I did it and managed get 1UP.

[TELEFORCE]

I just aim for their face and profit. If I miss, I hit a torso. No biggie

[simon1812]

Douglas grizzly, on 13 December 2024 - 04:47 PM, said:

i dont know why a headshot is required for one of the advent requsets when headshots cant be made unless its pure luck or use of software that only tier ones and tier twos seem to have.

I just waited a couple of minutes then ran to the red's landingzone with my mist lynx, and found a disconnected mech, and made it happen, the end, no big deal.

ps

I dont think in terms of luck, Im not superstitious.

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” -Seneca

Edited by simon1812, 15 December 2024 - 11:39 AM.