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[Rondoe]

Has anyone EVER gotten this Achievement/Title in the game? (Get 12 kills in one match)

I've been playing almost a year and haven't seen anyone sporting this title yet. I've seen a lot of "Ace of Spades" titles and have read a few threads about how to achieve that title.

I'm just wondering is all, maybe I haven't seen it because I'll probably be a Tier 5 player for life. (I'm older and my reflexes aren't what they used to be, LOL)

Thanks all!!

[Blood Rose]

TL;DR: be insanely lucky. Or be in an organised team that lets you get the kills.
basically its a near impossible title thats just around for people who somehow manage something thats next to impossible to complete.

[Gagis]

Early in the games history there were server issues and a number of players got them from matches where like 14/16 or later 21/24 players had been disconnected or something like that.

[Davegt27]

I remember one guy having it

the try hards jumped all over him accused him of killing a bunch of AFKs (I have/had no idea)

back then you could kill what ever and get credit

anyways things have changed and I don't think you get credit for killing AFKs

[Curccu]

Legend tells there is one legit in whole game and punch of "organized" and loads of bugged deathstars.

Needs about same amount of luck as winning lottery, I'd take the money instead of title

Edited by Curccu, 16 January 2022 - 01:31 PM.

[PocketYoda]

The odds of getting 12 kills even as an amazing pilot would be very slim.. best i've ever done is 6-7.

[Cerebus23]

Got it today, team was down 4 5 kills, i got the next 5 kills to turn the match around and win.


it was out of necessity not out of trying hard, let it come. i was angry at my teams lack of effort helped nm one of them dogging my dire whales fitting and playsyle the entire match i was racking up 5 kills and winning the game.

[Kanil]

Cerebus23, on 16 January 2022 - 05:02 PM, said:

... i was racking up 5 kills and winning the game.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post, but it sure sounds like you were still 7 kills shy of the achievement?

[Maddermax]

This is the only legit video of a Death Star I’ve seen, and even that was in a team game, so he had team mates supporting him closely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_hMYfMru04

It’s just so unlikely to have the right circumstances that it’s pure luck even if you’re an incredibly skilled player. You can see why most people just assume it has to be because of glitches/disconnects to be even possible.

[knight-of-ni]

Just noticed that DATA has death star, unsurprisingly:



This is not a video of him achieving it.

EDIT: My attempt to link to the relevant time in the video failed. Go to 17:38.

Edited by knight-of-ni, 17 January 2022 - 06:35 AM.

[Hobbles v]

There are a number of people with it. Back when you could run a 12 man in QP. A powerful comp team could toy with weak teams and let one guy do all the killing blows.

I think the only legit ones would be a top tier pilot hopping onthier tier 5 smurf and getting lucky

[LordNothing]

the only way to get this one is when the server drops everybody but you. id love to hear from somone who did it legit, but i dont think such a person exists. it took me years to get ace (but i did get 9 on that run).

Edited by LordNothing, 17 January 2022 - 09:41 AM.

[ScrapIron Prime]

LordNothing, on 17 January 2022 - 09:38 AM, said:

the only way to get this one is when the server drops everybody but you. id love to hear from somone who did it legit, but i dont think such a person exists. it took me years to get ace (but i did get 9 on that run).

Yeah, I've not seen in person or known a friend or unit member to get a legit 12 kill match. And there are a number of Ace of Spades holders who also got theirs when everyone disconnected and they ran around clubbing disconnected mechs.

If you're playing with someone who has a Death Star title and he carries the team, then it could definitely be legit.

[Cerebus23]

^ ahh got it mixed with with the "johnny 5" one.

[Curccu]

ScrapIron Prime, on 17 January 2022 - 03:06 PM, said:

If you're playing with someone who has a Death Star title and he carries the team, then it could definitely be legit.

It requires more luck than skill to get it.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Curccu, on 18 January 2022 - 04:49 AM, said:

It requires more luck than skill to get it.

True, but it requires a lot of skill too.

[D V Devnull]

Hmm... all this chatter....... Perhaps the ability to get "Ace Of Spades" and/or "Death Star" should be opened up to Faction Play as well, given how much in MWO has changed over the years and how overly extremely restrictive those Achievements currently are?

~D. V. "thinking that accessibility of the most extreme Achievements needs a little bit of kindness given" Devnull

[ScrapIron Prime]

D V Devnull, on 18 January 2022 - 07:13 AM, said:

Hmm... all this chatter....... Perhaps the ability to get "Ace Of Spades" and/or "Death Star" should be opened up to Faction Play as well, given how much in MWO has changed over the years and how overly extremely restrictive those Achievements currently are?

~D. V. "thinking that accessibility of the most extreme Achievements needs a little bit of kindness given" Devnull

Disagree. When you're facing 12 mechs, killing 8 or 12 of them is quite the feat. When you're facing 48 mechs... a lot less so. When I was dropping with units I broke 15 kills a number of times.

[D V Devnull]

ScrapIron Prime, on 18 January 2022 - 07:41 AM, said:

Disagree. When you're facing 12 mechs, killing 8 or 12 of them is quite the feat. When you're facing 48 mechs... a lot less so. When I was dropping with units I broke 15 kills a number of times.

How many of your Mechs did those 15 Kills cost you? Was it all done with one Mech or did it require several to get the whole batch?

Perhaps then it should still require that those 8 Kills for Ace Of Spades (or 12 Kills for Death Star) must all be done with one Mech in particular, even if being attempted in Faction-based battles? That would effectively keep the requirements to complete more-or-less just as if you were doing it in Quick Play combat, but maybe give slightly more chance to complete if someone is really lucky.

~D. V. "my original definition was too loose... gotta require it be done with one Mech instead" Devnull

[dario03]

D V Devnull, on 18 January 2022 - 09:56 AM, said:

How many of your Mechs did those 15 Kills cost you? Was it all done with one Mech or did it require several to get the whole batch?

Perhaps then it should still require that those 8 Kills for Ace Of Spades (or 12 Kills for Death Star) must all be done with one Mech in particular, even if being attempted in Faction-based battles? That would effectively keep the requirements to complete more-or-less just as if you were doing it in Quick Play combat, but maybe give slightly more chance to complete if someone is really lucky.

~D. V. "my original definition was too loose... gotta require it be done with one Mech instead" Devnull

It would still be much easier to get 12 kills with one mech in faction play than in quick play. Not sure about kills but 2k+ damage with one mech isn't that uncommon, and 4k+ has been done. If you don't get focused much an energy mech can just keep playing.

Edited by dario03, 18 January 2022 - 11:54 AM.