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#1 IDGAFF

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Posted 28 July 2025 - 02:50 PM

So if you are spectating a shut down mech trying to protect their KDR what you do as the specator is:

Hit F9, this brings up FPS, POS, and Ping

Relay the POS to the opposing team.

Edited by IDGAFF, 28 July 2025 - 02:53 PM.


#2 KursedVixen

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Posted 28 July 2025 - 02:51 PM

snitches get stiches.

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Posted 28 July 2025 - 09:35 PM

View PostIDGAFF, on 28 July 2025 - 02:50 PM, said:

Shut Down Mechs

So if you are spectating a shut down mech trying to protect their KDR what you do as the specator is:

Hit F9, this brings up FPS, POS, and Ping

Relay the POS to the opposing team.


Read this, please:

Piranha Games Inc. said:

GRIEFING

Engaging in any of the following actions while using PGI services is forbidden:
  • Willfully or repeatedly assisting the enemy.

Giving enemy team the exact position of your team mate is usually not a good idea in multiplayer games.

#4 w4ldO

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Posted 28 July 2025 - 09:49 PM

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There are situations that do not fall within the scope of what the shutdown mechanic or evasion tactics are intended for. The use of the shutdown mechanic or avoiding contact with the enemy under the following situations may be classed as an act of non-participation, subject to evaluation and moderation actions by Support services:
  • Ceasing to meaningfully contribute for the remainder of the match if you still have support equipment, useful modules, or weapons (with any necessary ammo) available. Losing your primary weapon is not an acceptable excuse for hiding and/or shutting down if you still have a secondary weapon, a support-based item such as a TAG, or a consumable module available for use.
  • Running out the clock, or needlessly extending the duration of the match, in cases where doing so will not assist you towards victory.
  • Running out the clock or needlessly extending the duration of a Faction Play match in an attempt to keep a particular group or Unit in the current engagement for as long as possible, in cases where doing so will not assist you towards victory, is not considered an acceptable tactic.

Disliking a map or game mode or attempting to preserve a player statistic such as Kill/Death Ratio are not acceptable excuses for non-participation.


#5 Nikushimi

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Posted 02 August 2025 - 09:00 PM

View PostIDGAFF, on 28 July 2025 - 02:50 PM, said:

So if you are spectating a shut down mech trying to protect their KDR what you do as the specator is:

Hit F9, this brings up FPS, POS, and Ping

Relay the POS to the opposing team.

Or..... Just hear me out here, i know its a far fetched concept but you could just quit the match and requeue.

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Posted 03 August 2025 - 06:28 AM

View PostNikushimi, on 02 August 2025 - 09:00 PM, said:

Or..... Just hear me out here, i know its a far fetched concept but you could just quit the match and requeue.


What if I want to play the mech I was just in again? I can't do that if it is stuck in an ongoing match that should have ended already.

#7 AvocadoKai

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Posted 03 August 2025 - 06:26 PM

It's not like they're giving away the position of the sole surviving flea or stealth pheonix hawk. It's always morally correct to point out the afk'er. If they had a plan they would have let their team know.

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Posted 03 August 2025 - 08:05 PM

This is MWO's equivalent to the shopping cart test, lol.

Literally just leave and drop in a spare Mech. Even ignoring the fact that screwing over your teammate is completely uncalled for, leaving early and dropping in a spare will save you several minutes of self-inflicted downtime.

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Posted 03 August 2025 - 08:13 PM

View PostFoeman-77, on 03 August 2025 - 06:28 AM, said:


What if I want to play the mech I was just in again? I can't do that if it is stuck in an ongoing match that should have ended already.


Buy a backup. Unless its a hero or a legendary this is a non-issue.

#10 IDGAFF

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Posted Yesterday, 01:35 PM

Perhaps I am too stuborn to drop in a "spare mech". I got plenty! I would have TK'd the SoB if I were sstill alive... :D





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