Dimento Graven, on 21 November 2012 - 12:43 PM, said:
If the netcode was fixed he'd have been dead a long time ago.
Again, all you've done is demonstrate that the game is broken, a 25 ton 'mech is not designed, does not have the armor, nor the weaponry to fight one on one, a heavier 'mech. FYI: This movie was made even before they took out tripping. Heck, had that other team coordinated their efforts and tripped him, he'd have been dead.
The lack of tripping has broken this game even further beyond the 'realm' of reasonablness.
Absolutely, EVERY 'mech has a 'role' in combat, but a light 'mech's role is NOT battle line.
To think so is stupid on the order of something so great, I have nothing but inappropriate comparisons to state it...
What do you mean by "battle line?" Standing toe to toe with enemy mechs and trading shots? Obviously, that's not a light mech's role. But that's not the only way to take on an atlas. Writhen (the jenner pilot in the video) killed what was left of the enemy team on his own by using hit and run tactics and outmaneuvering them. Blame it all on the lag shield if you want, but assault mech pilots will always have a hard time landing shots on light mech pilots of superior skill--particularly once the light mech has outmaneuvered them and is taking shots at their rear. You don't need bad netcode to make yourself a difficult target, and you certainly don't need it if you're good enough to get out of the enemy's firing arc entirely.