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[Fireye]

I was playing a few rounds with a cReddit 4man pug, and happened upon this gem.



Clearly, Catapults shouldn't be able to ride Atlases, since Atlases aren't stable platforms. However, it's freaking hilarious. Hopefully when they re-implement knockdowns, they'll take a pass at implementing Death From Above as well

[One Medic Army]

Just wondering, was it possibly to hit that catapult? It looked like it was warping/rubberbanding pretty badly.

[ObsidianSpectre]

Saturday, I watched an atlas riding around on top of a Raven for a good 30 seconds. It was awesome. I really wish I had FRAPS running at the time.

[Kdogg788]

That is absolutely epic!

-k

[Solis Obscuri]

No exploit, just good fun.

[Kunae]

Glorious!

[Fireye]

One Medic Army, on 21 January 2013 - 12:55 PM, said:

Just wondering, was it possibly to hit that catapult? It looked like it was warping/rubberbanding pretty badly.

Since I wasn't able to lock onto the cat until I got close (and died shortly thereafter), I can't say for sure. I believe that my targeting reticle turned red when I shot at him, but who knows if it ACTUALLY hit him.

[Hellen Wheels]

Sweet Saw a DFA last night, nice catch thx for posting it. Now if we could get a team going and stack a jenner and then a spider on top of that, that would be radical. Who is up to the challenge?

Edited by Hellen Wheels, 21 January 2013 - 01:05 PM.

[Vassago Rain]

Mechashiva has made it big.

[One Medic Army]

Fireye, on 21 January 2013 - 12:59 PM, said:

Since I wasn't able to lock onto the cat until I got close (and died shortly thereafter), I can't say for sure. I believe that my targeting reticle turned red when I shot at him, but who knows if it ACTUALLY hit him.

Well, seeing how long he stayed up there, it was probably intentional.
If it actually gives him something approaching a "lagshield" or glitch-induced hitbox hiding, then I'd classify it as an exploit.
Especially when you consider that it'd be an unhittable 6x SRM6 catapult with a good field of fire being carried around on the toughest mech on the game. It's like a boomcat that has the extra HP of an atlas.

I do find it hillarious, but that doesn't mean that it can't be abused to provide a gameplay advantage.

Edited by One Medic Army, 21 January 2013 - 01:03 PM.

[Vassago Rain]

One Medic Army, on 21 January 2013 - 01:03 PM, said:

Well, seeing how long he stayed up there, it was probably intentional.
If it actually gives him something approaching a "lagshield" or glitch-induced hitbox hiding, then I'd classify it as an exploit.
Especially when you consider that it'd be an unhittable 6x SRM6 catapult with a good field of fire being carried around on the toughest mech on the game. It's like a boomcat that has the extra HP of an atlas.

I do find it hillarious, but that doesn't mean that it can't be abused to provide a gameplay advantage.

This isn't even its final form.

[Hellen Wheels]

Vassago Rain, on 21 January 2013 - 01:04 PM, said:

This isn't even its final form.

Good, because we need more of this stuff to lighten things up around here. People are much too serious too much here. Who cares about the physics of it? STACK 'M UP

[Dagger6T6]

Ready to form Voltron! Activate interlocks! Dyna-therms connected. Infra-cells up; mega-thrusters are go!

Let's go, Voltron Force!

Edited by Dagger6T6, 21 January 2013 - 01:15 PM.

[Vapor Trail]

That's just the new Steiner scout mech... the Catlas.

[Vassago Rain]

Hellen Wheels, on 21 January 2013 - 01:12 PM, said:

Good, because we need more of this stuff to lighten things up around here. People are much too serious too much here. Who cares about the physics of it? STACK 'M UP

Ride for ruin, and the world's ending.

DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!

[Kraven Kor]

MECHA SHIVA MECHA SHIVA MECHA SHIVA!

[Eddrick]

It's just hilarius. That Catapult gained nothing from riding onto of the Atlas. So, it isn't an exploit.

[GODzillaGSPB]

And with that music, simply brilliant! Master-Master! xD

[Vassago Rain]

Eddrick, on 21 January 2013 - 01:23 PM, said:

It's just hilarius. That Catapult gained nothing from riding onto of the Atlas. So, it isn't an exploit.

We're so good, we need to handicap ourselves to give our lesser enemies in reddit a sporting chance.

[Vassago Rain]

This is what I do every weekend. You should give it a try.