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How Exactly Does Ecm Prevent You From Kicking Shiny Metal Butt? [Serious][Poll][Therapy]

Started by Orthodontist, Feb 03 2013 02:45 PM

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Poll: Tell me how ECM makes you feel. (445 member(s) have cast votes)

ECM makes my game worse because...

  1. I feel I do less damage when ECM is up. (29 votes [2.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.09%

  2. I often get lost as I cannot see my PUG-mates. (102 votes [7.34%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.34%

  3. I am frustrated that I am unable to target a mech, therefore I cannot shoot as often. (60 votes [4.32%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.32%

  4. I boat LRMs. (38 votes [2.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.73%

  5. I boat sSRMs. (19 votes [1.37%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.37%

  6. I don't know why I hate ECM, but I do. Its not fair. (12 votes [0.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.86%

  7. Team-mates cannot see me, which results in my death more quickly. (117 votes [8.42%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.42%

  8. ECM is fine. (164 votes [11.80%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.80%

  9. My teammates don't utilize ECM, which frustrates me. (53 votes [3.81%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.81%

  10. My teammates don't use TAG, which frustrates me. (65 votes [4.68%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.68%

  11. I feel my other mechs are useless as I feel the Atlas D-DC is superior to all others. (59 votes [4.24%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.24%

  12. I feel that the ECM bubble cripples the ability to coordinate group tactics, especially when playing with people who are not using a 3rd party chat protocol, like teamspeak. (147 votes [10.58%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.58%

  13. I feel that ECM gives an unfair advantage to Light ECM mechs over all other Light non-ECM mechs. (142 votes [10.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.22%

  14. I believe that ECM is fine. LRMs and sSRMs are broken. (21 votes [1.51%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.51%

  15. ECM removes my ability to communicate effectively through chat with my PUG group mates. (48 votes [3.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.45%

  16. I feel that there is no easy/ effective way to call for help if I can't put the problem on the sensor net. (61 votes [4.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.39%

  17. I often don't know the enemy's load out until you are too close for it to matter. (50 votes [3.60%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.60%

  18. Its power+effects to weight relation is completely skewed. (153 votes [11.01%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.01%

  19. Friendly fire was never an issue and now it is. (50 votes [3.60%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.60%

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#221 DEN_Ninja

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:27 AM

Actually ECM is probably the main reason why the Catapult is not used for its original purpose.

The role of the Catapult has always been the Support LRM boat. Fire for effect. With ECM most Catapults cannot fire without TAG or someone spotting. We as Cat pilots have to constantly reposition even without taking a shot.

The totally frustrating that is having multiple ECM on the enemy team and watching my tag do almost nothing to help my lock ons. It is frustrating to have to dumb fire missiles when I waste 3 tons of ammo on lockons that will fail. Whats this? A mech out in the open and my missiles are heading towards him? Suddenly ECM light sweeps by I lose lock, missiles splash behind the mech who proceeds to kill me.

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 05:11 AM

Actually, you know the other thing I hate about ECM? Having to use thermal vision all the time to detect enemies at range. There are already two maps that force me to use Ugly Vision for 90% of the time, and because the colours are so washed out on Forest Colony, I'll usually have to use it there too. And then ECM forces me to ignore the nice graphics even more, and play with a blue screen shooting orange blobs.

#223 Kyone Akashi

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:12 AM

^ Okay, that I think is actually cool. But I am switching it on and off a lot during the match, unless I am playing in River City Night. :lol:

Matter of preferences, I think. But surely Heat Vision has to be good for something! In essence, you really only need it until you have spotted the enemy.
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