[Super Monday Night Combat] Blitz mode is out.

Eraserbrain · May 2012

Elbasunu wrote: »

Eraserbrain wrote: »

I love this game and I love Karl, but I really wish the matchmaking system worked properly, to prevent bullshit like this: http://steamcommunity.com/id/eraserbrain/screenshot/558688305284686989

It's not fun to stomp people in their first game, Uber.

Well, maybe that guy just got locked into Wascot? I've been playing for a while, but there are a few characters I've never actually taken for a spin.

It wasn't just him, our team's total dosh was almost $10k ahead of the other team's.

Rorus Raz · May 2012

Hey, not bad.
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ThatDudeOverThere · May 2012

http://www.twitch.tv/destructoid/b/316732566

cross-posting

Elbasunu · May 2012

No bad luck here!

super_inuit · May 2012

In the vent lobby, if anyone wants to play.

Kor · May 2012

Man, so infuriating. We got the first anni, and didn't really push, enemy team gets 2nd anni. Beth on team says GG and leaves.

We hold off the enemy team for the next 18 minutes as a 4v5, even pushing hard enough to hit their rocket turrets, but it just wasn't enough.

That's the most disheartened I've ever gotten over a leaver.

ChuckNorrisTypeR · May 2012

Keep getting in games where we loose but I do decent haha, last game was 2/2/12 as Karl.

spookymuffin · May 2012

Playing Combat Girl and upgrading the 2 base skills and the cats is waaaaaay more fun than I thought it would be. Before, I was putting all my points into HADOKEN!, but throwing down 4 kittybots and healing while moving them around is more fun, and more beneficial to my team.

Elbasunu · May 2012

A lot of folks (including me) stand by the "glass cannon" skill system, which is for instance on assault, levelling up TNT>Offense>NOTHING(to save the point for level 4)>TNT and Offense> Fly > Fly > NOTHING > Tnt and Offense> Defense > whatever

I always skip 3 and 7 unless I'm losing badly and need defense...

I'm not sure what a good skill buying guide is for CG, maybe maybe just crank up Beam and Kitties?

Lepwave · May 2012

I go O > bomb > fly > O > bomb > health > skip > Bomb + O.

pablo_price · May 2012

if you learn good placement, I've seen some devastating kitty/fortify focused CGs.

I prefer offense/laser for full team carrying/lane pushing power.
I used to take the 2nd kitty at level one, but now I wait until 4/5 so I have it just in time for the first anni.

speaking of carrying teams, the matchmaking has apparently decided once again that I am skilled enough to carry a team of 0 and 15+ feeders against a full team of good players. fucking 4 games in a row of this shit. in 25 years of gaming, never have I been so close to standing up and smashing my keyboard into a billion fucking pieces on the wall.

Rorus Raz · May 2012

I wonder if they're going to be just releasing patches on Wednesdays from now on.

When I think about it, the patches seem to get up on Steam faster on Wednesday. It makes sense when you consider that TF2 and Dota 2 are updating on Thursdays along with some other games.

pablo_price · May 2012

I'm pretty sure on release week that Eka was saying that wednesday was "better" for steam for whatever unspecified reason.

coreyh2 · May 2012

Teaming up with people you know seems like it would be much less frustrating. There was a team of a assassin and a megabeth that destroyed me three games in a row. I think I'd like to do that. Not good enough yet though.

I bet two full teams of people you know who are good would be the best.

spookymuffin · May 2012

Any word of them fixing the matchmaking process?

Kor · May 2012

spookymuffin wrote: »

Any word of them fixing the matchmaking process?

They are constantly tuning it ever since it was released. What do you think is wrong with it?

Maddoc · May 2012

So was there anything to that Destructoid stream aside from watching a terrible Gunner get totally ruined to the point that he was like five levels behind at one point?

I mean, it said there was going to be some manner of "surprise", but I got bored watching it really fucking quick.

Kor · May 2012

I think it was announced the next Pro (sharpshooter) was coming out in June.

Knight_ · May 2012

Kor wrote: »

I think it was announced the next Pro (sharpshooter) was coming out in June.

Oh good, more Sharpshooters. Just what I always wanted

Kor · May 2012

Knight_ wrote: »

Kor wrote: »

I think it was announced the next Pro (sharpshooter) was coming out in June.

Oh good, more Sharpshooters. Just what I always wanted

Well Leo was certainly not a regular defender, so I'll wait and see.

Technically, the only defining characteristic of a sharpshooter is that it can register head shots. That leaves quite a bit of breathing room.

Elbasunu · May 2012

New sharpshooter idea:

Frail Otaku in a half-mech, like Tron Bonne, who fires a charge up rail gun.

Shot-o-Con

Kor · May 2012

I wouldn't mind seeing an archer of some type. Otherwise I feel like it's going to be kind of hard to make this head shot capable pro feel different from the existing two.

Rorus Raz · May 2012

I'm hoping it's the Balloon Master.

ebotastic · May 2012

A telekinetic psychic who simply holds up his fingers in the shape of a gun and goes "Bang!"

Elbasunu · May 2012

Oh yeah, an archer would be sweet.

What's this rumored Balloon master?

Rorus Raz · May 2012

If you play as Captain Spark, he'll mention a nemesis called the Balloon Master.

"Guy had a goddamn balloon for everything I did."

Elbasunu · May 2012

Rorus Raz wrote: »

If you play as Captain Spark, he'll mention a nemesis called the Balloon Master.

"Guy had a goddamn balloon for everything I did."

Hahahaha

Casually Hardcore · May 2012

I want the orangutan Captain Jinx

taliosfalcon · May 2012

Kor wrote: »

spookymuffin wrote: »

Any word of them fixing the matchmaking process?

They are constantly tuning it ever since it was released. What do you think is wrong with it?

I've had far more one sided roll games since they introduced matchmaking since when it was completely random =0

That aside my main beef now is that west coasters are too stupid to play on the west coast server. I go to play, east coast server? 2500 people, west? 3. And i ping 60 to west and 160 to east so ..yeah. at that point i say fuck it and go back to LoL

Iblis · May 2012

Rorus Raz wrote: »

If you play as Captain Spark, he'll mention a nemesis called the Balloon Master.

"Guy had a goddamn balloon for everything I did."

Yes! Love that quote!

Captain Spark is so awesome. If only I wasn't so mediocre with him.

ThatDudeOverThere · May 2012

taliosfalcon wrote: »

I've had far more one sided roll games since they introduced matchmaking since when it was completely random =0

that has a lot more to do with the game going open for everybody, which happened at roughly the same time

so many noobs, so little help for said noobs

as for nobody queueing in west, I agree that it's a shame

supposedly multiple region queueing is going to be reimplemented soon, but we'll see

beta_angel · May 2012

I'm not sure if anybody mentioned this, but the Gunslinger gives me a boner and here's why:

Juice + Trigger Happy = Massive Damage.

Also, I love Gunslinging. For life.

FlipprDolphin · May 2012

Ive had a lot more even fights in the last 2-3 weeks.

Even when I was on the losing side most of the team, we fought our way to victory. It was a tough road, but in the end when we won, i enjoyed making fun of the enemy team and sending them to loser town.

Rorus Raz · May 2012

Uber has created a Trading section on their forums...

Kor · May 2012

Rorus Raz wrote: »

Uber has created a Trading section on their forums...

I think they did that because people kept creating threads for trades preemptively, and rather than delete them they made a place to move them to.

Rorus Raz · May 2012

Guess they're sticking with Thursday updates.

Ginger Mijango · May 2012

Just played a game where at one point it was 5v1, 1 person crashed and the other 3 just left. The dude that crashed came back, but it was pretty much over. To their credit they still tried.

ThatDudeOverThere · May 2012

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/super-monday-night-combat-as-interviewed-by-blacklight-retribution

sandripper · May 2012

Wich endorsment is the best for a healer?

Kor · May 2012

Thats not really how it works.

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