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Mechwarrior Online: THIS IS THE OLD THREAD. GO AWAY.

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  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    Well guys, clearly this is all my fault. I came back to the game after several months away and was pleasantly surprised by the state of things, so obviously PGI decided they needed to drop a new buggy clusterfuck of a patch to destroy my faith in them once more. I sincerely apologize to you all.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    Give it a few days and see if they don't try to put out a hotfix patch. When things are this bad, they usually do that.

    This has definitely been the worst patch in a long while, though; the recent trend has been either great patches, or good patches with problems that get hotfixed.

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  • KusmerogluKusmeroglu Consumer Glue (aka Petra) Registered User regular
    The Mechlab Endo Steel issue should be fixed. @Grouchy pulled the latest weapon data from the game files, that's in too.

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  • AvalonGuardAvalonGuard Registered User regular
    I was okay with most of the bugs.

    But the one bug that had my battlegrid pop up at random and leave pieces of it stuck to my screen after I brought it back down is the worst fucking thing.

    In much better news, the Jenner-F has some sort of secret mojo that I am slowly absorbing. I'm 22/2 for W/L and 52/3 for K/D. I feel so bad for downtalking the thing for so long.

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  • AvalonGuardAvalonGuard Registered User regular
    This is good news.
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  • CycloneRangerCycloneRanger Registered User regular
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    I set my lasers on "puree".

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  • W00dst0ckW00dst0ck Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    While I'm waiting for my mech to become available again...

    Loved Double XP Weekend. Will get on vent when I finish with leveling up a couple more mechs.

    I bought 9 mechs just to elite a few (Jagermechs, Dragons and Spiders). Completed Basic on all 9. Elited the JM6-DD, DRG-1N and DRG-1C. About 5500 away from eliting the SDR-5D. Getting Basic on the SDR-5V took longer than I thought (only 2 energy weapons in the CT, ugh).

    The SDR-5D (with ECM) is really fun to use. Darn thing always annoys the heck out of me so why not get one.

    One of my favorite games over the weekend however was with the DRG-1N on Tourmaline (Conquest). My team had softened up most of the enemy and I was able to get a few easy kills. Last mech was a Jenner that was nice enough to engage us instead of running around. I was still hot from previously killing another mech and stupidly decided to alpha strike a few too many times and shutdown. However the Jenner also had shutdown as well trying to kill me. I was too slow in hitting the override button and he powered up first and killed me. Shortly after I died though, I saw "Obese Elephant killed Obese Elephant". I forced an overheat death to win the game!

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    Over 3600 XP in one match (really only 1800 but still), gotta love savior kills.

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    W00dst0ck on
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  • OrickOrick Registered User regular
    Getting clipping and teleporting bug.Think I will take a couple days off to.

    Vid capped the space shot Gun and ham match.Will upload later. What do you guys use to edit video and put sound track in?

  • CycloneRangerCycloneRanger Registered User regular
    Posting this for Capsaicin, who is unable to take screenshots. It's the first time he broke 1k damage, which is actually pretty tough to do without missiles.
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  • DiplominatorDiplominator Hardcore Porg Registered User regular
    On a defeat, no less. My condolences, those games are always rough.

    Also, congratulations. I don't think I've even broken a thousand.

  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    So I am firmly of the belief that Conquest is just plain unplayable junk for the time being, thanks to the big maps. Losing an entire match because you have four mechs left against a capping Cicada that nobody can touch is bullshit every time. Really wish I would remember to stick to Assault more often.

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  • NotoriusBENNotoriusBEN Registered User regular
    that entire enemy team was heavies and assaults... they should be ashamed of being fragged like that from your team.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    I actually wish there was a tonnage tally at the bottom of each team list; then people could see how completely, horribly, stupidly lopsided matches are and yell at PGI appropriately.

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  • AvynteAvynte Registered User regular
    I can't complain about the new consumables because if they actually did significant damage then everyone would be bitching about "OMG p2win bullshit gg pgi :rotate: "

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  • SpectrumSpectrum Archer of Inferno Chaldea Rec RoomRegistered User regular
    Down a guy? Np take @BillGates , flank their team, backstab and pretty much instantly kill 3 mechs

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  • TOGSolidTOGSolid Drunk sailor Seattle, WashingtonRegistered User regular
    Avynte wrote: »
    I can't complain about the new consumables because if they actually did significant damage then everyone would be bitching about "OMG p2win bullshit gg pgi :rotate: "

    The sad part is that a few idiots are anyway.

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  • W00dst0ckW00dst0ck Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
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    edited April 2013
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  • BillGatesBillGates Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    I actually wish there was a tonnage tally at the bottom of each team list; then people could see how completely, horribly, stupidly lopsided matches are and yell at PGI appropriately.

    It is not always about tonnage that makes the game unbalanced. Most of the time it's the chassis size thats not balanced. Tonnage could be off significantly and your team will still be superior if you have more for example Heavy CTF's and DRG's and one less Assault while they have one extra Assault but less Heavies because now you can simply kite the Assault or if it's conquest you have faster mechs. Thats why they don't show it, so you can't bitch at them and say "the tonnage isn't equal!", only to have PGI roll there eyes and say "Look at the big picture" because more then half the time, thats not the problem.

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  • HydroSqueegeeHydroSqueegee ULTRACAT!!!™®© Registered User regular
    Selecta wrote: »
    Selecta wrote: »
    @HydroSqueegee Alright I'm sold on the Ultracat. K2 wins the battle for my wallet!

    :D

    the ULTRACAT!!!™®© gods smile on you!

    you wont be dissapointed! now start that grind for a 300XL engine! or just buy another mech that comes with one.


    Heh, about that engine....holy shit that's expensive. Any upgrade order you'd recommend?

    id probably go double heat sinks first, then the engine. honestly, i bought a mech with an XL300 with MC right away when open beta started. made my life a lot easier.

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  • HydroSqueegeeHydroSqueegee ULTRACAT!!!™®© Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    kaliyama wrote: »
    http://mwomercs.com/news/2013/04/637-isn-news-flash :
    Mon. April 1st, 3050: Raving MechWarrior found in downtown Solaris VII hospital claims "Cloned space fascists" destroyed his lance, company. States they rode 'giant forest lupines' into combat.

    Cloned space facists are, of course, clanners and giant forest lupines are Timber Wolves, the Clan name for the Mad Cat. The thing is that canonically the Clan invasion started in March 3050, so I don't know how they're going to try to stick with the timeline for community warfare if they're already off. Maybe they'll set back the clock, but it doesn't seem like it.

    Actually they started hitting planets on the Periphery in late '49. The news blurbs even mentioned communication being lost with a number of Periphery world's late last year roughly on schedule.

    But yeah, they're going to be way behind now unless they turn back the clock.

    im 100% sure the clan invasion will go according to schedule, but players wont get clan mechs until a good swath of IS territory has been conquered. i dare say we may not get to play as clanners until they are stopped when the IlKahn (or whatever) is killed and they stop to chose a new one.
    that would give the clanners territory for community warfare... but it kinda fucks the rashalgue leage (yes, its spelled wrong)

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  • VizziniVizzini Unintelligible at any speed. Maryland, USARegistered User regular
    edited April 2013
    If the new mech doesn't play actual heavy metal, I vote pink helicopters, orange robots, and Joe Penny (for mom).
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMq59GCaIfw

    I guess I don't know how to embed youtube on this forum. Edit: fixed

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  • TOGSolidTOGSolid Drunk sailor Seattle, WashingtonRegistered User regular
    All you have to do is post the youtube link itself. There aren't any special tags required.

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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    So far Heavy Metal plays at least 3 different audio clips when it kills an enemy player, and 1 of them reminds me of Whiskey in the Jar'o.

    Just wish the music would trigger when in the training grounds :(

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    Hah, I totally forgot @BillGates is an Oosik. Had an entertaining conversation with him over all those Heavy Metals...

    "I'm rich, not stupid."

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  • VizziniVizzini Unintelligible at any speed. Maryland, USARegistered User regular
    An assault with a credit bonus though, tempting.

    Buying one would be a new Lowe /wot (in my partial defense, I bought mine before they repriced it)

  • OpposingFarceOpposingFarce Registered User regular
    Oh hey lets take a break from MWO because the patch is beyond terrible.

    Oh haha wait my premium time is being wasted god damnit

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  • CapsaicinCapsaicin I asked my 2 y/o son to draw a pic of my German mom, and thats what we got. Registered User regular
    Thanks for posting that Gorn! It was an insane match. I think I only got the 1k because I everyone kept ignoring me and I was blasting from a decent distance (400-500m).

    The build was quite a silly one too. Not maximized at all. 4x MG, 2x AC/5, 2x LLas. I've since dropped all MGs and put on UAC/5s instead like a good by should. For some reason I still like the AC/5s better. I think it's psychological though. I think the higher ROF of the UACs cause me to rush and panic more which leads to more missed shots. I'm probably way more accurate with the AC/5 because you're forced to play more conservatively.

    I do like how the AC/5 and LLas mesh well. Similar ranges but the AC has about double the ROF as the LLas. I never alpha the two because they have different trajectories but you can alter them quickly due to their ROFs. Also while the LLas is slide-whistling, you can get another AC-only blast off.

    The MGs are basically french ticklers.

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  • grouch993grouch993 Both a man and a numberRegistered User regular
    I dropped twice last night after the patch. Once on Caustic where there were two problems I saw. Peoples mechs not listed in team list and after being killed, stats weren't filled out completely and hud disappeared when I clicked "exit to spectate" with four people left to watch. Second match was Frozen City Day where with the new vision modes I couldn't see anything until they were in punching distance.

    Grabbed the new NVidia drivers and deleted my shader caches. First match I had 4 FPS, trying to move the mouse would result in slide show nastiness. Had to run to work, so will see if it is behaving tonight.

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  • ElbasunuElbasunu Registered User regular
    Oh damn, I wish I'd screencapped my 6,700 xp win over the weekend. Who was that with? I think it was Petra, Altman, and Kashaar, right? What the hell did we do to rack that up?!

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  • CapsaicinCapsaicin I asked my 2 y/o son to draw a pic of my German mom, and thats what we got. Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Elbasunu wrote: »
    Oh damn, I wish I'd screencapped my 6,700 xp win over the weekend. Who was that with? I think it was Petra, Altman, and Kashaar, right? What the hell did we do to rack that up?!

    If Petra was involved, then there is a good chance she filmed it.

    Voyeurism.

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  • HydroSqueegeeHydroSqueegee ULTRACAT!!!™®© Registered User regular
    holy crap! have laser sounds really been changed back to what they were?

    http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/109684-hidden-patch-changes-april-2nd-updated-with-findings/

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  • SyngyneSyngyne Registered User regular
    holy crap! have laser sounds really been changed back to what they were?

    http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/109684-hidden-patch-changes-april-2nd-updated-with-findings/

    Yes. You no longer get Skee Ball audio when they charge, just the nice little blip when the weapon's ready.

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    I've noticed that the Heavy Metal's launcher rack changes texture depending on what is mounted there. A HM with two streaks just has a pair of comically oversized missile tubes.

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  • KusmerogluKusmeroglu Consumer Glue (aka Petra) Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Capsaicin wrote: »
    Elbasunu wrote: »
    Oh damn, I wish I'd screencapped my 6,700 xp win over the weekend. Who was that with? I think it was Petra, Altman, and Kashaar, right? What the hell did we do to rack that up?!

    If Petra was involved, then there is a good chance she filmed it.

    Voyeurism.

    I film ALL THE THINGS. And by that, I mean just the stompy robot things. If you remember whenish it was, you can probably find it here. Times are in a mystery timezone, that's less than useful.

    Edit: @Orick - Streaming to twitch.tv and then exporting from there to you tube is how I've been doing it, one of the fraps guys can maybe help you out? (Also, sorry for all the lies last night, making you loose your faith in humanity, etc. We ruined Orick!)

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  • CapsaicinCapsaicin I asked my 2 y/o son to draw a pic of my German mom, and thats what we got. Registered User regular
    Apogee wrote: »
    I've noticed that the Heavy Metal's launcher rack changes texture depending on what is mounted there. A HM with two streaks just has a pair of comically oversized missile tubes.

    Does a NARC make it look like a torpedo launcher?

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  • XandarXandar Registered User regular
    Kusmeroglu wrote: »
    Capsaicin wrote: »
    Elbasunu wrote: »
    Oh damn, I wish I'd screencapped my 6,700 xp win over the weekend. Who was that with? I think it was Petra, Altman, and Kashaar, right? What the hell did we do to rack that up?!

    If Petra was involved, then there is a good chance she filmed it.

    Voyeurism.

    I film ALL THE THINGS. And by that, I mean just the stompy robot things. If you remember whenish it was, you can probably find it here. Times are in a mystery timezone, that's less than useful.

    Edit: @Orick - Streaming to twitch.tv and then exporting from there to you tube is how I've been doing it, one of the fraps guys can maybe help you out? (Also, sorry for all the lies last night, making you loose your faith in humanity, etc. We ruined Orick!)

    Probably in UTC?

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  • KusmerogluKusmeroglu Consumer Glue (aka Petra) Registered User regular
    Xandar wrote: »
    Kusmeroglu wrote: »
    Capsaicin wrote: »
    Elbasunu wrote: »
    Oh damn, I wish I'd screencapped my 6,700 xp win over the weekend. Who was that with? I think it was Petra, Altman, and Kashaar, right? What the hell did we do to rack that up?!

    If Petra was involved, then there is a good chance she filmed it.

    Voyeurism.

    I film ALL THE THINGS. And by that, I mean just the stompy robot things. If you remember whenish it was, you can probably find it here. Times are in a mystery timezone, that's less than useful.

    Edit: @Orick - Streaming to twitch.tv and then exporting from there to you tube is how I've been doing it, one of the fraps guys can maybe help you out? (Also, sorry for all the lies last night, making you loose your faith in humanity, etc. We ruined Orick!)

    Probably in UTC?

    Seems like a safe assumption, but everything is listed in 'hours ago' until I've forgotten when I started recording. Seriously thinking about putting a time overlay on my stream.

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  • DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    After you die in a Heavy Metal it should play Price is Right loss music

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    Capsaicin wrote: »
    Apogee wrote: »
    I've noticed that the Heavy Metal's launcher rack changes texture depending on what is mounted there. A HM with two streaks just has a pair of comically oversized missile tubes.

    Does a NARC make it look like a torpedo launcher?

    I might just buy one to do that. Especially if the missile size matches the tube hole.

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