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[Titanfall] Dropping titans like lyrical bombs (XB1/PC now, 360 4/8)

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Is it me, or does Titanfall have one of the worst, most poisonous playerbases this side of Xbox CoD? Excluding you guys of course. Over the last two days, I've had someone whine that my CAR is OP, my satchel is OP, my carbine is OP, my kick is OP, my shotgun is OP... This is usually from a SP user, mind you. Oh, and my LMG, seriously.

    Exactly what weapon IS acceptable?

    I mean, not that I care. I'm gonna use whatever weapon seems the most fun. But I actually am looking forward to when all these people migrate to another flavor of the month. Maybe thin the ranks of geese and whatnot.

    Just yesterday I had people complementing each-other across teams (shots, getting the drop on someone) during a game.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Honestly there are few times I die in Titanfall it wasn't my own fault. For being out in the open, or looking down sight or just being out numbered. My amount of "Bullshit" deaths are way less than when I played COD ghosts.

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  • The SpecialistThe Specialist Happy Face Happy PlaceRegistered User regular
    I had a g8 keep killing me at close range at point b with a longbow... Like three or four times in a row. Dude liked to dish out humble pie with his kills. But that's not what I mean. It seems like everyone wants to be as terrible to each other as possible in this game. Full of 13 year olds throwing racial slurs at me and everyone else. That's the main reason why I want to group up with some of you guys. My douchebag tolerance is wearing thin.

    I've been hopping in and out of the PA vent server since yesterday now, and I haven't seen anyone in the Titanfall channels. Is it dead during the weekdays?

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  • sPider817sPider817 Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I had a g8 keep killing me at close range at point b with a longbow... Like three or four times in a row. Dude liked to dish out humble pie with his kills. But that's not what I mean. It seems like everyone wants to be as terrible to each other as possible in this game. Full of 13 year olds throwing racial slurs at me and everyone else. That's the main reason why I want to group up with some of you guys. My douchebag tolerance is wearing thin.

    I've been hopping in and out of the PA vent server since yesterday now, and I haven't seen anyone in the Titanfall channels. Is it dead during the weekdays?

    Guess we've just been missing each other. I'm waiting on an upload to finish and dinner to be ready, I'll be on all night long after that, though.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Haven't ran in to too many moronic racists on the bone, then again I'm usually in party with Nik and Brauts so moronic racism is all my own.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    It's been relatively pleasant playing with pubs on PC as well. I can't remember more than 3 people who were big enough racists/bigots/assholes to actually get me to find a new lobby. A good amount of friendly chatter between teams, most of the time, even. I've actually received compliments from people on the receiving end of rather epic kills.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Honestly, most games I play are silent.

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  • The SpecialistThe Specialist Happy Face Happy PlaceRegistered User regular
    Maybe I've just been really unlucky lately.
    sPider817 wrote: »
    I had a g8 keep killing me at close range at point b with a longbow... Like three or four times in a row. Dude liked to dish out humble pie with his kills. But that's not what I mean. It seems like everyone wants to be as terrible to each other as possible in this game. Full of 13 year olds throwing racial slurs at me and everyone else. That's the main reason why I want to group up with some of you guys. My douchebag tolerance is wearing thin.

    I've been hopping in and out of the PA vent server since yesterday now, and I haven't seen anyone in the Titanfall channels. Is it dead during the weekdays?

    Guess we've just been missing each other. I'm waiting on an upload to finish and dinner to be ready, I'll be on all night long after that, though.

    I'll definitely keep an eye out then. I'm gonna play for a couple of hours then I got some stuff to do, then I'll be back on and playing until an unhealthy hour.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Honestly, most games I play are silent.

    Yeah when I'm not in a group I don't have my mike in, but I can hear talk, well I could if anyone is talking. Most of the worst is someone will ask if anyone has a mike, no one responds and that person just turns their mike off.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    Regarding the Gooser change: I'm not anywhere near Gen 5 (just went up to 2 last night) but I don't think i've even seen 50 pilots eject yet.

  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    edited March 2014
    mrflippy wrote: »
    Regarding the Gooser change: I'm not anywhere near Gen 5 (just went up to 2 last night) but I don't think i've even seen 50 pilots eject yet.

    That's because most of them are cloaked :smirk:

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Well that and I listed the things that have to happen to be able to pull it off. Its not an easy challenge to complete even if you play only lts.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Preacher wrote: »
    Well that and I listed the things that have to happen to be able to pull it off. Its not an easy challenge to complete even if you play only lts.

    Yeah, I just read that. Also: usually when a titan is doomed, I'm running the hell away so I don't get nuked.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Which factors in as well, because since I've been on gooser I've gotten killed by that nuke occasionally. Also maddeningly some pilots just don't eject. I don't understand it at all.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Preacher wrote: »
    Which factors in as well, because since I've been on gooser I've gotten killed by that nuke occasionally. Also maddeningly some pilots just don't eject. I don't understand it at all.

    If you're not instantly pulled out of the cockpit, it's pretty easy to misread how much damage your titan can take and stay in too long.

    Edit: I've often though, "50% on the striped bar, that's plenty of time to get ano... oh, I'm dead"

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    mrflippy wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Which factors in as well, because since I've been on gooser I've gotten killed by that nuke occasionally. Also maddeningly some pilots just don't eject. I don't understand it at all.

    If you're not instantly pulled out of the cockpit, it's pretty easy to misread how much damage your titan can take and stay in too long.

    Yeah I can see that, but still EJECT GOD DAMN IT!

    This is really bad when I'm rodeoing because I desperately want that flying skeet to be put right into shotgun range.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    http://youtu.be/7gmU_quZp70
    Lookit that, more Charge Rifle killz

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Those kills are shameful, especially that one where you missed like three jump kicks.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    That rascal wouldn't stay still! You can see the moment I go "oh fuck this" and just shoot him.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    It just tells me that guy was bad, really really bad.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    I tried killing pilots with the charge rifle, and it did nothing when I hit them with it.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Clearly you're terrible flippy.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    I try to aim for center of mass. I have gotten kills by tagging their legs but usually I try for the torso. A direct hit should always be an insta-kill, even without the amped version.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Amped version according to the card is just a faster cycle time. Just like the shredders amped version is a larger clip.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Some amped weapons leave much to be desired.

    Some amped weapons lead to getting 15+ kills on one life without trying. Hello smart pistol.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I still can't get the spitfire to work for me as a gun, its those horrible iron sights.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    I try to aim for center of mass. I have gotten kills by tagging their legs but usually I try for the torso. A direct hit should always be an insta-kill, even without the amped version.

    Yeah, center mass is where it's at.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    There's an "improved matchmaking" playlist on the One now.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    LMG is fantastic upclose or midrange if you get used to the initial kick. Hipfiring is basically pointless past 10 feet, since your spread is all over.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Yeah Jay mentioned it means its a lobby that will swap out players from the lobby after a couple games.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • OpposingFarceOpposingFarce Registered User regular
    Although I've had my fair of expletive litanies while playing due to bs it's a lot less often than CoD.

    Usually it's when I notice there was a latency issue, something was lost in translation. Like when someone two shots me with a c.a.r from the hip while mine takes many more shots. That's just a server issue. This also happens in melee a lot. I've been on the winning AND receiving side of Intercontinental Ballistic Homing Feet.

    Although one time I got out hip-shot using my car against a dude with a longbow. I was steaming.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    That would makes sense though with regards to the car losing out to a long bow, because the long bow has more powerful shots, so if he randomly landed more of those than your car did he'd win.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    So, this has been bugging me for a bit RE: Demeter.
    Graves joins the Militia because Spyglass betrays him by leaving all the IMC pilot, etc behind.

    Macallan tells the militia to leave all the militia pilots behind.

    How is the one choice "evil" and the other "noble?"

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    When a robot does it its really bad.

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  • Snake GandhiSnake Gandhi Des Moines, IARegistered User regular
    Sorry Nik and Chippaz, but it seems my internet connection doesn't want me playing TF today. :(

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    So, this has been bugging me for a bit RE: Demeter.
    Graves joins the Militia because Spyglass betrays him by leaving all the IMC pilot, etc behind.

    Macallan tells the militia to leave all the militia pilots behind.

    How is the one choice "evil" and the other "noble?"
    Well, you see, it's very simple. The IMC are evil so when they do a thing it's bad. The Militia are the good guys so when they do a thing it's good. You can tell because the Militia are Americans and Americans are the best.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    I try to aim for center of mass. I have gotten kills by tagging their legs but usually I try for the torso. A direct hit should always be an insta-kill, even without the amped version.

    I guess I'll try it again. It appeared that I hit them -- I watched the beam directly impact the pilot, and then nothing. Could have been lag I suppose.

  • AvalonGuardAvalonGuard Registered User regular
    Demeter spoilers
    Macallan is a legend. Practically mythical.

    You remember the crash on the beach? "Holy shit, is that Macallan?"

    "COME WITH ME

    And you fucking follow him into battle as he helps save all your asses by smashing through the perimeter gates.

    Then you watch him sacrifice himself, for the greater good.

    No, I don't feel left behind, I felt like a goddamned hero, dying while serving a cause I believed in.

    Spyglass is a no-heart calculator who determined that you were not worth the risk to help.

    Macallan is a martyr.

    It's... still portrayed rather poorly.

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  • AvalonGuardAvalonGuard Registered User regular
    Oh, and regarding Titanfall vent channels being somewhat emptier; I know many Titanfallers who are currently distracted with the Diablo 3 expansion. We didn't leave forever. We're just. you know, distracted.

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  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    So, this has been bugging me for a bit RE: Demeter.
    Graves joins the Militia because Spyglass betrays him by leaving all the IMC pilot, etc behind.

    Macallan tells the militia to leave all the militia pilots behind.

    How is the one choice "evil" and the other "noble?"
    Well, you see, it's very simple. The IMC are evil so when they do a thing it's bad. The Militia are the good guys so when they do a thing it's good. You can tell because the Militia are Americans and Americans are the best.

    They all sound like they're doing indris Elba impersonations

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