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I'm in. Jihadin the name. Running a Founder Catapult.
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No longer defending the US Military or US Gov't. Just going to ""**feed into your fears**"" with Duffel Blog Did not fight my way up on top the food chain to become a Vegan...
Warning: Stupid Allergy
Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
DE 6700
Harlequin 2500
RIP Muhammad Ali.
Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
Spyder68 wrote:Matchmaking needs work.. 5-6x Atlas vs 4 Jenners and heaviest mech is 2x Catas. For example.
They have said, a few times, that the current matchmaking system was basically just thrown together so people could play games. Nowhere close to the final product.
Just had an 8v8 ... all Jenners.
Jihadin wrote:I'm in. Jihadin the name. Running a Founder Catapult.
Ah the Jenners. I cranked up a Centeruin for Jenner killing.....and whatever else get s in my way.
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Always loved Centurions, though if possible I always try to swap out their autocannon for a ppc in games and use the excess left over weight for heatsinks or armour, reckon that will be possible in MW:O?
though if possible I always try to swap out their autocannon for a ppc in games
I've never played the TT game, but does the PPC have a minimum range, because it does now.
Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
Holycrap. I can't believe how little memory loss of the Battletech world. Customization is so easy if one can remember lol
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Yeah, my son just bought a copy of founders and I got to screw around with mech building.........it is very close to what I remember from 20 years ago. It was pretty awesome to fool around with configurations and such. And the gameplay was pretty awesome. I'm going to buy a copy of this when it comes out I really liked that it played like World of Tanks wherein if you die early you can reenter a different game with a different mech....hope they keep that.
MightyGodzilla wrote: Yeah, my son just bought a copy of founders and I got to screw around with mech building.........it is very close to what I remember from 20 years ago. It was pretty awesome to fool around with configurations and such. And the gameplay was pretty awesome. I'm going to buy a copy of this when it comes out I really liked that it played like World of Tanks wherein if you die early you can reenter a different game with a different mech....hope they keep that.
You don't have to buy a copy.... games going to be free to play. Of course, that means you'll need to use trial mechs for a few hours until you can afford a mech of your own, because atlases are expensive.
MightyGodzilla wrote: Yeah, my son just bought a copy of founders and I got to screw around with mech building.........it is very close to what I remember from 20 years ago. It was pretty awesome to fool around with configurations and such. And the gameplay was pretty awesome. I'm going to buy a copy of this when it comes out I really liked that it played like World of Tanks wherein if you die early you can reenter a different game with a different mech....hope they keep that.
You don't have to buy a copy.... games going to be free to play. Of course, that means you'll need to use trial mechs for a few hours until you can afford a mech of your own, because atlases are expensive.
That won't be a problem...I like the ostrich type mechs. I used to roll in a locust back in the 8bit days. A Jenner will work fine for me this time around. Although in 20 years my disposition veered away from manuevering and more towards head straight down the middle and stomp the gak out of something. Of course that probably was a contributing factor as to why my KDR was low last night....just too eager to shoot.
The micro sun build is also fun, for maybe a game or two at most. Obviously something like that should not see play very often at all. Sort of like a death sentence for the pilot.
No controller support makes me sad, also hardpoint restrictions.
No running double AC20 Cauldron-Born like I did during mercs :(
Also, are they ever going to add any more modes? As much as I enjoy dying and being dead for the whole round... it would be nice to switch it up a bit.
No running double AC20 Cauldron-Born like I did during mercs :(
Also, are they ever going to add any more modes? As much as I enjoy dying and being dead for the whole round... it would be nice to switch it up a bit.
Definitely. I want the "dropship mode" or whatever, that I've heard talk of... like if one mech dies, you re-launch in another mech from your stable. Would be cool, and totally balance heavier mechs, if you had a total drop weight of say, 200 tons... you could pack in 10 commandos one after the other, or two atlas.
Imagine the repair bill with the current cash prize system?
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Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
Just got an email saying I got closed beta access, then an APOLOGY email saying I didn't get closed beta access, then saying I do have closed beta access.
Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
I got the same set of emails, which was kind of awesome, although a little odd, considering I signed up just for the sake of signing up. Oh well, got to download it at home then get to figuring out a decent mech to use. Thinking something light
Jihadin wrote:Imagine the repair bill with the current cash prize system?
Well, even a loss still nets you 45.000 c-bills, not counting any bonuses. Armour repair is free, it just gets expensive when your components took damage - especially the engine - which of course happens most often when you are killed.
But I believe this is working as intended. When you lack the funds to keep your "prime" working, hop into a trial mech and earn some cash until you can repair and rearm everything.
MWO wrote:TRIAL MECHS
These 4 Mechs that allow players to earn C-Bills at 25% of normal C-Bill gains
All users will have access to these 4 Mechs
These Mechs are
Never locked
Do not require repairs/rearm
Never earn XP
Not customizable in MechLab
Also, I think I'll not sell off my Jenner's original engine this time. Last time my XL 280 got damaged after I was cored, repairing it has thrown me back by millions. Having a spare engine around should keep me running without having to resort to a trial should this happen again.
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Well, if the mwo forums are any indicator, not many people are happy with the cbill nerf, and for what It's worth I'm with them on that.
It takes basically 111 matches to make 4 million. That kind of grind is insane. I can see going at it for an hour or 2 tops to get a light, maybe 5 hours to get an assault, but the way it is now simply sucks.
I like making less, I like working towards earning something cool, but when it feels like a grind it worries me. Considering a fancy engine can cost just as much as or more than a mech, have fun spending all that time just for something that's fun to pilot, nevermind any weapons you want, those cost extra.
300k for a win, 75k for a loss. That sounds fine to me.
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
Toying with the idea on submitting a suggestion on hiring tech's to help cut down cost. I can see it for the merc's but not the House sponser Mechs.
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RIP Muhammad Ali.
Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
- 3000
- 145 
THE FUN HAS BEEN DOUBLED!!! 
