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>>2028559i'm very happy that PGI has milked the canadian govt for 10+ of subsidy money
>>2028559Please stop making these threads. Thanks in advance.
FREE shit???? starting November 6th???? count me IN
>>2028810It's free, yes... but it's still shit.
we had it so fucking good, bros... we had it, and we lost it.
>>2028834but it's FREEEEEEE!!!!!
Is it true MWO has the Partial Wing System in it? May redownload it if so.
>>2029673iirc it's limited to a very small selection of hero mechs, but here's the post that announced/introduced ithttps://mwomercs.com/news/2024/08/2891-mwo-august-legends-preview
>>2030892>small selection of hero mechsawww well even still it's cool to see them exploring the later era tech. Maybe my beloved quads will be in one day. I'll still reinstall and see what's new.
>>2031203have fun, there's a loot bag event going so redeem them every ~five matches for a very high chance to get free premium time. i got 45 days of time from the summer loot bag event (out of 400 total bags). check the op for the link to the redeem site.
Milkers
>>2032041Wow, what a whore!!
Glory to GONK!Blessed be Nozomi's finest!Even now, the L O N G H O U S E survives!Nozomi! Nozomi!! Nozomi!!!
Fuck whoever keeps adding urbies to this fucking game
>>2033516I'm mad that the Urbanmech is the only robot with 360 torso twist. I hope they add a Hero Thor/Loki/whatever with 360 twist so I can go back to being a shitter like I was in MechWarrior 4. Add a shield on top for maximum memes.
>>2033535Technically they gave the Vapor Eagle legend (Gorewing) that quirk. But it's kinda shit.Gets no falla damage as well so you can at least try to cod trick shot people
>2x Beam Laser on Shadowcat-C>-Heat, +Range>690m range, further with damage drop>11 sustained DPS>good arm mounts - only bad part is they're wide apart>ECM>JJs>MASCthis is the most annoying build in the gametake up any position, and melt/poke people away/outsustained DPS drops to 4.8 but with quirks and skill tree and it's great speed it can position to abuse it and with optimal rangetruly a demon
>>203447911 DPS yes, but what if you had 22 DPS on a Bushwacker at 570m? or 33 DPS on an Annihilator at 520m? ...or 48 DPS on an Annihilator at 300m?
>>2035081most annoying buildnot saying those aren't good, but they can't chip away at people from any range or flank or backlineand the 11 DPS is pure hitscan point and dragit's just melting people while chilling
>>2035813I will take your advice into consideration
Bros, I just wanna get to tier 1 so I can quit playing, but I'm hard stuck in the bottom of tier 2. How do you do it?
>>2041016Tier doesn't matter and the game arguably becomes worse once you reach tier 1 since queue times double; don't play for rank. Play for fun, play for completion if that's your thing, but don't play to be #1 in a fourteen year old game with less than 800 active players. All your unlocks will be lost to time somewhere between tomorrow and 2030. There's no records to obtain, no prizes or trophies, no achievement to be remembered for. It's for simple entertainment and nothing more.t. former Hawkenbro who had it all and lost it all the same
>>2041016tiers don't matterall i care about is grinding out event lootbags
>>2041216>all i care about is free loot bagsDamn right
Didn't know what to do with my Crael, but I think after sifting through GrimMechs and the new Cauldron weapons, I'll try 5x Light AC2s + a PPC. Wish there was an IS Mech I could cram 10 Light AC5s on, but it doesn't seem like they'll ever get something like that.
I like the trial incubus, this thing is sex.
>>2042517trial mechs usually have gigakwerks to compensate for not having a skill tree, they're much more usable than they used to be
>>2042559It's comfy either way. Seems like a good loadout to model my first personal mech on.
>>2042573glad you found your first robutt. mine was the stormcrow back in the day, then the shadow cat, then the bushwacker. used plenty of others before and after, but those ones left the biggest impression on me.
For me it was the beta xl engine awesome with knockdown
>>2028559By the way the old mumble server is still up.
>>2044259They've been paying for it this entire time? Even after Discord cornered the voice comms market? Impressive
>>2044479>payingShaix privately hosted it on his own hardware.
>>2044562ah, that makes sense
>>2044565I was surprised to find it still up but my friends and I needed a place to talk while his own server was down so I signed in on a hail Mary and I'll be damned if it wasn't still there. It's a time capsule of like 2018 Kong.
Please recommend what pick-a-mech I should pick for the Halloween prizes. I have no idea what to get. I mostly just brawl in my Snub Urbanmech, and sometimes do a bit of sniping with my PPC Cougar. I kind of want to try making a LRM or missile boat. I also want to try playing an assault mech but I have no idea how.
>>2045026i'm planning to pick the mauler mx90 and the aksum. however, this is mostly because i already have the ones i think are better.for champs, most of the omnipod champs are good to great since you're only "buying" the ct for them. ie, pick up the shadow cat, hellbringer, timber wolf, stormcrow, etc. if you don't have them already.for heroes, can't go wrong with the juggernaut, gausszilla, war emu, aksum, or sovereign. probably more, but these are the ones that jump out at a glance.
Lads, what do we think?
>>2046162>playing as the bad guys
>>2046162>w*lvesShould've been Jade Falcon. The wrong side became IlClan.
According to PGI man, we are getting ArrowIV in MWO now (locked to Naga and most likely a Arrow Urbie later)
>>2046749Any DLC that Clans or Mercenaries gets will be retrofitted to MWO.
>>2046749Can't wait to get another OP bullshit weapon system locked to a p2w mech.
>>20410161. learn how to build a mech that doesn't suck ass2. play game3. go straight to tier 1
>>2047424It's crazy how this is what's filtering 82% of the player base. Only 11% are tier 1, and 7% are tier 2. The VAST majority are in 4 and 5. Truly wild.
>>2048390I think I was a tier 2 player for the most part when I playedI could've probably went up to tier 1 but if I remember it meant playing a LOT of matches in addition to not being garbage so I just sorta sat at T2/T3 content to not be in the underhive
>>2048390I'm not surprised. The playerbase of MWO has the highest average age I've ever seen in a competitive online game. Tier 5 is full of >50yo mechgramps.
FREE SHIT ALERT>FREE SHIT ALERTFREE SHIT ALERT>FREE SHIT ALERTEnter code CS25GF for a FREE shitmech>what mech is it?It's FREE!!!!!
>>2049550Summoner G is a good mech
>>2045026Argent
>>2050421Oh, it's a Summoner? Sick. I hear it's good with 2x Beam Lasers + AP Gauss, LMG, PAC2s, whatever. Something like that.
>>2050485G is quirked heavily for pulse laser range. 7 MPL works quite well even though it sounds undergunned. The range is just disgusting.
>>2050704OH, ok. I think I confused it with another variant/the Grand Summoner. I'll try the 3 LPL giga quirked setup.
>>2049012It's sad but we're becoming the old men, too. I'm turning 35 next week.
Did not enjoy the free Summoner despite the very good quirks, went back to my PAC2 Nova Cat.>>2049012>>2051539Damn... I wonder how many KONG Lords are bald now.
Don't forgetHis final messagehttps://youtu.be/4FrLDsLd7pU?t=4518Goodbye
>>2055841Not me, I turned 35 today and it's as long and as thick as it's ever been.
>>2055900Vass is still kicking around. I think he finally got some help.
>>2056258
>>2056263He's still alive? That's a relief. Guess that's the power of Swedish ingenuity. Wonder if he's still doing his weekly Crysis / Deus Ex runs.
>>2057819His new thing is Black Mesa. He's got like 4000 hours in it and works with a few modders to make it just like HL1.
>>2055900>vass simulatorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAYhNrff5mMSweet nostalgia.
>>2055900>>2058834Ironically, Heffay quit in 2022 along with many other kilogolds. The people left are... strange. Mix of compfags and mechdads.
>>2056993
>>2059769GONK... never recovered, from the 3058 exodus of Rutherford....
>>2059972
>>2055900I was gonna say "based" until he praised Star Citizen. He has no right to complain lmao.
I forgive everyone who may have wronged me or just been annoying, and I miss my friendsI miss Kong so much.
>>2060844Yeah it was a fun time. Probably the best group of dudes I ever played vidya with.
>>2060735It was a different time.
>>2060735We didn't know. It still hadn't been delayed at all yet.
>>2056993>>2059769>>2060107My hair is fully grey now. It's more white than brown. That pic makes me feel old as fuck guys.
>>2061694owned
>>2061791It's still a full head of hair, though, and I've let it grow back down to my shoulders again.
>>2062279>Greg enablerI will never forget how you let Greg play absolute shitmechs or how he would troll me on purpose
Greg can have a little fun as a treat
>>2060844Except pardoFuck off pardo
>>2064647I saw Pardo (or, a Pardo? "Leo Pardo") in game today. Was fun to see.
>>2064657That seems unlikely
>>2064669HAHAHAHAHA ahhh I completely forgotGuess there's another Pardo out there unaware of our Konger's legacy
>>2064647>>2064657The funniest thing was finding him by pure chance on moddb being an ass hat.
Finishing up my loot bags currently, sharing my experience with the robots I got for freeGausszilla, 4x LB20+P.PPC: Just as good as I thought it would be. Slung arms are a little annoying, but nothing crazy. Chunks idiots like nothing I've ever played before. The 360m is a breath of fresh air compared to the typical 270m LBsplat usually needs. Sovereign: yeah, not surprised that this is meta. Used 5AC5 PAC2 and 6x LB2 PPC so far. Brainless, can go anywhere, good enough hitboxes. The slung arms are again annoying, but tolerable. Not sure what the best loadout is. Can't decide Crael: don't like it, should have redeemed something else. 5 AC2 dead side is kind of a waste. The brawling setup is fine.Mishipeshu 2 Beam + LMGs: fun and fairly brainless. Having a lot of fun with it. 11 DPS is nothing to write home about, but you have the speed to make it work against people that can't touch you while avoiding those that canMX90 6LAC5+HPPC: haruko would appreciate knowing her favorite shitmech is still fairly good these days. Great loadout, with mounts all being hight enough.
>>2064701do you think he's still out there in the wild, six years later, wishing brain cancer upon hapless fools?
>>2064768not a single doubt in my mind
Got all my robot unlocks, but I have 65 days of premium time rolling. This is ass. What a fucking waste.
>>2066154I still have my unused founders premium time.
If you haven't seen it, every single mech in MWO is on sale 50% for the patch right now.
>>2068267Sick, I had no ideaTime to buy a bunch of dank irrelevant shitmechs
please grab
Virtually every mech with this shape is complete dogshit and yet there's dozens and dozens of them to choose from, it's mind boggling Anyway,
>>2068267bought a dakka nova cat, splat thor and the 6erll stalker, they're fun. it feels like i already have all the best mechs in the game though, so running out of things to blow my c-bills on.
>>2068311>say mech name>money stolen
>>2068311>>2070216THAT NGA STOLE MY MECH
>>2028559HELLO?>>2062279Based and long hair pilled.One day Dashing's Daredevils will come together once again and reunite the rest of the kongers.RIP Clay's Normies.
>>2072436I just don't like discord. It's weird how most of Kong is still in the steam group but since I never loved to discord they act like I died or something. It's nuts how it's completely monopolized people's interactions with one another.
>>2073025Funny how it stole so many peoples' attention the same way Facebook and Twitter did for boomers. RIP IRC.
Does anyone else experience unfathomable rage when a new MW5 Clans dlc is announced, knowing that all those new mechs could go to MW5 Mercenaries instead?
>with all its jank and Piggy's retardation MWO still managed to mog and outlast every other mecha gameDemented old men, I kneel.
>>2073220it turns out maintaining zombies is free. funny how that works>>2073179i genuinely do not care about any of PGI's games, i just boot up the free one and kill mechdads once every five to twelve months just to make sure my love for stompy robutts stays true
R A R E
>>2075533Nobody cares
>>2073220It was a different time when they started, current battletech and current game industry couldn't carry them, but it's just fine for keeping it on life support and milking retards
>>2075535i cared briefly
>AI mod still hasn't updatedI'm glad he's making public posts on progress, but at the same time I really just want to be able to play the game.
Happy Thanksgiving, Kong.
Glory to GONK.Blessed be Nozomi's finest.Nozomi watches over us, even now . . . .
>complete event>73 days of free premium time>no longer want to play>all of those rewards going down the drain>but forcing myself to "not waste it" would feel even worsewhack.
>https://www.reddit.com/r/mwo/comments/1piwn1k/clientside_exploits_in_mechwarrior_online/Just when you thought this game couldn't sink any lower, it does it again.I just got raped by a rac bushie in the matter of microseconds from fresh to zero and that post is just a couple hours old, like lmao. Another excuse to not touch this game for a while.
>>2114616IncredibleTruly incredibleGood thing they're not running any more free handout events for a while
>>2114616Seems like they nuked the OPhttps://files.catbox.moe/dlrm88.7zThere's the download link if anyone cares
Besides MW and AC, can I get some good recommendations for nice mech games? Listening to the AC's OST got me in the mood again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8CiIQbXf8&list=RDEZ8CiIQbXf8&start_radio=1What was your favorite Ending in Fires of Rubicon? For me it was the Fires of Raven. It felt the most complete, And I could never betray Walter or Carla
>>2116617Singleplayer: Brigador, Into The Breach, Dolls NestMultiplayer*: Mecha Break*once you're done with state-mandated 20 hours of bots grind
>>2116617>>2116889Brigador and Into the Breach are both 10/10.
Buckle up buckaroos, it's time for some more FREEEEE SHIThttps://mwomercs.com/tournaments?t=202512stocking>but we just got free shitDOESN'T MATTER, HERE'S SOME MORE!!!!!>but there aren't any free mechs with this onebut there's FREE CAMOS !!!>it's shitbut it's FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!Ends: Jan 13th, 2026 4:00:00 PM (PST) / Jan 14th, 2026 12:00:00 AM (UTC)
>>2121990>play for a week to get three weeks of premium time that will expire before the next event startsi sleep
>>2116617front missionmech commander is also but not a sim
More free shit anons
>>2125313Wowie, SIX terrible Inner Sphere mechs! Thank you PGI, you're so very generous.
Hey guys check this shit out:https://www.myabandonware.com/game/multiplayer-battletech-3025-zi1
Roberts...
Dudeshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1574290/Steel_Bounty
>>2141978>it's shit >single player only>look closer>MicroProseHUHHHH????????????????
>>2141978Oh look another bunch of retard who don't understand the difference between retro and ugly on purpose.
>>2143402mechwarrior 2 boomers will eat it up anyway, as is often the case
Come home, Kong man.
> This is an OP> Welcome to hell> You are all jerks> Die piggy die> Heed well our song> Black Knight's are cool> Not leo-pards> Hate Aerodyne> Parodying this song> Not just a song> More like a way> To kick your ass> We are all armed> No not a threat> But you should know> Kong is in march> This Christmas march> Will haunt your dreams> War Boss's way> Brawling's the best> Paul tried to stop us> We were triumphant> We built the Bapcat> To kick your ass> MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS> MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS> PGI are fools> NGNG are tools> Sync drop a crude> Bad attitude > Maybe just now> It's not too cold > to drop a load> Into your pool> > " When we would drop, " > " Things were still bad, "> " But we were cool. " > Die Pee Gee Eye> Die Pee Gee Eye> Die Pee Gee Eye > > This is an OP> Welcome to hell> You are all jerks> Die PGI
>>2150199The zombie marches on, even now.Merry Christmas, boss.
>>2150199https://youtu.be/_ENCI2wp0GM?si=G_JRN0u-683XjXeA
Murray Chrimbus, Kong.
somehow im dreading logging in to complete six measly gamesi think im finally free... for now....
>>2155624I've been free for years and sometimes I consider reinstalling stompy robot game but it wouldn't be the same without KONG.
Getting my ass beat on courchevel in MW5C as the Sphereoids have clan mechs now.But KONG was mentioned in Tex's Black Knight video so it's awrite
How shit and fucked in the head you have to be to have problems in a pig mech game? Just put lasers on everything
>>2166516but what if i don't want to use lasers or dakka or gauss vomit or ppfld or srm/mguns :( :( :(
>>2166516If only lasers made the teammate A.I. smarter
>>2028559all they have to do to make mwo game of the year is to put in the ability to fucking melee or punch/kick other mechs. So that people can have fun making PURE robot boxing builds
>>2168833mwo is far too decrepit to save. at best they transfer people's inventories to some kind of mwo2, but that's not happening without outside funding
>>2165242In the lore Kong Interstellar actually makes mechs. We were a fanfic security wing of that corporation.
>>2166550Then your only weapons left are lrms? Fuck you niggger
Haven't played in a long time. Is the cancer-geo "better" or is it still offensive to look at?I'm not reinstalling that piece of shit
>>2181428Everything that was shipped before still looks exactly the way it did at the time, newer Mechs are a little better but expect lots of orange herpes on every missile boat you play.
Any good Snowball builds?
>>2182768I run a Rac5+Rac2 on mine. I wouldn't recommend it but it consistently pulls 600+ damage in T1
>>2045026this image is fucking killing me
>>2183697There have been lots of good decals over the years.
>>2184303One thing that annoys me greatly is there isn't any way to save a decal setup. If I want to make my mech look like Sanic, I have to painstakingly set it up each time.
>Street Sweeper with 2 snubs>Put the biggest XL engine in it, 3 jump jets, and take all the speed nodes>It moves like a fly on crackThis thing is ridiculously fun. I love my ECM 2 snub urbie for more team oriented play, but the speed on this one feels amazing. It's like playing without training weights.
>>2194681Street nigger is the best urbie and arguably one of the best light mechs that don't run 150kph+
What do we think of the new Arrow rockets?
newfag herebeen playing mechwarrior 5 like the bitch i amalso used to play the older mechwarriorsi demand a spoonfeeding on the state of mechwarrior online as of now and if its worth playing
>>2220689I haven't played MWO in almost a decade man, I can't tell you anything.
>>2220689Same, last I remember it was easier to grind, but it's basically on life support, with issues never fixed, one of the main reason I dropped even though I love mech games and I'm unfortunately playing WT
>>2220689You'll still find games reasonably quickly during primetime hours. They push updates every 3rd Tuesday of the month, still adding new mechs or variants of mechs through mech packs. Naga dropped last month (kinda mid but probably getting buffed)This month is Icons pack, current leaks say (Clan Atlas, Clan Battlemaster, Clan Awesome, 4th mech in pack currently unknown).If you know how to use your hands and click on things you'll probably climb tiers quick. They're still running comp surprisingly.
>>2220689Define "worth playing." I think the game is generally pretty enjoyable. It has a small but dedicated playerbase. As the other Anon said, you'll never have to wait more than a few couple minutes to get into a match during prime time, which is comparable to the wait time trying to get into a ranked game of League of Legends, as an example. Prime time being like 12PM EST to 2AM EST. Also unlike Quake, which also has a (very) small but dedicated playerbase, you won't get instantly obliterated as you learn the ropes of this game. The time to kill in this game is fairly high, assuming you don't literally run into the enemy team. Generally people are very friendly and enjoyable to play with. Assuming you're at least even a little competent, you'll get invited to play with groups, which is a lot of fun. I mostly play solo, but occasionally I'll join a group and try to run support for people.The hardest part of this game is just finding a mech/playstyle you enjoy in the beginning. You're not given that many C-bills to start with. Enough to buy most medium or light mechs, and outfit them. So do a bit or research before buying your first mech. For a new player, I'd recommend something with medium to long range (400-800 meters). There's rotating trial mechs you can use for free, but you can't change the equipment on them. But once you find mechs you enjoy and do well in, you'll rack up C-bills crazy fast. Also the better you do in matches (mostly determined by how much damage you do), the more C-bills you'll earn for each match. You never have to pay to repair mechs between matches or anything like that. It's a fun game with a nice community. I wish it had more maps or more game modes, but what exists now is pretty good. And it's completely free. You don't have spend a damn cent. I eventually spent a bit of money on it after playing for 400 hours, but with the events they run every month or so, you never have to.
>>222068910/10 mechlab.Great mech feel.Still nothing has surpassed it in these regards.Definitely worth playing.It has undergone enshitterning in some areas over the years like brutal nerfs to jumpjets, minimap rework and decoupling of mobility stats from engine rating but it's been overall a positive trajectory.
I uninstalled this game a month ago and I've had the game installed since 2012. I probably logged in at least once a year and sometimes I had fairly active years. All the new "content" this game gets now is terrible (honestly it's always been but not this bad), and most of the time you can't even call it content. The file edit exploit that was dropped last december makes me want to play even less.
https://may.ftbucket.info/may/cont/may.2chan.net_b_res_1386406734/index.htmlR A R EARE
>>2236775Link doesn't work, mang.
>>2044259I might drop by again, but only to ask if you're dutch.
>>2214289It looks like a nigger
fuck all this pay2win bullshitplease stop making these threads. thank you in advance
>>2248613>fuck all this pay2win bullshithttp://www.mechlivinglegends.net/https://old.reddit.com/r/MWLL/new/>inb4 no players online 24x7Play on the weekends like normal working people.
>>2248613>thank you in advanceHey dudebot.
>>2028851What's up with this cow?
>>2225899Yeah
So with discord exploding where is kong gonna go now?
>>2266237Only the pedos care about the discord change besides the mech part of kong was always on mumble not on discord
>>2268842We should post the mumble info here then.
>>2270346Nobody uses it, nobody is around to play anymore. A few years ago there was one discord server for people from here but the owner had a melty and deleted it.
>>2270346>>2274011And feel free to make a new one if you like
>>2274011Fuck it, I'll post the mumble info, I haven't played MWO in years but I'd still love to see it become active again. I never liked discord. What I am is nostalgic for the old days.Host: kong.stepoff.comPort: 7777
>>2274097Tell more people about it, let the old konglets know it's still there.
God I wish I wasn't so autistic about mech symmetry. I cannot stand this shit.
>>2277936Shit man that's the least of your worries compared to Dennis' other work.
>>2279390Yeah...I say that though I still use the bushwhacker but with nothing on the arms. All center torso and I just leave them as distractions to get shot off.
>>2279403If I ever found Dennis IRL I'd murder him. Look at this shit.
>>2279414He did this shit and said "Yeah it looks great."
>>2279416
>hatchetman
>>2279509Holy fuck its exactly as silly as I expectedI NEED to put a binary beam on that arm
>>2279509>>2279510How embarrassing.
>>2277936the old one was symmetrical
Reminder to edit your game files to remove gauss charge, jj shake and make your racs shoot a trillion bullets per second instead of 10
Remember the good ol' days.
Holy shit somebody get Vass, Squadron 42 finally set a release date to this year.
I can't believe the pig is fucking dead.
>>2324387It finally happened?
found a random japanese vtuber playing mwo on my twitter feed!!
>>2333174vtubers and anything like that are so viciously cringe it could make men kill themselves.
>>2333174cute
how can there be so many shitty FPS live-service flops but no one has the balls to make a MWO-like?tank controls, attrition based combat, highly customizable mechs, free-style mech designs by anyone that can doodleit'd print MONEY
I saw there was a new DLC for mercs when I went to play for the first time in months. Of course it's not for sale yet.
>>2322783I completely forgot about star xitizen. I think I bought the cheapest pack way back in the day.
Just got back into MWO after years of not playing. Trying to brawl is suffering. I'm likely to fall out of T1 at this rate, but honestly, with how the meta seems to be in here, that might be good. Anyone in T1 able to comment on the state of brawling? I know this is ultimately a skill issue that I need to overcome, but the meta and a lot of the maps people play seem really stacked against close range builds.
>>2335892brawl is more like the retard-rush strat now and requires too much coordination and all-in support to reach the front linebut that's a good thing, because if brawl isn't top-tier it means more builds (in theory) should be viable, occupying things like mid-range skirmishers/traders/peekers, long-range snipers and close-range run n gun strafers.you can still brawl if you like the idea of suicide charging to potentially win/decide a flank by taking out some big players, but it's not as game-winning as the above strats from what you can expect from more ragtag pubs
Free Hunchbackerino for wish listing Chaos Reign.
>>2339504
>tfw I take my RACwacker out and end up on Solaris
>>2339538This but my double lbx10 with flamers
>>2339558>flamersI don't know if I've seen those a single time. Are they actually useful?
>>2339561Extremely situationally if you find a laser boat and also happen to be close enough to do something about it.So no 90% of the time
>>2339580kek gotcha
>>2339597it is satisfying when it works, but not worth dedicated a slot to unless you got a ton or two left and literally nothing else you wanna do with it
>>2339538It's bushRACer.
How is it that Tier 1 has the most retarded players?
>>2333174slut
>>2337191>it's a good thing that brawling isn't top-tierThis isn't even relevant though. Brawl simply does not work in at least 50% of QP matches. Everything that isn't fast mech skirmishing is going to revolve around PPFLD poking from long range or IDF missiles, with missiles being in an exceptionally egregious spot. Both map designs and balance contribute to this. It's a very lopsided meta, and brawling simply does not have a place in it outside of lucky exception matches. You yourself said this. Acting like this is a good thing is completely incomprehensible to me.
>>2176092All would be fixed if the morons had the game released with crossplay on consoles, and pushed the timeline to fucking ilKhan era
>>2339504>>2339511
What happened to the old industrial hangar song from MWO? Nobody seems to have uploaded it nor can I find a stream where the song actually plays.
I installed the game again last week. Played some shitty 4v4 tournament and a couple quick play games. The arrow slop really ruins the game right now and I don't think the upcoming nerfs will be enough. Instead of being 2 shot in my medium it's going to be 3 shots from double AIV. Probably uninstalling again until the yearly gibsmedats.
>>2370801Yeah arrow spam is unimaginably retarded. I don't think I went a single game yesterday without at least one longbow faggot. I had one game where I was the only person in my lance who wasn't a longbow; that game ended very, very quickly. God forbid you end up with a few arrows on the other team and a stealth narc light on a map where there just isn't much adequate cover.
>barely nerf arrows>throw in original polar highlandsLobotomized fucking apes run this game. I'm considering spending the next week or two intentionally deranking to T5 so I can actually fucking play the game without no-skill missile faggots hitting me with 0 counterplay on maps where cover doesn't even exist. Fart huffing, niggerfaggot, cock gobbler pigs
>>2375715I'm a perma t4 because I don't play frequently enough to rank up it's not too bad down here, lot of silly things.
>>2335103Because everyone interested in that type of game is already playing MWO. If you made that game, it wouldn't have the Battletech IP, and thus most of its potential playerbase wouldn't be interested. This type of slow, deliberate gameplay isn't interesting to most people, or even most autists. Like Space Station 13, it requires a specific type of autism.
>>2377975Hawken was like this at first, until every other balance pass became>Increase heavy mech speed by 10%>Increase heavy mech speed by 10%>Increase heavy mech speed by 10%until they were as fast as lights with 4x the HP pool
>>2375715I hate the stupid cunts in charge so much it's unreal. I despised the railgun from day 1 because its only counter was "hope they miss" and that still hasn't changed. And now the Arrow also warps matches too. The game even got the first hotfix I've ever seen in my 3 years of playing for the SOLE purpose of fixing a bug where some railguns weren't doing full damage. Arrows get to stay broken though! Just tolerate that for another month with the new (classic) maps in rotation with no cover! Retards.
>>2376363The game is most fun around there. T1 is not fun unless you really love the pinpoint sniper and indirect missile meta.
>>2379966If it isn't obvious already they're milking with p2w until they release for MC (took them over a year to get rid of RG zombie'ing, probably prompted by the Mad2). Coondron works for free so you'd think they receive no benefit but they do since they get all mechs in the game for free.There's still some absolutely retarded shit going under the radar like the Marauder and Stalker legends, one of the most overpowered crap to ever grace this game (number 1 is for launch kodiaks, number 2 is previous patch arrows).On paper those mechs don't look that overpowered but the crit quirk translates in to basically double structure and they also have structure quirks so they end up tankier than orions and atlas by numbers alone. And then there's their dildo hitbox jank that makes sure they don't CT die until they lose at least one side. At least it only feels unfair to fight them when it's a 1v1. Outside of that they just allow you to harvest some more damage done.
>play a sniper mech>team is rotating forever, and the enemy has 3 lights eating my ass>play a brawler or short range skirmisher>entire team is sniper mechs, and It's also a sniper mapPlease just fucking kill me already. I would like to play more than midrange and midspeed heavies/mediums.
what is stopping these tards of releasing MWO on consoles?
>>2398169MWO is in maintenance mode. It's too expensive to make for an audience that is probably not very interested. There're probably too many controls for consoles anyway.
>hop up on ledge to shoot over teammate>mech proceed to slide all the way forward and past the corner right into the line of fire of 3 enemiesGreat fucking game PGI. It's been out for how long?
where is the beef from? is that his real voice?
>>2398169Their website crashes daily, and thanks to that account creation goes down daily.They have nobody working on MWO that can do any sort of engine-level work. In fact they have nobody working on MWO that can do in-game scripting outside of editing .xml files. They haven't had one like that working on MWO for the past 6 or 7 years.Game barely runs on modern machines, a game engine from 2009 mind you. This shit should run 300+ fps on some walmart junk bought in 2020 but it barely breaks a 100 on 2k+ costing setups (before parts tripled in price).Game still has exploits where you can simply edit the game files and it works online because barely anything is checked on the network side outside of damage numbers.>these tardsI think you managed to answer your own question right there.
The /v/ thread died too soon ;_;
>>2426729Whoever it was that suggested the marauder blight in that thread was onto something but I legit cannot see out of my own cockpit like this
>>2426729>tfw I was there and got directed hereI miss this game something fierce :(I miss Kakos too
>>2427533Use a custom .cfg file to get rid of muzzle flash. Easily accessable one you can google "Geeram cfg" and grab the one from the video.>>2428228Neekeri
>>2427533When you get bored of the mediocrity of ac2's give this a try:>https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechlab?b=b6abd176_MAD-BThe ammo is unbalanced for a reason: Skill tree grants light ac5 much more damage per ammo ton than for ac10.By the way, that /v/ thread proves that there's more than one mwo player here. Maybe someone should remake the 4chan mwo discord, for some group games. There was one a few years ago but it was deleted.I believe Kong discord still exists but it's a toxic hazard wasteland and mwo is a curse word there. And after all these years I believe they got the retarded mumble users, mwo players vs discord users, star citizen tribalism thing going on.
>>2428504>discordinstantly lost interest
>>2428535fuck you stupid dinosaur should we use our cable telephones instead?
>>2428772mumble is simply better
>>2427533kek I haven't played it yet. It's on my shopping list for the next sale. I'm interested to see how bad it is. Maybe I'll dick around with it in the testing grounds early just to see.>>2429317In what way? Discord has quite a bit more functionality as far as I know. Privacy would be the only thing I'd expect Mumble to *maybe* be better about.
>>2429515Taking discord troon groomer memes literally that if you're on discord you're a groomer
>>2428535See:>>2274097Unfortunately it's pretty dead. dashing still comes there sometimes, even though he doesn't play MWO anymore.
I'm playing MWO right now
>>2440321What 'mechs?
>>2440321I hopped on, picked something that isn't a sniper for one game, and got Polar Highlands Classic.
I haven't played since February. Gonna run my speedy SnUrbie. Wish me luck!
>>2441543Good luck
Any good ballistic poptart skirmishers that don't run Gauss? Looking through Mechlab at Victors and Night Gyrs being able to do 3AC10s or 2 and a couple PPCs, but I'm not terribly thrilled by them.
>>2441578It went, not so great. It was okay for a bit, then not. Feels like virtually everyone is running missiles or ballistics. I'm seeing way less lasers than I used to. Also just less lights in general. I don't think I fought a single Piranha or machine gun light the entire time. Matches also felt a bit more one sided than usual. The game has always been like that, but it was especially noticeable now. I had never played the original Polar Highlands or HPG Manifold until now. Also played a few games of modern Manifold, and there were virtually no snipers, unlike February where it was all snipers.
>>2442851It definitely felt like a missile heavy night to me as well. I still saw lots of lights though, including machine gun lights. >I had never played the original Polar Highlands or HPG Manifold until nowHPG is alright. Being a bit prone to rotation brain fuckery is its worst trait. But good god how I envy your lack of original Polar Highlands experience. Completely dogshit map, especially with all the missileboats.
>>2442851> I don't think I fought a single Piranha or machine gun light the entire time.I forgot I had the little guyI think i'll take him out for a few runs.>>2443132>original Polar Highlands experience. Completely dogshit map, especially with all the missileboats.That map is the reason I made a 3x ams ecm bubble boy
>>2443662>3x ams ecm bubble boyI've been thinking about getting something similar that isn't a light now that Arrow IV health is getting nerfed. Sadly the Kit Fox is the only thing with more than 1 AMS and ECM. Might just grab that 4 AMS Corsair and see what I can run with 4 LAMS.
>>2443703He's a bit special in the head but he gets the job done
>>2443733Yeah just trying to get decent damage in on it is pretty rough. Not a big fan of piloting it
How often do global sales occur? Anyone know if we're close to one? I try to make the most out of my credits, but I do wanna pick up a new ECM mech for all these lock-on missile pussies.
Can I get the wishlist mech on multiple accounts, or does PGI ban for that?
>Your optimal range isn't in the thousands? Better luck next queue fucktardI just wanna brawl for God's sake!
>>2444747For me it's>You ran out of cover for 1.5 seconds? Enjoy all of the enemies long range missiles!
>>2444747Both of these summarize quick play very well. The worst part about it is that I took a break for a few years, came back, and this shit has only gotten worse.
Recommend me the best stealth builds. I want to try some sneaking around.
>>2455681I don't remember if that one Pirate's Bane Locust is still available but it's one of the best. I have been enjoying a Phoenix Hawk with multiple x-pulses though. Not sure i'd consider it anywhere near a "best" category.I've been thinking about trying it out on a light with a missile slot to just be an obnoxious NARC spammer.
>run in like a retard>mash R to scout half of the enemy team>spray them all doing fuck all for damage>die in the first minute>Skill rating up>actually play a full match, get kills, contribute in meaningful ways>Skill rating downI see why the higher ranks complain about retards.
>>2455945Honestly, I don't mind too much if my team is full of shit players so long as they aren't being retarded to the point where it degrades my own experience. But games where I'm in a 48 KPH assault, and all my team is doing is endlessly rotating while I'm getting eaten alive and unable to play the game aren't fun at all, and it leads to me having a very poor game through no real fault of my own. Or games where, from the getgo, you can tell you got the shitty team because of how they position themselves, and then the game is a predictable stomp. Those are also very irritating.On the other hand, if my team gets rolled, but I manage to get 600 damage in that short amount of time and be the highest damage on my team, it's not that frustrating.The skill rating thing you're experiencing may in part be due to the weight classifications. I'd expect lights and mediums to be weighted differently compared to heavies and assaults, which can carry more weaponry.
>>2455984>I'd expect lights and mediums to be weighted differently compared to heavies and assaultsThey are but it still feels weird. I've had games in lights where I do 450 damage and still gone down in rating because my team lost + I didn't get enough assists or kills. I've had games in lights where I do 250 damage, but our team won and I got a lot of assists, and so my pilot rating increases. So it seems like the most important thing is damage, but that's followed closely by assists and kills.>>2455749Occasionally I run a stealth Commando with 2 SRM 6's. Probably not efficient, but it's fun to play. Great at stripping armor, but not so great at finishing exposed mechs quickly. Must be extremely annoying to fight against, though, because the stealth prevents lock ons. I also find teammates are slow to respond if there isn't actually a blip on the minimap for them to look at.
>>2456147Oh yeah, damage definitely seems like the main factor in upping match score (which in turn determines PSR gain/loss). Other than that, it seems to distribute based on relative performance while being much harsher on the losing team. I see PSR down sometimes on the losing side when I'm only like 3rd or 4th on damage for my team and doing a respectable amount (like 500-600). No idea how heavily kills/assists/KMDDs/etc play into it or what else might bump your match score. I'm fairly certain AMS no longer affects match score, however.
>>2441472I played the Assassini Darkdeath with 1lb10 1snub and ecm
>>2457152HIRE THIS MA'AM
>>2457152What game is that? MW2 Mercs? I don't remember the shading being that good.
You guys see that MAV is deader than dead? The old website is down, now. Never got out of alpha.
>>2457222Interesting build. I think it could probably be made stronger, but I'm not much of a fast mech player. The range differences are pretty out of the ordinary though. Why not a PPC and an LB10 or some SRMs to go with the snub?
Thinking about getting the Grid Iron. If I want to run a Silver Bullet build, would you recommend the Grid Iron, or the Roughneck 2A with 2 SB Gauss Rifles?
>>2457515Roughneck 2A for SBGrid iron mainly does 2 Light gauss
Is there any benefit to running SB Gauss instead of regular, or is it just for fun?
>>2457546In certain mechs, like the Roughneck 2A, you can get crazy high cooldowns with the SB Gauss rifle, giving you a higher DPS than with regular Gauss. If you're using it in medium-close range, the spread is negligible.
>>2457614That's just general Gauss CD though, so the regular would still be better. The .5 second CD difference isn't actually very meaningful. But if I'm wrong about that, it's still pretty sad that the weapon is basically worthless outside of highly specific quirks.
>>2457617I think it also charges notably faster than the regular Gauss, so it's more than just a .5 second cd reduction. But yes, it's one of those weapons that's not great without quirks.
>>2457743>I think it also charges notably faster than the regular GaussOh that is very nice
Sure love playing with rotation brained teams. Love being punished for not predicting this and playing something that's 80 KPH
>>2457477It's not fast at all it's already going like 90kph with armor stripping but the other values of mobility like accel/decel turn rates make up a lot for the lack of top speed you can still take a dump on 90 year old boomers. It's a fun mech to play and it has ecm, just don't get shot. Super cooldown quirk lets you farm pretty well. It's still a shitmech but it's my shitmech.
>>2457232not mine
>>2459586The amount of salt a stability mechanic would cause MWO would be amazing.
>>2459851kek I would instantly uninstall the game. Missile retards would be even more obnoxious and no-skill than normal
>>2459927Imagine a catapult ejecting his entire right side missile capacity and then tipping over on his left
>>2459992kek. I was imagining getting hit by a swarm of LRMs and being knocked over instantly
>>2460001It's kind of interesting to think that Mech Assault 2, which is obviously more arcade-y than sim, actually does have mech knock downs.
>>2459851>Anons don't remember dragon bowlingLiterally bullying the Devs until they removed knock down has to be one of the funniest thingshttps://youtu.be/F0x2mlkvqZI
>got ip banned for saying mean words to slightly evolved chimpsany other game like mwo or its ogre for me?