[FEEDBACK] Patch Notes Discussion Thread - March 18, 2014

yeah just realized that, but you ninja'd it

 

Soooo... Spotting is funny as hell now. ECM Raven w/ NARC for the win!

I ran a couple rounds in a BLR-1S just to prove a point...
Three rounds: 835 damage, 2 kills - 760 damage, 7 assists 0 kills - 910 damage, 1 kill 8 assists.

I felt so dirty.

BACK TO SPOTTING AND LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!

Equip Air, Arty, UAV and Target Decay. NO MORE ENEMYS LEFT TO SPOT!
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=33&l=8798e36b629d98640337c90daaa4d429a2af03bc

 

Why not TAG?

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=33&l=c7244d52a06dfab4f713598b77c3c37dce62bce0

 

I just prefer NARC now because it calls out the beacon over the enemy head, which, is much easier for friendlies to see. But, that's just me. For a bit, I was running 2x MLas, Tag, NARC w/ 3t ammo, AMS and XL295. Just the ultimate support light.

 

I will say that just about every game I played today, I was wreaking havoc in my Sniper CDA-X5 Using 2 ER PPCs to screw up that ECM was ruining a lot of days.

LRM boating seems to be calming back down to normal levels though...the combination of people strapping on more ECM/AMS systems on their mechs has made a huge difference, and as it gets harder to get long range locks in consistently, I've noticed a lot more people hopping back in brawler mechs like fracts, orions, and so on. Only saw one match today where there were a ton of LRM boats, but we had 8(!) EMC mechs on our team, and I wasn't seeming many of their LRMs in the air until the last part of the match. At least, not many of them actually still locked on a target.

I'm just happy that my support Cicada builds are feeling more viable now...whether I take out my PPC snipers, or my TAG/Narc supporters, I've been raking in exp.

 

Yeah seen quiet a few roaming Cicada 3M's with paired PPC's since the patch used to great effect.

 

LRMs didn't need a buff it has calmed down some but it was redonkulous for a while there. OTOH the Victor nerf bat was just stupid. I can't even jump turn or stand and turn fast enough to track a freaking Jester in a mastered Dragon Slayer with an XL330 anymore. Sure the DS is faster than an Atlas but slower to turn at similar engine size? It's 20 tons lighter and is supposed to be a more maneuverable mech. Now it's just a pooplander. There's a poll on the forums if you want to chime in somewhere that the devs might notice.

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/156165-put-the-victor-back/page__st__20

And yes I understand that some will vote "No." Just trying to get some more involvement on this particular one because it has pretty much completely ruined this mech for anything but poptarting.