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Post by Munki on Oct 21, 2020 13:32:57 GMT -5
35th day of playing. Hit the 1st Division this morning. Had a bad losing streak yesterday of 10 in a row but I guess I stayed high on the losing side minimizing ranking point losses. At this point, I do not yet have any mech or weapon at Rank 4. Challenging to fight enemies at Rank 4 with Missile Racks, Carbines, and Stasis Beams but rewarding to overcome.   |
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Post by Deadeye on Oct 21, 2020 13:46:38 GMT -5
 Nice job man! |
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Post by mechtout on Oct 21, 2020 14:38:11 GMT -5
Nice! You'll get to know the number 10,999 well soon.
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Post by Danny Linguini on Oct 21, 2020 15:08:49 GMT -5
Congrats. It’s a good feeling to get there.
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Post by Redfiend on Oct 21, 2020 17:00:58 GMT -5
Munki if the AI gets too cheeky, drop down to 3 mechs for awhile. Take the quick licks till their back to a manageable power level.
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Post by Deadeye on Oct 21, 2020 17:19:20 GMT -5
...or just win all your games. That's what I do.  Sorry, couldn't say that with a straight face... |
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chedro
Destrier
Posts: 118
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Pilot name: Chedro
Platform: iOS
Clan: AW
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
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Post by chedro on Oct 21, 2020 20:25:30 GMT -5
I’m there and it’s murderous. I have 4 star level 1 bots and and weps, and every match I’m up against fully maxed.
I’m beginning to see the lack of diversity too. Ares stasis, Zephyr longarm, carbine etc. half your health if exposed briefly. Two shot or insta kills. Mortars pulse canons are not as prevalent though.
I’m at 1900 and usually playing against 3k. I truly feel I have ascended to quickly for my gear. I really like the game, but damn match making has some similar issues to War Robots. Pay to play also starts to take hold with tournaments really hard to place in the top spots for resources. Really hard to move down a division.
Other than that, still smooth and enjoyable!
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Post by Redfiend on Oct 21, 2020 20:42:29 GMT -5
I’m there and it’s murderous. I have 4 star level 1 bots and and weps, and every match I’m up against fully maxed. I’m beginning to see the lack of diversity too. Ares stasis, Zephyr longarm, carbine etc. half your health if exposed briefly. Two shot or insta kills. Mortars pulse canons are not as prevalent though. I’m at 1900 and usually playing against 3k. I truly feel I have ascended to quickly for my gear. I really like the game, but damn match making has some similar issues to War Robots. Pay to play also starts to take hold with tournaments really hard to place in the top spots for resources. Really hard to move down a division. Other than that, still smooth and enjoyable! You don't have to drop a division. That's not what the MM is going on. Drop down to 2 or 3 bots and either go ham or play casually. Give it a couple of days and the beatings will scale back to lower levels. You probably won't even drop below 10800. I say give it a couple of days because, at that point, the AI is the sole determining factor of whether the match is won or lost. You have no agency. |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Oct 22, 2020 0:03:40 GMT -5
I’m there and it’s murderous. I have 4 star level 1 bots and and weps, and every match I’m up against fully maxed. I’m beginning to see the lack of diversity too. Ares stasis, Zephyr longarm, carbine etc. half your health if exposed briefly. Two shot or insta kills. Mortars pulse canons are not as prevalent though. I’m at 1900 and usually playing against 3k. I truly feel I have ascended to quickly for my gear. I really like the game, but damn match making has some similar issues to War Robots. Pay to play also starts to take hold with tournaments really hard to place in the top spots for resources. Really hard to move down a division. Other than that, still smooth and enjoyable! What Redfiend said. MM seems to be more reactive to your wins and losses than the strength of your gear. I’d guess you’ve upgraded your gear and racked up a bunch of wins and top mech awards, and MM has now caught up with you. When I get into matches where I’m clearly overmatched, I expect a beating and just play balls-to-the-wall reckless, and then come what may. It’s either over really quickly, or I’ll squeak out a surprise win - it usually depends on if my teammates are decent or the moron squad. I do still get frustrated as hell when it happens and I’m either trying to get a few wins or complete challenges, but the bad streaks against high-leveled hangars are usually short lived if I just roll with it and take a few lickin’s. |
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Post by Koalabear on Oct 22, 2020 7:00:15 GMT -5
In Division 1, when I'm getting the beat down in CPC a lot, I'll just switch over to Tournament for a while - usually play the first 3 heats of Tournament aggressively, play the 4th a bit, play the 5th half heartedly and skip the 6th. When the Tournament gets too grindy, I'll switch back and play CPC cautiously - meaning I play support and let my blues tank the damage. If I get a game where I get overwhelmed, I'll take a break and hope whoever is squadding gets put into other games.
Sometimes I get lucky and squad with the folks from BAM and we'll either wipe the floor with the other team or get our butts handed to us.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Oct 22, 2020 8:46:26 GMT -5
Munki : Assuming this is a big deal... Congrats to a fellow warrior! Print that promotion at Costco and put it on your fridge for a week or two. I would. 
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Post by Munki on Oct 22, 2020 13:32:46 GMT -5
Munki if the AI gets too cheeky, drop down to 3 mechs for awhile. Take the quick licks till their back to a manageable power level. Ok. I recently added the 4th slot and have yet to unlock the 5th slot. Thinking that not having any equipment that is Rank 4 helps with what Ai I oppose. I've only seen Zephyr, Cheetah, and Stasis Beams in Tournament. Very rare to see an enemy have 2K or greater hanger strength. Human players seen have Missile Racks but nothing like Rail Guns yet. |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Oct 22, 2020 14:54:39 GMT -5
Munki if the AI gets too cheeky, drop down to 3 mechs for awhile. Take the quick licks till their back to a manageable power level. Ok. I recently added the 4th slot and have yet to unlock the 5th slot. Thinking that not having any equipment that is Rank 4 helps with what Ai I oppose. I've only seen Zephyr, Cheetah, and Stasis Beams in Tournament. Very rare to see an enemy have 2K or greater hanger strength. Human players seen have Missile Racks but nothing like Rail Guns yet. Oh, just give it a little time. I’m seeing all varieties of bad stuff today. Getting EMP’d and carbine’d all over the place, and mechs that take 3, 4 or more salvos to kill. My mechs are all dented and bloodied today! |
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