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[Sythorian]

That was awesome.

[h0B0]

Game #2 enjoy.

[Stealth_303]

Awesome

[Skylead]

I have to say that it was interesting seeing the mech balances as we played. At the start of the night everyone was playing their favorite classes and we saw a lot of mech variety, but other than each team running 1 sharpshooter on sahara the general trend was towards A-class mechs with maybe 1 heavy to help take shots when breaking an entrenched point. At one point everyone on both teams was in A-classes (with one Assault on each team, but actually a nice mix of Scouts, Berserkers and Infiltrators) I think this was mainly due to our disinterest in the C-class special ability which shows it either needs major buffs or a total rework. It's too bad AsianJoyKiller couldn't make it as I would have liked to see how someone who mains a C-class right now would have done.


EDIT: Big thanks to all the players who stumbled into our matches and left so that we could continue to arrange teams. Says a lot about the community when we had almost 0 issues with random players joining.

Edited by Skylead, November 26 2012 - 08:14 AM.

[CaliberMengsk]

Sorry we weren't there, I forgot to mention it, and turns out something came up for me personally and didn't get on until 9-10pm at -6gmt, so T_T Sorry I wasn't there.

[D20Face]

Same time next week.

[h0B0]

Skylead, on November 26 2012 - 07:18 AM, said:

I have to say that it was interesting seeing the mech balances as we played. At the start of the night everyone was playing their favorite classes and we saw a lot of mech variety, but other than each team running 1 sharpshooter on sahara the general trend was towards A-class mechs with maybe 1 heavy to help take shots when breaking an entrenched point. At one point everyone on both teams was in A-classes (with one Assault on each team, but actually a nice mix of Scouts, Berserkers and Infiltrators) I think this was mainly due to our disinterest in the C-class special ability which shows it either needs major buffs or a total rework. It's too bad AsianJoyKiller couldn't make it as I would have liked to see how someone who mains a C-class right now would have done.


EDIT: Big thanks to all the players who stumbled into our matches and left so that we could continue to arrange teams. Says a lot about the community when we had almost 0 issues with random players joining.

hopefully next week we will be more organised and will have had time to talk strategies amongst ourselves.

I am glad you have made such observations. I was way to focused on the match to notice any of that, i just chose the class i felt most comfortable with. although i had spent 11k points into internals and items before the match in order to have a bit of variety to fit the teams strategy.

[D20Face]

I was mostly trying out new mechs this beta, so all I had were
rocketeer(cheap, refuse to use in team matches),
scout(the one I tended to use),
grenadier(more suited to defensive play, and I was dedicated hit man)
assault(lacks internals and a functional consumable, probably would have given me better performance over the scoot).

If I had more credits I'd have a decked out assault, brawler, and infiltrator for team modes.

[Skylead]

D20Face, on November 27 2012 - 06:44 AM, said:

I was mostly trying out new mechs this beta, so all I had were
rocketeer(cheap, refuse to use in team matches),
scout(the one I tended to use),
grenadier(more suited to defensive play, and I was dedicated hit man)
assault(lacks internals and a functional consumable, probably would have given me better performance over the scoot).

If I had more credits I'd have a decked out assault, brawler, and infiltrator for team modes.

I honestly would have liked to gone up against a team using rocketeers, we all know they stomp in pubs since it removes aiming, but I feel like most of us hit most of our shots and I am curious how it sits in high skill games.

[h0B0]

Skylead, on November 27 2012 - 07:04 AM, said:

I honestly would have liked to gone up against a team using rocketeers, we all know they stomp in pubs since it removes aiming, but I feel like most of us hit most of our shots and I am curious how it sits in high skill games.

Hawken Mythbusters: is the seeker really op_ can you bodyblock missiles_ is the rev-gl up_ etc...

[Skylead]

Official title of all streams for theory testing is henceforth to be titled: Hawken Mythbusters

Edited by Skylead, November 27 2012 - 09:01 AM.

[D20Face]

Sunday approaches

[marshalade]

Never forgiving you guys for making me spend all my MC on stupid mechs in those last  few games. Trying to grind enough HC  for my SS without a booster is absolutely agonizing. That said, I can't wait till Sunday

[D20Face]

If we're lucky we might get a dev this time.

Should I call them pansies like I did with the Steel Killers_

Edited by D20Face, December 01 2012 - 07:50 AM.

[Sythorian]

D20Face, on December 01 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

If we're lucky we might get a dev this time.

Should I call them pansies like I did with the Steel Killers_

Do that.

I might not be able to make it this sunday. But the sunday in the open beta fo'sho.

Edited by Sythorian, December 01 2012 - 10:47 AM.