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I want to talk about the Siege game mode and what my thoughts are. I always love the "siege" concept in games (I have played mount and blade: warband c-rpg for over 2 years, playing siege mode only) and it's the only game mode I've really enjoyed so far (apart maybe from the occasional missile game).
It forces teamwork and creates the need for new game tactics. It still has some flaws though.
- Teamwork (lack of)
I've been in only 2-3 matches where my team would actually work as a team and only 2 with people using voice comm. In 2 matches the other team seemed to do the same, resulting in > 1 hours matches. Awesome fun. Other matches, people act like idiots, going somewhere on their own, not responding to teamchat, etc. I hope this will change in open beta, or that we can get "group join"/"clan channels" or something.
- Basic understanding
The important things you need to do/remember in siege games is what a lot of players don't seem to know. Since there's no "siege tactics primer" around, only time can change that, as people learn how it works.
It's just frustrating to me, that when I'm running around in my EU capacity specced a-class, there's 3 people trying to load up energy at the same time. Have 1 or 2 dedicated EU collectors and let the rest defend the EU spots.
- Snipers
Especially the titan map, there's a lot of places for snipers to hide. High places, giving you a clear shot over most of the contested area. Being in an A-class, it's annoying to jump around platforms and getting hit by a sabot/slug combo. I'm left with ~150 armour, have to repair and when I pop up again, there's a good chance I get shot again. Snipers who know what they're doing are even worse. They actually kill loads of people instead of being annoying.
- EU gauche for the battle ship
This thing is so annoying. Sometimes it shows you need 100 more energy, I load up 110 to be safe and by the time I get to the base, it needs 111. AAAHH!!!
- Random thoughts
The current speeddifference between A-class and B-class mechs doesn't justify the higher armour on B-classes. It's very hard for me to flee from a B-class (even when specced mostly into mobility), yet they have 30% more armour. Right now, there's no defining niche/role for A-class mechs.
I hope to see the Siege game evolve into a game mode where we actually have to siege something. 1 Attacking team and 1 defending team. That would make it even better. As it is, it's more a complicated King-of-the-hill game mode. (Capture and hold EU points, capture and hold AA site).
Anyway, these are my thoughts/experiences so far. Feel free to comment and enlighten me
