As primarily a class A mech player heres what we run into
New Players: These guys spawn into the game and do a lot of standing around looking around. Usually they dont even turn around before you blow them up.
Newish Players: These players I run into while stalking - send off a tow/flak and then dodge behind something. They come around the corner, already heating up their guns and walking in a straight line trying to shoot me. Its usually over quickly.
Learned players: Players who learned how to dodge but still have poor knowledge of map layout and the use of cover. They can shoot straight enough that I need to be careful but I usually not worried about them too much.
Adept Players: These people are like the previous desciption, but know how to keep moving and shoot decently. They havent learned the snap reflexes or movements of higher tier players yet, and are eaily corner poked, but cover and radar awareness is required when facing them. They still tend to get flustered when taking a lot of hits - which can be used to your advantage.
Skilled players: The players I usually fight. They can shoot straight, they use cover, they know tricks of the map, They can play a few mechs decently, they put up a good fight and make you strech your skills and keep thinking. They still do predictable things and will move in ways that make landing tows easy, but they shoot back just as easy if you arent on your game.
Advanced Players: Players who have their mechs and jobs down. They have a high KD and usually sit near the top if not the top of the scoreboard. You like to see their name appear on your team. With support they can wreak havok on a map.
Pro Players: These are the players I learn from while im being destroyed. Do they move in a predictable way? Or do they move opposite of what I would expect? Do I expect the unexpected - and then they move predictably based on thinking im thinking that they will move unexpectedly? These guys are a real pain and a real treat to fight. I lose 90% of the time. They dont miss, so I better not either. Opps I missed.. fuzzy bunny... ack.. fuzzy bunny.. almost.. AAAAHHHH!! Most of these people have been in Hawken for years now.
Merl: Merl.