OK, so as you guys know I'm a new player trying out this game. I love the maps, the robots, the weapons (most of them), etc. Most of my fellow players are kind in game chat also, despite how bad I am, so thanks for that.
But the variety in skill level in these matches is just extreme, and its just not fun dying over and over again, often at the hands of elite players who seem to target me specifically. In my matches if I break 100 "points" and have a kill/death rate over .8 or so I'm having a good game. But I've been in matches where the top player on the other team had over 700 points, and once over 800! They get 20 or more kills and never die. Also had a match recently where the LOWEST person on the enemy team had more points than the best player on our team. That just seems like a Matchmaker mistake to me.
But, matchmaking aside, there's something else that is bothering me. I thought at first I was playing a game that was fairly balanced, because robots and weapons could not be "upgraded", only swapped out for other robots/weapons. That sounded cool to me, because it SHOULD just make it a game about skill, in theory. But then there are ITEMS and CONSUMABLES, and, in my opinion, the game does not do a good job showing new players how to equip/use these. Furthermore, these seem to cost in "game credits" (not purchased with cash, thankfully). So I'm not saying its "Pay to Win", but it definitely is favoring "Play to Win", which is just fine with Veteran players who are rolling in game credits. But for new players trying to save up for new robots or that next weapon on an existing robot, I feel I have to take a step backward in my progress if I want to go the "Item/Consumable" route.
Last night I just got hit with so many EMPs, Turrets, Missiles, and other things (that I have no idea what they're called) that it really seemed unfair, as I have NONE of those things. I just wanted to fight robots with my robots, but then at the start of the fight I get an EMP dropped on me. Game over. (It seemed like a rather cowardly act, frankly, although I'm sure some would call it "strategic".) Other times I seem to be doing well, and a wall or shield goes up, negating all my effort. It also seems that the higher your level the better stuff you can get (at least in quantity).
I guess what I'm asking is this: Can someone please tell me, in very easy to understand terms, how to acquire/use Items and Consumables, or refer me to a good link about them? Sorry for the long post. Thanks for your help.
Edited by harmless_kittens, 01 February 2016 - 08:10 AM.
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