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This thread is for all of you up and comers. You know what the best mechs are, but do you know why? Here's your chance to find out. 

 

The best of the best can't perform to that level in just any ride. They know that their successes are (in part) attributed to the mechs that they use. So what makes these mechs preferred? The answer is simple on the surface. The best mechs provide the ability to exploit an advantage that lesser mechs don't have, or can't do as effectively. What do I mean by this?

 

Whenever you are in a mech, it is your job to identify what that mech does well in comparison to the others and do that thing. Example. Sharpshooter has far superior range when compared to everything else. When you play SS, you stay away from the main battle. You leverage the range advantage that your weapons grant you in order to secure kills. The Sharpshooter is considered a high tier mech because when leveraged properly, its advantage is influential enough on the battlefield to be impactful.

 

This same blueprint can be applied to any mech in any scenario. The depth of knowledge and experience that the pros have allows them to be able to evaluate the "advantage" of a particular mech in a certain circumstance and determine if that mech is worth running in that situation. Now obviously opinions about very specific situations differ based on play style and other factors, but the general consensus remains quite consistent throughout the high tier competitive scene.

 

What the heck Merl....? What am I supposed to get out of this? Simple.

 

1. Evaluate mechs based on the level of advantage they grant.

 

2. LISTEN TO PLAYERS WITH MORE EXPERIENCE AND TRUST THEM.

 

3. Have Fun. Ultimately, playing the game is about enjoying the experience. If being competitive is what drives you and gives you joy while playing the game, follow the advice of people who have walked the roads before and listen to what they have to say. If you just like to do stupid fuzzy bunny, more (or less) power to you. 

 

 

GGs Everyone. See you on the battlefield.

 

Merl

 

tl;dr The pros use the mechs that provide the greatest overall tactical advantage.


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What Merl here is trying to say is that you should only play Raider and G2Raider cause they are the most OP


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What Merl here is trying to say is that you should only play Raider and G2Raider cause they are the most OP


What ThirdEyE here is trying to say is that you should only play G2 Raider.
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SS may not be the best mech for a newer player, though.  A 'Pro' player can pick out what's happening on the battlefield in time to avoid in-your-face-ness.

 

A newer player will have to learn that, which is why you hear newer players thinking SS 'sucks'. 

 

I've always given the advice:  master Infiltrator, master Hawken.  You can learn any other mech after Infil, because to master it, you've learned so many skills.

 

(what brought this post on, Merl?)


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What ThirdEyE here is trying to say is that you should only play G2 Raider.

 

 

What they're ALL trying to say is you should only play Scout.


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What they're ALL trying to say is you should only play Scout.

What Ishmael is trying to say here is you should only play Bruiser.


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SS may not be the best mech for a newer player, though. A 'Pro' player can pick out what's happening on the battlefield in time to avoid in-your-face-ness.

A newer player will have to learn that, which is why you hear newer players thinking SS 'sucks'.

I've always given the advice: master Infiltrator, master Hawken. You can learn any other mech after Infil, because to master it, you've learned so many skills.

(what brought this post on, Merl?)

This post was not directed at new players, but rather at rising players who wish not to know what the best mechs are, but why they are considered to be that way.

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Got it.

 

Scout is considered weak at top tier play.  Mostly... because it is.

 

If you can aim, and aim in a crazy firefight, put ordnance where Scout has to stop dodging (eventually).  You're somewhat at the mercy of his ability to put ordnance in your path faster than you can his, but against a coordinated, cooperative team, Scout loses.

 

Who wants to talk up Assault?


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G2 Raider or bust.


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...The pros...

 

Did I miss something? How come no one told me people were being paid to play Hawken?

 

Anyway, the advice you are giving can be generalized and applied to pretty much anything: the ability to correctly identify a course of action depends on gathering information via observation and experience.


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They know that their successes are (in part) attributed to the mechs that they use.

 

My name is MSV, and I only know how to play scout.


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My name is MSV, and I only know how to play scout.

 

My name is Legion and I only know how to play Scout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(well, a couple of other mechs, but that spoils the reference)


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all people should know that brawler is best 


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I would play a G3 raider ... with two Corsair guns. MAXIMUM BURST!


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Who wants to talk up Assault?

 

I WILL!!!!



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posting in a sharpshooter fan thread



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I love how whenever Merl tries to make a serious thread like this one, the community descends on it and posts the first thing that pops into their head.


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everyone trying to say that play Brawler or Babajo, it so OP


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I love how whenever Merl tries to make a serious thread like this one, the community descends on it and posts the first thing that pops into their head.

 

I wonder, if dogs could talk, what would they say?  I bet it'd be hello!


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The best mech: Raider

Why it is the best mech: Raider

What it does well: Raider

 

Tactics: Raider

Raider: Raider

 

Raider


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The best mech: Raider

Why it is the best mech: Raider

What it does well: Raider

 

Tactics: Raider

Raider: Raider

 

Raider

Have you tried any other mech in the game?


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Have you tried any other mech in the game?

Raiders gonna raid.


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I was just stalking this thread. I have to say that, in mine opinion, Predator is best. If you disagree, then you're a son of a breach.


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I was just stalking this thread. I have to say that, in mine opinion, Predator is best. If you disagree, then you're a son of a breach.

Spies have no soul and should not even leave an orb when you kill them ;)


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brawler is best  and all you bitches should just deal with it 


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"Raider: The Scout that doesn't suck!"

 

Nah, but seriously, G2-Raider and Sharpshooter masterrace.


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FFS, just get  in the AA!


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Only playing MERL is OP!



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I was just stalking this thread. I have to say that, in mine opinion, Predator is best. If you disagree, then you're a son of a breach.

This masterpiece is going to my signature. If you have a problem with that please let me know.
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This masterpiece is going to my signature. If you have a problem with that please let me know.

Breacher < Vulcan


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Breacher < Vulcan


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Breacher < Vulcan

 

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Have you tried any other mech in the game?

Why would you play anything other than Raider?


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Why would you play anything other than Raider?


Okay DeeRax
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Why would you play anything other than every viable mech in the game?

FTFY
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I like going against the best of any game I play. Helps you in the long run n motivates u to do more. Always room for improvement not failure

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Why would you play anything other than every viable mech in the game, that being the Raider and the G2 Raider?

 

FTFY

 

FTFTFY


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Breacher < Vulcan

Vulcan: the garden bullet hose of hawken


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Dem candy asses only use what's easiest for them.
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Okay DeeRax

Hey I play lots of stuff other than raider nowadays.

But Raider and G2 is still best.


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Why would you play anything other than Raider?

because Brawler.

 
if you put Brawler at any place in the universe, it will still be pretty darn good

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