MWO: The Skill tubes are back in action

[@lazytomcatranch]

People look down on LRMs because of 'reductio ad absurdum' builds like this one. Hiding in the rear, and not even trying to obtain locks manually just adds to it. I like running LRMs/ATMs/Thunderbolts and I am really good at it. I never boat more than I can fire all at once, always have shorter range lasers for point defense, always seek target locks manually, and move with the team to share armor. An Archer 2-R with 2 thunderbolt 20s, 6 small lasers, and BAP is an example of the type of missile boat I might typically use.

[@AIMYSTERIES2023]

That Archer 2-R build sounds good!

[@LTCRAIART]

Yeah, I thinks missile boat builds that don't even try to include a secondary weapon system are a cause of people disliking them so much.

[@maskedmarauder5794]

This guy gets it. A real LRM player instead of these trash tier 5 LRM only builds used by tier 1 streamers.

[@eldrickzod6980]

That must have hurt to record.

[@bigboi7817]

Honestly bro I didnt expect you to be so handsome.

[@hohenzollern6025]

That was my first thought as well with his return. WOULD! Gigitty

[@1228carlito]

Data, why didn't you go for 7 LRM 15's. If you're going to play dirty, at least fully earn your shower LOL

[@hohenzollern6025]

LRM 15s are in every way better. But to somebody who never uses them, I'm sure he was just thinking "bigger number means better right?"

[@ohbwoyee]

Much better with narcs. Pleasure playing with you.

[@ghoulbuster1]

The bee swarm

[@kharnifex]

this behaviour was how i got a death threat, hahahahah

[@Sgt.Lincoln_Osiris]

People don't use Radar Derp skill nodes anymore?

[@hohenzollern6025]

Nor do they use AMS. It's starting to feel like a good time to dust off the LRM mechs. Nothing but food, as far as the eye can see.

[@AlexDenton0451]

@@Sgt.Lincoln_Osiris it's a pretty expensive upgrade and a lot of people in higher lobbies straight up just don't expect LRMs because they kinda fuckin blow to use, so they will rely on their movement to keep to cover if they run into a casual LRM boat.

[@boncuk370]

Ty for the video .

[@MarcinT1981]

Finally something for real men

[@pivorsc]

only 100? expected 130

[@228R_LavaDa1shi]

"It takes as much or more skill to aim on the red box to get a lock as aiming a laser burn." A real take that somehow came from a real person once... 🤣

[@AlexDenton0451]

Dude this is an uncoordinated lobby too lol, imagine actually getting a NARCer and 3 LRM boats in a match.

[@hohenzollern6025]

Aiming at the red box is not the hard part (even though DATA was still having issues with that), it's getting the red box and maintaining it that requires the "skill" as you cannot rely on your team, and trying to rely on your team is BAD lurmplay. Use them like long range streaks and you'll have a much better time, as you wont always have a tag or narc friend. It's real easy when you do tho. Much easier than holding a laser burn, which isnt that hard.

[@228R_LavaDa1shi]

@@hohenzollern6025 Did you read my comment or am I just misunderstanding what you said? I was saying Lurms take no skill at all to aim.

[@hohenzollern6025]

@@228R_LavaDa1shi I'm agreeing with you. You dont aim them, they aim themselves. The skill/difficulty is in getting and maintaining locks. That itself isnt easy. Getting the red box, locking on, then holding it while the missiles fly takes a bit of work, that I see so many people fail at.

[@hohenzollern6025]

@@228R_LavaDa1shi I should probably also say, I stopped using LURMs because it was so much work. It is 100% easier to poke around a corner, and pop off a laser or ac shot, than go thru the whole rigoromol of getting locks and holding them. Maybe that is what that other guy meant, and you misunderstood HIM. I spent my first year or so in MWO as full time LURMer because my crappy vid card (gt730) had so much of a delay aiming was darned near impossible for me. But I got real good with them LURMs. Got to t1, and during the maurader IIc event sat at first place on the scorch for quite a while. Dropped down to forth or so when I started running the other MadIIcs to get them on the board.

[@maskedmarauder5794]

D A T A has videos doing 2x more damage in a HAG mech or Binary Laser mech with 4+ match kills and yet uses this trash video to imply LRMs are somehow easymode or OP with 1 kill and less than 800 dmg. (Additionally, LRM damage needs to be discounted by at least -10% due to it being dispersed all over enemy mechs and thus a much less efficient way to deal damage) More observations: - typical horrible LRM only build (auto-death if a Light/Med Mech reaches you) - never gets to use his tag (tags suck) - Repeatedly loses locks and wastes missile salvoes Tier 5 LRM play on display here folks. Awful. Embarrassing. Shameful.