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Titanfall |OT2| Press X To Respawn
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Flying Toaster
Member
Hamlok over range still sucks even with 4 hit kills now because of the damage drop being way too much, starburst mod adds way too much kick to be useful outside of a hip fired burst because you ran into someone around a corner
xbox one on controller, no idea how that gun handles on pc.
I agree completely, Starburst does not make a good upgrade for this weapon.
I like the patch overall though. It is awesome to have all the emblems to unlock for someone OCD like myself.
Diablohead
Member
I don't find the missing bullets too much of a problem, I usually run around with the silencer and been doing alright with it so far, but i'm spending more time trying out the other weapons to see if they are important to use now, I had more smg deaths then carbine tonight but that could be others testing out the smg buffs.
constantstatic
Member
Same but that's the least of this updates problems matchmaking is a joke.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Just installed the update. Fuck you Betty we are done, I'm moving on to Lisa.
It'd be hilarious if Respawn screwed that up and gave it to everyone by accident
constantstatic
Member
Yeah I only had like 35 when the update hit so maybe if you had more then 5 gossers it gave you the emblem.
That doesn't really excuse starting a game with stacked teams and never finding teammates to fill the team with missing players. That was a problem pre-patch too.
constantstatic
Member
Exactly 90% of my games have had uneven teams it's stupid why are the matches even starting with an uneven player count? This update has been super frustrating for me.
Skill based matchmaking never works put me in a lobby with 12 players based on connection.
So that one team steamrolls the other repeatedly, with the game making no effort to correct that?
Wow, what a better alternative.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/06/26/t...would-feel-like-a-step-backward-says-respawn/
I have to say I'm really disappointed. I really enjoy my SP games. Even an arena with bots would be great ):
Agreed. That's one of the things we're still working on.
This should be better as of this patch, btw, but it's not going to account for some things (like large parties) yet.
constantstatic
Member
Get better at the game I know playing solo I need to put up 100+ attrition points a game so that's what I do. It's not like these teams are close to balanced skill wise anyways. My point was skill based matchmaking doesn't work in the first place.
...none of what you said makes any sense.
Anyways, if the skill based matchmaking doesn't work, then you're at square one with Titanfall. At least the game is trying to make an effort to level out teammates.
Welfare
Member
Had the exact same thing happen to me. Scared me, then I remembered i can wall run.Had a really close call in War Games today:
Do you mean that being put in a worse team is somehow better?
constantstatic
Member
What doesn't make sense the more variables matchmaking has to search for with the small player base the worse the connections are. There's really no excuse for not filling the lobbies before the game starts.
No wonder the community has died in the game. Also I'm not saying to not shuffle and balance teams but searching for similar skilled players when the community is so small doesn't seem to work especially if you are towards the top of the curve.
I've grown to like the random shuffling tonight, had a lot of good games just staying in one lobby. It's always good to get a chance to play with the people who just beat you. Yes it doesn't workout sometimes and did result in me getting paired with some pretty stacked teams but just waiting till the next lobby resulted in some good teams.
The game runs like butter now, no more dreading Lagoon due to the water! And the super fast load times is really catching me out, I keep tabbing out to browse the internet and the game has already started seconds later!
Finally no more wasting lobby time sorting through crap burn cards is the real star of the patch though!
I've not even tried marked for death yet, I hate gametypes were you have to rely on randoms in matchmaking so I imagine I'll have a hard time with this one.
The game runs like butter now, no more dreading Lagoon due to the water! And the super fast load times is really catching me out, I keep tabbing out to browse the internet and the game has already started seconds later!
Finally no more wasting lobby time sorting through crap burn cards is the real star of the patch though!
I've not even tried marked for death yet, I hate gametypes were you have to rely on randoms in matchmaking so I imagine I'll have a hard time with this one.
Son of Sam
Banned
Is there going to be a push to get respawn to give us an option to turn off that horrible pilot kill sound?
wsoxfan1214
Banned
I'm glad you enlightened us as to why
I wonder if it'll be another "I don't have my jesus weapon to kill in .2 seconds anymore" reason.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I feel like I should get back to the game to see if my loading time problems were fixed. That, and well, I have a feeling this game will move mostly to the hardcore once Fall arrives and the casual player base moves on to Destiny or whatever.
ArkkAngel007
Member
I have to say that I've felt bad for a lot of the teams I was going against, including my matches with Tawpgun.
Btw HelloMeow, I apologize for confusing you with the quick announcement I made on /r/titanfall.
Loading times have been improved for me on XB1, but who knows how long that will last. Some days are ok, others are terrible. Don't see it changing too much in this update if matchmaking 'improvement' is any indication.
Don't forget the Explosive Punch burn card. I want to know how to get that card and get a chance to use it with a Stryder.
If anything he should be dominating more he was a CAR player from the posts I've seen. Now the 101 has been nerfed he should be better.
ArkkAngel007
Member
What platform? XB1: ArkkAngel007. You're in the perfect place to get some Titanfall compadres. Will be on sometime around 9am-3pmEST.
And yes, that Carbine is still great. In fact, I think the changes have made me an even better player with it. Tighter bursts of fire and better awareness of my round count. I've been a terror with it and the B3 Wingman.
Btw, PSA: Use the map hack that you get when you are the mark in MFD.
I suffered the long loading time around late April and say screw it even after a month later as I got dropped in pretty late in a match.
So I uninstall Titanfall and with the recent 48 hours gamepass, I downloaded it again and here's the catch for me: By choosing different servers than my usual one (SEA and East Asia), it fixed my long loading times. Kinda bizarre but I can reproduce the current long loading time by playing at SEA server (nothing to do with player count as Attrition have healthy amount of players just that when the match countdown over, the long loading time kicks in).
Anyway still waiting for the update to finish download and will post my impression later.
Apology accepted.
Why not just make a lone wolf playlist? We've been saying this for a while - a lot of matchmaking woes will go away with that. Our community isn't large enough for more advance solutions.
ArkkAngel007
Member
The shots go a bit to really random unless when you are ADS. When ADS, the shots are super accurate. 2 shots to kill gives you some room for mistake if you can quickly recover from a missed shot or your opponent panics.
It's not a perfect gun by any means, but I've been having a lot of success with it lately and love it more than the other two sidearms. I'll see if I can find the video that convinced me to give the weapon another chance after ditching it in Gen 1.
Edit: Here it is. The guy is a bit shoddy with it in some cases in the footage, making it seem more unwieldily than it actually is and in how he's describing it, but it's a good starting point to familiarize with the behavior of the weapon.
ArkkAngel007
Member
That was my favorite for a little while after the...what was it, Gen 2 or Gen 3 challenge? That gun was also surprisingly accurate to mid range for what it was.
But I just love the versatility I get with the Wingman now that I'm familiar with the behavior of it. Close range it will kill in 1-2 shots, depending on prior inflicted damage to the opponent. At mid-to-long range, the weapon is dead accurate when ADS and is like a pocket DMR.
On another note, I still forget to use burn cards almost every single match
I like that I can save more up now being a Gen 8 and with this update, rather than constantly deleting or using up ones that I'd like to save for later gen challenges or to level up upon regen.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Perfect sidearm for the sniper rifles. It's like a mini SMG, I finished it's challenge before the DMR challenge when I was going for Gen 5 on PC.
ArkkAngel007
Member
One of the times that the challenges for gens really shined.
Preferences with side arms:
Auto-pistol: EVA, KRABAR, DMR, G2A4. Great for dealing punishment to those who get close and ammunition runs out in CQC.
B3 Wingman: Carbine, Hemlock, CAR, R97, Spitfire LMG. Auto-pistol is a bit too redundant in function to the SMGs, and the accuracy at range is needed for them and the LMG. Good companion to finish off ranged targets with the Carbine. Hemlock needed all the help it could get.
Hammond: Don't really care for it much anymore due to lack of use. It's a good sidearm, but I feel that the other two excel better in the areas that the Hammond crosses into as the middle-man.
Yep. A great change alongside the hot keyed burn card activation. I don't have a number of what's allowed in Gen 8, but right now it's looking like Gen 9 will fly by in leveling with all the XP boosters.