Author Topic: The one thing you're ridiculously good at... (Read 9617 times)

Southern Coyote · « **on:** 16 July 2012, 22:04:50 »

I have something of a reputation in my group for never failing my Pilot Skill checks. I can almost always keep a mech upright except in the most dire of situations. I'm also pretty darn good at keeping my pilot awake and conscious (I can always get box cars on that but never for damage...).

So, what are you ridiculously good at? Long shots? DFA's? Crits?

Lyran Archer · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:29:13 »

Indirect fire. My Archers can pummel enemy forces to smithereens from behind hills like nobody's business.

Kit deSummersville · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:34:01 »

Banking initiative, even when we aren't playing with those rules.

Atlas3060 · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:36:08 »

Direct shots with ER Medium Lasers.
I don't know why.

Jayof9s · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:39:04 »

I'm pretty good at pulling ridiculous wins in hopeless situation (i.e. 2:1 battles). I had an entire campaign I set up that was essentially designed to crush a force, mostly to see if they could pull through it / with what and they just refused to die in all but about 1 battle (they did lose their command lance). And then they just kept getting lucky rolls, a head shot here, a destroyed gyro there which let them either just escape or win entirely in battles that they were completely outclassed in (mostly veterans/regular pilots in about 50% upgraded equipment against elite MD with good gear and usually outmassed and/or outnumbered).

And this is despite the other thing I'm known for - never winning initiative. We even tend to play with some loss compensation so every 2 rounds lost (in a row) you gain a +1, stacking, initiative bonus until you win it. I've gotten to +4 from that. My rolls tend to turn around after about round 10 but I'm luckily to win it twice the first 10.

Top Sergeant · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:41:43 »

Head hits and crits when using Streak SRM 6's.

They never seem to show up with other weapons.

Ghostbear_Gurdel · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:52:56 »

I think I'm known for "boot to the head!". Even as a Clan player I have a hard time resisting the opportunity when it is presented to me. But often enough I kick the head off, so it is worthwhile.

Sartris · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:58:34 »

Taking seemly impossible damage

Cyc · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 July 2012, 22:59:45 »

Ultra A/C rolls, I double tap constantly but generally only mess up when my bins are nearly dry. Pretty good with MASC too.

Sadly doesn't apply to RACs...

Ian Sharpe · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 July 2012, 23:51:34 »

Winning handily or being crushed badly, rarely any middle ground.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 July 2012, 23:57:22 »

Making sure I hit every location of armor.

monbvol · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 July 2012, 00:03:26 »

Rolling 12s on the Cluster hit chart with MRM-30s and MRM-40s.

Landing both punches with an Archer.

Rolling 6s for both punch hit locations with Archers.

Heck I even had a game where I rolled an unnerving string of 8s for hit locations.

Blacknova · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 July 2012, 01:49:07 »

Getting used as target practice. I really have no skill at this game, but still play when I occasionally can.

sheeple · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 July 2012, 02:27:32 »

Letting others to win in spectacular ways. Last time this happened, I had a pristine heavy 'mech standing on a hill, pummeling opponents with LRM-fire, while other 'mech kept them occupied in close quarters combat. Players manage to get single hit from long range with LRM, score through armour critical and hit the full ammo location. And that 'mech was their target for the mission, which was otherwise going down really badly.

Martius · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 July 2012, 03:17:12 »

Headcapping. As soon as things start to look bad for me my opponents suffer an increased amount of headshots.

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 July 2012, 03:19:09 »

I have the unswerving ability for my pivotal units (C3 masters, Artillery units and so on) to get killed quickly by every single shot hitting a side torso and either shearing off the engine or detonating ammo.

Getz · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 July 2012, 03:49:22 »

Avoiding physical combat like the plague, but then doing okay at it when it eventually happens...

Sharpnel · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 July 2012, 04:35:33 »

The one thing I'm good at is losing. Ever since I won my first ever BT game, I've never won another since. I blame a the combination of poor mech selection, poor tactic and angry, vengeful dice gods.

Drop Bear · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 July 2012, 05:13:12 »

ATM hitting the Gas just enough to dodge incoming fire with my Darters that I'm using as indirect fire spotters for my Highlanders wile they move in to derelict fire positions for my AC-10's.

Deadborder · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 July 2012, 05:35:26 »

What I'm strangely good at is keeping 'Mechs alive long after they should be dead. Prone, immobilised and with multiple engine hits? Not a problem. That thing, whatever it is, will just keep going till the end of time.

The other one I'm obnoxiously good at is the early-game Freak Headcap. Often it'll be a difficult shot on the first 'Mech in range, but then... bang. Ventilation.

On the other hand, there's two things I'm terrible with. The first is Melee 'Mechs; be it a hatchet or a sword or anything, I'll never hit with it. Hell, odds are on I won't even get close enough to use it. The second is Hovercraft; no matter how high a hit number I try to generate, they instead in my hands die horrible deaths

Hersh67 · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 July 2012, 05:46:54 »

One thing I'm excellent at is teaching the game to someone and losing (not intentionally) the first match. I might win in rematches, but in that initial bout, I lose.

LastChanceCav · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 July 2012, 06:15:10 »

Designing mechs for friends, and then getting killed by my own creations.

Cheers,
LCC

Dread Moores · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 July 2012, 06:26:39 »

Making very strange, anachronistic units often inspired by my own media tastes. And then biting off more than I can chew with them.

katya_Kerensky · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 July 2012, 06:36:06 »

proving time and time again everything from 3025 is viable in the modern era, nothing like using a vulcan and winning, sept maybe an unseen played as a 3025 rocking against its 3085 counter parts

Stormfury · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 July 2012, 08:07:25 »

Skidding off the map.

If there's a way to do it, even needing only 3 or more to avoid doing so, I'll find it.

E. Icaza · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 July 2012, 08:09:29 »

Mine placement, which translates partially into artillery targeting. The artillery targeting part is harder because I know where you'll probably be...I just have to figure out the when.

peter crowley · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 July 2012, 08:20:02 »

Failing to get critical hits. Just cant get that 8 or better on the roll. This is why I tend to prefer big cannons that just blow locations off.
This however does culminate in one inevitable game where I get all my crit luck at once and just blow limbs away or get every ammo bin in range.

klarg1 · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 July 2012, 08:25:59 »

I have a reputation for being good at hitting with impossible pot shots shots and at failing consciousness rolls. :P

Fireangel · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 July 2012, 08:35:16 »

Underdog wins.

Seriously; even when the scenario is stacked specifically for my side to lose, I can't begin to tell you the times I actually win.

Weirdo · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 July 2012, 09:01:43 »

Bringing weird crap to the table that almost nobody would willingly use in combat, like civilian vehicles. Or lots of infantry.

My goal is to start each game with my enemies saying either "You brought what?!?" or "Oh hell, he brought that..."

scatcat · « **Reply #30 on:** 17 July 2012, 09:10:17 »

Pissing people off whenever I bring new tacops material (vetted ahead of time by the GM) to our ongoing merc campaign.

Smoke SRM6 munitions was the latest example....

Weirdo · « **Reply #31 on:** 17 July 2012, 09:14:13 »

If my group is unprepared for a strange weapon or munition from TacOps, I consider it to be entirely their own fault.

scatcat · « **Reply #32 on:** 17 July 2012, 09:37:38 »

In principle I agree, but our GM found the smoke munition rules somewhat amorphous rather than beautifully crystal clear. Gameplay stopped while rules were interpreted, revised, and judgement passed, tempers (my own included) flared, and my team's commander blamed my smoke for costing him his one assault mech. Mind you, the rest of us in our lights/meds/Quickdraw took a LOT less damage and successfully located/extracted the Mcguffium, but gameplay enjoyment was lessened.

I wonder what'll happen when I bring both Inferno SRMs and Heatseeking LRMs to the table. One thing's sure. It'll piss people off. >:D

Weirdo · « **Reply #33 on:** 17 July 2012, 09:39:42 »

Quote from: scatcat on 17 July 2012, 09:37:38

I wonder what'll happen when I bring both Inferno SRMs and Heatseeking LRMs to the table. One thing's sure. It'll piss people off. >:D

It's not napalm, it's liquid TAG! O0

Mapmaster · « **Reply #34 on:** 17 July 2012, 11:38:32 »

indirect lrm fire and never hitting criticals

epic · « **Reply #35 on:** 17 July 2012, 11:50:25 »

Bringing the infantry. I load as many infantry and battle armour as I can into a force, and supplement it with mechs or vees afterwards. My only limitations are my figures and my opponent's patience. Also, I suppose, battlevalue or scenario limits. However, I always max that out where possible.

When I'm opfor in a campaign, I gleefully bring as much infantry as I'm allowed too. While it doesn't generate any extra wins either way (unless it's a city battle), the extra body count fires my imagination in sinister and gruesome ways.

Youngblood · « **Reply #36 on:** 17 July 2012, 12:41:19 »

In any given battle with which I have 'Mechs equipped with both AC/20s and TSM, I can either a) hit with an AC/20 or b) hit with a TSM-powered physical attack. Both happening in the same battle is apparently impossible.

Granted, with the way I treat my 'Mechs and their Ultra and/or Standard (TacOps) Autocannons, it could be said that such a thing would be improbable for me anyway.

Iron Mongoose · « **Reply #37 on:** 17 July 2012, 14:03:40 »

When in partial cover, my opponents seem to get a freekish number of 'leg' hits that go into the dirt. That's won me more than my share of battles.

Despite the fact that I do enjoy a good running battle with fast mediums, I'm known as an assualt mech guy, and I'm pretty good at slow, plodding assualts.

The one thing I'm rediculiously bad at is running Turkinas. I've had some many defeats snatched from the jaws of victory by head hits on Turkinas, especaly custom Turkinas, that had up to then performed superbly in the battle. In campaigns, its cost me a number of important cherictors. Oddly, I haven't stopped using Turkinas yet.

StuartYee · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 July 2012, 14:48:54 »

Destroying enemy Guass slugs with my face.

Marwynn · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 July 2012, 15:14:18 »

Catching bullets. I guarantee--unless you need 13--you'll hit.

FedSunsBorn · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 July 2012, 16:30:19 »

failing melee attacks. Kicking, punching whatever. I cannot hit through a wet paper bag much less another mech. Ranged attacks, especially with autocannons...well that is another story though still not off setting my horrible melee ability.

Fireangel · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 July 2012, 16:41:39 »

One local player is notorious for his die rolls; we call him a "chaotic diehard" for his ability to call rolls just before he makes them.

Then there is this other player who can't kick if his life depended on it; I personally know of at least three different occasions in which he tried to kick an enemy 'mech, missed, failed his PSR and fell; once on his cockpit, killing the pilot... ::)

Kojak · « **Reply #42 on:** 17 July 2012, 17:26:09 »

Failing PSRs. My style of combat is known among my friends as "breakdancefighting".

Fat Guy · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 July 2012, 18:33:04 »

Killing virtually undamaged Bruins by rolling snakeyes and hitting the LRM ammo. I've faced a Bruin 3 times now and the result is always the same. }:)

Nightsky · « **Reply #44 on:** 17 July 2012, 18:33:45 »

Trash talk and alcohol consumption.

GaelicGraywolf · « **Reply #45 on:** 17 July 2012, 19:09:39 »

Headcapping the commander/captain/ LT whatever is commanding the unit I'm facing whether I'm OPFOR or not.

theothersarah · « **Reply #46 on:** 17 July 2012, 20:07:36 »

I know how to game the LOS rules so that when I play Hell's Horses, my Baliuses are always prone and hidden from anyone I don't want them to shoot, while in full vision of whoever I want to die.

Orin J. · « **Reply #47 on:** 17 July 2012, 21:02:06 »

losing track of units. seriously, win or lose there's always one or two units somewhere on the map waiting for orders to engage i never give. #P

Quote from: Stormfury on 17 July 2012, 08:07:25

Skidding off the map.

If there's a way to do it, even needing only 3 or more to avoid doing so, I'll find it.

So you like Tony hawk pro skater: Tharkad? having your Gallowglas grind across two bridges, olly over the Urbanmech then darkslide the defensive wall land on that dropship pad five maps over?;D

Saint · « **Reply #48 on:** 17 July 2012, 21:32:08 »

I seem to have a nack for Rocket Launchers, not only do I hit with high number of launchers I also tend to roll well on the cluster tables. This is balanced out by my horrible luck at getting crits. ;D

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #49 on:** 17 July 2012, 21:50:24 »

Missing, I'll miss the easiest shots guaranteed and at the shortest ranges.

cold1 · « **Reply #50 on:** 17 July 2012, 22:03:03 »

I like to test mechs custom and canon in MegaMek. I typically just run a random bot army with 2 or 3 times the BV to see what something can do. I've had to restart alot of games due to first round of fire head caps. In my quest to try out Gargoyle configs I think I had a first round head cap with every head capper carrying variant, and a double LL to the head of a Whammer IIC when using the D. I usually set pilots at 3/4 so I switched to 4/5 and no difference.

I had a Blood Asp prime score two head caps on other assaults right off the bat the first MegaMek game I played.

I am considering switching to the sandblasting camp so I can stop starting over after only a few turns.

Obvious · « **Reply #51 on:** 17 July 2012, 23:30:55 »

Hitting things with artillery. Enemy BA, my infantry, ejected elite enemy pilots that ejected right after we fired, you name it.

monbvol · « **Reply #52 on:** 17 July 2012, 23:59:35 »

Thought of a couple more.

Predicting my enemies actions to a scary degree of accuracy. Sometimes I can even do so a scary number of turns in advance as well. Though make it double blind, megamek, or have me go without a regular game for a few months and it pretty much goes away.

ShadowRaven · « **Reply #53 on:** 18 July 2012, 00:38:29 »

crazy luck. Both good and bad. I know I've told the story a few times, so i won't go into detail unless asked. But there was an entire lance of light mechs I took out with a gauss rifle shot (engine explosion rules) Or having to walk a virtually pristine Avatar off the board without fireing more then a single turn because of the TAC to the engine, and the game rules (Monte Diablo) If it's going to have an effect on the game, good or bad, it's going to be because of me.

Trajan Helmer · « **Reply #54 on:** 18 July 2012, 04:11:34 »

I'm ridiculously good at coring 'Mechs. In a game where I took a Clan Binary vs an IS battalion, I killed every single mech by slagging the gyro or gutting the engine. Also, if there is a lop-sided victory in a game, I am on the team which wins.

Alexander Knight · « **Reply #55 on:** 18 July 2012, 14:31:20 »

Having my Thunderbolts die. Some implode, some explode, but they all try to take you with them.

Having my Crusaders survive. It's just a flesh wound.

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #56 on:** 18 July 2012, 14:59:47 »

I don't think I'm known for much, now that I think of it. ::)

markhall · « **Reply #57 on:** 18 July 2012, 15:02:00 »

Quote from: Lorcan Nagle on 17 July 2012, 03:19:09

I have the unswerving ability for my pivotal units (C3 masters, Artillery units and so on) to get killed quickly by every single shot hitting a side torso and either shearing off the engine or detonating ammo.

I think the rest of the group should be the ones to get this.

I Jam UAC & RACs better than anyone I know. It's a Damn shame I play Davion so often. :)
I'm also quite good at losing Initiative. I don't tend to do well when I have a run of wins on it.

Kit deSummersville · « **Reply #58 on:** 18 July 2012, 15:41:50 »

Quote from: JadeHellbringer on 18 July 2012, 14:59:47

I don't think I'm known for much, now that I think of it. ::)

I hear your bean dip is to die for.

Deadborder · « **Reply #59 on:** 18 July 2012, 18:14:26 »

My brother is terrible with RACs. He can jam them up like nobody's business to the point where he can get multiple RAC failures in one round.

Conversely, he's fine with Ultras...

gooseman · « **Reply #60 on:** 18 July 2012, 18:29:38 »

Winning.

Freefall357 · « **Reply #61 on:** 18 July 2012, 18:49:31 »

Headshots with my ERLLas seem to happen a very disproportionate number of times...though it is rare that it happens twice on the same enemy........

Hersh67 · « **Reply #62 on:** 18 July 2012, 20:05:18 »

Quote from: Kit deSummersville on 18 July 2012, 15:41:50

I hear your bean dip is to die for.

Is that where Ghostbear gets his one tagline from?

willydstyle · « **Reply #63 on:** 18 July 2012, 20:30:09 »

I'm great at overestimating the frequency of statistical outliers, and perceiving patterns from randomness.

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #64 on:** 18 July 2012, 20:48:07 »

Quote from: Kit deSummersville on 18 July 2012, 15:41:50

I hear your bean dip is to die for.

Actually I DO make a pretty good habanero/black bean/cheese dip, but that's neither here nor there.

gooseman · « **Reply #65 on:** 18 July 2012, 22:28:21 »

Quote from: JadeHellbringer on 18 July 2012, 20:48:07

Actually I DO make a pretty good habanero/black bean/cheese dip, but that's neither here nor there.

Tease.

SteelRaven · « **Reply #66 on:** 18 July 2012, 22:36:57 »

Melee
See me in a Berserker, RUN! >:D

Shin Ji · « **Reply #67 on:** 21 July 2012, 02:47:57 »

Quote from: willydstyle on 18 July 2012, 20:30:09

I'm great at overestimating the frequency of statistical outliers, and perceiving patterns from randomness.

Willy wins the thread.

Feign · « **Reply #68 on:** 21 July 2012, 08:46:19 »

Quote from: willydstyle on 18 July 2012, 20:30:09

I'm great at overestimating the frequency of statistical outliers, and perceiving patterns from randomness.

Hah, nice.

My streak SRMs seem to always have much more concentrated damage than usual. Sometimes drilling right through a torso and leaving other locations completely untouched.

Makinus · « **Reply #69 on:** 21 July 2012, 10:01:19 »

I am mainly good at:

- missing with indirect fire (i´m soo bad that i don´t even try anymore).
- surviving with Crusaders - i´m average in the hits i make, but my Crusaders rarely get crits and i cannot recall the last ocasion i got an ammo explosion - i´m not so lucky with other models... nearly all my PXH-1 end with ammo explosions...

Auren · « **Reply #70 on:** 21 July 2012, 14:12:02 »

Quote from: JadeHellbringer on 18 July 2012, 20:48:07

Actually I DO make a pretty good habanero/black bean/cheese dip, but that's neither here nor there.

What is here? Jamming 7 out of 10 UACs on a Kraken. Including all of them on an arm. :D

Doug Glendower · « **Reply #71 on:** 21 July 2012, 14:18:16 »

Late round initiative win streaks. After about round four or five, I'm known for dominating rolls. The other thing is for jamming the UAC20 on the Blitzkrieg on my first shot, each time, every time.

AceCrew135 is known for his ability to sand off all the armor on a 'Mech except for one non-head location. Last major game he had taken all the armor off my 'Mech except for the Right Torso, which had not been hit. IT WAS AN ATLAS.

IonTigerHawk is known for his abilty to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. He used to be a bad player, now he's really good but everyone's dice hate him, even his own.

TheKeeper, my wife, is known for playing a Stinger.

Taron Storm · « **Reply #72 on:** 21 July 2012, 16:51:41 »

The one thing my group hates is me taking fast hovercraft or similar vehicles. I am really good at taking out a mech's leg with a JEdgar 17 hex charge and only get armor damage for the hover. I can usually keep them dancing in a very annoying manner. >:D It's really bad when a buddy of mine is in the game too. He's just as evil with them, but when we are on opposite sides of the battle, it degenerates into a sabre dance in the middle.

Example: He has a lance of Regulators, I have a lance of Gausspanzers (from MNA), we are in the middle of a four way fight. The others have mechs that are fighting each other and they get in our way. Both of us take exception of the intrusion and fire both lances at the two intruding mechs. They take all 8 rifles and go down, and we go back to circling each other and not hitting a thing.

I can also get very nasty with artillery.

COM-2D · « **Reply #73 on:** 21 July 2012, 17:23:17 »

I'm an expert at using Elementals, just as long as I'm playing against the Bot on MegaMek... which is conveniently clueless on how to fight them.

blackjack · « **Reply #74 on:** 21 July 2012, 18:05:51 »

Two fold. Failing PSR' s & back stabbing!

Freefall357 · « **Reply #75 on:** 21 July 2012, 18:12:36 »

Almost forgot the one thing I am known for around here.
When I am losing, and it is all over but the crying...I suddenly win.
It has gotten to the point that people that play games against me go for hard/fast kills, because if they wear me down or slow down to regroup, they lose.
I don't do it intentionally, I think it is just a mentality thing. They get excited because they can not lose, and I do NOT get demoralized or give up...it is kinda zen.

Orin J. · « **Reply #76 on:** 21 July 2012, 18:14:58 »

Quote from: Auren on 21 July 2012, 14:12:02

What is here? Jamming 7 out of 10 UACs on a Kraken. Including all of them on an arm. :D

he only had that happen the one time, as far as we know. have him bork another 7 Krakens that way one the first couple of turns and he can be known for being "good" at it.

Fear Factory · « **Reply #77 on:** 21 July 2012, 19:24:12 »

Quote from: Blacknova on 17 July 2012, 01:49:07

Getting used as target practice. I really have no skill at this game, but still play when I occasionally can.

Pretty much. For that reason alone, I prefer to play as the opfor.

EDIT: There is much more of an edge to the game when I play it this way.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #78 on:** 21 July 2012, 21:14:27 »

I seem to be much better with lighter units then larger units. Do more crazy things with them, and it works out better.

A. Lurker · « **Reply #79 on:** 22 July 2012, 02:49:25 »

Quote from: Taron Storm on 21 July 2012, 16:51:41

I am really good at taking out a mech's leg with a JEdgar 17 hex charge and only get armor damage for the hover.

I'm curious, are you rolling for the automatic chance of motive system damage with each successful charge (TW p. 148)? Just asking because it's an easy rule to overlook -- MegaMek didn't implement it for the longest time and I never noticed until that one day...

Taron Storm · « **Reply #80 on:** 22 July 2012, 11:19:01 »

Quote from: A. Lurker on 22 July 2012, 02:49:25

I'm curious, are you rolling for the automatic chance of motive system damage with each successful charge (TW p. 148)? Just asking because it's an easy rule to overlook -- MegaMek didn't implement it for the longest time and I never noticed until that one day...

Yes, and I usually roll a 2 or 3 for it.

Fear Factory · « **Reply #81 on:** 22 July 2012, 11:31:48 »

Quote from: willydstyle on 18 July 2012, 20:30:09

I'm great at overestimating the frequency of statistical outliers, and perceiving patterns from randomness.

Youngblood · « **Reply #82 on:** 22 July 2012, 12:08:30 »

Quote from: willydstyle on 18 July 2012, 20:30:09

I'm great at overestimating the frequency of statistical outliers, and perceiving patterns from randomness.

NOoooOooOoOOO!!! My immersion! It's...it's breaking!

Author Topic: The one thing you're ridiculously good at... (Read 9617 times)

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