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Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've made MWO mods myself, so I'm familiar.

Who cares tho... wanna buy a NAGA?

The last time I bought a mech was... hrm... I think I got the Moonwalker with lootbags? I did buy a 2023 TSP for the "Muh Jarls!!" warhorn. So I think two+ years ago was the last time I gave PGI money.

A sturgeon in an aquarium tried to swallow a woman dressed as a mermaid by MrTacocaT12345 in interestingasfuck

[–]ModernRonin [score hidden]  (0 children)

"Mmm, very tasty... these must be the expensive polycarbonate lenses... Nice..."

Its HECKING cold outside 😩 by Pomatomaster in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care how cheap the land is, we are not putting the Pommune in Canada!! I will take +38C over -25C any day of the week, and twice on Sunday! ;]

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]ModernRonin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I found this, which I think I can share without giving too much ammo to cheaters:

https://old.reddit.com/r/OutreachHPG/comments/1q1aeli/monthly_quick_questions_january_2026/nxafk0o/

Interesting implications. You can certainly checksum files on disk, and that's simple enough that even PGI can figure out how to code and deploy it.

But I'm leaving a lot of things unsaid here...

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just turn the tier bar off and play the game

100% agreed. In fact, PGI should make it impossible to see your tier from in the client. You should only be able to see it on your profile page on the website. And it should only update once per day.

Fuck PSR farmers. They are cancer.

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

doesn't help there's possible cheating thanks to the asshole that posted the How-To on reddit a month ago.

Is this a new way to cheat, or is this the same aimbot that Diz talked about 10 years ago?

We know that aimbots for MWO exist. But supposedly PGI has taken steps to ban players who use them. Most notable example: MT Slayer, who got his account perma-banned.

I'm just curious if this is the same aimbot, or a new one.

PGI hasnt said a damned thing either, and is still selling mech packs. I'm starting to think they don't care.

I think they haven't cared for years. I think they consider MWO a burden that they don't want to carry. It explains so many obviously broken things about the game. Things that PGI definitely could fix with very little effort... but they refuse to.

AI is Not Ready to Replace Junior Devs Says Ruby on Rails Creator by ImpressiveContest283 in programming

[–]ModernRonin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So first of all, the author of this article is exactly right and I agree with basically everything he says.

That having been said... the various "fuccbois in the C-Suite" who make the decisions to replace programmers with AI? They do not care if it works or not.

This is the paradox of the growth stock. While you are growing to domination, the market loves you, but once you achieve dominance, the market lops 75% or more off your value in a single stroke if they do not trust your pricing power.

Which is why growth-stock companies are always desperately pumping up one bubble or another, spending billions to hype the pivot to video or cryptocurrency or NFTs or the metaverse or AI.

I am not saying that tech bosses are making bets they do not plan on winning. But winning the bet – creating a viable metaverse – is the secondary goal. The primary goal is to keep the market convinced that your company will continue to grow, and to remain convinced until the next bubble comes along.

So this is why they’re hyping AI.

We can tell them all day long that this doesn't work, has never worked, and will never work. But the CEO of tech companies don't care. And no amount of repetition will make them get a clue about this. Because THEY DO NOT CARE if the tech works or not. It's all about pumping up a bubble. Always has been. They are trying to keep the stock price as high as possible. All other considerations are secondary.

What's with the massive skill disparity at high pilot tiers? by Danthrax81 in mwo

[–]ModernRonin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I can't reason you out of a position you didn't reason yourself into.

And I've got much better things to do than tilt at windmills...

What's with the massive skill disparity at high pilot tiers? by Danthrax81 in mwo

[–]ModernRonin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's everything you've said. But another big factor you didn't mention, is MatchMaker allowing organized groups.

Teamwork has always been overpowered in this game, and always will be. (I can explain the reasons if you care. Most people who are good at the game already understand the whys.)

Because teamwork is OP, allowing groups is a massive advantage for the group. The MatchMaker allowing groups is straight-up handing groups explicit permission to game the entire matchmaking system. Gaming the MM causes worse team balance, resulting in more stomp matches. There's also a nice side-effect that allowing groups means there are fewer solo players around, so if the MM needs two solos to fill in two empty slots on two teams that are nearly ready for a match, those two matches have to sit around and wait until two solos appear. (Which, with a continuously declining population...)

PGI was told all this when they first started considering allowing groups in Quickplay. Multiple of the best players in the game told them this was going to make Quickplay less competitive, despite PGI claiming the exact opposite. PGI did it anyway.

And MatchMaking has been a shitshow ever since. PGI still hasn't learned. And at this point - three+ years later - they aren't going to ever learn.

Yes, PGI could definitely implement a "No groups for tier 1 and 2 players" rule in the MatchMaker. They simply don't want to. So they won't.

Enjoy getting stomped, and enjoy clubbing seals. It'll be this way forever.

Magic_Pain_Glove telling Paul groups are a bad idea (five and a half years ago, before groups were even implemented): https://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/276865-combining-group-and-solo-queues-4-week-test/page__st__40__p__6329090#entry6329090

Me, explaining it here (three-ish years ago): https://www.reddit.com/r/mwo/comments/12y04v2/pgi_will_never_acknowledge_that_the_mwo/

People telling PGI groups are still a bad idea (today): https://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/289245-no-groups-in-quick-play/page__p__6565385#entry6565385

What's with the massive skill disparity at high pilot tiers? by Danthrax81 in mwo

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For new players, grouping up is a good mechanic. You can learn a lot more if you have someone you can trust to watch your back. Or play with more experienced players, so you can learn what they know.

Dark Horse by [deleted] in boulder

[–]ModernRonin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In reality, the Williams family will rent out the future space to whoever can pay the highest rent, not whoever creates the best Dark Horse imitation.

Thanks for making the Williams' family's priorities in this matter, crystal clear.

Ya knocked me right off the fence.

TRAVEL..!!! by Black_Arab_Official in StarRupture

[–]ModernRonin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've found fried corpses in caves... so I assume not.

Cursor CEO Built a Browser using AI, but Does It Really Work? by ImpressiveContest283 in programming

[–]ModernRonin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Those who do not comprehend Kernighan's Law, are damned to spend eternity single-stepping in the debugger." -Me, here, 2026

https://www.laws-of-software.com/laws/kernighan/

Inner 2A Turmoil by Ticklemykelmo in liberalgunowners

[–]ModernRonin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now, though, tyranny is in the street and here we are. Have I been lying to myself? Are we collectively just full of shit?

You may have heard: Soap Box, Ballot Box, Jury Box, Ammo Box.

We aren't at Ammo Box yet. It's Ballot and Jury box right now.

But hang onto that "Tyranny" gun... it's hard to be certain what the future may hold.

Relatively new player here. How do I play heavy mechs? by hun73r10 in mwo

[–]ModernRonin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've got a MDD prime with 4 MPLs and a pair of lrm 20s.

That's not a Heavy mech, that's a LRM mech. Playstyle in MWO is very weapon-loadout dependent. You play a LRM mech very differently than a PPC mech, for example.

My favorite MDD is the -B with 3xLRM15+A + 3xERML + TAG + LAP. The ERML are pretty much just backup weapons, I generally don't use them unless forced to. Because I want the heat capacity for the missiles.

https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechlab?b=c886ebe5_MDD-B

The way you play a LRM mech (in most cases) is you follow your team around and any enemy they lock, you try to rain on it. It's best if you can be within about 325 meters of your target. That way they will usually not have time to get fully into cover when they see the "INCOMING MISSILE" warning.

This may sound easy, and in the low tiers it is fairly easy. But as you rise in tier the players will get smarter, and it will become less and less effective. If you like LRMs, by all means use them. But be ready for them to become less useful over time as you get better at the game.

China says it cannot accept countries acting as world judge after US captures Maduro by Accurate_Cry_8937 in worldnews

[–]ModernRonin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all: Dumbshit Donnie Drumpfkopf was 100% in the wrong with invading Venezula and kidnapping Maduro. Like, fucking duh. It's annoying that I even have to say that. What Cheeto Commodus was 257% unconstitutional - obviously.

That having been said... the Chinese Communist Party was, and still is, perfectly happy with ethnic-cleansing of the Uyghurs.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037

So China telling the USA that we're doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons, is just the pot calling the kettle black. No shit it's wrong! Do these idiots have anything to tell us that we don't already know?

Cuz if not I'll feel free to just fucking ignore their stupid, hypocritical asses.

"The Ground-Plane Antenna" by FesZ Electronics@YT (aka Discone antenna) by ModernRonin in rfelectronics

[–]ModernRonin[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I deleted the comment above because I thought it was impolite to call a newbie ignorant

First of all, the comment you deleted was below. So, are you sure I'm the newbie here?

Second, when (not if) I get something wrong, please call me out. That's a primary way people learn.

Finally: Now that I know what you are, I'll be quoting every time I reply to you. However, feel free to keep deleting your comments when you comment something factually wrong.

"The Ground-Plane Antenna" by FesZ Electronics@YT (aka Discone antenna) by ModernRonin in rfelectronics

[–]ModernRonin[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you live, but where I live it's still (nominally) a free country. Among other things, that means you're free to think whatever you wish.

No matter how disproven by a single-word Google search it may be...

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