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Home / Archive for 2014
A plea for the Victor's rear CT hitbox

A plea for the Victor's rear CT hitbox

Rak - Sunday, December 28, 2014 0 Edit
Now that the poptart craze is over, the only thing the Victor is good at is being a fast XL skirmisher or a STD/XL brawler. These roles take...
Early CW observations

Early CW observations

Rak - Monday, December 22, 2014 5 Edit
With the first patch after the CW release and the grounding of my unit " Battle Magic ", I finally started giving more att...
I may have to pick that thing up — The BNC-3M LPL Madness

"I may have to pick that thing up" — The BNC-3M LPL Madness

Rak - Friday, December 19, 2014 3 Edit
Rak's Comments — Spider, what is it good for?

Rak's Comments — Spider, what is it good for?

Rak - Friday, December 19, 2014 0 Edit
A new player asked what unique roles the Spider can fill. I felt I could help a little. It's not the best starter 'Mech.  Perk...
Rak's Comments — Thinking about "optimal" IS decks

Rak's Comments — Thinking about "optimal" IS decks

Rak - Sunday, December 14, 2014 0 Edit
I did some brainstorming on the forums today. I thought I should post it here before it gets buried in the depths of the General Discussion...
Community Warfare Beta has been released!

Community Warfare Beta has been released!

Rak - Friday, December 12, 2014 2 Edit
The crab season is upon us!

The crab season is upon us!

Rak - Tuesday, December 09, 2014 0 Edit
With all the King Crab excitement going around I just couldn't help myself:
Early Christmas Patch — The Quirkening Standouts

Early Christmas Patch — The Quirkening Standouts

Rak - Tuesday, December 09, 2014 0 Edit
I woke up to great news today. Looks like PGI decided to break up the next week's patch into two and release a huge chunk of it toda...
Sunday Shenanigans — The 4SP

Sunday Shenanigans — The 4SP

Rak - Sunday, December 07, 2014 3 Edit
Today I came so close to shelling 11 million C-Bills for a BLR-3S. It's the only BLR variant with 6 torso energy hardpoints without ...
The Challenging Challenge

The Challenging Challenge

Rak - Monday, November 24, 2014 0 Edit
I've been away for the week and I've just arrived back at home yesterday night. Craving for some MWO action, I immediately fi...

Rak's comments — Which Battlemaster?

Rak - Saturday, November 08, 2014 0 Edit
Somebody on the forums asked which Battlemasters he should buy  and I replied with the post below. I thought some of you might find this...
What the new BAP buff/ECM nerf means

What the new BAP buff/ECM nerf means

Rak - Thursday, November 06, 2014 2 Edit
In an unexpected move, PGI decided to increase ECM counter range of BAP to 360 meters while reducing the LRM damage from 1.1 to 1. If you...
The Quirkening stream highlights

The Quirkening stream highlights

Rak - Wednesday, November 05, 2014 0 Edit
I absolutely had a blast tonight, I'm still smiling from the sheer joy I've had tonight. Thank you PGI for making so many 'Mechs...
Protip: How to take out an Atlas quickly

Protip: How to take out an Atlas quickly

Rak - Monday, November 03, 2014 0 Edit
Do you hate fighting Atlases? Do you feel like they suck in an absurd amount of damage before going down? Do you feel like quickly coring th...
Sunday Notes

Sunday Notes

Rak - Monday, November 03, 2014 1 Edit
Source: Alex Wolfe It's been a long day. It started out by me wanting to take advantage of the free premium time to level my Stormc...
Nailbiter in Tourmaline — ERLL Spider vs two legged and stripped 'Mechs

Nailbiter in Tourmaline — ERLL Spider vs two legged and stripped 'Mechs

Rak - Saturday, November 01, 2014 0 Edit
In proabably the weirdest match of the night, me and TFun90 ended up being legged and pitted against an ERLL Spider. I was prepared for our ...
The correct reaction to a Dire Wolf

The correct reaction to a Dire Wolf

Rak - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1 Edit
I was watching a Twitch streamer when he turned the wrong corner and was greeted by a Dire Wolf. At that moment he absolutely lost his comp...
More content incoming

More content incoming

Rak - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2 Edit
I handed in my thesis last week, which left me in a weird mood after an intensive crunching period. It took me a while to realize it was ove...
Blast from the past - Heavy Metal trench warfare

Blast from the past - Heavy Metal trench warfare

Rak - Friday, October 17, 2014 0 Edit
I was going through my videos and I realized I didn't post this video on my blog. Considering it's been exactly one year and a lot o...
Warhawk: First Impressions

Warhawk: First Impressions

Rak - Wednesday, October 15, 2014 0 Edit
This is another cross-post from the official forums on a thread where someone asked people to post their opinions on their Warhawks. I ...
Rak's Opinion: Light and Medium Customization

Rak's Opinion: Light and Medium Customization

Rak - Thursday, October 09, 2014 0 Edit
This is a response I wrote in this thread , and it's also something that's been bugging for a while. I thought it might be a food f...
Gems from the forums - What's wrong the Summoner?

Gems from the forums - What's wrong the Summoner?

Rak - Tuesday, October 07, 2014 0 Edit
I was browsing the forums when I stumbled upon this post which describes the dilemma of the Summoner perfectly. Since I've been playing ...

Rak's mini-reviews of his hero 'Mechs

Rak - Tuesday, October 07, 2014 5 Edit
A Reddit user on  OutreachHPG subreddit asked for everybody's comments on their hero 'Mechs and I thought I'd chip-in. I love ...
Build of the week - "The Gunslinger" WVR-6R

Build of the week - "The Gunslinger" WVR-6R

Rak - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 0 Edit
My relationship with the Wolverines progressed in a weird succession. I bought one after they came out for C-Bills, thinking it was a better...
Timber Wolf duo behind the enemy lines

Timber Wolf duo behind the enemy lines

Rak - Monday, September 15, 2014 3 Edit
Tonight I was playing with BattleBunny and we played a very unique match. We basically managed to sneak up behind the enemy with our Timber...
Sudden Mechporn Pt.2 — It happened again!

Sudden Mechporn Pt.2 — It happened again!

Rak - Saturday, September 13, 2014 0 Edit
Today it happened again. This time, I immediately cranked up my settings and started enjoying the feast. Now, if only I can solve the myster...
Sudden Mechporn

Sudden Mechporn

Rak - Saturday, September 13, 2014 2 Edit
I was enjoying the group queue in BattleBunny 's infamous NGNG dropship tonight, when suddenly my client crashed at the loading screen. ...
About the lack of new content

About the lack of new content

Rak - Tuesday, September 09, 2014 0 Edit
You probably noticed that I stopped posting regularly. It's not because I'm losing interest, but because real life has me gripped by...
About that new game

About that new game

Rak - Saturday, September 06, 2014 1 Edit
I haven't been keeping up with the MWO community for the better part of the last week, so today I logged into the forums and check...
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