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The Mann:
Hello one and all,

Are you new to Guns Of Icarus and are looking for a player who knows most of the ropes?

or

Are you an experienced player who has not played for a while and would like help to recall?

The Mann, is at your service.

The Mann is a Moderator and Teacher who has a very nice voice and has played the game quite a lot.

With over 4000 games played, about 1900 hours of gameplay, I have fairly decent knowledge of Piloting and Engineering.

Fancy Flying a tough ship like a squid?
Or
Wish to understand the tools you use?

Let me know! Find me in game or message on this post and I will get back to you.

Worried that you are a low level player and need to use Novice Matches.
Not a problem! I am a teacher therefore I have special permission to help new players in a respectable habitat with players of similar level

If you do not wish to have a teacher but would like to know some information about a particular subject in game?

Private Message me! I will try my best to provide you with a simple to understand message containing all the information you wish to know!

DaOrks:

--- Quote from: The Mann on July 05, 2015, 06:35:30 pm ---*facepalm*

I just realised this is the lounge... I think I may have made a mistake. :-[

--- End quote ---

I mean the post is kinda casual conversation... sorta.

Newbluud:
I have you as a friend in game and I currently face the issue of a rather demoralising plateau in skill. I have a good amount of game knowledge, at least for my level, but I still find myself going down and I struggle to figure out why. I also feel I have been unlucky in that MM continuously puts me against high-level stacked teams that have clearly teamed up and sat in a lobby together.

I know a lot of people say that level doesn't mean much, but to someone like me who is yet to hit 20 in any class, it does, and it's super frustrating.

Probably just ranting at this stage, as I've just left after four unsuccessful matches, losing streak is really killing my enthusiasm for the game and the losses always come from the same kind of enemies; the aforementioned high-levels that are all buddy buddy with each other and love to pubstomp.

What I'm saying is, I'd like to fly with you, if doing that might help me figure out some strats beyond "communicate" and "stick together". I think my play style is still very rudimentary and I would like to expand on it so I'm not just cannon fodder for a 45-across-the-board flak spire.

Carn:
Some engineering stuff would be nice, example how to hit the main engine of a galleon, and how to get on the roof of a goldfish. And if you could give me pointers on piloting, that'd be great. Never really got someone to help with that, as my pilot level attests.

Kamoba:

--- Quote from: Newbluud on July 05, 2015, 08:42:58 pm ---I have you as a friend in game and I currently face the issue of a rather demoralising plateau in skill. I have a good amount of game knowledge, at least for my level, but I still find myself going down and I struggle to figure out why. I also feel I have been unlucky in that MM continuously puts me against high-level stacked teams that have clearly teamed up and sat in a lobby together.

I know a lot of people say that level doesn't mean much, but to someone like me who is yet to hit 20 in any class, it does, and it's super frustrating.

Probably just ranting at this stage, as I've just left after four unsuccessful matches, losing streak is really killing my enthusiasm for the game and the losses always come from the same kind of enemies; the aforementioned high-levels that are all buddy buddy with each other and love to pubstomp.

What I'm saying is, I'd like to fly with you, if doing that might help me figure out some strats beyond "communicate" and "stick together". I think my play style is still very rudimentary and I would like to expand on it so I'm not just cannon fodder for a 45-across-the-board flak spire.

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Communicate and Stick together is great if you're after the kill. But if you learn counter ships and counter builds, you can work on split tactics, moat effective in 2v2 harder to pull off in 3v3 and 4v4.

Quite simply, your ship directly counters one enemy ship, for example Carro,flame squid to counter a Galleon. Then you tell your ally to focus on the Galleons Ally.
Be aggressive, charge them and then lure them away from each other, split them apart and grind your target to dust, if you snatch the kill before your ally, goto him and fight him off.

If you're playing against high level stacks, use your low level to your advantage, they will charge aggressively assuming another quick stomp or will set up ambush near map center, because newbies always charge forward) so take a position to the sides, if you're not being aggressive, find a position with good cover, few flanks and an.escape route. Playing with just this basic strategy on every match will make you less predictable.
If you're being stuck with unreliable allies too often, start stacking, if rematch fails but you got on well with the pilot you were with, PM them and invite them to crew form.

It is painful to play against stacked teams, but I cant stress how much "stacked" teams should be encouraged...
The more stacked teams there are, the more balances matches there will be, which means the pubs will be put together by themselves... So this would, by effect cure Stacked teams"stomping" pubs.

Unfortunately there is this habit which comes from other, inferior games where it is acceptable to blame people for playing with their friends...



After typing all.of that I realise, you're on the right path to filling ships :)

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