Help a Noob get his First Kill
Title isn't a joke. I've only begun playing this game for real now since I finally have a PC that can handle it. First login was back in its haydays, and I would overheat like crazy due to not understanding how things work.
Now I understand how they work, and yet I know even less. As you can see by the image, MWO has the honor of being the first ever PvP game where my KD is at 0.00. I move, I shoot, I damage others, but I can't kill anybody or anything with any setup. I've probably dealt more damage to myself than to the enemy team by bumping into things.
The mechs I bought first were the Catapult and Raven. Catapult because I saw "Missiles" and thought they would work, and Raven when the missiles didn't work when I got flanked by someone rushing me down point blank. As a result I have no idea what I'm supposed to do to get a single kill. I try playing safe and slow, snipe from afar, and end up getting bombarded by someone I can't even see while my missiles are still locking on. I try to be aggressive, and get met with someone playing a trial mech that is way more powerful than mine, and bam, obliterated. I COULD play the trial mech, but what's the fun in playing what everyone is doing? I wanna play something that i feel is fair.
So, legit, what do I do? What are the things I COULD do to get my first ever kill in this game? I can't respawn or replenish or repair during matches, I'm aware of that, but, damn I just want to kill someone and add a single positive value to that number because I love this game and don't wanna feel angry about it like I do with other PvP games.
Posted May 24, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC