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Negative. Oct 24, 2024 @ 5:06am
Which ECM setting is the blue logo ?
Is it set to counter when the ECM logo is blue?
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Fiachra Oct 24, 2024 @ 7:01am 
No idea, none of the systems are properly explained! Or even explained. They cover moving, shooting and scanning and then that's the end of the tutorial. Nothing about ECM, BAP, MASC, the meta game...
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orcaa Oct 24, 2024 @ 9:24am 
Originally posted by Fiachra:
No idea, none of the systems are properly explained! Or even explained. They cover moving, shooting and scanning and then that's the end of the tutorial. Nothing about ECM, BAP, MASC, the meta game...

Yes, the game needs a better tutorial.Very little is explained.
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Sgt. Nutcracker Oct 24, 2024 @ 12:12pm 
Yep I kept wondering the same thing. Stuff needs to be explained.
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Alpha2518 Oct 24, 2024 @ 3:03pm 
Disrupt. Red is Counter.
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Xan Nov 9, 2024 @ 9:13pm 
Originally posted by Alpha2518:
Disrupt. Red is Counter.
So if I want to protect my own mechs...I want it blue?

And if I want to try to punch through the enemy scrambling...red, yes?
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Imperialus Nov 9, 2024 @ 9:28pm 
Originally posted by Fiachra:
They cover moving, shooting and scanning

And you know scanning is important because Betty tells you so every time you hit the tab key.
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Rashktah Nov 10, 2024 @ 12:06am 
Brilliant. I didn't even know I could change the ECM modes until now. Yeah, their tutorials could really need a boost in quality.
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hilburnashua Nov 10, 2024 @ 5:39am 
Originally posted by Rashktah:
Brilliant. I didn't even know I could change the ECM modes until now. Yeah, their tutorials could really need a boost in quality.

You can change modes in Mercs too. Not that most people ever do.
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Alpha2518 Nov 10, 2024 @ 9:25am 
Originally posted by Xander:
Originally posted by Alpha2518:
Disrupt. Red is Counter.
So if I want to protect my own mechs...I want it blue?

And if I want to try to punch through the enemy scrambling...red, yes?

If by protect you mean messing up the AI's aim when they shoot at you and your star then yes you want it blue. If you mean that you want to protect your mechs for the AI's ECM and messing up your and your star's aim you want it red. You can test this out in the simpod Find a mission where you know there is a raven because AI always has them set to disrupt or a griffin with 2 SRM6s which also has ECM. when you're lance mate is set to counter you'll notice that the fuzzy effect of enemy ECM goes away.

But for your on mech on the bottom right if you use it. ECM - D is set to disrupt and ECM - C is set to counter
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Thundercracker Nov 10, 2024 @ 10:01am 
Originally posted by hilburnashua:
Originally posted by Rashktah:
Brilliant. I didn't even know I could change the ECM modes until now. Yeah, their tutorials could really need a boost in quality.

You can change modes in Mercs too. Not that most people ever do.
not a lot of reason to. you always shoot much better than your lance/ star, and shooting through ECM interference is simple. this means it doesent really hurt your own accuracy, and your teammates dont really matter compared to your damage output. i think over here it's also the cause of missiles flying completely away from their target.

now, in MWO, ECM works different, outright preventing lock-ons outside of brawling range. stealth, no available in either flavor of 5, removes this shortcoming. in MWO, countering ECM is the only way you can lock on to stealth mechs or ECM shielded mechs outside of brawling range.

about the best use for ECM here is the general accuracy penalty to enemies, and only because so many missions hinge on surviving attrition.
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