I'm not really into the lore or history of MW, but even I know that mechs like Atlas and TWolf are the poster boys, and baffled by the fact that they are in solid C-tier for a long time...
@@Puma1Sunfire1 nah not really, its just the mechs the IS targeting system tried to identify as. thus the timberwolf got the name MadCat from IS pilots
@@Genesis23OPB True from the point of lore, IS targeting systems couldn't figure out WTF it was when it was first seen and someone actually survived to report back about it. Was referring to the fact when the Timber first came into being it was commonly referred to as the bastard love child of the Marauder and a Catapult or a Catapult with arms. Either way I realized just how old I am and how long battletech/mechwarrior has been around
@@Puma1Sunfire1 Yes. Lore says the IS targetting and recon sistems glitched out identifying it as a Marauder (MAD) and a Catapult (CAT). Ence the survivors refered to it as MADCAT.
Hi Baradul, Thanks for your video content! I tore my meniscus and ACL 6.5months ago and I’ve watched your videos everyday during rehab. Thanks for keeping me sane and bringing great energy to my day!
STATS: 1st Game: Your Team consisted of 3 Assaults, 6 Heavies, 1 Mediums and 2 Lights The Enemy consisted of 0 Assaults, 4 Heavies, 5 Mediums and 3 Lights Your Team out-tonned the Enemy by 175 Tons - Your Team Wins Baradul - 809 DMG 2nd Game: Your Team consisted of 2 Assaults, 4 Heavies, 4 Mediums and 2 Lights The Enemy consisted of 3 Assaults, 5 Heavies, 3 Mediums and 1 Lights The Enemy out-tonned Your Team by 55 Tons - Your Team Wins Baradul - 733 DMG
@@jpeterson9087 Just another day with MM making horrible matches. I'm guessing that there is preference for MM put a match together regardless of the tonnage difference if you go over a certain wait time. PGI can't have us waiting forever to have PUG matches. MM also takes player skill into account but to what extent does it weigh in its decision. It would be nice if PGI showed us the algorithm of MM, but we all know that will never happen.
@@romwyzard8259 Or the algorithm for anything. The seeming randomness of the Skill up/down mechanic is crazy-making. The only obvious thing that matters seems to be damage done, and even then the thresholds for what qualifies as a skill up are completely bonkers.
@@Railstar1976 I couldn't agree more on the skill up/down thresholds. It seems that as long as your team wins your skill goes up, unless you do almost no damage at all. If you team loses, you need to have an incredible match score/damage done for your skill to just equal out and top match damage sometimes won't do it! Absolutely crazy indeed. PGI seems to be heading in the right direction by taking The Council's recommendations for changes to the game but it kinda seems like it's too late to change directions because you've lost so many players due to poor management/horrible game changes.
@Baradul. Nice to see the TBR doing some work. You can spread damage a bit more to the legs by periodically hitting your jump jets in moments when you are moving on an even plane with the enemy. It doesn't poptart, but you def can use those JJs as a damage mitigation tool. When you hit your JJs, the hitboxes on the legs get all weird on a few mechs. Mechs like the assassin, the VGL, the madcat MK2, SMN, TDR, vulcan, SNV, ect, Snv/mki2 especially when they are targeting an arm or something. Pump those jets with passion when taking fire and trying to reposition to a place where you can return fire effectively.
First match was a typical "matchmaker fail" Cyclops, Direwolf, Kingcrab, Awsome -vs- Rifleman, Summoner, Warhammer, Orion IIC ... the other two lances have been lower tonnage too. Hope they fix it one day, but I doubt it. Nice video and gameplay anyway.
Timby these days has bad agility combined with bad hitboxes, a deadly combo. Sort of surprising to look back and remember how strong the mech was at one point.
11:29 I've noticed that you keep using terms like "Left side" and "Right side" when it's ONLY in relation to you. Other people don't know what the hell you're saying for "Left side". Edit: I don't mean a Mech's left or right. Those are static. You turn around and broadcast on comms, "Right side need support." No one can keep up in the game, but in the video yes. The commentary seems more for the video audience than the rest of the team.
I think that's just for the "at home" audience. Almost all of his callouts seem to include a grid. And keep in mind he plays in Tier 1. In theory, these folks have played enough that if someone says "G4 left side", they will get the hint based on where they are standing. One would hope, anyway.
@@Railstar1976 Check out the timestamp. He doesn't say that. I've noticed that he broadcasts on comms "Left side" or "Right side". Comms aren't for the home audience.
Timby is still a good mech, but you need to play carfully. Dont ruch before your team, watch for heating, use terrain for your advatage . Be awere of you surronding to make falnking atack or peaking
So.....the same advice for just about every other mech? lol It really does emphasize the point of the game in that regard: You are only as good as your teamwork.
Laser vomit? That sounds awful. Clan Goliath Scorpion variant suits better, as Goliath Scorpions prefer to use energy weapons only. As their Seekers search for Star League stuff, they do not wish to depend on ammo - their search can lead in place with no ammo depot in weeks!
"Let's have a heat conversation," - Bara's mech tech while looking at the melted heat sinks after every drop.
Ah, the face of the franchise.
I'm not really into the lore or history of MW, but even I know that mechs like Atlas and TWolf are the poster boys, and baffled by the fact that they are in solid C-tier for a long time...
Timber Wolf/Mad Cat is the bastard offspring of a Catapult and a Marauder
@@Puma1Sunfire1 nah not really, its just the mechs the IS targeting system tried to identify as. thus the timberwolf got the name MadCat from IS pilots
@@Genesis23OPB
True from the point of lore, IS targeting systems couldn't figure out WTF it was when it was first seen and someone actually survived to report back about it. Was referring to the fact when the Timber first came into being it was commonly referred to as the bastard love child of the Marauder and a Catapult or a Catapult with arms. Either way I realized just how old I am and how long battletech/mechwarrior has been around
@@Puma1Sunfire1 Yes. Lore says the IS targetting and recon sistems glitched out identifying it as a Marauder (MAD) and a Catapult (CAT). Ence the survivors refered to it as MADCAT.
Hi Baradul,
Thanks for your video content! I tore my meniscus and ACL 6.5months ago and I’ve watched your videos everyday during rehab. Thanks for keeping me sane and bringing great energy to my day!
Stick to the rehab they tell you to do whether you want to do it or not. It's crucial to full recovery. Good luck!
STATS: 1st Game: Your Team consisted of 3 Assaults, 6 Heavies, 1 Mediums and 2 Lights
The Enemy consisted of 0 Assaults, 4 Heavies, 5 Mediums and 3 Lights
Your Team out-tonned the Enemy by 175 Tons - Your Team Wins Baradul - 809 DMG
2nd Game: Your Team consisted of 2 Assaults, 4 Heavies, 4 Mediums and 2 Lights
The Enemy consisted of 3 Assaults, 5 Heavies, 3 Mediums and 1 Lights
The Enemy out-tonned Your Team by 55 Tons - Your Team Wins Baradul - 733 DMG
55 tons isn't deal-breaking in many cases, but 175...ooph. Unless the lower-tonnage team has armor-quirked or meta mechs, that's hard to overcome.
@@jpeterson9087 Just another day with MM making horrible matches. I'm guessing that there is preference for MM put a match together regardless of the tonnage difference if you go over a certain wait time. PGI can't have us waiting forever to have PUG matches. MM also takes player skill into account but to what extent does it weigh in its decision. It would be nice if PGI showed us the algorithm of MM, but we all know that will never happen.
@@romwyzard8259 Or the algorithm for anything. The seeming randomness of the Skill up/down mechanic is crazy-making. The only obvious thing that matters seems to be damage done, and even then the thresholds for what qualifies as a skill up are completely bonkers.
@@Railstar1976 I couldn't agree more on the skill up/down thresholds. It seems that as long as your team wins your skill goes up, unless you do almost no damage at all. If you team loses, you need to have an incredible match score/damage done for your skill to just equal out and top match damage sometimes won't do it! Absolutely crazy indeed. PGI seems to be heading in the right direction by taking The Council's recommendations for changes to the game but it kinda seems like it's too late to change directions because you've lost so many players due to poor management/horrible game changes.
I'm tired, but I read the title as Timber Vomit Laser Wolf and I wasn't mad about it.
My oldest son was in King Crab in the first match.
8:14 - heat conversation. Does that make it a....hot topic?
out.
@@Genesis23OPB I'll get my coat. Wait, that'll make me too.....hot.
@Baradul. Nice to see the TBR doing some work. You can spread damage a bit more to the legs by periodically hitting your jump jets in moments when you are moving on an even plane with the enemy. It doesn't poptart, but you def can use those JJs as a damage mitigation tool. When you hit your JJs, the hitboxes on the legs get all weird on a few mechs. Mechs like the assassin, the VGL, the madcat MK2, SMN, TDR, vulcan, SNV, ect, Snv/mki2 especially when they are targeting an arm or something. Pump those jets with passion when taking fire and trying to reposition to a place where you can return fire effectively.
"Watch the team damage!"
Bara. You of all people. haha
especially since he was frying his own internals there xD
Wondering how in the world that king crab survived.
I've never clicked on a video so fast. The timber wolf is such a beautiful mech.
It really is. Very iconic too! Only problem is it’s a clan mech ;)
Hell yeah!
irl one shot from the front and the pilot likely dies though, gigantic cockpit in the center of mech after all
I concur.
In the lore it's all but OP, but in MWO it's a meme at best. Mostly garbage since CW/desynch patch 3yes ago.
Fancied trying this build when I first saw this video, and now that the Champion varient is a free mech I'm very excited. :D
Great design and laser-vomit build! Thanks, Bara!
Been playing my Timberwolf lately too! Can't help it's my favorite mech even if it is subpar in the meta with its barnhouse torsos XD
Looks like somebody is gearing up for the new laser patch notes!
Beautiful mech and beautiful games.
Thanks Bara :D
When they told him negative and he was like what?!?! Priceless..
Heat conversation? Is that Baradul's native tongue? :P
Nice vid!
Who could explain me, why my pulse lasers has a clunk? Not like in your videos?
I love you videos...can you do a SRM Archer Build? I love the Archer and I would like to see a bad to the bone Archer...if that's possible
I'm a TBR main lol. I have all of them.
It's the 'Classic' mech imho.
Shouldn't you put a lpl in Lt and the other in Rt, Bara?
The right torso has waist mounts they are low. High mounts are usually superior
As someone looking to buy one. Can u get another shoulder mounted laser pod?
Try 3 ER PPC Timber on shoulder, extremely high mounts.
Catapult with arms.
Alternatively, Marauder with missile ears.
Freaking GG!
First match was a typical "matchmaker fail"
Cyclops, Direwolf, Kingcrab, Awsome -vs- Rifleman, Summoner, Warhammer, Orion IIC ...
the other two lances have been lower tonnage too.
Hope they fix it one day, but I doubt it.
Nice video and gameplay anyway.
Caustic Valley looks so much better than in the beginning.
Humans are so impatient.
I wish there was a 90+ ton version of the Timber Wolf
isn't that just a MadCat II?
@@TauShasla that's exactly what it is.
Got em
*heavy breathing*
Timby these days has bad agility combined with bad hitboxes, a deadly combo. Sort of surprising to look back and remember how strong the mech was at one point.
Timber wolf should be the only mech where not going for the shoulder missile pods should be a bannable offense... It's so wrong.
Don't forget the Bushwacker without it's missile pod spoiler, it just ends up with a "conehead". I can't stare at it for long.
@@Steelgrey666 yikes. Yuck.
maybe you should have brought a omni with no jump jets and more heat sinks, you didnt use the jets at all
11:29 I've noticed that you keep using terms like "Left side" and "Right side" when it's ONLY in relation to you. Other people don't know what the hell you're saying for "Left side". Edit: I don't mean a Mech's left or right. Those are static. You turn around and broadcast on comms, "Right side need support." No one can keep up in the game, but in the video yes. The commentary seems more for the video audience than the rest of the team.
I think that's just for the "at home" audience. Almost all of his callouts seem to include a grid. And keep in mind he plays in Tier 1. In theory, these folks have played enough that if someone says "G4 left side", they will get the hint based on where they are standing. One would hope, anyway.
Stay in scrub tier it you can't read a map.
@@Railstar1976 Check out the timestamp. He doesn't say that. I've noticed that he broadcasts on comms "Left side" or "Right side". Comms aren't for the home audience.
@@ratofnihm I can definitely read a map. But, on that map.....which is "Left side"?
First rule: never use left a-torso omnipod of the Timber Wolf. Seriously, it screams like a dart board to get shot 1st.
First!
Firth!
Timby is still a good mech, but you need to play carfully. Dont ruch before your team, watch for heating, use terrain for your advatage . Be awere of you surronding to make falnking atack or peaking
So.....the same advice for just about every other mech? lol It really does emphasize the point of the game in that regard: You are only as good as your teamwork.
Laser vomit? That sounds awful.
Clan Goliath Scorpion variant suits better, as Goliath Scorpions prefer to use energy weapons only. As their Seekers search for Star League stuff, they do not wish to depend on ammo - their search can lead in place with no ammo depot in weeks!