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Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

This isn't the boosting I'm talking about.  I'm talking about the boosting going on in rank 2-1 where people are doing this specifically to try to get #1/#2/#3 player medals.  The boosting I'm talking about is the boosting that basically ensures that you will never get a solo medal without tons of money and two accounts (at least).  I'm talking about the kind of boosting that bypasses the arena and legitimate competition.
This is calling upon the community to stand up against boosting.  I am trying to move the SM community at large to be so much against boosting that those who do it either fear their reputation and stop, or if they don't fear their reputation (like account thieves and hackers), that Gato Games somehow fixes boosting so that solo medal competition is once again fair and legitimate.  (This is not to blame Gato Games, by the way.)  This is a complex issue so this is only one of the things I'm trying to do to encourage the community to rise up.  There are other issues that may need to be fixed to completely fix the boosting problem with solo medals.

If you were in Walmart shopping for something, like say Borderlands 3, you put it in your cart but there's like 3 more on the shelf, and someone walks up to you demanding the one in your cart, and when you refuse he pulls a gun on you, is that someone who's sane?
This is basically what Putin did.  Putin can buy land elsewhere, and can buy oil from Saudi Arabia.  He's engaged in violence for something he can obtain in peaceful ways.  The Ukraine is a sovereign nation.  This would be like the USA deciding we want what Mexico or Canada wants and starting a war with them.  It's madness.
And this type of behavior is along the lines of the impulsivity of some mental illnesses and/or the ignoring of other people's sovereignty like antisocial personality disorder (i.e. sociopath/Dexter).  We don't have to wait: Putin is already there with Hitler and Hussein.
Anyone who defends Putin is not thinking clearly, either.  I am not going back on this statement.  Putin attacked a sovereign nation without provocation just because he wants to annex them.  This is basically how WW2 started.  This is why UN/NATO/USA liberated Kuwait from Iraq, and it's basically what Saddam Hussein did.  There's no defense or excuse.
If you're going to keep defending Putin I'll just block you.  So please come to your senses.

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

Yesterday's deal was incredible for both my main and my alt accounts:
(I just got done spending my Christmas money, so I'm done for the year probably.)
 

After my reply to you, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd want nothing to do with my clan.  But here's an idea.
My clan is chill, in that we only require 35 wins a week (or basically 5 daily).  You could join a clan where 100 isn't a requirement but still keep making 100 wins.  My clan made it to #34 last season.  I'm much more chill in my clan than on here, something I'm still trying to figure out.
If your goal is to get into Reign Reforged or Reign Forever, I'm not saying use my clan like a recruiting tool, but you could prove yourself in my clan and then talk to Mechzilla if you want.
Still, I realize this was posted like 2-3 weeks ago, so please pardon me if I'm necro-replying.

In light of recent events, I have heard others speaking about this, and I have also approached various clan members about it.
     This post is for those who would like to pledge never to boost.  So if you agree, please reply saying you agree.  If you want to pledge your clan (clan leaders), you can also do that.
     I'll start us off.
     I pledge never to boost, and I have made this a rule in my clan, N0ble Warriors.
LONG STORY:
     I realize this may not stop boosting, as there are people out there playing hacked and/or stolen accounts.
     I realize this may be similar to the nuclear cold war, in that everyone has nukes and no one wants to give them all up because they're afraid the other countries won't give them up.
     But I think it's a good start.

It's a catch 22.  If you don't intervene, you make the mistake the US did in WW2.  If you intervene, you risk the mistake of Afghanistan or Vietnam.  It's a no win situation.

It feels nice to see old rivalries being thrown away and the players to unite about something. We stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Noble Warriors supports the Ukraine. Putin and anyone who defends Putin are insane.

In my opinion, 15 to 6, basically when you get to play 2v2 in the arena all the time.

In my opinion, 15 to 6, basically when you get to play 2v2 in the arena all the time.

You already have 2 VERY good builds. You have dual sorrow and dual shotgun. work on maxing dark eagle, burning shower and your other sorrow. From there, start working on your mods. Don't worry about a 3rd mech until all the mods are mythed on your 1st and 2nd mech

I am posting this specifically to catalog good builds that have a future in top ranks, possibly.  This is basically a list of past and present META mechs but in a middle ranks form that doesn't have a lot of premiums.  This is basically a list that I believe will help middle rank players prioritize what they upgrade so that they can get to top ranks faster.
Note that I will be using monkey torsos because monkey torsos basically rule the middle ranks.  You'll stay at rank 6/7 with these builds.  This is basically the step right before you would end up getting a vest and max protector / defense matrix and ending up in rank 4-5, or whatever other premium resistance, etc.  This list assumes monkey torsos but no quad cores or overload preventors (no big deal: you can substitute for the modules below as you see fit).
These will particularly be immune to the average energy mech if you max the modules out.
Avatar-style boiler:

Mid-ranks heat damage #1:

Heat Damage #2:

Note that I believe heat point is better than heat protector drone but it may or may not work out for you.
Your average energy drainer:

Note: I believe face shocker is a bit better, but it depends on whether you can tolerate the 3 turn thing.
Claw Physical from old META:

My own "all range" physical that worked remarkably well in mid ranks (especially against energy mechs)

Obviously you can substitute another frantic if you want, or reckless plus night eagle, but this one worked very well against middle rank energy players (assuming they didn't have a krap ton of premiums)
Untested Dual Nightfall
 

I have not tested this, but I have faced this in the arena once or twice.  I can't remember who played it, but dual nightfall is genius.  Night eagle helps keep people out of frantic range, and back breaker is only used to knock people into nightfall range.  So this is a testing build.
Once you get premium resistance, you'll "graduate" out of this "middle ranks META".  (This isn't META, by the way.)  But it was an idea for people who want to upgrade stuff.  The avatar style boiler only gets better with premiums, and can beat some of the hard RAID and gold portal levels.  As well it will help you beat 1v1 campaign.
Everything else is just your "average" example.
Again, this isn't META, this is just a helpful idea post.  I have tested all of these except the dual nightfall and they work great in middle ranks.
EDIT: some caveats though, really quick:
First, I only run rounded in the arena, that's just me.  I don't play the whole game of running soft counters and then trying to use matchmaking.  This means that I had a bunch of maxed modules, so when I got MPV and some defense matrices, I literally shot up from rank 7 to rank 4.  Rounded is just how I roll.  Not saying soft counters aren't valid, it's just not me.
Second, I would intentionally run a randomizer in the arena in terms of what mechs I picked in middle ranks.  This is because I would get at least 1 win per day of someone who either picked the wrong mechs or tried to switch mechs to compensate.  I was taught if someone switches mechs, I should switch mechs too.  This means one win per day was someone quitting out because they picked the wrong mechs.
If you want to run soft counters or hard counters, this is not the list for you.  Nothing wrong with counters, I'm just not into them.

But please understand, I was not trying to be a jerk.  If I came across that way, my apologies.  I'm just having a hard time understanding why people are defending Putin (not saying you did).  For example, people within my own religion are defending Putin, which is madness.  

If you were in Walmart shopping for something, like say Borderlands 3, you put it in your cart but there's like 3 more on the shelf, and someone walks up to you demanding the one in your cart, and when you refuse he pulls a gun on you, is that someone who's sane?
This is basically what Putin did.  Putin can buy land elsewhere, and can buy oil from Saudi Arabia.  He's engaged in violence for something he can obtain in peaceful ways.  The Ukraine is a sovereign nation.  This would be like the USA deciding we want what Mexico or Canada wants and starting a war with them.  It's madness.
And this type of behavior is along the lines of the impulsivity of some mental illnesses and/or the ignoring of other people's sovereignty like antisocial personality disorder (i.e. sociopath/Dexter).  We don't have to wait: Putin is already there with Hitler and Hussein.
Anyone who defends Putin is not thinking clearly, either.  I am not going back on this statement.  Putin attacked a sovereign nation without provocation just because he wants to annex them.  This is basically how WW2 started.  This is why UN/NATO/USA liberated Kuwait from Iraq, and it's basically what Saddam Hussein did.  There's no defense or excuse.
If you're going to keep defending Putin I'll just block you.  So please come to your senses.

Noble Warriors supports the Ukraine. Putin and anyone who defends Putin are insane.

If you were in Walmart shopping for something, like say Borderlands 3, you put it in your cart but there's like 3 more on the shelf, and someone walks up to you demanding the one in your cart, and when you refuse he pulls a gun on you, is that someone who's sane?
This is basically what Putin did.  Putin can buy land elsewhere, and can buy oil from Saudi Arabia.  He's engaged in violence for something he can obtain in peaceful ways.  The Ukraine is a sovereign nation.  This would be like the USA deciding we want what Mexico or Canada wants and starting a war with them.  It's madness.
And this type of behavior is along the lines of the impulsivity of some mental illnesses and/or the ignoring of other people's sovereignty like antisocial personality disorder (i.e. sociopath/Dexter).  We don't have to wait: Putin is already there with Hitler and Hussein.
Anyone who defends Putin is not thinking clearly, either.  I am not going back on this statement.  Putin attacked a sovereign nation without provocation just because he wants to annex them.  This is basically how WW2 started.  This is why UN/NATO/USA liberated Kuwait from Iraq, and it's basically what Saddam Hussein did.  There's no defense or excuse.
If you're going to keep defending Putin I'll just block you.  So please come to your senses.

If you were in Walmart shopping for something, like say Borderlands 3, you put it in your cart but there's like 3 more on the shelf, and someone walks up to you demanding the one in your cart, and when you refuse he pulls a gun on you, is that someone who's sane?
This is basically what Putin did.  Putin can buy land elsewhere, and can buy oil from Saudi Arabia.  He's engaged in violence for something he can obtain in peaceful ways.  The Ukraine is a sovereign nation.  This would be like the USA deciding we want what Mexico or Canada wants and starting a war with them.  It's madness.
And this type of behavior is along the lines of the impulsivity of some mental illnesses and/or the ignoring of other people's sovereignty like antisocial personality disorder (i.e. sociopath/Dexter).  We don't have to wait: Putin is already there with Hitler and Hussein.
Anyone who defends Putin is not thinking clearly, either.  I am not going back on this statement.  Putin attacked a sovereign nation without provocation just because he wants to annex them.  This is basically how WW2 started.  This is why UN/NATO/USA liberated Kuwait from Iraq, and it's basically what Saddam Hussein did.  There's no defense or excuse.
If you're going to keep defending Putin I'll just block you.  So please come to your senses.

Noble Warriors supports the Ukraine. Putin and anyone who defends Putin are insane.