Upgrade to MK6 or wait

Sorry man. You'll adjust and adapt and start to gain again. Just work on pushing your blue items as far as possible.

 

Yea it is definitely not good to include Ship Mk in matchmaking. The only reason that I rose by about 1k infamy from Mk5 to Mk6 is my items got waaayyyyyy better.

 

Sorry to hear you’ve had a losing streak. As you’ve read, many other players have had similar experiences (myself included) so take heart from the fact that it’s not your fault.

The difficulty I found was that the mk6s I was being balanced against had better gear (as they’d been a mk6 longer) and so I felt out of my depth (as well as having to manage another button to press).

However, happily things improved over time, and now I’ve far surpassed my old highest infamy level from my mk5 days.

I’m sure things will improve for you too, and this will be just a blip on the road for you too.

 

When I upgraded to Mk6, I lost so much infamy I was hit by the anti tanking rules. It was very frustrating as I try my hardest in each and every game. I’ve never attempted to manage my infamy, and so it felt like a kick in the teeth.
Thankfully there is a lot more awareness of the issue now, so players can prepare as much as possible for the jump.

 

With hindsight, if I was looking for the ideal time to upgrade to Mk6, I’d pick:

• About half way through a season (just when downwards infamy pressure drops and upward about to start)
• When I’d just unlocked the T5 abilities for my favourite weapon (but before I started upgrading it from level 40 to 50)

That would ensure that there’s enough scope for upward infamy pressures to counteract the downward pressure from upgrading ship level. I think that’s the key.

In my opinion, the worst time would be

• At the start of a new season
• When you’ve just risen an upward wave in infamy after upgrading a weapon to Lvl50.

My reasoning behind that, is that you have no scope for upward infamy pressure.

Perhaps that’s overthinking things a little. Who knows?

Hopefully the underlying issue will be resolved in next update.

 

Keep at it, bud! You're a bandage shooter now? If you are a damage shooter, with a small shield, your role is now defence and offence combined. You gotta pay attention to flankers and changes in battle flow, stuff that a mk5 didn't have the resources to do.(I know mk5. Youre too busy mastering the five guns to take a look around for most of the time).

If you are a bandage shooter, it's time to pay more attention to the survival part of playing shooter. Play like you would play an enforcer, just without tesla shield and a hell of a lot more guns.