The Coach & The Challengers EP : 3 Outnumber doesn't matter for me.

About the gameplay

- If the pilot or mecha hits the ground, wall, structures, or other mechas too hard will lose some HP.

- All structures can be damaged, or destroyed.

- The arms and legs of the mechas can be damaged or destroyed, as a result, their abilities decrease and they lose some HP. However, attacking or destroying the limbs won't deal enough damage to destroy the unit. Even if the mecha has only 1 HP, destroying limbs won't cause the mecha to destroy. To destroy the mecha, players must target the core of the mecha or the cockpit.

- Mechas will gain a stun gauge while damaged by the enemy. If the gauge bar is full, mecha won't be able to move for a second. All mechas and pilots can cause the stun gauge.

- Stun gauge it's not that easy to be full, normal attack doesn't cause many of gauges, but heavy damage and other special attacks can cause around 20 to 40% of gauge bar.

- Players can do an emergency ejection from their mecha. After ejection for 3 seconds, the mecha will destroy itself in the area of 5 radii, causing damage from 10% of the mecha's max HP.

- Players can exchange their mecha while they're on the battlefield, and they even can steal mecha from their enemies.

- When your team has only one robot left and the opposite team has more than two mechas, you will be allowed to choose one choice from three options: 1. a robot switch device unit 2 a cooldown reduction buff of 50% for 10 seconds that can be activated once 3. a stun grenade that can stun lasts for 3 seconds in an area.

- All mecha can sprint (hold shift) evade (shift 2 times) and jump (space bar). The number of uses depends on the mecha's limitations. Some can evade and jump only a few times in a short time, while others can use multiple times in a row. However, when the usage limit is exceeded, the mecha will overheat and will be unable to sprint, evade, or jump for 2 seconds.

- This game has friendly fire.

- This game uses 3rd person perspective.

- If teammates are too far away, they will not be able to communicate, the range of communication is up to the type of mecha (melee or sniper, etc.).

- All mecha have their default skin, skins can be found from gacha. Silent Flash's default skin is red color, but lnwza's Silen Flash is black color and there are some traces of damage.

(The situation of Riku's team)

Riku's trying to learn about controlling his mecha while he's in the field. He turns his call that connects him and Naoko and turns on the microphone in the game instead. He asks lnwza with his broken English skills.

(English dialogue)

- Riku: Uh...Mister Diamond... How to play this?

lnwza turns on the microphone to answer Riku in her monotone female voice which sounds mature. She speaks with her native-like accent, but if you listen attentively, you'll realize that she's using a British accent mixed with an American accent.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: You're using the default settings without adjusting or moving any keys, right?

- Riku: Umm... no, I am not... desu...

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Hold E and click the left and right mouse buttons multiple times. It can parry close-range attacks, bullets, missiles, and other projectiles, except beams by using your sword.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: For evades, just shift shortly like other mechas. To sprint, hold it down, the space bar is a normal jump. You can double tap to double jump, and it will somersault in the direction that you're moving.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Pressing R will dash follow the WASD that you're pressing, but it has a long cooldown. You need to press T to throw a kunai and then dash after it, and press R again to grab the kunai that you threw, it will reset the dash cooldown. If you miss to get your kunai, it's wasted. You have only 6 kunais and its regeneration is so damn slow, if you miss your kunai a lot, you will have no kunai to use. If you've played Ballistina, it's similar to when you throw the sword and charge in with a combo, Silent Flash is just a bit harder. As for the Q skill, it's an ultimate... Newbies shouldn't use it.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: And for attacking... just press randomly. WASD left, and right mouse buttons as you want. I'm too lazy to teach.

- Riku: ???

- Naoko: (Turns off voice chat and switches to in-game mic)

A green beam straight line shoots towards lnwzaSutSakorn. She steps her right foot back for a half and smoothly sidesteps to the left to dodge the beam. The second and third attacks are following her, she evades forward to dodge the second attack and double jumps, somersaulting backward to dodge the third attack.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Firestorm and Reaver are quite slow. We should take out the Ionwave first, after that we shall deal with these two easier. If we focus too much on these two, the sniper will be free, making it harder. You guys deal with those two for me, and I'll get the annoying one.

- Naoko: Where are those two?

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Don't know, somewhere around here.

After that, she dashes away from Riku and Naoko, disappearing from the minimap immediately. Riku and Naoko quickly run to hide behind a building for cover.

(In Japanese)

- Riku: What should we do now?

- Naoko: Finding those two I guess.

- Riku: From what I've tried, this mecha of mine moves pretty fast. I'll go to find them first. If the enemy appears, I'll leave it to you to attack from behind.

- Naoko: I got it.

Riku runs out into the street, and around him has flanked by ruined buildings. After that about three seconds, missiles are fired from the crevices of the building. He evades six times, causing his mecha to nearly overheat. He dashes to the left but fails to grab the kunai, causing a long 10-second cooldown for his dash. Firestorm appears and fires a bunch of heavy bullets forward to him, forcing him to defend by pressing E and rapidly clicking the mouse buttons, but he can't block every shot, losing nearly 40% of his max HP within two seconds.

- Riku: I can't take it! This guy is weaker than I thought. Nohara, help!

- Naoko: Coming!

Naoko emerges from the opposite corner and throws her sword pinning Firestorm's left arm, then she grabs her giant hammer on her back and charges to smash the target. However, Reaver rushes out from her blind spot to smash her and sends her flying back, causing her to lose 10% HP. The enemies retreat into an alley, left Naoko's sword falls from Firestorm's arm to the ground.

- Naoko: Are you alright? We need to chase them.

- Riku: Yeah, I think. I'll give all of my to Firestorm. I feel like the damage will not be enough to take him. I want you to finish it off after me.

- Naoko: Don't overexert yourself.

- Riku: Ok.

Riku throws the kunai and dashes after the enemy, then dashes a second time without throwing his kunai. He appears beside the enemy at close range and attacks immediately. Unfortunately, in front of him is Reaver with Firestorm at the behind. Causing Riku to strike Reaver, dealing only 500 damage (Reaver has 10,000 HP and an additional 2,000 armor).

Riku: Yabai! Wrong guy!

- Naoko: Nakai!

Reaver counterattacks him. Although Riku tries to block with his sword he is still sent flying back and collides with the building, leaving his HP below 50%. Firestorm quickly fires a missile at him.

- Naoko: Nakai, guard on to the left!

Riku follows Naoko's advice. She runs over and slashes his sword that's guarding on with her sword, sending him to his right and saving him from the enemy's attack.

- Riku: Thanks. I wouldn't have made it without you.

- Naoko: (angry and embarrassed) It's because you pushed yourself that I had to save you. If it doesn't go according to plan, you could just retreat!

- Naoko: Watch out, here it comes!

Firestorm attacks Naoko while Reaver charges at Riku. She throws her sword at Firestorm and dashes in with her hammer, smashing the enemy down to the ground and spinning her hammer to knock it into a wall, dealing about 50% HP damage. But she is counterattacked by missiles, filling her stun gauge full causing her unable to move. Her cockpit is shot by Firestorm's bullets, destroying her mecha before she can eject and Naoko's pilot has been defeated. Meanwhile, Riku is cornered and punched by Reaver, breaking his guard, about to be destroyed.

lnwza suddenly drops from the sky, she appears in front of him to block the attack. She spun her body, slashing her sword from the lower right to the upper left. She drops to her left knee and slices horizontally from left to right before slashing her sword down at the center of the enemy's torso to destroy the Reaver. All of her attacks occurred within only one second.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: (in English) You guys held out well. I'll take care of it from here.

Firestorm activates his ultimate skill, launching over ten missiles and bursting a ton of bullets relentlessly. She stands still, parrying all the attacks without a single projectile damage reaching her for 10 seconds.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Nice try.

She dashes in and out, passing through the enemy five times like drawing a star until it's destroyed, without moving a single step of the enemy in only 3 seconds.

As she stands with her back to him, Riku stares in awe.

- Naoko: A-amazing...

- Riku: Her movements... they're incredible. This is the ideal movement. Is this... the Diamond Shield?

- Riku: (thinking) If it's this person, then...

- Riku: Excuse me.

- lnwzaSutSakorn: Wha?

- Riku: Can you... teach me... Can you be my teacher? I have a dream... to become... an esports player.

And that's how it all began, with me, Nao, and Coach Fai.

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