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[Heffay]

OK, so Paul Inouye dropped the Solaris announcement on us tonight on the NGNG Mech-Tacular Giveaway stream on Twitch, but...

What does this mean? Will there be an official announcement? Has e-sport come to MWO? When will it be released!?!

[Impyrium]

I just really like the idea of having duels or small matches set up that can have lots of spectators. And maybe a bidding system with cbills, even if just small amounts so that PGI doesn't get worried about it screwing up the economy.

Also someone get Duncan on the line.

Edited by AUSwarrior24, 06 March 2015 - 07:30 PM.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

It needs to have a roll-out event.

Five starter maps, based on the five Great House arenas.

Punch button (mechs with LAA only; Hand Actuator gives bonus damage for punches, making them finally matter; mechs with Axes attack with those instead of punching).

Arena Mech Pack: Nightsky, Hatchetman, Axeman, Berserker.

1v1s and 4- 8- and 12-player free-for-all modes at launch.

Introduction of tournament seasons, complete with weight class brackets (Light, Medium, Heavy, Assault).

The event ends with the top 10 of each weight class entering the Grand Championship, a series of 4-man free-for-all matches (players must stay in the weight class that they placed in).

Allow 2-minute delayed spectating, and pre-match c-bill wagers. Offer significant c-bill earnings to the winner of a given match, scaling up with more players (so 1v1 is less than 4-man FFA, but 12-man FFA pays the most). The top 10 in the weight class brackets get large c-bill winnings, and the top 3 in the Grand Championship get significantly more again.

Let the Grand Championship winner design a Hero mech based on what he won in.

Edited by Levi Porphyrogenitus, 06 March 2015 - 07:46 PM.

[Johnny Z]

Details? What about Solaris???????????

[FupDup]

There should be a betting system where spectators put their spacebucks and/or GXP and/or other currencies on the line when they predict who will win the fight.

Also, Duncan Fischer hero Uziel. MUST HAVE NAO.

[Metus regem]

Johnny Z, on 06 March 2015 - 07:50 PM, said:

Details? What about Solaris???????????

In other words, it's known as Skirmish mode...

[Heffay]

Johnny Z, on 06 March 2015 - 07:50 PM, said:

Details? What about Solaris???????????

That's the problem. Nothing is known other than it's coming. Paul mentioned a while back that he finished a Solaris design doc. It must have been approved and is in the works now.

[Johnny Z]

As long as it includes a Urbie only match and some FFA and some Solaris maps with crowd effects and announcer/s then awsome.

Oh ya and these:

No enhanced vision matches
FFA
Urbie only matches
Sci fi/cyberpunk space ads
Crowd effects
Announcer/s
Cheer leaders
Round robin tournaments
Awsome prizes and titles and trophies

[Malleus011]

Hopefully Solaris (unlimited customization) is the harbinger of Stock Mode.

I'd like to see them do a 1v1 mode with leaderboards and prizes for the uber competitive ... And maybe tweak CW more towards stock, if the game will bear it.

[cSand]

woooo exciting!

[Alistair Winter]

So we're getting Solaris and PVE and 4v4?

[Kilo 40]

what exactly did he say?

[Nightshade24]

AWESOME!

Solaris is like a free for all and that'll create interesting games.

Also it will leave room to dedicate our victory to your house or clan which will gain faction loyalty points as well.

AWESOME!

[Tarogato]

Nightshade24, on 06 March 2015 - 10:02 PM, said:

Also it will leave room to dedicate our victory to your house or clan which will gain faction loyalty points as well.

!!!!! That thought never even crossed my mind. YES! Want.

[Nightshade24]

Tarogato, on 06 March 2015 - 10:27 PM, said:

!!!!! That thought never even crossed my mind. YES! Want.

"Listen Taragato, I have been following your games. I have no quarrel with you. It shall be my honour to fight with you"
-Nightshade24 Mechwarrior 4 style announcing that I do not want to shoot you till the end of the match.

(I wounder if that'll be a thing in MW: O? Could leave room for abuse.)

[Greenjulius]

Kilo 40, on 06 March 2015 - 09:58 PM, said:

what exactly did he say?

He just basically counted down the minute until an announcement, then said it was Solaris. Not many details. They had George Ledoux on NGNG tonight, the guy who did the Duncan Fisher voice on Mechwarrior 4: Mercs.

It sounds like it might be a legit thing they are working on, and I'd love it.

Nightshade24, on 06 March 2015 - 10:02 PM, said:

Solaris is like a free for all and that'll create interesting games.

That's what I've excited about. It'll create dramatically different gameplay.

Edited by Greenjulius, 06 March 2015 - 10:55 PM.

[Johnny Z]

The best thing about Solaris is there wont be any easy mode Omni mechs. The Clan pilots have been saying they dont want them balanced because "they are supposed to be better" and want 10 v 12 instead. Fine no easy mode mechs on Solaris. Will be a welcome change.

Or maybe it will be Clan vrs Clan only on Solaris rather than easy mode omni mechs making more creds in the public queue and easy street on the star map. They can get in the cheese crows and pack some cstreak 6's run around at 110 kph in their bugged hit box omni mechs and play blindfolded since they dont have to aim.

Edited by Johnny Z, 06 March 2015 - 11:05 PM.

[Deathlike]

We've been technically playing it from Day 1...

[Bleary]

Please let 'Solaris' be more than the name attached to a small match arena queue.

[Kilo 40]

Greenjulius, on 06 March 2015 - 10:53 PM, said:

He just basically counted down the minute until an announcement, then said it was Solaris. Not many details. They had George Ledoux on NGNG tonight, the guy who did the Duncan Fisher voice on Mechwarrior 4: Mercs.

yeah I heard george, but I didn't know why he was there. guess I came in just after paul did his thing.

good news though.