There are so many suggestions that people can make here... Let's see if I can keep it organized.
1) PvE, let's face it the turrets were a little OP and needed to be re-balanced, but taking them completely out has led to more than a few incredibly short and disappointing matches after waiting in the queue. Maybe bring in 2 guardian AI 'mechs or something that actually call out to their team over the "radio" when they are engaging the enemy?
2) Other Asset Integration: where we integrate some of the other military vehicles into the game. Maybe take out an airbase before the bombers launch to destroy your own base? Maybe the bombers can be shot down in a last ditch attempt to save your base, but they are actually fast and hard to hit.
3) Speaking of game modes... More Game Modes! I'm not sure how difficult it would be to implement, but if you integrate other vehicles you could come up with a convoy mode complete with tank escort while the attacking team has condor harassers. Let's get some capture the flag so that people can really utilize the strengths of their weight class and/or come up with new and interesting strategies. I've seen people argue against CTF in the lore, but does no one remember the MW2 Mercs intro? There are tons of ideas, more than I care to list and even more that are scattered throughout the forums.
Maybe you would like to pin a topic just for suggested game modes.
4) Some kind of practice match integrating bots. I'm a seasoned MechWarrior, I've been playing since the first one came out when I was a kid... but my friends and my gf haven't. I know she really wants to get into it, but she has a hard time with the tank controls, and she doesn't live long enough to get used to them. Think about this PGI, I would be buying her mech-packs and giving you more money if I knew that she would actually like the game. As it stands she is running into a brick wall and I think she will probably lose interest.
P.S. yes I know she can go into the "training" mode and the testing mode where enemy mechs stand still, and she does fine with that, but the moment she is in combat with other players who are savagely tearing her 'mech apart she can't remember what to do. Bot matches would be a great way to learn with less stress for newbies.
5) I would love to sort my mechbay by modules and engines. I hate searching through 'mech after 'mech for the right engine to tear out to put into another one. I've developed a system of using 6 xl engines across all the weight classes and a few standards to play in groupings while I master different mechs, but I don't even bother with the modules anymore. Or the cockpit items, man I would love to be able to get a list of where those are.
6) Some kind of Smurfy integration, or a way to send loadouts to people in my friends/unit. They call me the mechanic of the group because I love tinkering with these things and I'm good at helping my friends maximize their strengths. Right now there is a lot of alt-tabbing with smurfy and a lot of wasted time figuring out where that extra tonnage is missing. It would be amazing to share load-outs with people and have the game apply them to a 'mech and just buy the parts needed to make the build.
7) More command features. I can't believe the industry lost sight of this, but BF2142 had a great system. Maybe instead of leaving it up to individuals to pop UAVs or call art strikes seemingly at random we can have a commander request those assets and if someone fulfills the request they get extra c-bills or xp or something?
- Also maybe allow voice toggle with your lance vs the whole team? Maybe add a callout button like the BF series where I can hold my lock button on an enemy mech and request different things like missile support or something so that I'm not shouting out coords to team mates?
8) I feel like there are a lot of weapon types missing from this game. I remember having tons of different options to choose from in previous titles. I don't know if this is because of balancing concerns or something, but eventually you'll have to start integrating things like X-PLas, MRMs, H-Gauss, etc.
9) I would LOVE to integrate my own faction avatar, unit decal, etc. I used to do that for MW4 and it was awesome. I would love to have the icon for Clan Ghost Bear Wolf on my 'mechs and on the 'mechs of those in my unit.
These are just a few... There are so many more that the community has to offer, but these are some of my top ones. However, the one that I want the most that I know I will probably never see. A campaign mode where I can play a real MW campaign...
Maybe even integrate some of this fancy online stuff you've developed so that I can play a full MW game as co-op with friends!
Edited by Grayson Sortek, 05 August 2015 - 07:28 AM.