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[Gyrok]

I would like to start a petition to have "A BattleTech Game" removed from the title of MechWarrior Online.

Frankly, I would also like to see the game renamed to "generic robot arena shooter from PGI"...however...I doubt that will fly.

At least we can bring the truth out, and hopefully they remove the association to BT from the title.

With the changes that are coming to this game, this is no longer "A BattleTech Game"

There are myriad ways to accomplish "different but equal"...all we are getting here is "reskinned but equal".

What happens when T3/T4 IS tech comes and completely flattens the T3/T4 clan tech out now because nerfed into freaking oblivion?

Can we not just advance the timeline to bring about IS tech that is actually equivalent to the Clan Tech out now?

3055-3060 would get you there...

After having spent over $2k on this game, I am legitimately considering cancelling all my outstanding pre-orders at this point and dropping MWO completely...which is sad because I really never thought the day would come a diehard grognard like me would ever give in...but...this may be the last straw...

[FupDup]

If you only played Battletech to experience Clan dominance, you played it for all of the wrong reasons.

That's not to say that I like each and every single change, but the fact remains that some kind of changes needed to be done. The sub-par chassis still need improvement as they always have.

[CygnusX7]

$2k? Baller.

[Gas Guzzler]

Should I start a thread about a Petition to end over-dramatizations in the MWO forums?

They are trying to balance the game we have now, and they aren't on the hook to release new IS weapons for YEARS until they advance the timeline, so lets cross that bridge when we get there.

[WarHippy]

Gyrok, on 16 November 2015 - 02:19 PM, said:

I would like to start a petition to have "A BattleTech Game" removed from the title of MechWarrior Online.

Frankly, I would also like to see the game renamed to "generic robot arena shooter from PGI"...however...I doubt that will fly.

At least we can bring the truth out, and hopefully they remove the association to BT from the title.

With the changes that are coming to this game, this is no longer "A BattleTech Game"

There are myriad ways to accomplish "different but equal"...all we are getting here is "reskinned but equal".

What happens when T3/T4 IS tech comes and completely flattens the T3/T4 clan tech out now because nerfed into freaking oblivion?

Can we not just advance the timeline to bring about IS tech that is actually equivalent to the Clan Tech out now?

3055-3060 would get you there...

After having spent over $2k on this game, I am legitimately considering cancelling all my outstanding pre-orders at this point and dropping MWO completely...which is sad because I really never thought the day would come a diehard grognard like me would ever give in...but...this may be the last straw...

While I think you are being overly dramatic I do think we should just move the timeline forward instead of doing what we are doing because it just isn't working and only further complicates any future time/tech jumps.

[Sjorpha]

With all the whining from you in the past I'm amazed you still have "outstanding preorders" to cancel

Also I assume you're aware that clans still dominate the competitive metagame, that the strongest IS weapon quirks are being toned down soon, and that the Jenner iic is expected to be the strongest light in the game so far?

[ChronoBear]

I will sign here. I wish I only spent 2k....

[cSand]

Gas Guzzler, on 16 November 2015 - 02:25 PM, said:

Should I start a thread about a Petition to end over-dramatizations in the MWO forums?

They are trying to balance the game we have now, and they aren't on the hook to release new IS weapons for YEARS until they advance the timeline, so lets cross that bridge when we get there.

Now that's a petition I'll sign!

[ChronoBear]

Sjorpha, on 16 November 2015 - 02:30 PM, said:

With all the whining from you in the past I'm amazed you still have "outstanding preorders" to cancel

Also I assume you're aware that clans still dominate the competitive metagame, that the strongest IS weapon quirks are being toned down soon, and that the Jenner iic is expected to be the strongest light in the game so far?

You make me laugh. Strongest until it comes out for cbills. Then it will be nerfed into oblivion

[TexAce]

You are worse than a buzzfeed headline.

[C E Dwyer]

A Wah Wah it's not fair, you took away our easy mode, Thread.

[Navid A1]

What is this obsessions with changing names lately?

So the moment they change the name, you all will be ok with everything else?

I'll grant you your wish then... poof... there, the name is changed to messy warrior online. The title is just a typo from now on.


now... with that out of the way. I want camo support for (I), (P), (L), (R ), heros,etc mechs. I want, overhauled animations for clan wave 1 mechs and i want re-scales ad re-models.... who's with me?

[AEgg]

I don't get it. How is MW:O any less related to battletech than MW3 or MW4 were? None of them are particularly close to the source game, because that is impossible in anything that isn't top down and turn based.

Admittedly, making clan and IS tech identical is dumb, but neither should be better, they should be good at different things (which to a large extent is what we have right now).

[Mystere]

Gas Guzzler, on 16 November 2015 - 02:25 PM, said:

Should I start a thread about a Petition to end over-dramatizations in the MWO forums?

But what's life without drama?

Gas Guzzler, on 16 November 2015 - 02:25 PM, said:

They are trying to balance the game we have now, and they aren't on the hook to release new IS weapons for YEARS until they advance the timeline, so lets cross that bridge when we get there.

I wish I could find my post from long ago pre-Clans in which I warned that PGI should not be wasting so much time, effort, and other limited resources acquiescing to constant player demands that weapons be balanced "Nao!" while the game still had major pieces missing (i.e. Clans, Community Warfare, Information Warfare, etc.).

There is a reason why we have this major balancing mess now.

[cSand]

AEgg, on 16 November 2015 - 02:38 PM, said:

Admittedly, making clan and IS tech identical is dumb, but neither should be better, they should be good at different things (which to a large extent is what we have right now).

Blasphemy!

Unless it follows the TT rulebooks to the word it is UNACCEPTABLE!!! It can't be mechwarrior until all hits are dice rolls and 10 v 12 and you need to read a 100 page user manual to understand the mechanics! And also pass a 4 page written history test on the BT universe so you can know the lore!!! MRAAAA

*neckbeard grows larger*

[Mystere]

cSand, on 16 November 2015 - 02:45 PM, said:

Blasphemy!

Unless it follows the TT rulebooks to the word it is UNACCEPTABLE!!! It can't be mechwarrior until all hits are dice rolls and 10 v 12 and you need to read a 100 page user manual to understand the mechanics! And also pass a 4 page written history test on the BT universe so you can know the lore!!! MRAAAA

*neckbeard grows larger*

I don't know about dice rolls and 4-page history tests, but Clan Binary vs. IS Company sounds great in my book! A 100-page manual with a crib sheet sounds fine as well.

[Rizzelbizzeg]

Cool I'm down. Maybe then I can get that Heavy Arms Gundam I've wanted this whole time!

[cSand]

Mystere, on 16 November 2015 - 02:51 PM, said:

I don't know about dice rolls and 4-page history tests, but Clan Binary vs. IS Company sounds great in my book! A 100-page manual with a crib sheet sounds fine as well.

What's a game without a 4 page history test?


manual.. like the flight sims of old

[Tatula]

I can see it now... I'll get an email from change.org.

[Gyrok]

FupDup, on 16 November 2015 - 02:21 PM, said:

If you only played Battletech to experience Clan dominance, you played it for all of the wrong reasons.

That's not to say that I like each and every single change, but the fact remains that some kind of changes needed to be done. The sub-par chassis still need improvement as they always have.

Sure, there were myriad ways to "change" the game and keep the flavor.

Bring in T3/T4 IS tech for starters...

How about bringing in LFEs...?

FFS, we could just move the timeline up to 3055-3060 and solve all the parity problems by giving IS:

All their ER lasers...
All their UACs...
Alltheir LBX...
All their SSRMs...

But...WTF do I know...I put up all those ideas, and a few more, as well as tons of other good/bad/average ideas from the community....and the solution is this BS?