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[HC Harlequin]

I personally would like to see units and unit implementation become a primary factor in gameplay, I put this poll together to identify a baseline.

[James The Fox Dixon]

Heyas Harlie,

I voted 1, 2, and 1 since I believe that will be a great asset to the game.

[HC Harlequin]

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[Taizan]

1,1,1

Especially with question 3 I guess I'm not the only one who finds the current stats a bit meager - not role related or useful for recruitment.

For example I love to support heavies and assault with my medium or support a light with wearing down a target so the K/D ratio isn't really doing much for me as my goal is to assist - yeah sometimes I get the kill but most of the time it is someone else which is fine for me. Avoiding to overheat, avoiding loosing components, tagging enemies and protecting / supporting others are my primary goals in a match.
As we do not really know how much detail the match data has - in the end raw stats might not be useful for anyone or only in combination i.e "How many of the enemies that Taizan tagged were successfully hit by LRMs". So yes I'd like to see more useful and role related stats.

[Jun Watarase]

I know unit implementation is going in sooner or later, but i really dread seeing it happen. There was enough unit drama in closed beta, i can't imagine what it would be like when people are showing off their 'I AM STAR CAPTAIN FURFAG OF CLAN WULF WOOF WOLF" tags or whatever. Not to mention the whole rank circle jerk "I HAVE THE RANK OF COLONEL IN A FICTIONAL UNIT, LISTEN TO ME!!!! OMG U NOOBS!!!!".

And the game is already full of people ripping off canon units to try and make themselves appear more "legitimate" or as "badass" as the canon unit. Then there's going to be the clowns who make parody units like "G a y Death Legion" because "lulz we are so witty amirite guise???".

Edited by Jun Watarase, 15 November 2012 - 03:17 AM.

[Strum Wealh]

I voted "other" for the first question - I generally agree with the first option, except for the name-changing aspect.
I voted for the first option in the second question, and the third option in the third question.

[Adrienne Vorton]

for honour and glory of the Death´s Hand Brigade! /0

[HC Harlequin]

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[Reoh]

I would like the major canon units, but not necessarily every possible unit ever as the player base could become overly fragmented. I think it would be better if sub-units could be created for the major house units and that those could possibly use canon house affiliated units if they desired. I would like to be able to represent my unit, prefer to play with them, but not exclusively.

I believe that expanding the statistics for role could be good. I think it should be variable on mech class or possibly even chasis or variants. These statistics should be available to view publicly (anybody in game), privately (anybody on friends list), or not at all based on the user's profile choices. Some Units may feel the need to require revealing the statistics but it should be the player to decide whether or not to agree (possibly a secondary profile statistics preference option).

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PS - Would like to see units have their own chat, be able to form alliances with alliance chat and preferential to serve together on the field. I think it would be great if PGI would rent private servers to units so that they could practice together and invite opponents to play against them. These would be simulated matches and not award pay\repair costs.

Edited by Reoh, 15 November 2012 - 05:58 AM.

[HC Harlequin]

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[Velba]

Nice poll! I voted 1/1/1, why wouldn't want all that stuff?!

[Kurayami]

Velba, on 16 November 2012 - 12:05 AM, said:

Nice poll! I voted 1/1/1, why wouldn't want all that stuff?!

^this^

also fix "see below" in last one please)

[Lyoto Machida]

Jun Watarase, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 AM, said:

I know unit implementation is going in sooner or later, but i really dread seeing it happen. There was enough unit drama in closed beta, i can't imagine what it would be like when people are showing off their 'I AM STAR CAPTAIN FURFAG OF CLAN WULF WOOF WOLF" tags or whatever. Not to mention the whole rank circle jerk "I HAVE THE RANK OF COLONEL IN A FICTIONAL UNIT, LISTEN TO ME!!!! OMG U NOOBS!!!!".

And the game is already full of people ripping off canon units to try and make themselves appear more "legitimate" or as "badass" as the canon unit. Then there's going to be the clowns who make parody units like "G a y Death Legion" because "lulz we are so witty amirite guise???".

Have you ever posted anything positive towards non-PUG play?

[HC Harlequin]

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[ArmandTulsen]

Oh, hell, yes.

1,1,1.

[HC Harlequin]

Expanded the statistics questions in a related poll... http://mwomercs.com/...755-statistics/

[Joseph Mallan]

Reoh, on 15 November 2012 - 05:55 AM, said:

I would like the major canon units, but not necessarily every possible unit ever as the player base could become overly fragmented. I think it would be better if sub-units could be created for the major house units and that those could possibly use canon house affiliated units if they desired. I would like to be able to represent my unit, prefer to play with them, but not exclusively.

I believe that expanding the statistics for role could be good. I think it should be variable on mech class or possibly even chasis or variants. These statistics should be available to view publicly (anybody in game), privately (anybody on friends list), or not at all based on the user's profile choices. Some Units may feel the need to require revealing the statistics but it should be the player to decide whether or not to agree (possibly a secondary profile statistics preference option).

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PS - Would like to see units have their own chat, be able to form alliances with alliance chat and preferential to serve together on the field. I think it would be great if PGI would rent private servers to units so that they could practice together and invite opponents to play against them. These would be simulated matches and not award pay\repair costs.

I read a post a few months ago that once implemented in the Meta game (yet to be implemented) A pilot would earn "honor points" towards joining a canon house unit, and IIRC gaining rank. Chains of Command are a must for good coordination.

[HC Harlequin]

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updated poll to come

[Teralitha]

""I would like the full range of canon units available, Planetary Defense Forces, House units, Merc units and Clan Units""

AND PIRATES!


How could you forget pirates... honestly..

Edited by Teralitha, 19 November 2012 - 11:05 AM.

[Agent of Change]

I really don't care how it's implemented as long as three things happen:

• 1. There are Pilots to fill the ranks of the Dead Man's Hand
  
• 2. There are groups to pay us to kill other groups
  
• 3. There are groups for us to kill when we are paid to.