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[Pando]

Demona, on 17 March 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

Balance is the thing I'm worried about the least and I don't see it as a major problem like others do in the first place.

I agree with you. PGI/IGP are doing fantastic. I log on, and have to honestly think about what I feel like running because everything is so much fun, and not one build is more powerful than another. They are situational. I just plan around what others are planning around. Rotate battlemechs every game. Most times it's rare I use the same battlemech within 1 hour.

[Judge Doug]

Do you guys seriously think we'll be able to even play as a Clanner for at least another year? I'm fairly certain PGI will be doing "invasion" events where hand picked pilots and PGI stuff drop over a weekend using Clan Mechs. We'll get to fight them... we won't get to pilot them for a long time. As pointed out, the very first IS mech pilots who got to pilot a mech were in late 3051 (so 18 months away)

[Viper69]

Judge Doug, on 19 March 2013 - 06:48 AM, said:

Do you guys seriously think we'll be able to even play as a Clanner for at least another year? I'm fairly certain PGI will be doing "invasion" events where hand picked pilots and PGI stuff drop over a weekend using Clan Mechs. We'll get to fight them... we won't get to pilot them for a long time. As pointed out, the very first IS mech pilots who got to pilot a mech were in late 3051 (so 18 months away)

Yes but IS pilots back then did not have "MC" If they did you can bet they would have had a Timberwolf by Mid 3050 at the latest.

[Jarvis Lancaster]

They still post inner sphere news to-date, so they may have a timeline in mind. I know some people are die-hard fans of the battletech history, and since much of the accuracy of this game has (so i've been lead to believe) been fairly spot-on, if they need to suspend the timeline to catch up on some details, why not. the game works well enough to play for now right?

But i wonder if they plan on bringing the game out of beta prior to the invasion. from a game marketing standpoint, you want to hype your game up so people will be drawn to see it. with the game still in beta, they may just postpone the invasion until they're ready to end the beta status. I would anticipate a well-hyped invasion trailer prior to the introduction of the clan mechs... which may yet happen soon.

Also, they're working at about one new mech chassis per month, which makes ppl waiting for a specific clan mech a long wait by anyone's guess. But will they start releasing bulk groups for finally bringing the game out of beta or the invasion?

[Lukoi Banacek]

Considering we still don't know how the CW aspects, Clan aspects and player involvement with Clan all intersect, I'm still not all that certain why we'd want to promote a year long delay anyway. I doubt PGI meant for us to have clan tech in the immediate future, regardless of the expectations some had about March 2013.

[TibsVT]

PaintedWolf, on 18 March 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

11 month delay.

And as per this poll you stand to risk an estimated 47 percent of your following. How many of those players pay extra, hence keeping this project going at a steady rate. You throw something imbalanced in you stand to gain a whole bunch of people crying on the forums, which happens already anyway.

Like I said, you can patch an OP Mech. You can't patch frustrated players who leave because PGI says they plan to keep things canon and blatantly goes back on their word; i.e. Coolant Flush.

[Phatel]

CG Oglethorpe Kerensky, on 12 March 2013 - 10:52 AM, said:

Considering that you have absolutely ZERO information on how far they have progressed on the Clan implementation, you seem awfully knowledgeable about the situation and what we should do.

Someplace around here you will find a spot where they have stated they have 6 mechs finished and waiting for a announcement. I'll give you one guess what those mechs are.

[Wales Grey]

MWO is nowhere near ready for anything involving the Clans. PGI should never have done the "REALTIME TIMELINE!!!" thing before they had all their pieces on the board. Give it another year or two, and then introduce the Clans.

Phatel, on 20 March 2013 - 08:30 PM, said:

Someplace around here you will find a spot where they have stated they have 6 mechs finished and waiting for a announcement. I'll give you one guess what those mechs are.

Owens, Perseus, War Dog, Ostsol, Zeus, Axeman (Adam Steiner custom)

[Maurdakar]

Ya I would like Community Warfare to be in place first otherwise whats the point?

The whole point of the Clans is to shake things up how non-dramatic would it be for them to be around as a stable element.

Edited by Maurdakar, 20 March 2013 - 09:46 PM.

[Skylarr]

Wales Grey, on 20 March 2013 - 09:09 PM, said:

MWO is nowhere near ready for anything involving the Clans. PGI should never have done the "REALTIME TIMELINE!!!" thing before they had all their pieces on the board. Give it another year or two, and then introduce the Clans.


Owens, Perseus, War Dog, Ostsol, Zeus, Axeman (Adam Steiner custom)

Owens - 3056
Perseus - mid 3050s
War Dog - 3055
Axeman - 3048 the game is not ready for physicals yet.

[Fiona Marshe]

I'm expect playable Clan faction to be after the Battle of Tukkyid. This part of the clan invasion doesn't really fit as a playable faction.

[Rejarial Galatan]

i say no, because its being delayed as it is with how the timeline has been handled. worse yet, its been 18 years since the last decent clan stuff was around. as soon as possible please.

Fiona Marshe, on 20 March 2013 - 10:31 PM, said:

I'm expect playable Clan faction to be after the Battle of Tukkyid. This part of the clan invasion doesn't really fit as a playable faction.

well, it is 3-21-3050 in MWO, day 2 of the invasion has started in lore, but here? nadda

[TibsVT]

The most comical part of this whole arguement is the one where people say PGI are nowhere near ready for the Clan Invasion. Unless you are on the development team I'm fairly sure you have no more idea then the rest of us of where they are up to.

I can understand the balance arguement or wanting more content prior to release, but please, to honestly argue the point of where PGI are in development... No, just no.

What's more is PGI have said the Clans will be joinable factions just like the current houses, so anyone saying IS never had access to Clan tech until later may be correct, but what if those of us who are Clanners wish to defect early?

Another reason that comes to mind is what about the hardcore IS players that really want to test themselves against Clanners? Why should they be penalised or "set aside for later".

Edited by KelesK, 21 March 2013 - 11:30 PM.

[Featherwood]

Ha! The answer was given!

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Zweistein: Are there plans to freeze or rollback the timeline by a year to allow more time to properly incorporate clan mechs?

A: None.

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Community Consolidated Question 6: What point in the timeline will CW be implemented? Will time be rolled back?

A: CW will begin rolling out in May and through to the fall. We do not plan to roll back the timeline.

Edit: Be ready, clansmen, we are soon to fight back what we own by right!

Edited by Featherwood, 22 March 2013 - 08:40 AM.

[TibsVT]

Featherwood, on 22 March 2013 - 08:39 AM, said:

Ha! The answer was given!

Edit: Be ready, clansmen, we are soon to fight back what we own by right!

And there we go, our invasion continues!

[CrashieJ]

just reset the timeline... this is just a freaking game

[Dorynn]

As a fan of Valve games, my answer is simple: I'd rather the game be good than the game be out sooner.

Take your time, PGI. Just DON'T SCREW UP!

[Joanna Conners]

KelesK, on 22 March 2013 - 03:13 PM, said:

And there we go, our invasion continues!

Terra awaits.

[Uncle Totty]

Demona, on 22 March 2013 - 03:35 PM, said:

Terra awaits.

Come on, we're not going to become IlClan by sitting on our *****!

*jumps inside cockpit*

...

Okay, so maybe we are...

[CoffiNail]

Nathan K, on 22 March 2013 - 04:57 PM, said:

Come on, we're not going to become IlClan by sitting on our *****!

*jumps inside cockpit*

...

Okay, so maybe we are...

Best MechWarrior joke ever