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[stjobe]

Vercinaigh, on 14 March 2013 - 03:39 PM, said:

No damage being done to the rear there, internal damage is not front or rear based, just the armor, which is untouched in those pics.

Ah, good call. I stand corrected.

[Nightcrept]

Tikkamasala, on 14 March 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

That's not true. The OP (and many more players) discovered a bug. We knew missiles dealt splash damage, but i at least hoped the stated damage per missile would include the possible splash or that the splash damage would not excessively exceed the missiles stated damage.

And now please take your trolling somewhere else.

A bug? Throntor posted a link to a known issue thread I think from a few patches ago were they talk about working on something similar.
And splash damage is working as it is supposed to.

What was acknowledged is that the devs are working on refining the splash system and that the training grounds has a ton of problems and it's data is not accurate.


So well I guess the training part is a bug.

Psikez, on 14 March 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Most aware of splash, most not aware of a streak potentially doing 12.9 damage.

lol...true. But we all knew something was up.
I don't think it's a major issue currently for the devs though because it really only affects the smaller mechs and the only ones running around are ecm mechs you can't shoot at anyway.

[Nightcrept]

Thontor, on 14 March 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

I have all the closed beta patch notes since I got in in July, in my email... Starting with closed beta update #6 on July 31st, all the way through to the last closed beta patch on October 25th.

No mention of splash damage anywhere

What about all the changes to lrms?

[One Medic Army]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 03:46 PM, said:

I don't think it's a major issue currently for the devs though because it really only affects the smaller mechs and the only ones running around are ecm mechs you can't shoot at anyway.

Maybe once something is done about this, ECM+SSRM won't be so much of an "I win" button in light vs light combat, and we'll start seeing non-ECM lights around again.

[stjobe]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 03:46 PM, said:

And splash damage is working as it is supposed to.

Here's Paul telling you to stop trolling:

Paul Inouye, on 14 March 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

The Raven 3L has just fired 1 volley of 2 x S-SRM2 at the Commando 1B. As you can see, the amount of damage done to the Commando does not make sense. There is a total of 51.5 armor being stripped off the Commando. We've been able to reproduce this repeatedly and we're getting an average damage of 12.9 per missile. Quite a bit higher than the intended 2.5 damage per missile plus splash damage.

(emphasis mine)

Edited by stjobe, 14 March 2013 - 03:50 PM.

[Acid Phase]

I just wanted to jump in to applaud the extensive research by Amaris. Great find. I'd like to also add that, those who have the audacity to defend the opposite of this discussion is out of thier minds. It is a fact that they want to dispose of thier enemy quickly, rather than working hard to gain a kill. And it's no surprise that somehow, PGI is catering to those people. This was one of the many weapon balances we were talking about since the many patches from the beginning. MWO above all else (cockpit items,map details, camo or even new mechs and maps) needs to have Gameplay/Weapon balance. Amaris, brilliant find.

[Nightcrept]

One Medic Army, on 14 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Maybe once something is done about this, ECM+SSRM won't be so much of an "I win" button in light vs light combat, and we'll start seeing non-ECM lights around again.

That would be nice. I miss the variety.
Although on the plus side apparently jenners are balanced to take proper splash damage. Can you imagine if they had ecm in addition to taking less damage from streaks. Yikes.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Acid Phase, on 14 March 2013 - 03:50 PM, said:

I just wanted to jump in to applaud the extensive research by Amaris. Great find. I'd like to also add that, those who have the audacity to defend the opposite of this discussion is out of thier minds. It is a fact that they want to dispose of thier enemy quickly, rather than working hard to gain a kill. And it's no surprise that somehow, PGI is catering to those people.

You're saying that PGI is catering to people who say that SRM damage is fine as it is? Um... I disagree.

Let's see what PGI has to say about SRMs, before determining who they are catering to.

[Warrax the Chaos Warrior]

stjobe, on 14 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Here's Paul telling you to stop trolling:

There's always at least one, whenever there's a bug or balance issue, that will defend it as "working as intended" until their last breath

reminds me a bit of this guy:

[Nightcrept]

stjobe, on 14 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Here's Paul telling you to stop trolling:


(emphasis mine)

Splash damage is acting exactly like it was programed to. ie the way it was intended. it did not glitch or bug and go crazy and start doing nutty stuff like causing 1million points of damage.
What has happened is they gave us new mechs without balancing. And as he said a training ground that is bugged and over inflates damage.

[Nightcrept]

Acid Phase, on 14 March 2013 - 03:50 PM, said:

I just wanted to jump in to applaud the extensive research by Amaris. Great find. I'd like to also add that, those who have the audacity to defend the opposite of this discussion is out of thier minds. It is a fact that they want to dispose of thier enemy quickly, rather than working hard to gain a kill. And it's no surprise that somehow, PGI is catering to those people. This was one of the many weapon balances we were talking about since the many patches from the beginning. MWO above all else (cockpit items,map details, camo or even new mechs and maps) needs to have Gameplay/Weapon balance. Amaris, brilliant find.

Have you been playing for the last 6 months?

If so that is how long splash damage as it is in game now has been around. Does it suddenly feel easy to you?
have you seen and or been killed in one shot in a light mech?
I have but only once in 6 months and that's because I stood still in front of a splatcat.

This isn't something new that just got introduced in game. You guys just figured it out and decided that because you suddenly know the sky must be falling.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 04:01 PM, said:

Splash damage is acting exactly like it was programed to. ie the way it was intended. it did not glitch or bug and go crazy and start doing nutty stuff like causing 1million points of damage.
What has happened is they gave us new mechs without balancing. And as he said a training ground that is bugged and over inflates damage.

Paul Said:

Quote

First is that Testing Grounds has quite a few issues when reporting damage and the numbers you're seeing are inflated quite a bit (almost double). We will be addressing this bug and others as Testing Grounds matures over time.

Second, this does NOT eliminate the findings that S-SRMs AND SRMs are doing more damage than intended.

SRMs are causing more damage then they are intended to inflict -> Unintended Effects

[stjobe]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 04:01 PM, said:

Splash damage is acting exactly like it was programed to. ie the way it was intended.

As a professional software developer, let me be the first to tell you that those two are not an equivalence. Bugs happen.

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 04:01 PM, said:

it did not glitch or bug and go crazy and start doing nutty stuff like causing 1million points of damage.

It did bug, not to a miilion, only to 12.9 per missile, "Quite a bit higher than the intended 2.5 damage per missile plus splash damage".

Now shoo.

[Monky]

Vercinaigh, on 14 March 2013 - 03:39 PM, said:

No damage being done to the rear there, internal damage is not front or rear based, just the armor, which is untouched in those pics.

Alright then, I was seeing rear armor peel off in my tests, I'll re-test at home. It could very well be only specific locations that are experiencing this.

Either way, it adds additional things for the server to do to prevent it.

Also; It's been explained to Nightcrept about a hundred times guys, he isn't going to get it or is intentionally trolling you.

Edited by Monky, 14 March 2013 - 04:10 PM.

[Buso Senshi Zelazny]

I have noticed this issue in live gameplay, although not with the SRMs, SSRMs, or LRMs. It is occurring for me with the AC20, ERPPC, Gauss rifle, and the Ultra AC5. Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the numbers to back this up.

https://docs.google....QUE&usp=sharing

I submitted basically this exact spreadsheet to Support and was told it was a known issue, with no explanation as to what was going on. Splash damage could explain this, but do PPCs and ballistic weapons have splash damage? If they do, then the mechanic needs to be reworked, or made more apparent to the players.

Edit: I initially made the spreadsheet to see how effective I was being with lasers since I didn't trust the hit% with them being hitscan weapons, and I stumbled upon this little gem of a bug.

Edited by Buso Senshi Zelazny, 14 March 2013 - 04:18 PM.

[Monky]

Buso Senshi Zelazny, on 14 March 2013 - 04:14 PM, said:

I have noticed this issue in live gameplay, although not with the SRMs, SSRMs, or LRMs. It is occurring for me with the AC20, ERPPC, Gauss rifle, and the Ultra AC5. Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the numbers to back this up.

https://docs.google....QUE&usp=sharing

I submitted basically this exact spreadsheet to Support and was told it was a known issue, with no explanation as to what was going on. Splash damage could explain this, but do PPCs and ballistic weapons have splash damage? If they do, then the mechanic needs to be reworked, or made more apparent to the players.

I was able to ask a few devs in game, and they confirmed PPC behave as a ballistic and that ballistics as a rule do not have splash. Some people are noticing weirdness despite this, but it needs more testing to say something is 'up'.

One possibility could be convergence if you're using multiples of the same weapon type in different body locations (like a CPLT-K2 or CTF-4X). It can hit multiple parts because the aim isn't super precise, one bullet hits one section, one hits an adjacent section.

Edited by Monky, 14 March 2013 - 04:20 PM.

[Nightcrept]

Prosperity Park, on 14 March 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Paul Said:



SRMs are causing more damage then they are intended to inflict -> Unintended Effects

Due to the addition of smaller mechs then they had around when they initially made the splash system. So how would they balance that? Can they adjust the way a single weapon system hits a certain mech or would they have to make broad balance adjustments like reducing the splash radius affect with all mechs?

[One Medic Army]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 04:04 PM, said:

Have you been playing for the last 6 months?

If so that is how long splash damage as it is in game now has been around. Does it suddenly feel easy to you?
have you seen and or been killed in one shot in a light mech?
I have but only once in 6 months and that's because I stood still in front of a splatcat.

This isn't something new that just got introduced in game. You guys just figured it out and decided that because you suddenly know the sky must be falling.

I've been saying that SSRMs were too good vs lights since they got their damage "fixed" and 100% hit rate.
SRMs hitting lights was fairly rare before the recent reductions to "lag armor".
LRMs hitting lights is also a fairly recent thing, it takes Artemis and TAG to get LRMs to chase a full-speed light mech around with any chance to hit it.

I think that covers it, the splash damage may have been there for a long time, but only recently has it become easy to hit light mechs with the affected weapons.

[Nightcrept]

Thontor, on 14 March 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Closed Beta Update #6

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday July 31st @ 10AM PDT – 1PM PDT

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MechWarrior Online BETA Update

Closed Beta Update #6

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday July 31st @ 10AM PDT – 1PM PDT

Yes folks, it’s that time again. This Tuesday (July 31st) we will be patching the client and server software to provide more cool things to check out. Below you will find all the

information as to what has been updated/changed/added. These items are what we will be looking to have tested thoroughly.
Change Log

USER DATA

All BattleMechs in player’s inventories will be wiped.
All players will receive a 13,000 MC currency injection.
PRESENTATION

Main Screen:

There are now 4 Trial Mechs in your Ready List in the bottom left corner of the screen. Players can swap their owned Mechs into these slots by clicking “SELECT MECH” in MechLab.
MechLab:

You can now sell back your BattleMechs for a smaller fraction of its original cost to reclaim C-Bills and MechBay slots.
Only BattleMechs can be sold, not individual items.
When naming a newly purchased BattleMech, the Mech’s variant name will be the default unless the player changes it.
In-Game HUD:

Minimaps will now display out of bound areas on the maps.
End of Match Screen:

Overall Damage Done is now displaying.
Known Issue:

Weapons that do small amounts of damage over time are not being tracked correctly but is a much better indication as to your performance on the battlefield than Kills and straight XP.

This is a known issue and will be addressed. Consider it placeholder and for entertainment purposes only, not for bug tracking.
GAMEPLAY

Tuning:

Ammo costs have been corrected (AMS ammo no longer costs 250,000 CB per ton!)
Cooldown times for the PPC, ER PPC, and all ballistic weapons (except for the Ultra AC/5) have been reduced by 1 second each
Extra Catapult Firing delay only occurs when weapon doors closed.
Component Destroyed XP awarded for explosion damage.
Ammo Explosions now occur over time instead of instantly.
Gauss Rifles now have a 60% chance to explode (for 20 internal damage) when destroyed.
Environments/Levels:

Caustic Valley - Ambient temperature inside the volcano has been increased.
Caustic Valley – Player start points/bases have been moved.
BUG FIXES

If a player disconnects before dying, they will not be rewarded any XP or C-Bills rewarded for winning/losing a match but will retain any gains prior to disconnecting.
A fix that should prevent spawning without weapons and ammo.
Heat meter no longer jumps to 100% when powering down.
Pressing R will now immediately target the enemy under your crosshair.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Closed Beta Update #7

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 7th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

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MechWarrior Online BETA Update

Closed Beta Update #7

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 7th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

It’s August 7th, the date that Founder’s get their in-game assets. All Founders’ will now find their sleek looking, Founder’s Mech(s) in their inventories. All Founder’s will also have

a test-active Premium Account. (See notes below for more details.)

IMPORTANT NOTE:
All stats, MC, C-Bills, XP and any other rewards can/will be wiped numerous times during Closed Beta. Any MC/C-Bills you have are to be considered play money until we launch our Open

Beta. At that time, everything will be reset and all players will start on an equal playing field. The only exception for Open Beta full resets, are the Founders’ who will find their

Founder’s Mech(s), Founders’ MC and Founder’s Active Premium Account.

Change Log

PATCHER

The patcher will now start processing the in-game patch if you do not click the PLAY button right away. If you click PLAY after the first install of the patches, you will enter the main

client as usual and patching will happen as usual as well. However, if you do NOT click PLAY, it will do the in-client patch in the patcher which is MUCH faster. If you are installing

for the first time or re-installing, please let us know how this works for you.
GENERAL

User Data:

All player BattleMechs will be removed from the MechLab.
Players can use MC to purchase Premium Account upgrades. NOTE: XP and CB will be reset periodically so buy at your own volition.
FRONT END

Premium Accounts

Players who have a Founder’s account will now have the appropriate Founder’s Mech(s) and premium account bonuses.
Players who have a Founder’s account will receive an additional amount of MC based on their Founder’s level, on top of the regular MC injection.
A premium account will give the player a 50% increase in both C-Bill rewards and XP rewards at the end of a match.
The amount of days remaining on a premium account is only temporary and will never run out during Closed Beta.
Players who upgrade their Founder’s pack during Closed Beta will not see an increase in the number of days remaining on their premium account until the next wipe.
New Founder’s Mechs

You can now play the Founder’s Mechs (If you have a Founder’s account).
The Founder’s Mech(s) provides its owner with a 25% increase in the amount of C-Bills earned per match it is used in.
Founder’s using a Founder’s Mech with an active premium account will see a combined 75% increase in C-Bills and 50% XP at the end of a match.
The Founder’s Mech(s) cannot be sold.
The Founder’s Mech(s) come with their own MechBay slots and will not use any of your 4 free slots.
MECHLAB

Selling Individual Items

Players can now sell individual items that they own/have in their inventory (except armor).
Known Issue: Ammunition cannot be sold currently.

TUNING

More actions will now kick off XP rewards.
BUG FIXES

Damage tracking has been updated so lasers and machine guns should now properly track for the End of Match screen.
An error was found in the maps that was causing a crash to desktop. This has been addressed.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Closed Beta Update #8 - v0.8.80

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 21st @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

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Closed Beta Update #8 - v0.8.80

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 21st @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

State of the Economy from Paul:
To update you all on the current state of MC/CB/XP/GXP, I would like to clarify a few things for you.

The first thing, and cannot be stressed enough, is that all numbers currently in the game are placeholder/tunable numbers. These numbers WILL change before we go live, and you should

expect to see your accumulated rewards reset at various points during that time. We need to do these resets periodically so we can track rewards and how fast/slow people are achieving

the various efficiencies and modules etc. An example is, we know that you’ve all been working away at your XP for the Mech Efficiencies. We’ve left them untouched to this point to see

how long it takes for players to reach the Elite and Master tiers. A some point, you will see your efficiency tree reset and XP reset and most of all, the costs of each efficiency

changed due to the information that we’ve received about how fast people are getting through these tiers. Another example is the recently introduced bug that rewarded heavy XP on

suicides. This artificially inflated the XP pools players were getting and threw the numbers completely off track. This bug will be addressed and XP will get reset so we can start

tracking real numbers again.

With every patch, there have been minor fixes and adjustments (end of match scoreboard for example), and you are seeing your rewards increase. There is still plenty of work ahead of us

to incorporate a few more systems to help make the economy in MechWarrior Online robust and balanced. In this patch, we will be adding the Salvage Reward system (outlined below) in its

early iteration. You are going to see rather large CB rewards at the end of each match and your CB wallet will balloon. Rest assured that there IS something else coming down the pipe

very soon that is going to counter these large rewards. That something is the repair/rearm system. Once all of our major systems are in place, we will start adjusting the numbers as

needed to balance the overall rewards you get while playing the game. Again, expect to see resets of any rewards accrued during Beta.

In short, Salvage (going in now) and Repair Rearm (coming soon) are two systems that will start allowing us to re-tune numbers to make MechWarrior Online a deeper and richer game

experience.

P.S. Regarding MC. There have been some people who don’t understand our current use of MC. At this moment, MC should be considered free play money. It does not affect your MC balance

when we go Open Beta. At Open Beta, we will be resetting all players to 0 C-Bills and the only players with MC will be the Founders who will be getting the amount of MC in accordance

with the tier of Founder’s Package they bought. From Open Beta onward, any MC you spend will be gone forever and the transaction process to buy more MC with real world currency will be

in place.

P.P.S. We will be resetting the Mech Efficiency Trees this patch. The XP exploit threw our numbers well out of whack and requires a reboot so we can track XP gains properly. While

this is unfortunate, just be thankful it’s not 6 months from now when you’ve mastered 8 Mechs or so.

That being said, here are your patch notes:
Change Log

GENERAL

User Data:

All player BattleMechs will be removed from the Mech Lab.
Players will be re-granted their Founder’s BattleMechs as stock
Players will be re-granted their Founder’s MC + a universal MC injection for all players (13,000 MC)
Premium accounts’ “days remaining” will be reset
New Map:

River City – A port city nestled in a coastal valley is being ravaged by war. A river spanned by two bridges divides the city into two opposing sides. The center of the city is

dominated by a fortified citadel. Mechs battle for control of two key sites – a spaceport high on a plateau, and a crucial industrial port facility on the ocean.
FRONT END

MatchMaking 0.5

Teams will always be even in numbers.
Groups will always be on the same team.
Groups will now be matched with equivalent weight class opponents in a 1:1 relationship.
For every Assault Mech on 1 team, there’s an Assault Mech on the other.
This is weight class driven, that is, an Atlas on one team can be matched with an Atlas or an Awesome on another team.
Currently an all Atlas team vs an all Atlas/Awesome game is valid.
Players who are grouping up should start considering strategic team make-ups in terms of Mech weight classes.
Note: This is an early implementation of a much more robust system that will, in the future, also take into consideration team make-up in terms of Mech classes (what would be considered

a well-balanced company/lance) and player skill levels.
GAMEPLAY

Battlegrid:

Battlegrid map now correctly points north when viewed.
Adjusted zoom level to be able to see the whole map when zoomed out.
Mech markers of teammates now have an info panel that shows there name, mech, and overall health percentage.
Commanders can issue orders to the team. Orders will appear on the battlegrid and on the compass.
Commander can resign command from the battlegrid.
Commander is randomly selected at start of match, and when someone resigns
Known Issue: If the whole team resigns command, there will be no commander selected.
Known Issue: Mech info panel is rotated 90 degrees.
Salvage:

Upon a mech’s death a value is calculated for each component’s inner structure health/weapon/module/remaining ammo that is scaled to the amount of health that component has remaining
If a component is completely destroyed no salvage will be awarded for that component.
Each point of inner structure health is worth 685 C-Bills (armor is not included in salvage)
Weapons and modules are currently worth their store value scaled against remaining health in that component. If a component is at 50% health, then that weapon is worth 50% of its normal

value. This will change in the future when the critical hit system is fully functional, since each weapon and module will have its own health values.
Ammo is currently worth their normal store value at 1 ton and then is scaled against the remaining ammo.
Salvage is only awarded to the winning team, and only the dead mechs on the opposing team contribute to the salvage value.
Salvage is then divided up evenly amongst eligible players (early disconnects do not get awarded).
Assists & New XP Rewards:

Assist: Awarded if an enemy Mech you’ve damaged is killed.
Kill/Assist XP: A pool of 150 XP that is divided amongst all players who dealt damage to the destroyed target. The amount of XP is proportional to your personal damage dealt to the

target.
Kill XP: A 50 XP bonus for getting the kill shot, on top of any Kill/Assist XP.
Spot XP: A 25 XP bonus if you have someone targeted and a teammate who does not see him locks on with LRMs. Awarded only once per team mate per target.
Capture XP: A 150 XP bonus if you win the match by capture, awarded to everyone on the winning team.
Capture Assist XP/C-Bills: A 75 XP & 75,000 C-Bill bonus if you assisted in the capture of an enemy base.
TUNING

Input:

The user is able to reset settings to default.
New keys mappings prompted with confirmation.
Remapping Z now functioning.
Every key binding is now unique.
Damage Indicator:

Colours tweaked to make it more readable. Now doing a 3 stage blend from yellow->orange->Red ( 100% - 0% health).
Undamaged parts are now transparent, upon taking damage, the part become opaque. This happens independently for armour and internals.
User Interface:

Added Main-Menu social linkages (Facebook/Twitter/YouTube).
Hide news items until valid data obtained.
Added visual context to premium status.
Premium status poll time increased to 30 minutes.
BUG FIXES

Gameplay:

Fixed Projectiles remaining stuck on something for 0.2s after impact.
XP reward error when players killed themselves.
MechLab:

Component slots now highlighting and selecting correctly
Corrected problems with naming ‘Mechs
Users will no longer be disconnected to Mech Lab while mid-game.
HUD:

Fixed key binding so you can now bind team / all chat keys to ‘Y’.
Fixed an issue with the chat log becoming unordered when players die / switching spectator.
Fixes to fonts to use less memory.
Friends Chat

User blocking fixed.
Users now see the ready state of users in their party.
List Scrolling fixed.
Error is now displayed when adding a non-existent user in the Friends List.
Add a friend window no longer closes on unrelated events.
User's online status updates when forcefully closing the client.
Entering a name that is too long into the add friend field causes the failed message to display a blank name.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 28th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

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MechWarrior Online BETA Update

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Aug 28th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

Update on the Economy Part 2

It's that time again folks. The next major feature of the economy is now being implemented as of this patch. This is the re-introduction of Repair and Rearm. Upon returning to MechLab

after a match, you will be asked if you want to repair/rearm your Mech. This C-Bill cost will reflect the amount of damage you took during your last match. The more damage you took, the

higher your repair bill will be. The amount of ammunition you used during your last match will have to be replenished as well but it is up to you to do so. Again, the numbers involved

are to be considered placeholder. Once we start getting some detailed information about your gains/losses, a full balancing of rewards/costs will be done. For further detailed

information on how the system works, please see the breakdown in the Change Log below.

Change Log

GENERAL

User Data

The only thing resetting this patch is your C-Bill balance. This is being done to help us track rewards and gains with the major metagame features in place. As mentioned before, these

numbers are all place holder and will change once we get enough data to see what is happening in terms of your spending habits with C-Bills.
MC/XP/GXP and associated Mech Trees will NOT be reset this patch. Keep in mind, that doesn't mean they won't be in the future.


FRONT END

Repair and Rearm

Damage done to a BattleMech in combat will now need to be repaired.
Trial BattleMechs are exempt from Repair and Rearm rules.
This repair replaces the hitpoints that the component/item used to have.
Damaged items are NOT affected in-game at the moment. (i.e. A damaged laser still does it's full potential damage as usual)
Damage will never drop below 25% of the Mech/component/item's original state.
If you are destroyed and your team loses a match, you may run into a problem of not earning enough C-Bills to cover the cost of all repairs.
A BattleMech can be completely repaired and rearmed by selecting its MechBay and choosing the repair/rearm functions.
The ability to auto-repair and auto-rearm, for all BattleMechs in your MechBay, is toggled by the buttons in the bottom left corner of the MechLab screen.
Individual items can be repaired by selecting them in MechLab and clicking the Repair button on the information panel.
Players will be notified if they try to launch with a damaged or non-rearmed BattleMech.
If a player finds themselves in a state of not being able to pay for repairs, it is suggested that they use a Trial Mech to earn additional C-Bills.
Clean-up:

Reworked armor panel
Several visual bug fixes
Corrected problems with BattleMech names
Corrected problems with equipping items


GAMEPLAY

FPS can be displayed on screen by pressing F9
Firing delay for projectile weapons has been reduced.
Closed weapon bay doors on Catapult and Centurion provide a 10% damage resistance for that component.
LRMs will only track targets while targeting information is maintained. While target information is lost, they will travel towards the last known position of the target.
Adjusted LRM flight paths
Increased LRM damage.
Increased Large Laser and ER Large Laser damage
Increased ER Large Laser and ER PPC range.
Reduced the spread of the LB 10-X Autocannon


BUG FIXES

The black loading screen hang has been fixed.
Weapon fire sounds will no longer loop when running out of ammo
Weapon door flaps no longer close when already blown off
First pass of collision fixes for River City map.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 4th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

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MechWarrior Online BETA Update

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 4th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

Update

Hello Mechwarriors,

It's that time once again to implement some new things and fix some others. This patch has a couple major updates for the economy of the game. This includes the fact that, previously,

the game was not taking into account repair costs associated with individual items. This resulted in very low repair bills. We have fixed this problem and now item damage will now become

part of the repair cycle. What you will notice is that your repair bills are going to increase dramatically. To help compensate for this, a C-Bill reward will be given to all players in

a match whether you win or lose (as noted below).

That being said, this feature puts a large strain on our backend database. Trying to keep an account of every item in the game for every player and the various states they can be in will

stress our systems and if we find this stress load to be too high, there might be a rollback of the patch until we find a better solution. Again, this rollback will only happen if we

find it absolutely necessary.

The next big item that has been implemented is the C3 VOIP communications platform. This is Version 0.1 of the planned implementation and is very basic as it stands. More detail on what

happens and what is required outlined below and we strongly suggest that you read it in detail.

Change Log

GENERAL

User Data:

We will be resetting

C-Bills
We won't be resetting

Mechs
Mech Trees
Stats
MC
GAMEPLAY

Movement Code Update

Issues that have been around due to high latency and high packet loss have been addressed in this build. This means less rubber banding so please test this and let us know if you notice

any difference.
Economy

Salvage system now uses the health of the item instead of the overall component health. It’s now possible to get salvage rewards off of component items even after destroying that

component.
Critical Hit System:

Whenever a location on a BattleMech takes damage to its internal structure, there is a chance that the damage will cause a critical hit
When a critical hit occurs, depending on its severity, 1x, 2x, or 3x the damage dealt by the attack is also dealt to equipment located in that part of the BattleMech
When a piece of equipment is reduced to zero hit points, it is destroyed an no longer functions
This system is a work in progress and, as such, currently has little UI/user feedback support, though you will see destroyed weapons marked as such on your weapon readout
Additionally, many items currently have no effect on gameplay when destroyed
Light integration of C3 VOIP (v0.1)

When a user is invited to a group they will join that Group chat channel.
If a user leaves a group they will leave the Group chat channel.
If a user does not have C3 VOIP installed their internet browser will pop up with the website to download the C3 Application.
NOTE: If you do NOT have a C3 account, you will be required to create one to use VOIP. If you already have a C3 account, you can log in using your existing credentials.
Another NOTE: If you find that you are continually nagged to download the C3 client and you do not want to, you can insert the following into your USER.CFG file: gp_omicron_allow_c3voip

= 0
BattleGrid :

Added toggle to hide/show the mech info panels. default "i".
Dead teammates info panel will no longer show.
Commander is no longer automatically assigned
Players can take command, and resign command, on the BattleGrid screen
TUNING

Adjusted the sensitivity of the mouse while zoomed in
Players will be rewarded 1 million C-Bills for a win or loss. This is a temporary reward as we watch how gains and repairs/rearm play out. These numbers will change in the future.
ANIMATIONS

Pilot has joystick and throttle animation
Reduce foot sliding when accelerating
Reduce animation popping when transitioning to standing
Fixed Hunchback popping between 2 locations during power down/power up
Adjust footstep decal size for Jenner and Awesome
Fixed Streak SRM2 hits to the rear torso not recording on certain BattleMechs
Fixed the Jenner’s hips shifting of out of their sockets when rotating in place
WEAPON EFFECTS

Ammo Explosion Effects
CASE Protection Effects
Weapon Detonation Effects
LRM’s can lose lock if target lock is lost by the firing player to the target. LRM’s can regain lock if lock is regained by firing player to the same target it was lost to.
HUD/INTERFACE

Weapon Group Loadout improvements:

Chain Fire:
To enable/disable selected weapon group (vertical highlight in weapon group readout) to use chain fire, press backspace.
Chain fire is on when you see the weapon group number flash.
Non flashing weapon is the next weapon to fire.
Weapon Ranges in weapon group readout:

Weapon range is controlled by the range reported by the range finder (where the arms crosshair is pointing)
Green weapon name text colour = Weapon in Optimal range, full damage.
Yellow weapon name text colour = Weapon in range, but will do reduced damage.
Greyed out weapon name text colour = Weapon not in range, no damage.
Added weapons max range to Weapon group UI
New Weapon out of ammo state

Weapon name, ammo, and background appear Red
Tweaked Weapon destroyed state

Weapon group numbers, background, weapon ammo/infinity sign and weapon text name appear red.
Tweaked the weapon state colors in the weapon group interface to stand out better.

Tweaked how AMS displays in the weapon group interface.

Damage Readout:

Tweaked Rear armour display to emphasize the legs / arms less.
Scoreboard:

Added Ping value, updates every 2 seconds.
Auto-Target/Target Tuning

Acquiring full target information on a target is significantly faster and depends on your distance from the target.
At < 100m, full target info is gathered in 1 second.
At < 500m, full target info is gathered in 3 seconds.
At > 500m, full target info is gathered in 5 seconds.
The minimum angle for determining line of sight on a target has been reduced to [120 degrees] (from a fixed 180 degrees).
If you have no active primary target and are looking at an enemy Mech for more than [1 second], you will automatically acquire that target.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Closed Beta Update #11

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 18th @ 10AM – 2PM PDT

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Closed Beta Update #11

Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 18th @ 10AM – 2PM PDT

PlaySpan is now live!

Players can now purchase MechWarrior Credits (MC) using real payment methods such as a credit card or PayPal.

There are 5 MC Packages available for purchase:

25,000 for $99.95
12,000 for $49.95
6,500 for $29.95
3,000 for $14.95
1,250 for $9.95
All prices are in USD.

All MC purchased during Closed Beta will be logged and reissued in full after each Closed Beta reset. Items and premium account time purchased before each reset will need to be

repurchased. When MechWarrior Online goes Open Beta all user data will be reset and MC reissued one final time.

Once MWO has gone into the Open Beta phase, all in-game purchases using MC are final.

For Example: If I buy 1,250 MC for $9.95, then buy 6,500 for $29.95, I will receive 7,750 MC after each Closed Beta reset and 7,750 MC one final time when MWO goes into Open Beta.

From now until the final Open Beta reset expect the following starting conditions after a Closed Beta reset:

Free Players

0 MC
0 CB
4 Free Trial BattleMechs
Founding Members

10,000 MC (Veteran) or 20,000 MC (Elite and Legendary)
0 CB
4 Free Trial BattleMechs
1 Player Selected Founder BattleMech (Elite) or all 4 Founder BattleMechs (Legendary)
Premium Account Time reset.
Players who have purchased MC

Will receive the cumulative total MC purchased to date in full.
0 CB
4 Free Trial BattleMechs
Founder’s Entitlements if applicable.
What about resets?

From now until Open Beta, we no longer plan to reset MWO. That being said, if something goes spectacularly wrong, we may need to hit the reset button again.

Economics

During the last patch we introduced Repair and Rearm (RNR) along with some hefty rewards and costs. This system has been tuned significantly and now acts closer to our intended goals.

There are still some known issues associated with RNR that will be addressed over the coming weeks. Players will earn between 50-150,000 CB per match after repairs using Founder or

Purchased BattleMechs, and around 40,000 CB using Trial BattleMechs. A Commando will take approximately 45 matches or 4.5 hours of match time to save up for using a Trial BattleMech

without a Premium Account.

Suicide Abuse

There is a known exploit around suicides. You are being tracked. Any player who abuses this system will be warned. The next patch, September 25th, will address this issue.

Performance and options improvements

With the inclusion of the advanced graphics options settings and the new default settings for each setting from Low to Very High we have noticed a significant increase in performance for

low end machines. We encourage all users who have been having performance issues to play this patch and report on how the performance changes for you. As before F9 will show you your

frame-rate and we look forward to hearing your feedback on the settings. With the inclusion of the graphics options in the front end we now encourage users to not make changes to your

user.cfg files if possible; we understand there may still be some desire to tweak settings but we'd encourage you to provide this feedback in the support forums and via support tickets

so that we can ensure the in game options have everything required.

Change Log

GENERAL

User Data:

We will be resetting all user data

Founders will get their MC and founder Mechs.
Closed Beta Users will not be given any C-Bills or extra MC.
FRONT END

Options:

Added support for Founders visibility
Added support for Toggling VOIP.
Added support for Advanced Options.
Improved Profile Saving/Loading.
New BattleMech(s):

Raven RVN-2X
Tonnage: 35
Top Speed: 81 km/h
Armor: 6.5 tons
Weapons: 1 Large Laser, 2 Medium Lasers, 1 SRM 6
Hardpoints: 4 Energy, 1 Missile, 1 AMS
Raven RVN-4X
Tonnage: 35
Top Speed: 81 km/h
Armor: 7 tons
Weapons: 2 Medium Lasers, 2 Machine Guns, 1 SRM 6
Hardpoints: 2 Energy, 2 Ballistic, 1 Missile, 1 AMS
GAMEPLAY

New Items:

TAG laser and Narc Beacon have been added to the game.

The Narc beacon fires a missile that does no damage but sticks to enemy Mechs, the TAG fires a laser that does no damage but "paints" a target.
When a Mech has a Narc beacon stuck to it and/or is being designated by a TAG laser, missile locks against it are achieved faster, take longer to break, and the missiles home in better.
When you target enemy Mechs, you will see icons indicating if they have been Narced and/or TAGed.
The Narc beacon uses a missile hardpoint and requires ammo.
The TAG laser uses an energy hardpoint.
End of Round Screen:

EOR Player state displayed.
Acknowledge highest founders entitlement.
Founders Visibility acknowledged and displayed.
TUNING

Engine Size Limits:

We have adjusted the maximum engine size allowed on each Mech. Max engine rating is now based on the default engine for the variant, and is more restrictive for the heavier weight

classes of Mechs.

Light Mech Max Engine = 1.4 x default engine (round up to nearest 5 or 0)
Med Mech Max Engine = 1.3 x default engine (round up to nearest 5 or 0)
Heavy Mech Max Engine = 1.2 x default engine (round up to nearest 5 or 0)
Assault Mech Max Engine = 1.2 x default engine (round up to nearest 5 or 0)
Max rating cannot exceed 400 or ~8.5x the Mech's tonnage, whichever is lower.
Weapon Tuning:

LRM 5

Slight Damage increase.
Reduced impact screen shake.
LRM 10, 15, and 20

Slight Damage increase.
Reduced impact screen shake.
Cooldown increase.
SRM 4 and 6

Cooldown increase.
LARGE LASER

Duration Decreased.
ER LARGE LASER

Duration Decreased.
LARGE PULSE LASER

Slight Damage increase.
Duration Decreased.
Zoom:

The cockpit now remains visible in all zoom modes.
Zooming now has an animation and sound effects.
BUG FIXES

Projectile heat increase is now calculated when each volley fires, not when firing is initiated.
Blown off limbs should no longer slide across the ground or jitter unnaturally.
Pressing left arrow on the spectator menu will now correctly traverse the spectators team.
Critical alert/Over Heat sounds should no longer continue playing after death.
Dead mechs no longer produce an engine sound.
Audio ‘clicking’ should no longer occur as frequently.
Load screen crash has been fixed.
Maximum health of the Gauss rifle has been reduced.
Added missing shoulder actuators to Jenners.
Joystick throttle will not override keyboard throttle controls.
Pressing ‘B’, ‘Y’, ‘T’, will not activate throttle.
Mouse1 and Joystick Button 1 will not stay bounded to ‘fire selected weapon group’ when rebound to different action.
Zoom, Chain fire, Torso center, Full stop, Toggle vision modes joystick bindings will now save correctly.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Closed Beta Update #12
Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 25th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

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Closed Beta Update #12
Upcoming Patch - Tuesday Sept 25th @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

Update

Economy

The economy has received a tuning pass and players should see between 50 and 100% increase in C-Bill rewards per match. Tuning will be ongoing until Open Beta.

PilotLab UI

Under the PilotLab tab, there is a new tab labeled “Pilot Trees”. Here you’ll see all available modules that can be unlocked. To unlock a module, you will need to use GXP. Select a

category to the right, and you will see the available modules for that category. For example, clicking the Sensor category reveals the “Target Info” Module. If you spend 5000 GXP to

unlock this module, it will become available in the Modules tab in MechLab at a cost of 100,000 CB. These costs are going to be tuned.

Available Module Slots

Currently all Mechs allow up to 5 modules to be equipped. This is currently placeholder and will be reduced on a per chassis basis. Some Mechs might only have 1 slot vs another Mech

that might have 3 slots etc.

Detailed Mech Info

Firepower – This value is calculated by summing all damage caused by all of your weapons fired at once at optimal distance (Alpha Strike). That number is compared to a fully loaded

Assault Mech (capable of a 175 damage Alpha Strike). This value is meant to give you an overall generalization of the potential down range damage your Mech is currently capable of

doing. Dev Note: Just remember that putting as much damage into an Alpha Strike is not necessarily the most efficient way to build a Mech.

Heat Efficiency – This bar indicates the ratio of the cooling power of your heat sinks compared to the amount of heat your Mech will generate if you Alpha Strike (fire all weapons at

once). A value of 1.0 is considered a balance of heat sinks and weapon heat, and is indicated with greenish yellow ticks in the bar. A value above 1.0 is even better cooling

efficiency, and it shown with yellow ticks. A value below 1.0 indicates more weapon heat produced than your heat sinks can easily cool, and is shown with red ticks. Dev Note: If you

don’t see any yellow tinted ticks, you are in trouble! Keep in mind, the more yellow ticks you see, the safer you are when dealing with heat.

When highlighting a Mech in MechLab, it’s hardpoint breakdown is now displayed on the right side panel below Equipment.
Change Log

MechLab UI
There are now 2 category tabs in the bottom left corner of MechLab. These two tabs allow you to exclusively select Trial Mechs or Owned Mechs.
Mech Bays are now purchased using the interface at the bottom right corner of the screen.
When configuring a Mech, a new tab has been added directly under the main MechLab tab that is named “Modules”. Clicking this tab will allow you to equip any unlocked modules to your

Mech. Modules cost C-Bills to equip.
When clicking the above mentioned Modules tab, 4 new categories show up in the right hand panel. These categories are Vision, Targeting, Support and Sensors. You can select the

appropriate category to see which Modules have been unlocked in the PilotLab.
GENERAL
User Data:
No resets.
FRONT END
Pilot Trees:
Capture Accelerator
This module will accelerate the rate in which you capture a base or capture point by 15%. This effect does stack with other Mechs in your group but does not stack if you try to equip

more than one.
Target Info Gathering
This module will decrease the time required to get full detailed information on your target by 25%. This module does not stack if you try to equip more than one on your Mech. This

module will, however, stack with the upcoming Beagle Active Probe.
Main Screen:
Premium account status, MC, CB and GXP now on bottom bar instead of side bar.
Loading bars now below Launch button.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube links are now in right side bar.
MechLab:
Mech stats in right side bar moved up and Speed, Firepower and Heat Efficiency now functional.
Auto repair/rearm buttons updated.
Selection of Trial/Owned Mechs moved to right side bar.
Component select panel moved to bottom of right side bar and is now only visible when configuring a Mech.
New Mech Bay panel that shows total number and number of available Mech Bays, as well as buy a Mech Bay button.
Mech detail panels (both the currently selected Mech and Mechs to buy) have equipment and hardpoint details.
General:
Button highlight and selection problems corrected.
Variants unlocked changed to # Mechs owned to prevent confusion.
Options cache improvements (default configuration retention).
Reduced Resolution switches to 1 call each for Enter/Exit game (Most noticeable when switching to/from fullscreen).
Bumpers:
New IGP and PGI bumper video.
Nvidia and CryEngine videos have reduced audio volume.
Login Screen:
Updated look including background video.
Options:
Removed speaker configuration option.
GAMEPLAY
Combat Score:
New Combat Score system rewards C-Bills to players for specific actions.
Win 100,000
Loss 75,000
Tie 87,500
Capture Win 5,000
Capture Assist 2,500
Team Kill -15,000
Component Destruction 500
Kill 2,000
Assist 2,000
Spot Assist 2,000
Damage Done 10X Total Damage Done

Salvage Rewards:
Salvage rewards have been increased to 2% of the value of the undamaged components of destroyed Mechs from the losing team

HUD Changes:
Special Text colour in chat for commander when team chatting.
New Art for Target information and adjusted what information appears.
When a Mech shuts down manually or from overheating opponents will lose targeting and weapons lock to that Mech.
Audio:
Overheat and critical damage alarms will no longer continue to play while spectating.
Zoom in sound effect has been fixed.
Awesome now has footstep sounds while turning and in Frozen City.
Updated Raven sounds.
BUG FIXES
Fixed the Narc beacon to produce no heat when fired.
Fixed mouse alignment in all resolutions + window states.
Fixed gravity (default physics specs weren't being initialized).
Players will now hear all local weapon fire while in spectator mode.
Weapon impact effects no longer spawn past max range.
NARC beacons will no longer hang in mid-air after impacting at certain angles.
Weapon bay doors (Catapult, Centurion) should now attach correctly and not float in mid-air in some cases.
A hitch when placing first order will no longer occur.
Chain fire will now load correctly and not be turned on for newly purchased Mechs by default in certain cases.
Chain fire now moves onto the next weapon in the chain if fire is pressed again.
Weapon Lock will stay on even if you run out of ammo until the last owned lockable projectile has detonated.
Missiles volleys no longer fire when the Mech is dead.
Material Hit Effects will now fire correctly once again.
Inaccessible GXP after exchange.
Blocked efficiency purchases.
Server will now update the clients every 10 seconds with the correct in game timer.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

10/9/12

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To the MechWarrior™ Online® Community:

We are pleased to announce the latest engine drop of CryENGINE 3.4.1. This was a large undertaking and has helped us address many of the game’s issues and bump up performance and

rendering capabilities.

What does this mean to you? The game looks significantly better. All of the maps have had their lighting tuned and you’ll now see a lot more detail in the environment. Minimum spec PC

players should notice a fairly good improvement in performance with tuning still on-going and will be coming down the pipe as we optimize the game on our way to Open Beta.

DirectX 11 and 3D Vision support are currently disabled while we resolve the remaining few issues. These will come on-line in an upcoming patch.

We have also taken this opportunity to add some new pathing in River City for you to explore which adds some more gameplay strategies when approaching enemy bases.
Change Log

GENERAL

User Data: We will NOT be resetting any user data this patch. (i.e. you keep all your Mechs, XP, CB, MC as is).
CryEngine 3.41

All levels have had a lighting pass done for 3.4.1
Performance improvements (both client side and server side)
DirectX 11 disabled for now
3D Vision disabled for now
FRONT END

Dummy equipable items for Open Beta : Cockpit Command Console, Beagle Active Probe, Guardian ECM Suite
Please note that these items do not yet affect gameplay; their functionality will be coming soon in a future patch
Added minimal support for equipping skins and cockpit items to support the PC Gamer Skin and the Coconut Monkey.
Fixed Error dialog message visibility.
Launch mode retained when returning from match
Ready Button exposed to Chat-Group interface
Restrict PostMSAA to either on or off (fixes jitter)
Prevent duplicate bindings on same control. Also prevent invalid rebind data from being saved.
Added Info button to Advanced Options
NEW TRIAL MECH ROTATION:

Raven RVN-2X
Centurion CN9-AL
Dragon DRG-1N
Awesome AWS-8T
GAMEPLAY

Weapon particle effect updates
Holding “Q” will show the known targeting information of all visible targets.
Default weapon groups system enabled
Powered down Mechs no longer relay target information
LRM15 and LRM20 have a reduced chance of hitting the ground when fired at a near target
Target will no longer be lost when target Mech shuts down due to overheating
Can no longer target Mechs when you are shut down
Autocannon 2,5,10s have had their rate of fire increased.
All Autocannons have had their ammunition count increased.
LBX/10 has had its grouping tightened slightly.
Night Vision effect updated
BUG FIXES

Allied units on the minimap will no longer sometimes behave like enemy markers
Thermal should now appear on variant textures
Enabling Chain-fire on a Mech with no weapons will no longer soft lock the game
Destroying components after a teammate disconnects no longer rewards XP
Chain fire will no longer hiccup when trying to fire disabled weapons
LRMs no longer lose tracking when fired just off of a close locked target
Cooldown bar will no longer jump around after firing during high ping/lag situations
AMS will no longer keep firing when the fire button remains held
Suicide will provide no end of match rewards.
Internal structure will show proper damage levels on the paper doll at round start
Reinstating the Founder’s Mechs front page.
Reset Launch Mode when logging out
AutoRepair/Rearm doesn't reset when options do
Fix resolution switch after login
Terminate Friends-List on logout & Connection Loss
Fixed inactivity timer
Fixed Match Summary layout
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Build Version 1.0.134 (That's right.. Version 1.0!!!)

Patch Date - Thursday Oct. 25th @ 10AM – 1:30PM PDT

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MechWarrior Online BETA Update

Build Version 1.0.134 (That's right.. Version 1.0!!!)

Patch Date - Thursday Oct. 25th @ 10AM – 1:30PM PDT

UPDATE

Another push towards Open Beta and we’ve been very busy.

Not only are there numerous fixes and improvements on existing systems, we’ve also added the Cicada (CDA) to the BattleMech lineup as well as 3 more variants of existing Mechs. On top

of all of that, we’ve added new upgrades. Ferro Fibrous armor, Endo-Steel Internal Structure and Double Heat Sinks are now in the game!

Ferro Fibrous armor is going to give you a bit more survivability on the battlefield; it is a little lighter, but at the cost of critical space. Endo-Steel Internal Structure frees up

tonnage on your Mech at the cost of critical space. This is an advantage for the heavier Mechs in the Mech line-up. Double Heat Sinks will double the heat dissipation at the same

tonnage cost, but take up 3 times the amount of critical space.

To accommodate these new additions in MechLab, there is a new flow that has been introduced in terms of interface. Check out the new tabs just under the MechLab tab when you enter.

While you’re here, you may also want to check in on your PilotLab Modules. There’s a new module there that will give you a new aiming system to play with. Just remember, you press “V”

to activate it.

We've also made changes to the economy of the game. Firstly, we standardized MC to C-Bill pricing. Secondly, we've lowered engine prices and item prices have been increased. This all

adds up to, Mech costs being the sum of it's parts. While it doesn't follow the canon pricing, it is close.



Graph of Mech Prices, from Light to Assault

As you can see, the average MC cost now (green line), is much lower than previous (dashed red line). Now, you get more value for your MC, as an Atlas AS7-D, for example, is not the same

cost as an Atlas AS7-K. This helps reflect the fact that many variants have more sophisticated equipment, and thus are worth more. So to sum up: Average MC cost for Mechs is much lower,

and there are spikes in MC cost for Mechs with advanced equipment.

The rest of the changes are in the patch notes below and we hope to see you take advantage of the new features in combat. Now get out there and pop a Jenner!

P.S. Those of you who have purchased the December issue of PC Gamer will now have your Mech Skin and Coconut Monkey Bobblehead!
Change Log

GENERAL

User Data:

We will be resetting:
BattleMech Inventory
Item Inventory
C-Bills AND MechWarrior Credits (MC)
Premium Account Time
Mech XP and all Mech Trees (Efficiencies)
Pilot Trees (Modules)
We then credit:
Founder’s Packages
MC Purchases
75% of your C-Bills earned since Sept 18,2012
Mech XP earned since Sept 18,2012
We won't be resetting:
User accounts, friends lists
NEW BATTLEMECHS:
Jenner JR7-K
Raven RVN-3L
Cicada CDA-2A
Cicada CDA-2B
Cicada CDA-3C
Cicada CDA-3M
Awesome AWS-9M
NOTE: The Centurion CN9-D will be appearing on November 6th. We understand that you will not be able to elite the Centurion line until then. We apologize for the delay as the CN9-D is

reliant on the Artemis guidance system.

FRONT END

New flow in MechLab:
Configure button is now removed. Configuration is now done through the section tabs
The section tabs (Loadout, Modules, etc.) are now directly accessible after selection of your ‘Mech
The section tabs can now only be accessed one at a time (you must save or cancel to go to another tab)
Engine heat sinks
Engines with a rating of 275 or greater can contain one or more heat sinks inside of them without taking up critical slots.
There is now a mechanism to add/remove these heat sinks (previously these heat sinks were fixed within the engine). The number of spots available and the number of spots taken are shown

in the equipped engine
When removing an engine, any heat sinks within the engine are also removed
The number of heat sinks the engine is capable of holding is the same regardless of whether the ‘Mech uses single or double heat sinks
New Upgrades tab - upgrades are options that affect the ‘Mech as a whole, there are currently three upgrade types to choose from:

Armor (currently selectable are Standard and Ferro-Fibrous)
Changing your armor type automatically replaces all of your armor with the new type
Cost of the upgrade is a fixed price for the conversion (based on max tonnage of the ‘Mech) plus the cost of whatever armor of the new type you need to buy. Having an amount of armor of

the proper type in your inventory will therefore reduce the cost of the upgrade
Armor types other than Standard take up critical slots (14 for Ferro-Fibrous). These slots will be floating (see below)
Structure (currently selectable are Standard and Endo-Steel)

Cost of the upgrade is a fixed price based on max tonnage of the ‘Mech
Structure affects tonnage of the ‘Mech (Endo-Steel is lighter)
Armor types other than Standard take up critical slots (14 for Endo-Steel). These slots will be floating (see below)
Heat sinks (select between single and double)
Selects whether your ‘Mech may use single or double heat sinks. Only one type of heat sink may be used on a ‘Mech at a time
Cost of the upgrade is a fixed price
Engines are also automatically upgraded to double the heat sink capability
When heat sink type is changed, all heat sinks are removed from the ‘Mech and new heat sinks of the proper type must be installed (and bought if necessary)
Floating slots
Some upgrades take up critical slots. These slots are auto-flowed into available empty slots
If a floating slot appears in white, other items can be dragged on to it and it will be moved to an available slot somewhere else on the ‘Mech
If a floating slot appears in yellow, then there is no open empty slot that it can be moved to and so can not be used for other items
Floating slots are ignored in the critical hit system
GAMEPLAY
Running into another Mech will no longer knock it down.
Line of sight check now higher on Mech so targeting can occur when only 25% of the mech is visible over a hill instead of 50%
Explosions explode on the surface of the water and spawn water explosion effects
AC/Gauss/PPC type weapons now pass through water and deal a reduced amount of damage depending on depth of the hit
Laser water hit effects spawn at the correct location on the surface of the water and deal a reduced amount of damage depending on depth of the hit
Added Picture in Picture Zoom module. (Default mapped key for advanced zoom is 'V')
Added Current active Vision mode status in HUD
Extend range finder to 2500m( was 1500m )
Cockpit light will now flicker after taking hard hits
MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS:
Animation shaking under various circumstances
‘smoother’ jump jetting behavior
Weapon hit detection more in-line with where you see the mech on your screen (don’t have to shoot infront of your mech so much) especially at lower frame rates were the problem was the

worst.
BUG FIXES
Two AMS on a Mech (AS7-K) now correctly destroy double the missiles
PPC’s will no longer cross at extreme ranges
Players are no longer able to zoom or change vision modes when a Mech is shut down
Zoom and Vision modes are tuned off when a Mech shuts down
Target hit indication for missiles now correctly only goes off when explosion damage is dealt
Users can no longer specify an FOV less than 60.0 degrees in the user.cfg
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Thank you. I have never gotten email from them or if I did it went into spam. I find the explosion damage indicator in the last patch note interesting. I wonder if it works on the same system?

[Vapor Trail]

Nightcrept, on 14 March 2013 - 04:01 PM, said:

Splash damage is acting exactly like it was programed to. ie the way it was intended. it did not glitch or bug and go crazy and start doing nutty stuff like causing 1million points of damage.
What has happened is they gave us new mechs without balancing. And as he said a training ground that is bugged and over inflates damage.

"As coded" and "As intended" are capable of being two completely different things. Any programmer will tell you that.

Edited by Vapor Trail, 14 March 2013 - 04:27 PM.