10 replies to this topic

[Zercon]

why can't you knockdown a mech this makes no sense at all they are top heavy to start out with...the people who made this game needs to go play WoT for a week to see how thinks are done right.....there is so many things wrong with the mechanics of this game it is crazy you can take damage after jumping but do no damage if you land on a mech why do you only have auto run in a car you don't have to hit the drakes to slow down you just stop pushing the gas pedal there should be a key for auto not hit the forward key and it keeps going on and on MechWarrior is not an aircraft it is a tank... and it said beta but you have cash items this is not beta lets look at world of warplanes they gave you gold in there beta to test out different things there is so many things wrong this this set up/beta it is crazy I know I have only tested out this game in a short time so if there is any part of this please let me know

[Duncan Longwood]

From what I understand, this video is of one of the developers getting griefed with the knockdown mechanic shortly before it was removed from the game. I have no idea when they have plans to put it back in the game, but you can get some idea by checking Syllogy's excellent Upcoming Content Tracking thread.

[Zercon]

yes I seen that video it sucks that every time 1 of them hit there own team and did not knock them over and I did not see any damage from the ones that rammed if you ram you should take damage just because they cant think of ways to make it work the right way or they cant play there own game does not mean it should not be in the game... and if there is this many bugs in the game then why charge people to play I thought it was beta I don't know of any game they charge you to play in beta if they want to see people test out new mech then let them earn mc per win after all it does say BETA .... so why should people pay to beta test this game

Edited by Zercon, 16 March 2013 - 12:20 PM.

[Khobai]

knockdown is supposed to be added back in in april, along with the highlander

[Byk]

Can't wait for knockdown again. What light pilots are left after the state rewinds will finally have to learn to pilot. That and it's just a great mechanic to have in a game like this.

[Narcissistic Martyr]

There was some nasty rubber banding upon knock down in closed beta so they removed it until they could get collisions sorted out. That's the official reason if I recall.

It's due to be back in April sometime so be patient and let them do it right.

[Cest7]

Can't come back in fast enough

[Chopsaw]

We're better off without collision with the way it was implemented before. Hopefully the re-implementation will include a stumbling mechanic rather than just falling over every time you lightly clip any mech, regardless of size.

[FrostCollar]

Zercon, on 16 March 2013 - 12:05 PM, said:

yes I seen that video it sucks that every time 1 of them hit there own team and did not knock them over and I did not see any damage from the ones that rammed if you ram you should take damage just because they cant think of ways to make it work the right way or they cant play there own game does not mean it should not be in the game... and if there is this many bugs in the game then why charge people to play I thought it was beta I don't know of any game they charge you to play in beta if they want to see people test out new mech then let them earn mc per win after all it does say BETA .... so why should people pay to beta test this game

It doesn't sound like you were in the Closed Beta, so you didn't see an even larger problem with knockdowns. When two mechs fell over they would teleport around all over the place. It was a complete mess. I'm all for the return of knockdowns, but I'm quite satisfied with waiting if it means we get knockdown back without all the bugs.

[Steel Talon]

Jenner that keeps running after taking AC/20 into face is also irritating!

[RoboPatton]

Loved knock down, but agree it was Benny Hill Theme song silly at times, you would fall down hills from rubbing elbows with another mech.

High speed collision should do it, or the ability to melee ala good old Battletech.