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No this is not a post about "remove this map because it sucks" or "ecm is OP yada yada".
First of all, I believe the favoring for new maps is extremely annoying. Today I've been playing for a few hrs, and every time I got Tourmaline desert map, for a total of 10 times in a row (then I quit playing and decided to rant on the forum). While I don't have anything against this map (well now I do), I noticed I get it way too much, it spoils the fun. I think that maps should be picked randomly, each map having an equal chance to be picked.
Second suggestion: displaying the mech type in the in-game chat, not only the player's name.
Next: the ability to view your teammates' loadout. This way you can see if your team has any lrm-boats, is more suited for close quarters or if there are any snipers, thus adapting your strategy to benefit your team more. Simply enabling to "target" your ally would do it, but the ability to see it all at once is maybe worthwhile to implement (long term).
Not finished yet: post battle statistics. I'd like to know whom I killed (not to laugh at them, honestly
), whom I damaged (and for what amount, where). This information could be displayed after exiting the battle after it's over, together with a breakdown of how much xp/cbills you've earned, and a list with all the people in the match with the option of adding them to your friends list. They have a similar system in World of Tanks I believe.Almost done: increase the number of capture points on bigger maps (alpine, tourmaline) so it won't be dominated by those pesky lights all the time (if they know what they're doing at least).
Or increase the number of players, but that was already planned if I'm not mistaken?
Last one: the ability to mount equipment in the mechlab which you can't afford yet. This way you can experiment with builds, see how much you can fit, manage heat etc. Yes I know there are sites that can do that ( http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab for example) but it would be nice to have it in the game. Not really a pressing concern, but still...
Ok really the last one: See what your mech can equip (I'm not talking about hardpoints) before you buy it. Again I have to go to third party sites to see if a given mech can mount an ECM, the biggerst engine it can fit etc. But just like above, its not really a pressing concern.
Anyway, those are a few suggestions I came up with, don't burn me if they have been posted elsewhere already.
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