15 replies to this topic

[Alistair Winter]

While I do think the game is developing far too slow, at least things are headed in the right direction.

• Release of the Highlander hero mech = good. They're going to make a lot of money and I for one consider that a good thing. More money for PGI = better game, faster. People who don't like it can wait for the standard variants, which will be available as scheduled. Perfect.
  
• Release of artillery strike / air strike = good. They've learned from past mistakes and they're releasing new stuff as underpowered, which doesn't really cause any troubles at all, and lets them slowly improve its usefulness. This is much better than releasing a new piece of equipment that is far too good, and then constantly having to nerf it. They messed up with ECM in that regard, but they're learning.
  
• New Thermal and Night vision = good. The game is visually improved and gameplay is improved. Perfect.

The rest of the patch was ok. I'd like to see more bug fixes (and of course, this patch introduced a few new bugs) and more content, but at least the three main changes were all positive. I'll take it.

[BlackSquirrel]

I would duck if I were you!

[jeffsw6]

I like all the intentional changes. The bugs, well, I am going to quit playing for a few hours and hope for a hotfix by the time I sign back on. Almost all my matches have been plagued with serious new issues like everyone in the match lagging out at the same time, the game-end bug where you get no XP/CB/scoreboard, etc.

I had a reason to gripe about bugs maybe 1 game in 50 before this patch. Now it's more than half.

Well played, bugs. Well played.

[Glaive-]

I agree with the OP.

[Taj the White Tiger]

New content is irrelevent if i can't actually play the game to use it. Which is currently the exact problem i have with the black screen bug. 10 drops this morning and only 1 did i get into match. None of this was happening yesterday.


Thats not a good patch thats a shambolic patch

Edited by Taj the White Tiger, 02 April 2013 - 04:58 PM.

[Solomon Ward]

Had some problems getting started -
but game runs smotther now after reinstalling the client and updating my driver

The new vision modes are just awesome and make the whole patch for me.

[Dishevel]

How hot is snow in the new thermal mode?

[Primetimex]

We veteran MW don't need:

1. Pink Hero Mechs
2. Coolant Flush
3. Arty/Air Strikes

To win the game - you just need a steady aim, good situational awareness and tactical sense, communication.

Like Taj says if you can't even get into a match, it's an automatic FAIL on the new patch.

[Terran123rd]

/me seconds BlackSquirrel

People don't seem to like too much when someone like what PGI did. Thrown in some whining quick and you may just escape having to find some asbestos pants.

[Splitpin]

Hmm, I like what I see .... after 5mins of black screen at the start of every match which kinda sucks.

[XX Sulla XX]

All the changes so far seem good. The bug where you stick at the end of a game not so much. But ya I like the changes in this one.

[Chemie]

I have not got to the new content. I have a new teleporter though and I am having to try to re-learn how to play with my mech suddenly changing direction, teleporting to new places on the map, and key input taking up to 60 seconds to register (like fire a ballistic and wait for it to actually happen; same for zoom).

Problem is the teleporter seems to be random and not controllable by user. if it was, I might agree it is a great patch.

Edited by Chemie, 02 April 2013 - 05:20 PM.

[Deathlike]

Hey.. you may be the 1%.... that doesn't complain.

The rest of us... are not so lucky.

[MoonUnitBeta]

My favourite addition:

AC barrels recoil back!!!

[Chavette]

I agree, and I love the highlander, I think its the first useful mech since... well along time, only viable jager is the jagerboom, which we had as the boomcat, spider, well we know about that, and the treb... well its not really a threat compared to a cent.

I got me one and I'm feeling like this mech was made for me and me only, love it!!

[BlueSanta]

Yeah, I love FPS drops, rubberbanding, and weapon fire lag. And new bugs without fixing the old ones (the number of HUD bugs has only continued to multiply).

Game is supposed to launch in six months and we're still getting patches that play like they haven't been tested.