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[BigMekkUrDakka]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

Third Person view will be pushed to test servers in the next 30-60 days.

this game will die for me on this day!

[Sybreed]

Misaniovent, on 04 June 2013 - 09:13 AM, said:

Are we ever going to be able to know what map we'll be on before we drop? I am tired of having to pick general variants because I'm afraid I'll get something that'll will be a mess on maps like Alpine or Caustic.

Not knowing where we are going has a real impact on the metagame. If I take an LRM Stalker and I get Canyons or River City, I am in a less-than-ideal situation without really good support from my team. Similarly, if I take a 3x ERPPC Awesome and get Caustic, I'm in a less-than-ideal situation where I would have preferred to bring a different mech. If I take an AS7-D with an AC20 and SRMs and get dropped into Alpine, things are going to be rough.

Beyond that, are we ever going to see an improvement to the advanced zoom PIP? I have spent a lot of energy defending PGI and the state of this game, having started playing it on the first day of closed beta, but the fact that some of these issues still exist is very frustrating to me.

I don't want to be a smartass here, but playing balanced builds (okay, playing an Awesome on Caustic sucks no matter what) solves most of your problems Just don't boat stuff and you'll be fine in most scenarios.

[Cromwill]

I had grinded like 20 Million CB in preperation for Oroin! Would you by chance explain the reasoning? Was it not ready or just thought it didnt fit in well right now?

Bryan, I LOVE the suprise of the new mech and wish you guys would do more stuff like that. A bit sad Orion is not here, but I do like the suprise content.

Cromwill

[GizmoGecko]

And please don't postpone the Victor...

[Aylek]

No Orion? QQstorm incoming...

Edited by Prosperity Park, 04 June 2013 - 09:26 AM.
edited to remove vulgarity

[Hawkwings]

So the mech release schedule looks something like this?

June: Quickdraw
July: Victor
September; Flea
August: unannounced medium (55 tonner plzkthx)
November: Orion
December: unannounced assault (zeus plzkthx)

[FupDup]

Hawkwings, on 04 June 2013 - 09:24 AM, said:

So the mech release schedule looks something like this?

June: Quickdraw
July: Victor
September; Flea
August: unannounced medium (55 tonner plzkthx)
November: Orion
December: unannounced assault (zeus plzkthx)

August comes before September.

[MadTulip]

"LRMs, SRMs, and Flamers will receive tuning passes in the first patch of this month."

This is what i wanted to see for 3 month. im very curious if you get it done this time.

[Hayashi]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

New Content:

• `Mech of the Month - Quickdraw (18th)
  
• Hero `Mech of the Month - FireBrand (4th)
  
• Champion `Mech of the Month - Hunchback-4P© (18th)
  
• New Pattern(s) - Sherman (4th)
  
• New Cockpit Item(s) - Spider Statue (18th)
  
• Special - Sarah's `Mech (25th)

Sarah's Mech. Interesting...

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

These new adjustments include text and audio queues

Cues, fixed that for you...

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

Balancing and Tuning

LRMs, SRMs, and Flamers will receive tuning passes in the first patch of this month. For mid-June expect to see more tweaks to the UAV consumable, and Seismic Sensors. Jump Jets will receive a weight based shake to add a more realistic feel and help to balance out some of the jump sniping meta game. Caustic Valley gets a lighting adjustment for the mid-June patch Expect to see more details about upcoming adjustments in the Command Chair section.

Good, wallhack Seismic is getting fixed.

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

Looking Forward

• Third Person view will be pushed to test servers in the next 30-60 days.

I'm not looking forward to reading the forums over the next week now...

[-Muta-]

Super happy to see that Sarah is going to get her mech.

Going to the bank right now to deposit money in the card and buy it!!!!

[Chavette]

FupDup, on 04 June 2013 - 09:26 AM, said:

August comes before September.

burned!

[C E Dwyer]

ssm, on 04 June 2013 - 09:21 AM, said:

Does it mean that there is a possibility that the next month Assault won't be already announced Victor, but completely different mech?

Well if its not the Victor I have an uninstal button handy, getting peoples hopes up and then swapping about at the last minute,Orion, plus artwork on the Vic coupled with 3rd person view. its not going to be hard to press

[LaserAngel]

I think this answers the fears of the content drought after launch. I'll be sticking with my Founders Catapult C1 as my heavy of choice. I'm a little impressed you kept the Quickdraw secret for this long.

[Emery Radick]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 09:14 AM, said:

This is part of UI 2.0. A WIP mockup should be coming in the next week or 2.

WOW we will have a "mockup" of a much needed feature of the game in two weeks, but testing on third person view in a month or so? GREAT JOB GUYS KEEP IT UP!!! Please stop screwing this game up it's the last chance at Mechwarrior we have. I've stuck with a lot but damn you make it hard when you keep doing ***** stuff like this.

Where are our Clans?
Where is 12v12?
Where is CW?
Where is a God forsaken launch date so we can hold you accountable for this stupid stuff? The "it's beta!" is getting really old and we need solid meta for this game to survive.

[Appogee]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

• Third Person view will be pushed to test servers in the next 30-60 days.

I am a massive fan of the game, and a frequent investor in MC.

However, if you make me play against people using 3rd person view, this will be a deal-breaker and I will walk.

Edited by Appogee, 04 June 2013 - 09:29 AM.

[zraven7]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

• Special - Sarah's `Mech (25th)

Thank you. As far as I'm concerned, you guys proved yourselves right here. I'm not even mad about the third-person stuff.

You won me over right here. I may not always agree with every decision you all make, but you've got me for the life of the game. I'm pretty sure a few others out there agree with me.

Good on ya, guys. :-)

[Adridos]

GizmoGecko, on 04 June 2013 - 09:21 AM, said:

Is this what they'll be giving us soon?

Nope, that's an experimental one with CT cockpit, modular weapons and so on... plus, it's a Jihad era mech.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:54 AM, said:

No mistake. We just haven't shown you the art yet.

Yay Quickdraw! I look forward to seeing the art for this mech.

[Sybreed]

aright, to everyone crying over the Orion, stop being spoiled brats. It's just another set of hardpoints on a 70 tons mech, it's not like it's gonna change the entire game. Just be patient and enjoy what we currently have. Hell, when I joined the beta we only the hunchy, the jennah, the fatlas and the cat and we were happy.

Kids these days...

[SmokinDave73]

Bryan Ekman, on 04 June 2013 - 08:43 AM, said:

Looking Forward

• 12 v 12 is due out for first patch in July.
  
• Training Grounds (tutorial) will make it's way live mid-July to early August.
  
• Third Person view will be pushed to test servers in the next 30-60 days.

It really pains me to see this. Bryan you’re the only Dev I really keep track off and trust that your info you give is accurate and to the point. But with this date of 12v12 being first patch in July pretty much lost the little faith I had in PGI as a whole. You yourself stated on a NGNG podcast(can’t remember the number) + your reddit AMA and in another interview all of which was early April that 12v12 was going to come out in 30-60 days. I am fully aware that there are set backs and everything is not set in stone but when you drop 12v12 tentative 30-60 days not once but multiple times I would at least except to see you guys follow through. I also remember the very first time you went on the NGNG podcast way back in march this year you said that you were optimistically hoping for 12v12 in late April as well. This feature is the biggest update besides the implementation of the clans that I am personally looking forward to and even though everyone is going to say its only 2-3 more weeks after schedule and I should shut up I had to write this out because I have been painfully play testing your beta since June 2012 and absolutely love this game to death but I am tired of being left out of the loop with changes that are left out of the patch notes and the repeated setbacks of the main features of the game. I am not going to say "I quit this game" and rage out I just wanted to voice my opinion on this matter.

Signed a passionate member of this community

Edited by SmokinDave73, 04 June 2013 - 09:31 AM.