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[OnLashoc]

Just wanted to see where people stand on some important issues that affect Game Play Balance and why so many raging post on what is right and wrong with this game.

Edited by OnLashoc, 20 June 2013 - 09:24 AM.

[One Medic Army]

Thank you.

Edited by One Medic Army, 20 June 2013 - 09:34 AM.

[Kaldor]

One Medic Army, on 20 June 2013 - 08:18 AM, said:

1st question does not allow "all" as a choice.

Same here. I play all. I like to brawl, I like to snipe, I like to play utility.

[Odins Fist]

It's not as easy as just picking a fighting style, or tactic..

Most matches force a change in a pilots choice of tactics regardless of the Mech chosen.

After first contact, or after the first shot is fired, the battlefield becomes fluid, and one must adapt to the changes.
The fight seldom goes exactly to plan.

EXAMPLE (question): What does the sniper do when flanked by two fast mediums?
ANSWER: He brawls for his life. (end sniper role)

Edited by Odins Fist, 20 June 2013 - 08:25 AM.

[Odnir]

Couldn't vote.

No "Mix it up" option.

[OnLashoc]

One Medic Army, on 20 June 2013 - 08:18 AM, said:

1st question does not allow "all" as a choice.

Fixed.

[Acid Phase]

Aside from the fighting style and the mech choice, this poll should be implemented after sign-in screen (pre-launch). Remember, according to PGI, forum members are not their target demographic they aim to please. So let's give a voice to the silent majority then.

[theta123]

Mechwarrior background should also include "This is my first mechwarrior experience"

[Mercules]

One Medic Army, on 20 June 2013 - 08:18 AM, said:

1st question does not allow "all" as a choice.

It really should, as should "Mech Choice".


for my biggest gripe with MWO I put "Other".


Far too many little ones to list. Some deal with portions of the community. Some deal with the Crysis engine itself. Some deal with developer interpretation of weapon systems. Some with frustration from a true lack of sim possibility. Coming from TT I want to be able to blow a hole in the building, Walk inside, and ambush a passing mech, like I would do in TT. I want to be able to kick a mech and make it fall down. I want to be able to create ghost signatures and confuse enemy sensors. I want Auto-Cannons that make sense. Not BOOOM! 20 damage but Brrrrrpt! AC/20 that fires a 5 round tight burst that does 4 damage with each hit, AC/10 that does 5 2 damage shots, AC/5 that does 5 1 damage shots... so on. PPCs that don't pinpoint damage but "Zorch" light a lightning gun. So on.

[DocBach]

mostly a brawler - the infantryman in me needs to close with an destroy the enemy. funny thing, I was an SDM (squad designated marksman) in real life, but overwatch was so boring to me.

my favorite 'Mech is my Centurion, but I do the best in my D-DC Atlas statistically speaking

Anti-3rd Person for gameplay, like the concept for what it could do for machinima if you could rotate the camera, but being able to see around you or behind you would be gamebreaking.

Played most the iterations of table top and computer games, also had it on sega genesis and bought the original xbox for mechassault (what a let down there).

Biggest gripe is lack of content - playing assault on five maps when everyone runs the same cheese feels like groundhogs day, got in beta the first round of closed invites when I won a beta key during the first developers chat.

[Soy]

I'm only person who voted in support of 3PV so far.

[z3a1ot]

Interesting poll.

I can deal with almost everything in this game (lrms, ppcs...), maybe rage a little about it but what bothers me the most is the lack of content.

I just hope that CW doesn't turn out to be bad. I want to have purpose while playing not just playing TDM all the time. I hope they bring out some new mods soon because its getting pretty stale now.

[OnLashoc]

The reason I went with the choices I did was because, it seems like those are the most started and bitched about topics.

It just felt we needed a poll that kinda gets an overall feel to where people stand in general, and what the BIGGEST (in bold) gripe is with this game.

I understand some options could use more, but sometimes MORE is less and it just becomes muddled. So I kept it as simple and straight forward as possible, and used the "All of the above" option sparingly to force some into making a decisive choice.

Edited by OnLashoc, 20 June 2013 - 09:00 AM.

[Felbombling]

My biggest gripe with Mechwarrior: Online is the brutal decisions they made with the core mechanics. It feels as though nobody at PGI has any sense of forethought. When it comes to heavy weapon boating, many posters here point at one thing, be it weapon convergence, the heat system, weapon reload/recycle times, armour values, ammunition per ton or Mechlab freedom. I think the problem is that all of those core mechanics play into one another in a way that makes weapon boating and high alpha strikes the only viable load-out option. Then, when PGI comes up with convoluted weapon heat penalties and increased internal structure values as counters to heavy weapon alpha strikes, I just want to pull my hair out.

[OnLashoc]

theta123, on 20 June 2013 - 08:30 AM, said:

Mechwarrior background should also include "This is my first mechwarrior experience"

Added

[One Medic Army]

So, this is my first mechwarrior game, however after playing in the closed beta I joined a TT group.

[OnLashoc]

One Medic Army, on 20 June 2013 - 09:36 AM, said:

So, this is my first mechwarrior game, however after playing in the closed beta I joined a TT group.

I think I might do that too, but I'm not sure how to get started or where to start.

[OnLashoc]

Vote away pretties!

[East Indy]

Ironically, it was The Crescent Hawks' Inception that got me into the tabletop.

[3rdworld]

No TCG option.