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[LauLiao]

Spike Brave, on 30 September 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

Mwo.com is owned by someone else. Go to whois.net for more info.

Ok. They could have made it MWOFactions.com or MWOSparklePonies or any number of other things. There was a conscious decision to use the word "merc" at some point is all I'm saying.

[Kyrie]

LauLiao, on 30 September 2013 - 03:36 PM, said:

Ok. They could have made it MWOFactions.com or MWOSparklePonies or any number of other things. There was a conscious decision to use the word "merc" at some point is all I'm saying.

Yeah. I can't argue with this.

Lord Ikka, on 30 September 2013 - 03:34 PM, said:

And we may see that down the line Kyrie, we just don't have enough info right now to make any sort of good deduction. The Loyalist post that will come soon may help with that, but who knows what will happen.

I can't disagree with this. We will definitely know more when Bryan posts the appropriate topic, no question. But I am trying to manage my expectations in light of that is known to date. PGI has never once wavered in any public declaration from the passive/active distinction. This was most obviously so in the 9/26 presentation.

[Kenyon Burguess]

f[scrap]k wolfs dragoons. the thought of a klanner spy group being the driving force reward to grind thru all the houses really turns me off from the whole process. why not comstar or WoB as end game reward choice? im just really hoping for something worth while for house skins and special house only mechs.

[Lord Ikka]

Well Giest Null, it follows canon in a good way- ie the Wolf's Dragoons working for all of the Houses. Doesn't mean that you become a Dragoon, just you get their paintjob.

[Tannhauser Gate]

Roadbeer, on 30 September 2013 - 11:45 AM, said:

Sorry to be all gloomy on the topic,

But was anyone else left feeling that those of us who are pledged to the Great Houses are little more than just content for the mercs?

Maybe I missed something but it sounded like we'll just be grinding endlessly on the front lines while the Merc units get all the cool toys, features, and the bulk of the design content.

I have to disagree. Just because Bryan posted the first of many CW posts that just happened to be on merc corp formation doesn't mean it ends there. I have no doubt that there will be CW content for faction players and lone wolves as well. My guess is that lone wolves will be able to join either side based on their LP and work up in a scale of alliances with whatever mercs or houses they fight with. Faction players will fight for LP, prestige, choice hardware and modules while conquering planets for their houses. We already know they will be fighting for core planets while mercs will be fighting for planets on the borders between faction territories. But, that's all just what Ive seen from dev posts. The fact is that Bryan has only just started to reveal the game plan and started with mercs. That doesn't mean its only about mercs.

Edited by LakeDaemon, 30 September 2013 - 05:38 PM.

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

You expected PGI not to screw it up?

What did you think, I mean, hell the website is "MWOMERCS.com"

[Kyone Akashi]

I do not see the reason for doom and gloom.

Mercenary units being more about the detail of how a unit is organised, whereas faction units are more concerned with the bigger picture, has long been known from earlier statements. Try to see the upside: Yes, mercs are getting their fancy logistics and dropships - but the factions are getting a territory control game, to which the mercs are at best tolerated guests! They may capture planets for the Great Houses, but will they ever feel part of them? No, they will not, and as such the feeling of unity between faction players, and the shared glory in triumph when the border against the despicable Federated Sunsyour preferred enemy is pushed ever closer towards their homelands, will be something lost to them - simply because they stand apart. You will also always have the chance to further organise yourselves beyond picking the same regimental association by using external methods just like you are already doing right now.

This aside, it has been mentioned that the developer is now reviewing the ability for faction-based military commands to be set up in a similar player-run manner as mercenary units, and even though I feel this may grant the respective regiments too much independence for a properly integrated soldiery, this is arguably a big step forward compared to what has been announced before.

Thank the kami for small mercies, for once, instead of propagating pessimism.

Lord Ikka, on 30 September 2013 - 05:08 PM, said:

Doesn't mean that you become a Dragoon, just you get their paintjob.

Bah, someone joining that regiment should have the integrity to embrace this choice. If they do not like it, why not stay with one of the Houses?

But I agree that it fits to the canon, certainly more than ComStar, as much as I realize that this is also a very popular group.

Edited by Kyone Akashi, 30 September 2013 - 06:10 PM.

[AdamBaines]

IAN WAGNER, on 30 September 2013 - 02:26 PM, said:

As a non-sequiter.. Good lord, another player from back in the GEnie MPBT days!

On topic, though.. I certainly hope there is content for the house loyalists. Worst case, I suppose house units can be formed as merc units, but thats a lame workaround. Using Kurita as an example, the Sword of Light or Genosha are certainly as capable as any merc unit in the inner sphere.

I think it would also be cool to have House units like "Rolling Thunder" or "Fox's Teeth" who are kind of those independent units that could act as a merc would.

I played GEnie from 1988 to around 1994, when it closed out. Those were fun.....but EXPENSIVE days.