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[mailin]

It should in theory because your engine makes heat, whereas the heat sinks are non-mechanical. In otherwords, your heatsinks dissipate heat whether or not you're shut down. But honestly, I don't like shutting down even for a few seconds. Any advantage you might gain is lost due to the lack of situational awareness.

You're better off running behind cover and stiing with your back to a wall for a few seconds while fully powered up.

Edited by mailin, 20 January 2016 - 03:38 PM.

[Tesunie]

mailin, on 20 January 2016 - 03:38 PM, said:

It should in theory because your engine makes heat, whereas the heat sinks are non-mechanical. In otherwords, your heatsinks dissipate heat whether or not you're shut down. But honestly, I don't like shutting down even for a few seconds. Any advantage you might gain is lost due to the lack of situational awareness.

You're better off running behind cover and stiing with your back to a wall for a few seconds while fully powered up.

Actually, Via BT lore, the reactor is "always running", but the items drawing power (and creating heat) are shut down when you power your mech down. So, by lore you should cool faster when powered down (but you don't in TT, as an FYI).

In game? I don't think you do, but even if you did, it is usually better to stay on the move, unless you are in overheat (and overrode the shut down). Then, you should shut down to protect your mech's internal health.

[no one]

Dave Korhal, on 20 January 2016 - 03:34 PM, said:

Does your Mech's heat cooldown faster if your Mech is powered down?

I don't believe so. You DO cool off faster if you aren't moving though. Walking and running generate a bit of heat over time.

[Timicon]

I know this would have been already asked in the past, but is there any way that players are able to change their member name in the game to something else? If not, I think there should be a feature that allows us to do that, because while it is fun to choose a username when you sign up, but after you have been playing for so long under the same name, it kind of gets boring to keep using it and would be nice to be able to rename yourself.

[Raubwurst]

Yes there is:
https://mwomercs.com/profile/name

See patch notes of january 19th for additional information:

Spoiler

Players can now change their Pilot Name through the website using the new Change Pilot Name page.
The first name change is free! Any subsequent name changes will cost 4,500 MC, and are non-refundable. If a name is already in use, or is otherwise not permitted, the page will inform you that the proposed name is unavailable.
Pilot Names that are deemed inappropriate are subject to change by Support services to a generic placeholder, after which the player will need to initiate another name change using the web portal.
Important Note: Changing your Pilot Name will create a new profile in your \Saved Games\Mechwarrior Online\Profiles directory. As a result, your new Pilot Name will not carry over your existing custom key maps, in-game settings, or weapon groups!
To carry over your existing settings after changing your Pilot Name, follow these steps:
• Make sure you are not logged-in to your MechWarrior Online client.
• Head to your C:\Users\<windows username>\Saved Games\MechWarrior Online\Profiles folder.
• Open the Profile folder associated with your original Pilot Name.
• Highlight and copy the following files:
• actionmaps.xml
• attributes.xml
• weapongroups.xml
• Return to the root \MechWarrior Online\Profiles folder and open the Profile folder associated with your new Pilot Name.
• Paste the files you copied into that new Pilot Name Profile folder, overwriting any existing files.
• Log-in to your MechWarrior Online client using your usual credentials
• Your original keymaps, in-game Settings, and Weapon Groups should all be intact.

[Rogue Jedi]

Leif Tanner, on 21 January 2016 - 12:46 AM, said:

is there any way that players are able to change their member name in the game to something else? If not, I think there should be a feature that allows us to do that, because while it is fun to choose a username when you sign up, but after you have been playing for so long under the same name, it kind of gets boring to keep using it and would be nice to be able to rename yourself.

as Raubwurst said it has literally just been added this most recent patch, the first name change is free but after that there is a charge involved ^{(unfortunately I do not know how much it costs)}

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 21 January 2016 - 01:56 AM.

[Raubwurst]

(The costs for name changes, after the first one for free, is 4,500MC)

Edited by Raubwurst, 21 January 2016 - 02:08 AM.

[Audacious Aubergine]

Do cooldown modules work on the base cooldown rate of a weapon, or the rate after calculating quirks?
Using an AC10 on a CDA-3C as an example to make this a long question, 2.5s is the base cooldown, reduced to 1.9s after quirks. A max level cooldown module is another 12% reduction - would it be 12% of the base 2.5s or the quirk-result 1.9s?

[cleghorn6]

They've calculated it both ways in the past so it's difficult to tell. You should be able to test it easily enough in the Testing Grounds if you construct an experiment.

Report back with your results!

[Raubwurst]

Well A ) first quirk percentage and then modul percentage or B ) first modul percentage and then quirk percentage is no difference.
Regardless of the order: you get 12% less of 1.9s.

[cleghorn6]

Or is it Energy Cooldown quirk (30%) plus module reduction (12%) so 42% off normal cooldown. Which is different.

We have seen PGI calculate bonuses in this way before.

This needs science!

[Tesunie]

FreebirthToad18999, on 21 January 2016 - 05:05 AM, said:

Do cooldown modules work on the base cooldown rate of a weapon, or the rate after calculating quirks?
Using an AC10 on a CDA-3C as an example to make this a long question, 2.5s is the base cooldown, reduced to 1.9s after quirks. A max level cooldown module is another 12% reduction - would it be 12% of the base 2.5s or the quirk-result 1.9s?

I think it's "Add the percentages together as a total percentage, then take that combined percentage off".

Example: If you had 10% cooldown, then added in a 12% cool down module, that would be a combined 22% cool down for that weapon, making (for example) a 2.5 second cool down from 2.25 cool down from quirks alone to 1.95 seconds of cooldown with the cooldown module added in. (Of course, I could be wrong, and as Cleghorn said, you can confirm via testing grounds, or even Smurfy typically has a database for these things.)

[Digital_Angel]

no one, on 20 January 2016 - 08:39 PM, said:

I don't believe so. You DO cool off faster if you aren't moving though. Walking and running generate a bit of heat over time.

It sure seems from my experience that you cool down slightly faster in game powered down (from overheat or not) than even powered up and remaining motionless.

I have tested it in some of my hotter builds when dropped into Terra or Caustic before and while it is rarely worth it (other than the difference in heat damage during shutdown vs. override), it does cool you down faster from my experience.

Edited by LadyDanams, 21 January 2016 - 08:29 AM.

[no one]

LadyDanams, on 21 January 2016 - 08:28 AM, said:

I have tested it in some of my hotter builds when dropped into Terra or Caustic before and while it is rarely worth it (other than the difference in heat damage during shutdown vs. override), it does cool you down faster from my experience.

Hm. That shouldn't be the case unless being shut down is preventing environmental heating/cooling effects. If that's the case it would actually be worse to shut down on colder maps. Worth an experiment or two.

[Timicon]

Raubwurst, on 21 January 2016 - 12:54 AM, said:

Yes there is:
https://mwomercs.com/profile/name

See patch notes of january 19th for additional information:

Spoiler

Players can now change their Pilot Name through the website using the new Change Pilot Name page.
The first name change is free! Any subsequent name changes will cost 4,500 MC, and are non-refundable. If a name is already in use, or is otherwise not permitted, the page will inform you that the proposed name is unavailable.
Pilot Names that are deemed inappropriate are subject to change by Support services to a generic placeholder, after which the player will need to initiate another name change using the web portal.
Important Note: Changing your Pilot Name will create a new profile in your \Saved Games\Mechwarrior Online\Profiles directory. As a result, your new Pilot Name will not carry over your existing custom key maps, in-game settings, or weapon groups!
To carry over your existing settings after changing your Pilot Name, follow these steps:
• Make sure you are not logged-in to your MechWarrior Online client.
• Head to your C:\Users\<windows username>\Saved Games\MechWarrior Online\Profiles folder.
• Open the Profile folder associated with your original Pilot Name.
• Highlight and copy the following files:
• actionmaps.xml
• attributes.xml
• weapongroups.xml
• Return to the root \MechWarrior Online\Profiles folder and open the Profile folder associated with your new Pilot Name.
• Paste the files you copied into that new Pilot Name Profile folder, overwriting any existing files.
• Log-in to your MechWarrior Online client using your usual credentials
• Your original keymaps, in-game Settings, and Weapon Groups should all be intact.

Thanks a lot. :-)

[The Duke of Dirty]

How are the quick match teams divided up? Does it try to make the tonnage equal on each side?

[Raubwurst]

Yes it is tried to match both teams to 3/3/3/3 (3 'Mechs of every tonnage class) and to match up the PSR (Pilot Skill Rating) of both groups.
The former is likely to fail (most people use heavys now a days and less Assaults and Lights. The PSR equality is given in about 90% of all matches.

EDIT: WRONG! 3/3/3/3 isn't used anymore, but it is indeed tried to match by tonnage (see Rogue Jedi's post on the next side)

Edited by Raubwurst, 22 January 2016 - 02:25 AM.

[Iamacup]

I just unlocked the master mech module on my KGC (a little completionist), I still only have six (total) slots for the various modules. How do I access the extra mech module slot? I have double (and triple) checked I am looking on the correct variant. All three of my Crabs have a total of six slots.

[Tesunie]

Iamacup, on 21 January 2016 - 09:12 PM, said:

I just unlocked the master mech module on my KGC (a little completionist), I still only have six (total) slots for the various modules. How do I access the extra mech module slot? I have double (and triple) checked I am looking on the correct variant. All three of my Crabs have a total of six slots.

If you have modules, you should see the "sixth slot", as it is always there. However it was locked before, now it is unlocked and usable.

[Rogue Jedi]

Iamacup, on 21 January 2016 - 09:12 PM, said:

I just unlocked the master mech module on my KGC (a little completionist), I still only have six (total) slots for the various modules. How do I access the extra mech module slot? I have double (and triple) checked I am looking on the correct variant. All three of my Crabs have a total of six slots.

it is the Mech/Weapon module slot, it is always there but on a Mech which you have not completed Master is will say "locked"