402 replies to this topic

[Malleus011]

If only.

A Clans intro like that would've been interesting, exciting, and good for the game and the company.

[Gaulwa]

Sorry to tell you this, your ideas are either impossible to realise and implement or so out of scale they are a waste of development resources.

[SuperJoe]

you're right, doing anything that'd be exciting for the fans is way out of scale for pgi.

[MechFrog1]

Gaulwa, on 18 December 2013 - 08:38 PM, said:

Sorry to tell you this, your ideas are either impossible to realise and implement or so out of scale they are a waste of development resources.

Sure told me.

Edited by mint frog, 18 December 2013 - 11:28 PM.

[GalaxyBluestar]

Gaulwa, on 18 December 2013 - 08:38 PM, said:

Sorry to tell you this, your ideas are either impossible to realise and implement or so out of scale they are a waste of development resources.

the publicity the "coup" of devs suddenly turning up and tanking matches in clan mechs... you have no idea how epic such a news spill would've been...

[valkyrie]

Sephlock, on 18 December 2013 - 08:17 PM, said:

I think the Devs just don't understand human psychology/marketing very well.

I think the only things they understand are "money is good" and "a fool and his money are soon parted."

[Chronojam]

Yet another reason to be sad that the Clan Invasion Starting Now** (**six months from Now) is little more than a holiday marketing push.

Well written and planned, never to be.

[Windies]

Sephlock, on 18 December 2013 - 08:17 PM, said:

I think the Devs just don't understand human psychology/marketing very well.

I don't think they understand Mechwarrior or Battletech very well TBH.

Edited by Windies, 18 December 2013 - 09:06 PM.

[Chronojam]

I'm going to quote myself from last Saturday, if you don't mind:

Chronojam, on 14 December 2013 - 01:55 PM, said:

We all expected something awesome, with AI or GM controlled Clan mechs and maybe some defense missions and some high-stakes sounding InnerSphere News announcements and pictures if not video but literally none of that is going to happen and that's tragic

This was so amazingly fluff-less.

[Nekki Basara]

Gaulwa, on 18 December 2013 - 08:38 PM, said:

Sorry to tell you this, your ideas are either impossible to realise and implement or so out of scale they are a waste of development resources.

Please explain how developing things that were going to be developed anyway and then modifying XML files and applying a single additional weighting variable (and a boolean at that!) to the matchmaker code is "out of scale" or "impossible". I am legitimately curious as to what you see are the problems.

[Alex Warden]

Quote

I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later.
Mitch Hedberg

Edited by Alex Warden, 18 December 2013 - 09:35 PM.

[xhrit]

Nekki Basara, on 18 December 2013 - 09:27 PM, said:

Please explain how developing things that were going to be developed anyway and then modifying XML files and applying a single additional weighting variable (and a boolean at that!) to the matchmaker code is "out of scale" or "impossible". I am legitimately curious as to what you see are the problems.

Because all that is needed to implement new features is edit some XML files.

[Sephlock]

xhrit, on 18 December 2013 - 09:37 PM, said:

Because all that is needed to implement new features is edit some XML files.

At the very least, that's all that is needed to give us some of what we've been asking for, yes.

[MechFrog1]

xhrit, on 18 December 2013 - 09:37 PM, said:

Because all that is needed to implement new features is edit some XML files.

Besides the stuff that PGI says will be in the game by May in their own roadmap, there's nothing in my description that requires any additional features.

Edited by mint frog, 18 December 2013 - 10:00 PM.

[DrXitomatl]

Hey mint frog, please go to this link and apply!

https://piranhagames.../view.php?id=10

[valkyrie]

Xitomatl, on 18 December 2013 - 09:58 PM, said:

Hey mint frog, please go to this link and apply!

https://piranhagames.../view.php?id=10

You know, when most people apply for jobs they're looking for jobs with stability.

[Kagran Zercher]

Mint Frog, this was beautifully written, and very heartfelt. I salute you, and will drink a toast to your health, and what could have been.

[Dirus Nigh]

This is a great dream. I would want this to happen on or around the one year anaversery of official launch. With MWO players fully engaged in successor state warfare, PGI jumps in with the clans as you describe. That way it really does upset faction standing and forces IS players to respond.

The OP's basic idea is similar to what I've been thinking of sense I started closed beta.

Edited by Dirus Nigh, 19 December 2013 - 12:16 AM.

[Karl Streiger]

Well it could be possible to do this.... it means that they have to roll back...
Sry because of the overall negative feedback we delayed the Clan package to a different date. Players that bought those packages are refunded.

(modify May - to October)
Bring CW as soon as possible
must be ultra high priority after UI2.0

However to roll back means is to say: "Ups we did a mistake!"

Spoiler

I'm still waiting for someone with the backbone to do this -
1. they didn't with ECM - but developed 101 methods to counter ECM
2. the disabling of the pinpoint perk (because its not longer necessary)
3. no roll back after the Jump Jet buff - but developed shake - and almost removed shake
4. people said - PPC has to low heat - they increased heat in two steps and developed Ghost Heat

Edited by Karl Streiger, 19 December 2013 - 12:35 AM.

[Diego Angelus]

Nice post I was moved. I wouldn't mind if they roll back and take different approach because if this keeps up things are going to get worse especially if they mess up new features and they don't have much room for mistakes unless they roll back.