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[Tesunie]

I wish you all are having a Merry Christmas!

[Tesunie]

So, preliminary check here. Should I be expecting an SMM tomorrow? Or are the holidays still taking people away from the fun?

[Sergey Kosinskiy]

Sorry, cant make it. Gotta work today... Well, at least i sooo gonna get that Zeus for stock

Edited by Sergey Kosinskiy, 29 December 2014 - 11:43 AM.

[Tesunie]

Sergey Kosinskiy, on 29 December 2014 - 11:42 AM, said:

Sorry, cant make it. Gotta work today... Well, at least i sooo gonna get that Zeus for stock

Sorry you have to work, but I can agree a Zeus will be nice. I'll be ordering that package... soon...

[IraqiWalker]

Not gonna be there either. Sorry about that.

[Tesunie]

I missed it this week... Had to school some people on the Forums about Omnimechs and TT customization rules...
It's a bad excuse, but it's what I got!

[IraqiWalker]

Tesunie, on 29 December 2014 - 07:51 PM, said:

I missed it this week... Had to school some people on the Forums about Omnimechs and TT customization rules...
It's a bad excuse, but it's what I got!

I just read that last post (some of it) you made. Boy schooling might be an under-statement here. That was more like a lecture.

[Tesunie]

IraqiWalker, on 29 December 2014 - 08:13 PM, said:

I just read that last post (some of it) you made. Boy schooling might be an under-statement here. That was more like a lecture.

Oops... Lecture. Schooling. Isn't lecturing part of schooling?

Do you feel I at least made good points/presented correct information? I'd hate it if i found out I was wrong...

[IraqiWalker]

Tesunie, on 29 December 2014 - 08:33 PM, said:

Oops... Lecture. Schooling. Isn't lecturing part of schooling?

Do you feel I at least made good points/presented correct information? I'd hate it if i found out I was wrong...

Over all you did a good job. You're running into the fanboy factor, and the fact that most people don't actually understand why clan tech was "superior". It was superior because the IS was running STOCK mechs. It was superior because you could change the loadout, and configuration of your mech within hours. Instead of taking 6 months to rebuild the right arm so it could house 3 MLs, instead of an AC5. It was superior because they had DHS while most IS mechs were still running SHS.

THAT is why it was superior. It was superior to STOCK mechs. Our customized, and upgraded mechs are on par with it. In fact, most IS mechs right now should be considered Jihad era mechs because of the tech in them. We've got C3i units that take no weight, and not slots.

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Guys we need to move event 3-4h later or 3-4h earlier. Seriously. Current time is about the worst for everone else except north americans.

Edited by Jaeger Gonzo, 30 December 2014 - 04:53 AM.

[General Taskeen]

IraqiWalker, on 29 December 2014 - 08:37 PM, said:

Over all you did a good job. You're running into the fanboy factor, and the fact that most people don't actually understand why clan tech was "superior". It was superior because the IS was running STOCK mechs. It was superior because you could change the loadout, and configuration of your mech within hours. Instead of taking 6 months to rebuild the right arm so it could house 3 MLs, instead of an AC5. It was superior because they had DHS while most IS mechs were still running SHS.

THAT is why it was superior. It was superior to STOCK mechs. Our customized, and upgraded mechs are on par with it. In fact, most IS mechs right now should be considered Jihad era mechs because of the tech in them. We've got C3i units that take no weight, and not slots.

Pretty much. I go a step beyond though. The kind of customizing here in MWO is "open custom" with no set rules of what you play against (the matchmaker thing). Obviously people set rules in TT or MegaMek before they play, and even THEN the "open custom" style in MWO is really outside the norm of a normal game of BattleTech. In the previous MechWarrior games, the Admin could also set rules based on server settings. Basically any of those Mechs that are used in the open games of MWO I would consider "Experimental" and that designiation would come with negative design quirks. Like a 300XL Jenner would be falling all over the place and require piloting checks, etc.

But yeah the actual battles of Clan stocks vs IS stocks in board game or lore is supposed to be lopsided, which is also why IS gets more advantages like ambush iniatives or simply superior overwhelming numbers.

Edited by General Taskeen, 30 December 2014 - 08:20 AM.

[Tesunie]

Jaeger Gonzo, on 30 December 2014 - 04:53 AM, said:

Guys we need to move event 3-4h later or 3-4h earlier. Seriously. Current time is about the worst for everone else except north americans.

If it happened earlier, I wouldn't be able to join because I'd be at work. If it happened later, I wouldn't be able to join because I'd be in bed.

Blah. There is no easy solution for this, is there?

I'd be all for moving the expected start time back 3 hours, but I wouldn't be able to join until it's current start time anyway if it was still in progress. You guys can always start sooner if you can get enough people on board...

[General Taskeen]

Yeah definitely not easy setting up times. I think the main point of SMM/SMW, to me at least, was to get PGI to make it an official mode to earn money in or give better tools to make it easier to setup.

[Jaeger Gonzo]

So move it to weekend then, as you will not have work excuse.

[Tesunie]

Jaeger Gonzo, on 31 December 2014 - 11:14 PM, said:

So move it to weekend then, as you will not have work excuse.

I work every weekend...
But, we should try and find hours/days that work best for as many people as possible. If we try to plan around every person so everyone can join, we wont get very far.

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Its not around every person. Current time is worst for everyone, except NA.
I dont belive that you cant move 3 h in either side. What you got freaking 1h window time in whole day?

[IraqiWalker]

Jaeger Gonzo, on 03 January 2015 - 03:44 AM, said:

Its not around every person. Current time is worst for everyone, except NA.
I dont belive that you cant move 3 h in either side. What you got freaking 1h window time in whole day?

The Monday event is mainly for NA players. While the Wednesday event is for EU players. At least, that has been my understanding.

[Fox Kell]

This still happening on Mondays? What time?

[Sergey Kosinskiy]

Fox Kell, on 12 January 2015 - 11:03 AM, said:

This still happening on Mondays? What time?

STOCK MECH MONDAY: 10pm EST
http://mechforceclassic.enjin.com/home

Well it should be. Not sure about how many people will be there. I cant make it because of work.

Edited by Sergey Kosinskiy, 12 January 2015 - 12:09 PM.

[Tesunie]

Fox Kell, on 12 January 2015 - 11:03 AM, said:

This still happening on Mondays? What time?

I'm still here, every Monday (unless something stops me, but then I normally try and give notice if possible). I'm logged onto the TS channel right now as it is, waiting to see if anyone will join. Just hop into the channel if you are interested. If enough people pop in, we'll see about getting something started.

Sergey Kosinskiy, on 12 January 2015 - 12:08 PM, said:

STOCK MECH MONDAY: 10pm EST
http://mechforceclassic.enjin.com/home

Well it should be. Not sure about how many people will be there. I cant make it because of work.

Sorry to hear that. Always fun playing with you (even if I can only understand most of what you say and not all of it). We'll have to see if we can adjust the event to a better time for everyone. Maybe Tuesday? I have all day Tuesday off myself, and could play much earlier matches then...