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[Opus]

Harbinger Prime, on 05 May 2014 - 10:30 AM, said:

With the speed at which they react to things I do not believe that they have someone that just does maps. Frankly I would be suppressed if they had more that 6 people working on the whole game.

I would be highly suppressed: if I was surprised with a Maverick Quickdraw

[Redshift2k5]

With only a week since the last patch (normally a 2 week cycle, boys!) we should only be expecting a few urgent fixes, and if we're good little mechwarriors, a new hero mech.

[Artgathan]

Harbinger Prime, on 05 May 2014 - 10:30 AM, said:

With the speed at which they react to things I do not believe that they have someone that just does maps. Frankly I would be suppressed if they had more that 6 people working on the whole game.

Harbringer's pinned down! Quickly, PGI - fire some people so that he can regain mobility!

[C Leche]

Nicholas Carlyle, on 05 May 2014 - 09:28 AM, said:

HPG was December, and they have no maps slated for May. So ok, 5 and a half months? When was HPG released exactly? But assuming it would be the second patch in June, I think 6 months is fair.

Also, I never said HPG wasn't a good map, I actually enjoy HPG.

I said Mordor is the most universally hated map in the game.

Edit: also as a reference, in appreciation of the job Niko has done, and the fact that he is actively engaging the community...I am going to buy some MC during the sale.

I'd been on the fence all weekend, but he's earned some dap.

Even if I don't like everything he's saying, at least he's trying and that's more than I can say for a lot of people. Kudos to you on that Niko.

Here's a good article on the complex map making process. A bit dated, but I'm sure it still applies.
http://penny-arcade....l#/entry/signin

[SharpTooth Steiner]

Dan the Ice Man, on 05 May 2014 - 10:10 AM, said:

its going to be more garbage we don't want while features we DO want are on the back burner or limbo somewhere

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 05 May 2014 - 02:08 PM, said:

In other news, I am pleased to also report we have a new Trial Champion mech coming in tomorrow! Rumour has it this build really tightened it's belt to be recognized.

Dan... you da man lol

Edited by SharpTooth Steiner, 05 May 2014 - 02:40 PM.

[Krinkov]

This fellow that is tightening his belt wouldn't happen to have an armpit that reeks of a certain 80s Tim Burton film?

[ALKALIN3]

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 05 May 2014 - 02:08 PM, said:

In other news, I am pleased to also report we have a new Trial Champion mech coming in tomorrow! Rumour has it this build really tightened it's belt to be recognized.

belt.....hmmmm....orion champion?

[Zolaz]

How many days till Community Warfare now?

[Deathlike]

Zolaz, on 05 May 2014 - 04:22 PM, said:

How many days till Community Warfare now?

Ninety... nine bottles of beer on the wall...

[Harbinger Prime]

C Leche, on 05 May 2014 - 01:54 PM, said:

Here's a good article on the complex map making process. A bit dated, but I'm sure it still applies.
http://penny-arcade....l#/entry/signin

Might I suggest instead of reading what the developers said (since the article is by Piranha Games) and penny-arcade.posted, that you check out the tutorials on map making for Cry engine 3 to see how hard it really is to make a map especially if you are not doing destructible interments. Hell I have been knocking down trees and buildings in World of Tanks since the closed beta and that is a crap engine compared to Cry 3/

[SharpTooth Steiner]

Nicholas Carlyle, on 05 May 2014 - 10:10 AM, said:

Well, unless the map guys are the same guys that are going through the code to fix HSR issues and such (I don't believe that to be the case), then you can ask about the other issues.

I'm picking my fights, I don't think weapon balance will ever be fixed properly (Paul's fault), I don't feel like CW will be released in any meaningful fashion (Bryan/Russ' fault), and I don't think most of the major engine issues are going to be fixed (Whoever picked Cryengine's fault).

But I do think more maps is something that could happen. So I choose that fight.

lol this is the saddest post i have ever seen. This post just talked me out of the timberwolf clan pack. right here. right now. Thank you Sir Carlyle... for not being a chump like the rest of this community. And telling it like it is. Very informative

Edited by SharpTooth Steiner, 05 May 2014 - 04:38 PM.

[Zolaz]

SharpTooth Steiner, on 05 May 2014 - 04:37 PM, said:

lol this is the saddest post i have ever seen. This post just talked me out of the timberwolf clan pack. right here. right now. Thank you Sir Carlyle... for not being a chump like the rest of this community. And telling it like it is. Very informative

It is a shame that MWO isnt half the game that Paul, Garth and Russ hyped it up to be.

[Veranova]

Nicholas Carlyle, on 05 May 2014 - 05:46 AM, said:

Why does it seem like PGI can only do one thing at a time? We haven't had a new map in like 5 months.

Does that mean the people doing the maps are doing something else now?

Because they can only do one thing at a time... Art department have been tied up building Clan 'mechs
Gameplay/Backend have been on UI2.0 and Launch Module etc.

One of those has been rolling out... The other is due out!

[Jody Von Jedi]

[Bishop Steiner]

Jody Von Jedi, on 05 May 2014 - 06:08 PM, said:

just when I thought I was gonna save money this month

[Jody Von Jedi]

Good thing I bought some MC on sale.

[Davers]

Why is it that after months of hard work by professionals with years of experience we still have so many terrain issues on these maps? So many places where you get stuck. So many places your shots get blocked by invisible terrain.

[Duke Hector]

Davers, on 05 May 2014 - 07:12 PM, said:

Why is it that after months of hard work by professionals with years of experience we still have so many terrain issues on these maps? So many places where you get stuck. So many places your shots get blocked by invisible terrain.

because mechs and mech sales are more important then fixing bugs and working on community warfare, and quality of life stuff

and since i was right about it being more garbage we don't want i found a better cartoon then my usual carrot on a stick with a pitchfork...

[Jin Ma]

Arctourus, on 05 May 2014 - 05:49 AM, said:

That's one thing I really miss....creative director updates and announcements about upcoming patches/content. It seems like, at least a few days before a patch, they could tell us what to expect. Event the day of....instead we have to wait until after a patch to get patch notes telling us what changed.

they'er very inconsistant lol

[Monkeystador]

Just release some simple giant maps that can be played with faster mechs.... at least the size of alpine. Cant be to hard to do a map with a lot of trees and hills.
Whats wrong with a map called Rolling Hills? Or a map that plays in a strip mine!?!!? Or a river delta with DEEEEEP Rivers , you know like underwater shit and hidding in it?!?! . UNDERWATER HIDING?! (when you are at it implement water breaches == section destroyed) What about a desert map in the day with lots of visual distortion due to heat and dunes that make every mech slower?
What about a moon surface map with lots of tunnels ?Called Moon Outpost? OK i agreee to make this cool you need some more assets . BUT you dont need the colorful electric flowers that the HPG station features. You know the ones when you enter the station from the outside? No offense to the designers, they like to do that stuff, but dont go overboard with this fluff. This game is about shooting mechs, weapon fire, smoke , explosions and twisted mech carcases.
I noticed these first time after playing the map 50 times.

You know PGI, it is not needed to make just pretty maps (disputeable anyway), environmental effects are fun too.

Just make some simple map with some fun tactical or strategic things to do on. Not just maps full off chockes.

How about simple big map called Plain of Molten Steel? You know, no cover , both teams have only open ground? Charge and die?

Edited by Monkeystador, 06 May 2014 - 04:34 AM.