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mwhighlander, on 16 May 2014 - 09:07 PM, said:

Only thing I noticed is that PGI is looking for a new Lead Gameplay Engineer. A role that is desperately needed.

Time to replace the Paul?

http://wiki.teamfort...=20100626000448

[Kassatsu]

Merrick, on 16 May 2014 - 12:16 PM, said:

KEEP SPEAKING WITH YOUR WALLETS BOYS, THIER FLANK IS STARTING BUCKLE!

Under the weight of all the money they've gotten from us?

[darkkterror]

Kassatsu, on 16 May 2014 - 10:47 PM, said:

Under the weight of all the money they've gotten from us?

Maybe they converted all that money into gold coins and now their money bin is struggling to contain it all?

[wickwire]

"Welcome to the Island" [LOST theme plays]

[Wabbit Swaya]

Mystere, on 16 May 2014 - 02:20 PM, said:

Nah! Considering the current composition and attitude of the existing player base, this is so much more logical:

COOL, is that the screen shot of the next hero mech the Tin-foil Conspirasist TFC-2FU
If so, so gonna buy one. Hope it has a ballistic and a energy slots in each ST and JJs and ecm and four missile slots on the arms so it can multi task as a poptarting pinpoint sniper and jump lrmer. Maybe even couple energy slots in the ct and one in the head, so it can zombie and equip a tag.

Edited by Wabbit Swaya, 17 May 2014 - 01:44 AM.

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Sephlock, on 16 May 2014 - 07:59 PM, said:

Yeah! Those of us that choose to play in our underwear are just roleplaying!

Now that really made me lol

[Redshift2k5]

It is of course, A Battletech game. Battletech is the franchise. That does not mean it ever has to slavishly reproduce the BT tabletop game. The BT novels do not, the BT cartoon and toys certainly didn't, and other Mechwarrior titles have strayed as well(with conflicting interpretations of weapons, mech appearances, and even adding new mechs that did not exist in the tt)

[Impyrium]

Redshift2k5, on 17 May 2014 - 02:48 AM, said:

It is of course, A Battletech game. Battletech is the franchise. That does not mean it ever has to slavishly reproduce the BT tabletop game. The BT novels do not, the BT cartoon and toys certainly didn't, and other Mechwarrior titles have strayed as well(with conflicting interpretations of weapons, mech appearances, and even adding new mechs that did not exist in the tt)

Well, actually, the general perception is that you would. If you name something with the same namesake as something before it, you're sorta expected to follow it as close as you can. Especially considering the nature of the fans of this franchise.

[Redshift2k5]

The same franchise with wildly incongruent line of novels and animated media under the same name.

[JohnnyWayne]

mwhighlander, on 16 May 2014 - 09:07 PM, said:

Only thing I noticed is that PGI is looking for a new Gameplay Engineer. A role that is desperately needed.

FTFY

[Wieland]

Khobai, on 16 May 2014 - 11:09 AM, said:

"founders arnt our target audience"

"except now they are, because everyone else is playing titanfall"

"except mow they are, because noone else is giving us money"

Edited by Wieland, 17 May 2014 - 03:39 AM.

[SirLANsalot]

Redshift2k5, on 17 May 2014 - 03:16 AM, said:

The same franchise with wildly incongruent line of novels and animated media under the same name.

This...SOOO much this.


There is no one thing that bears the Mechwarrior Title that is the same. It all changes from game to game, from dev to dev its all different. Only thing that stays is the art and look of each mech, everything else is different. in fact this game has been the CLOSEST ANY OTHER MW TITLE HAS GOTTEN to the table top numbers. In doing just that, they have ran into the very issue that is Mechwarrior. Heat. Heat in this game, is 100% different then it is in TT, it operates differently and on a different level. That is why SHS do not work, and DHS barley work at all, there all taken from the TT, and DHS would of been far stronger then the game would of allowed had they stayed 2.0.

[Wildstreak]

SirLANsalot, on 17 May 2014 - 03:44 AM, said:

This...SOOO much this.


There is no one thing that bears the Mechwarrior Title that is the same. It all changes from game to game, from dev to dev its all different. Only thing that stays is the art and look of each mech, everything else is different. in fact this game has been the CLOSEST ANY OTHER MW TITLE HAS GOTTEN to the table top numbers. In doing just that, they have ran into the very issue that is Mechwarrior. Heat. Heat in this game, is 100% different then it is in TT, it operates differently and on a different level. That is why SHS do not work, and DHS barley work at all, there all taken from the TT, and DHS would of been far stronger then the game would of allowed had they stayed 2.0.

Let's add:
- old computer games probably including old MW titles had AIs that cheat in order to give the appearance of a fair fight.
- Heat does work different, no free 10 heat points before the scale kicks in, no incremental problems as the scale goes up.
- This game had to move away from TT to make people feel good. Obvious example, MGs.

The list goes on.

[Corvus Antaka]

Just PGI lying. This isn't a battletech game, just a battletech themed game.

Sarna told me so.

[Bishop Steiner]

mwhighlander, on 16 May 2014 - 09:07 PM, said:

Only thing I noticed is that PGI is looking for a new Lead Gameplay Engineer. A role that is desperately needed.


"Note that I would love this job so I could personally fix this game, but alas I am not a game developer nor do I have 3 years experience with developing multiplayer games"

care to show me the link you are reading? I see one advertising for qa "Gameplay Engineer", but none for a "Lead".......

Just saying, changing, taking out of context, etc, do nothing to help, and in fact only weaken future arguments.

Colonel Pada Vinson, on 17 May 2014 - 07:59 AM, said:

Just PGI lying. This isn't a battletech game, just a battletech themed game.

Sarna told me so.

Hmph. 'd!

[TLBFestus]

F5 didn't' do a thing, but in my minds eye I see this;

[Vweegit]

You're all missing the biggest positive in this: they didn't break a single thing with this update.

[Bishop Steiner]

Vweegit, on 17 May 2014 - 10:50 AM, said:

You're all missing the biggest positive in this: they didn't break a single thing with this update.

that we know of. Yet. (why do I have a feeling my mech weapons have all shrunk an additional 15% smaller by hitting F5.....?)

[Name140704]

I got two employees to respond to a question, that breaks my record at Wal-mart by two.

[Iqfish]

Edited by Iqfish, 17 May 2014 - 11:28 AM.