Overall, I like most of the material in the Vlog, but there are a few things I'm still iffy on.
Clan LRMs: Why ramp damage at all? It should be an all-or-nothing sort of thing. Last time a checked, a missile warhead was either armed and dangerous or unarmed - it didn't gradually become more powerful the farther it traveled. I recognize that the ramping feature is for balancing purposes, but it is very counter intuitive. I personally do not use LRMs much and prefer lasers and ballistics, but I also like to see a bit of realism in the game to make it more personable and interesting.
JJs: Overall, cool. It doesn't appear that the overhaul will affect my play style much since I already run my Mechs in the manner they described. However, I would like to see Death from Above in the game. Currently, when I jump on a Mech, it only does a percentage point or two of damage, and half the time I get stuck on the enemy's head. This leads to warping and, the next thing I know, my Mech is 50 meters away, facing the wrong direction, in front of the enemy Mech and vulnerable. This drives me nuts. I recall making successful hits against Mechs in MW4: Vengeance and Mercs, but it doesn't seem to work at all in MWO.
Maps: Veeeery good! I like the new maps and even the idea of retooling a few old ones to make new variants. I only have two suggestions though. 1) No more night maps until we have flares in the game like in MW4: Mercs. That would add a very interesting element to the night maps and make things more interesting. 2) Snow on Canyons? In the desert? Really? Can we please have dust storms instead? Or flash flooding? Or something other than snow?
Module look good too! I like how we will be able to have five or six now instead of just two (three if mastered).
Thanks PGI for the new Vlog! I think I speak for all when I say that we appreciate the communication! However, could we also have a transcript? That's a lot easier for some of us use than the video. Personally speaking, I don't often have ten or fifteen minutes between tasks to sit and watch a Vlog, and I am a very fast reader. There's a software out there that will transcribe your speakers' words into text as they speak. There's even an app for that:
http://www.nuance.co...tions/index.htm
Edit: Any word on when hill climb will be fixed so that my Mech won't stop when it stubs its toe on a pebble?
Edited by Nightmare1, 12 July 2014 - 03:04 PM.