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[mdmzero0]

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 15 July 2014 - 11:21 AM, said:

There's only so many synonyms for the word "fix" before you start getting creative.

Spoiler

You know what the first rule of coding is? Love. You can learn all the logic in the Inner Sphere but if you integrate code that you don't love, she'll crash you to desktop just as sure as the turning of the worlds.

Did the Mechlab force you to say that?

[FatefulRick]

Same problem here cant launch game as it says servers still doing maintenance, when will this be sorted as its all supposed to be online?
UK here too

Edited by FatefulRick, 15 July 2014 - 11:32 AM.

[Ovion]

Yeah, I still can't load the patcher.
My friend in Australia has patched, made 2 mechs and gone to bed.

[TheHurricane]

"The servers are undergoing maintenance. Please try again later"

Im in the UK and I get this message whenever I try to load the patcher

Edited by TheHurricane, 15 July 2014 - 11:30 AM.

[JesterMWO]

I have the "servers unavailable" message. Have been trying on and off for 30 minutes or so to patch and play.

Trying to connect from the UK, don't know if that makes a difference.

[Boymonkey]

Me also says it is under maintenance.

[Vanguard319]

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• LRMs and Streaks will now deal direct pinpoint damage to the component they come in contact with without splashing neighboring components.

Napes339, on 15 July 2014 - 09:34 AM, said:

Well SRM boats won't change at all. LRMs and Streak-SRMs won't be benefitting from splash damage anymore which is how SRMs currently work.

In short, there is no longer any reason to use streaks at all, as they have been effectively nerfed to oblivion. (Can be blocked by ECM and radar deterioration, obscene cooldown time compared to SRMs of comparative size, never hits where needed with no ability to guide them like you can with SRMs, heavier than SRMs, and pinpoint dmg.) with all these cons, and no real pros aside from conserving ammo, and a slightly longer range (if clan) what reason is left to even consider carrying them?

[Ovion]

TheHurricane, on 15 July 2014 - 11:30 AM, said:

"The servers are undergoing maintenance. Please try again later"

Im in the UK and I get this message whenever I try to load the patcher

JesterMWO, on 15 July 2014 - 11:30 AM, said:

I have the "servers unavailable" message. Have been trying on and off for 30 minutes or so to patch and play.

Trying to connect from the UK, don't know if that makes a difference.

Boymonkey, on 15 July 2014 - 11:30 AM, said:

Me also says it is under maintenance.

Yeah, I'm UK too.

[IceCase88]

LRMs are pinpoint now? Welcome to the LRMpocalypse Redux. It's back and probably worse than ever! Everything else looks good but that one worries me a bit. No new mechs? No hero even? Interesting. Overall you guys have been doing a fine job. LRMs though...

[OznerpaG]

got kicked off the server a couple times since the patch so might be some instability...

[Li Song]

For any one interested, the equation used for the damage falloff from C-LRM is:

y=(x/180)^2

Edited by Li Song, 15 July 2014 - 11:33 AM.

[AcidForBrains]

Ovion, on 15 July 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:

Yeah, I'm UK too.

yup, must be a UK thang as its same for me....

[Zongoose]

Another UK pilot here who can't start the patcher due to a maintenance message.

[DEMAX51]

Vanguard319, on 15 July 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:

In short, there is no longer any reason to use streaks at all, as they have been effectively nerfed to oblivion. (Can be blocked by ECM and radar deterioration, obscene cooldown time compared to SRMs of comparative size, never hits where needed with no ability to guide them like you can with SRMs, heavier than SRMs, and pinpoint dmg.) with all these cons, and no real pros aside from conserving ammo, and a slightly longer range (if clan) what reason is left to even consider carrying them?

They make it easier for people with bad gaming rigs or bad aim to hit Lights.

Seriously, though, even some top-end competitive teams like HoL use streakboats as light-killers in low-tonnage drops. If you don't think they can still be effective, go in a private lobby and run any Light against an Oxide with 4 SSRM2s - hell, you can even take the Firestarter with 2 AMS, both AMS modules and Radar Dep - and see how well you do.

IceCase88, on 15 July 2014 - 11:32 AM, said:

LRMs are pinpoint now? Welcome to the LRMpocalypse Redux. It's back and probably worse than ever! Everything else looks good but that one worries me a bit. No new mechs? No hero even? Interesting. Overall you guys have been doing a fine job. LRMs though...

In this case, "pinpoint" doesn't mean what you think it means. LRMS aren't going to hit nothing but CT, or something, they just took away the (very, very small) amount of splash damage they had.

[Widowmaker1981]

Zongoose, on 15 July 2014 - 11:34 AM, said:

Another UK pilot here who can't start the patcher due to a maintenance message.

and another one here.

any PGI folks reading this - it appears no one from the UK can connect.. could you please investigate?

Ive rebooted my PC, router and modem, and even run the repair tool on the game (clutching at straws, i know)

[Bilbo]

Widowmaker1981, on 15 July 2014 - 11:36 AM, said:

and another one here.

any PGI folks reading this - it appears no one from the UK can connect.. could you please investigate?

Ive rebooted my PC, router and modem, and even run the repair tool on the game (clutching at straws, i know)

Check out the patch feedback section. Apparently changing your DNS servers will fix the issue.

[Zongoose]

PS. For anyone trying to connect from the UK try changing your DNS to 8.8.8.8 (Google), it worked for me and others.

[Widowmaker1981]

Zongoose, on 15 July 2014 - 11:40 AM, said:

PS. For anyone trying to connect from the UK try changing your DNS to 8.8.8.8 (Google), it worked for me and others.

yep, that works for me.

[Vanguard319]

DEMAX51, on 15 July 2014 - 11:35 AM, said:

They make it easier for people with bad gaming rigs or bad aim to hit Lights.

So rendering them completely useless is justified?

Sorry but you cannot remotely call that weapon balance, seeing as SRMs have virtually NO cons other than requiring good aim. If PGI had increased the Rate of Fire for streaks to something comparable to SRMs to compenstate for the pinpoint damage, then I'd be less upset, but there is literally no point for anyone to use them now.

[Zerberus]

Interesting with the DNS issue, and probably not something PGI can do anything about, but definitely toss a ticket to Support @ UK players, it may be something that the provider(s) borked completely independent of PGI, but PGI support asking them to investigate as a result of numerous tickets would have more clout than single players.

Edited by Zerberus, 15 July 2014 - 11:45 AM.