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[Kalimaster]

I would like to see what would happen if we ran for one week with strictly IS vs Clan in our matches, no mix match in Mechs.

This would test balancing as well as far as the game went, with the matches forming a good pool of information.

The matchmaker could perhaps already arrange this. What say ye?

[Orion the Hunter]

not just one week, make this a community warfare style mode.
10 clan mechs (2 stars of 5) vs 12 IS mechs (3 lances of 4) and restrict factions so that you can only be clan or IS for this mode for the team you're on.

[Egomane]

We will get such a mode in the future as a permanent feature. I have seen something like this mentioned in a command chair post.

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A Clarification:

On a side note, I've seen the rumblings of people thinking that mixed teams of Clan and IS 'Mechs will be the norm from here on out. This is not the case. Faction (IS/Clan) combat is a big part of Community Warfare as are the skirmishes between the Houses themselves and the Clans themselves. This requires additional work to the database, player data and match making systems and will come out at a later time.

[MilesTeg1982]

Kalimaster, on 17 July 2014 - 10:01 AM, said:

This would test balancing as well as far as the game went, with the matches forming a good pool of information.

why don't you just say "lets prove how OP clan-mechs are"? Funny thing is - you woud be surprised there are number of reasons why IS-mechs might be superior in this ... well all those reasons have been discusssed in (too) many threads allready.

[DEMAX51]

FYI, Russ said in a recent NGNG podcast that they're planning a weekend event where all drops in the solo queue will be totally Clan vs IS.

He didn't give any specific date for when they might do this, but I'd be surprised if it isn't sometime in the next few weeks.

[Kalimaster]

It is more than just for balance, but also for story line game play, true battles where the Inner Sphere confront the invading Clans.