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[Malleus011]

Dusting off my cynicism to post a few ideas that could improve MWO.

The loading screen shouldn’t say ‘my team’ or ‘game mode’. If this is a simulator and not an arcade game, the terms should reflect that; ‘my company’ and ‘mission’ or something along those lines.

IS Faction pilots should see IS names for Clan mechs.
Clan Faction pilots should see Clan names for Clan mechs.

‘Mechs should startup in a dropship or bay, and be driven outside, or be ‘combat dropped’ into the map from altitude.

Weapons and equipment should have quirks based on manufacturer. (Diverse Optics Medium Lasers might have less burn duration, while Forge ML’s are cheaper but slightly hotter, etc) This is far more canon (and more fun) than hideously expensive Weapon Modules.

Loyalty point bonuses for driving Stock machines in Community Warfare. The armies of the Inner Sphere and Clans weren’t composed of tremendous numbers of completely customized machines – if your battle computer picked up a Timber Wolf Prime or a Battlemaster 1G, you knew exactly what you were facing. Driving standard ‘mechs decreases the technical and logistical burden for your side, which translates into a strategic advantage.

Ejection animation when ‘mech is destroyed. It would be nice to see your pilot avatar punching out. Bonus Minigame: Bringing the ejection chair down safe for extra C-Bills or XP.

The pilot Avatar inside the ‘mech cockpit should change by faction; it would be nice if the pilot was at least in the right uniform. Monetization: Custom 3D pilot uniform/models could be made available for MC.

[TygerLily]

I wish there was lost of flavor bit everywhere. Even fluffy lore descriptions for each weapon in game or each chassis...put it in the area with all the info about quirks, turn radii, weapon stats, etc.

Malleus011, on 09 September 2014 - 10:41 AM, said:

IS Faction pilots should see IS names for Clan mechs.
Clan Faction pilots should see Clan names for Clan mechs.

This would be AMAZING.

[Loganauer]

Love these. Especially weapon and equipment quirks based on manufacturer.

[Durant Carlyle]

I support the ideas in the OP.

[HlynkaCG]

Durant Carlyle, on 10 September 2014 - 01:39 PM, said:

I support the ideas in the OP.

Ditto