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[InnerSphereNews]

Greetings MechWarriors,

Please stand by for an incoming hot-fix!

The goal of this hot-fix is to resolve three issues:

• Repeal the soft Game Mode Voting system and restore hard restrictions previously used.
• Fixed a bug which confuses friend and foe indicators on the HUD.
• Fixed a glitch where two Sensor Range Modules have the same stats with different prices.
  

The Hot-Fix will begin at approximately 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 5PM UTC.

The Hot-Fix will take approximately 2 hours for the team to deploy and test.

Thank you for standing by!

[Deathlike]

Um... this already happened, unless it's another one... in which case, fix the times listed.

Edited by Deathlike, 08 October 2014 - 02:14 PM.

[Karpundir]

Boy, that didn't take long to reverse course on the MM change from yesterday!

Happy to see Friend & Foe indicators being addressed. I was surprised it was not fixed yesterday, tbh.

[Hawk819]

About damn time they fix that Identification: Friend or Foe bug, Now if they fix the bug that causes weapons loadout and grouping bugs. I'll be happier than a June Bug in a rug.

[Jody Von Jedi]

Deathlike, on 08 October 2014 - 02:13 PM, said:

Um... this already happened, unless it's another one... in which case, fix the times listed.

I'm in EDST and it's still Wednesday 10/8 here. Are you in a time warp to Thursday, 10/9? Or just a different time zone ? Europe ?

[Rebel Ace Fryslan]

NO !!!! ,why remove it,

Because some dumb kids don't like to do tactics.


Some good reasons for it.

Better matchmaking

Less idiotic amount of Assaault / heavy overload
And less clans

And better and more conquest for those that want all modes.



Weak crumble.


PS: give more cbills for conquest grinding, that would help.

Edited by Rebel Ace Fryslan, 08 October 2014 - 03:04 PM.

[Summon3r]

thank the gods of the MWO universe ill never have to see another conquest mode again unless in league play!! ty pgi

[Dirk Le Daring]

InnerSphereNews, on 08 October 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

Repeal the soft Game Mode Voting system and restore hard restrictions previously used.

Why do this before it has been given a chance ?

Are there really so many people who refuse to be flexible ? Did hoards of {redacted} emerge ?

It seems odd to me to can something before it even got a chance. (I did not get to test it out yet--the eclipse was good though)

Edited by Dirk Le Daring, 08 October 2014 - 03:12 PM.

[Jakob Knight]

In my experience, rollbacks to this degree don't happen due to player dissatisfaction or whining. Those usually take a patch cycle to filter out as a 'cooling off' period. The only reason the MM change would be rolled back this abruptly is if there is a game-breaking bug somewhere that was caused by it. We may not see it, but I'd lay odds there is something that can't be delayed until the next patch.

We'll probably see voting return as soon as whatever it is can be corrected (if it can be).

[White Bear 84]

InnerSphereNews, on 08 October 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

• Repeal the soft Game Mode Voting system and restore hard restrictions previously used.

Hmm, short lived. I found the games were actually fine and did seem more balanced.. ..now if only the voting option included the option to exclude 1 game type....

[Deathlike]

Jody Von Jedi, on 08 October 2014 - 02:46 PM, said:

I'm in EDST and it's still Wednesday 10/8 here. Are you in a time warp to Thursday, 10/9? Or just a different time zone ? Europe ?

My bad there. Two hotfixes this week seems a bit much somewhat.

Still, removing all excuses for TKs would be nice.

[KodiakGW]

Two words.

LOBBY
SYSTEM

Worked for NBT, War!Online.

[Abivard]

ok, so it has been delayed until tomorrow.
Then I will delay playing until then too.

[Jon McAdder]

Does not look like a hotfix if being delayed..

[Excalabur50]

Not happy at the vote change had some of the best match making last night and can't believe 5 year olds got to change it

[Triordinant]

I don't have access to PGI's data so I'm guessing one or both of these happened: 1) the number of players plummeted or 2) a lot of players were disconnecting when dropped into a match in a game mode they despised. I haven't had the chance to drop so has anyone noticed either of these (same players over and over again or lots of disconnects)?

[Khobai]

Well the vote system doesnt fix anything.

The problem is no one wants to play conquest. Forcing people to play conquest doesnt make them want to play it.

What PGI needs to do is FIX conquest so players WANT to play it.

1) better rewards for capping
2) lower cap time to 60-90 seconds at most

[Kjudoon]

Repealing voting? Good. I don't have to quit, now that I can continue to stay out of the psycho skirmish pit.

[Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh]

Gods have answered to our prayers and send a ray or reason upon PGI! HALLELUYAH!

[Flying Fox 333]

It's a shame this is being changed so soon. I was enjoying the matches I played in the group queue. The games were closer than with the previous hard mode selection.

You should consider leaving the soft mode for the group queue and implement the hard (or hybrid) mode for the solo queue only. Teamwork should trump or help overcome the coordination issues association with Conquest mode. Something that understandably is harder to coordinate on the solo queue.

Edited by Flying Fox 333, 08 October 2014 - 06:47 PM.