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[InnerSphereNews]

LANCE CHALLENGE 2

Greetings MechWarriors,

We are pleased to invite you all to try out our 2nd Lance Challenge.

You can track your progress in the Challenges page here: https://mwomercs.com/profile/stats?type=challenges

You are automatically entered into any challenge, no opt-in required.

There are three tiers to this challenge, each with their own stacking reward unlocked upon completion. Points are assigned based on Kills, Assists, TAG, NARC and Spotting. If your team successfully wins the match, 4 additional points will be added your total. In order for points to be awarded, you MUST be in a group of 4 players: No more, no less. As this is a challenge, points are calculated and awarded based on individual performance. Having one of each weight class represented in your Lance will apply a 1.5 multiplier to your match score. You can still mix and match your lancemates across the weekend, as well as play in any game modes.

Event Type: Challenge.

Event Begins: Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 5PM UTC.

Event Ends: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 5PM UTC.

Prizes:

• Tier 1 (200 Points): 3-days of Premium Time.
  
• Tier 2 (500 Points): 1500 GXP
  
• Tier 3 (900 Points): 3000 GXP
  

Scoring:

• Points are only awarded while playing in a Group of 4.
  
• Kill: 1 Point.
  
• Assist: 2 Points.
  
• Spot Bonus: 2 Points.
  
• TAG Assist: 2 Points.
  
• NARC Assist: 2 Points.
  
• Victory: 4 Points.
  
• Weight Class Multiplier
  
• 4 different weight classes = 1.5 x points per match
  

Also this weekend: The LANCE OF HEROES Extra 20% Boost Weekend

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/172780-lance-of-heroes-extra-20-c-bill-boost-weekend/

[DONTOR]

To bad it cant be a Star challenge, with the new Mad Dog and all.

I suppose we could be a battle hardened Star that recently lost a mechwarrior however, that will have to work for the immersion that I crave.

Edited by DONTOR, 26 September 2014 - 09:04 AM.

[Alaskan Nobody]

And those are 4 of the heroes I don't have.

[Belorion]

Nice, I am loving the group events... keep em coming.

[Sapstengel]

Pssst link to challenges is broken

[DONTOR]

Shar Wolf, on 26 September 2014 - 09:02 AM, said:

And those are 4 of the heroes I don't have.

same here!

[Jody Von Jedi]

Do you have to drop in a group to get the additional 20% bonus if using a Hero mech from the List?

Please clarify.

Jody

[Devolton]

Miss out on the last one as it hard for me to continues play during your time as I am 12 hrs in front of you all. Please add me to you friend list. I join in whenever I am online. Thanks

Edited by Devolton, 26 September 2014 - 09:11 AM.

[Bront]

Wait, 4 heroes gets you 20% or those 4 heroes?

[Gnume]

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In order for points to be awarded, you MUST be in a group of 4 players: No more, no less.

Come on ... will you STOP with the forced 4-Player group for this?? Let us Just Play. Why can't you make it 2+ so we can play with our friends like we want instead of forced 4-mans??

I like the Challenges ... love that you are doing the Challenges. Just let us PLAY the Challenges with our friends like we want to play with our friends. This Challenge, as it stands, forces Units to break up into smaller 4-mans and if you don't have 4, 8, or 12 people exactly, then your other friends get screwed over.

Let us Just Play the game when you have Challenges. Solo challenges included--don't force people to drop in Solo Queue, just tally their score based on individual results no matter which queue we use. Let us Just Play.

Edited by CaptRosha, 26 September 2014 - 09:22 AM.

[Desintegrator]

Great !

But only 1500 + 3000 points of GXP for playing the whole weekend ??
You are kidding me...

[ApolloKaras]

Desintegrator, on 26 September 2014 - 09:17 AM, said:

Great !

But only 1500 + 3000 points of GXP for playing the whole weekend ??
You are kidding me...

It wont take that long to get to Tier 3

[Fire and Salt]

CaptRosha, on 26 September 2014 - 09:10 AM, said:

Come on ... will you STOP with the forced 4-Player group for this?? Why can't you make it 2+ so we can play with our friends like we want instead of forced 4-mans??

Think of it as a social event. You get a chance to meet new players this way, rather than playing with the same group you usually roll with.

[Gnume]

Fire and Salt, on 26 September 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

Think of it as a social event. You get a chance to meet new players this way, rather than playing with the same group you usually roll with.

Yeah, I get what you are saying. I have no issues at all jumping on the NGNG TeamSpeak or the NA Comstar one ... started using that back in Closed Beta when I knew 0 people playing...so not shy and not afraid of seeking out others.

Just irks me when PGI makes Challenges that I see as "Anti-Social", "Anti-Community". For Solo Challenges, they force you to drop in the Solo Queue (Anti-Social)...why not make it an INDIVIDUAL challenge where only your own scores count, regardless of which queue you drop? The Lance Challenges are "Anti-Community" in the sense they force you into a "community of 4" whether you have just 1 other friend or 100 other friends.

[WVAnonymous]

I really enjoyed the last 4-man challenge. The biggest problem was helping guys who had two and three man groups find a fourth.

The weight class bonus is brilliant. That will really help the 3/3/3/3 process along this weekend.

Now I just have to arm-wrestle Jody von Jedi for who gets to pilot the IV Four in the drops!

(it's the only one of those heroes I own)
(Just kidding, it would be wasted on me. I'll run probably be running brawler LRM support from the LRM-Hawk all weekend)
(Looking forward to seeing how many times I can break 1K damage with it again like the last lance challenge)

WV

[ICEFANG13]

This is awesome, maybe I'll even play another size of mech!

Who am I kidding. Hope to see you in my Jenna.

[Bob Zero]

group events are cool, but it would b better if it was just easier to do them in 4 mans rather than only possible to do them in 4 mans.

IE 25% increased rewards(points) per player in group upto 4 players max group.

Life doesnt always divide into 4s lol

[Onyxian]

The last lance challenge, I wasted 5-6 hours over the course of the wkd [redacted] just trying to get full 4-man groups.

Not doing that again. I'll pass. Wish they had loosened the restriction to 2-4 man groups.

Kinda ridiculous IMO to run a group requirement and have NO in-game way for primarily solo players to easily find and get groups.

Edited by Marvyn Dodgers, 26 September 2014 - 03:35 PM.
Unconstructive

[Jody Von Jedi]

WVAnonymous, on 26 September 2014 - 09:31 AM, said:

Now I just have to arm-wrestle Jody von Jedi for who gets to pilot the IV Four in the drops!

WV

I'm not greedy. I don't mind sharing the wealth.

[DasaDevil]

Lurmageddon 2.0 ;.;

My cute fox weeps