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[Kilbourne Jorgensson]

This voting on game mode is utter bull hockey. Whoever thought it was a good idea is intellectually stunted. I only like to play skirmish so I should be allowed to do so as we have been.

I nearly quit before but they put skirmish mode in. I have been playing since Beta yet I will quit over this.

The devs better pull their heads out of their fifth point of contact on this.

[Christof Romulus]

The following is from Russ:

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At this point everyone who has played will understand how the feature works. We did everything possible in several different threads to describe exactly how it would work but it still seems to have caught some players off guard.

I am open to putting this to another poll. Yes I realize that these forums only represent a small number of our players but at the moment this is my only way to access our players. There are good suggestions to build polling capabilities into the launcher, but I don't have that functionality currently.

In the past you expressed your desire for Piranha to listen more to forum polls, now we are. Therefore we shouldn't now express that these polls are insufficient.

Some quick information from the small amount of data we have gathered so far. The solo queue remains consistent at an average ELO difference of 50, so still solid but no real change. The group queue has dropped from an average ELO difference of ~250 to around ~160-180. So yes in the brief amount of time the feature has been active it has made a stronger impact than I had hoped for and should be resulting in a measurable improvement. Turning this new voting system off will mean going back to levels closer to 250.

There is also the possible option of leaving the voting option only in the group queue. However from what I have read here on the forums there may be just as many complaints. Also it would need new UI functionality to explain to players the different functionality between solo and group queue's.

So please vote again and I will leave the poll open for at least a week. When the poll is complete if necessary we will remove the voting system from the game at the next patch. Since the game was active for so long with the game mode hard selection in place I think it is only fair to the community that the vote needs to come out with a strong majority again.

You can vote and comment in the Focus Group here: http://mwomercs.com/...oting-poll-v20/

[Papaspud]

I am opposite of you, I mostly like CQ, getting stuck playing furball of death every match makes me say no more.

[Kabum]

Should exist a option for the people that only wants to play one mode. As a mode of courtesy or simply because they just enjoy it. It is called respect.
Personally I do not mind so much. But I understand that other people does.

[Sorbic]

Kilbourne Jorgensson, on 07 October 2014 - 09:30 PM, said:

This voting on game mode is utter bull hockey. Whoever thought it was a good idea is intellectually stunted. I only like to play skirmish so I should be allowed to do so as we have been.

I nearly quit before but they put skirmish mode in. I have been playing since Beta yet I will quit over this.

The devs better pull their heads out of their fifth point of contact on this.

They communicated the thoughts to us multiple times, did polls asking if people would prefer being able to pick a single, solitary mode or have more balanced matches and were generally very forthright about it. We voted for balanced matches. Maybe they can add extra time for matchmaker to try and find the mode you prefer but I'm all for getting a better balance over only playing, my most heavily played mode, skirmish.

[cSand]

I dunno, I played a lot tonight, with Conquest mode unchecked as usual...

and I didn't play a single conquest.

Business as usual?

Edited by cSand, 07 October 2014 - 10:19 PM.

[Kaneri]

this is Bull I hate Conquest and now I am Forced to play something I hate. Who's Lame Ideal was this and How do I tell them they are SOOO DUMB

[Bishop Steiner]

cSand, on 07 October 2014 - 10:19 PM, said:

I dunno, I played a lot tonight, with Conquest mode unchecked as usual...

and I didn't play a single conquest.

Business as usual?

same experience I had.

Not saying it can't go the other way, but am wondering if usual hyperbolic forum inflation is no tat play. As in-..... I don't like conquest (because it requires actual strategy sometimes), and I got it like...3 whole times...but that wont sound convincing in forums, so lets say..30, yeah 30 times.

lol.

Drop Commander in group had it set to training wheel mode....er Skirmish only...and in 16 drops...only got Skirmish.

Odd that.

[cSand]

Kaneri, on 07 October 2014 - 10:23 PM, said:

this is Bull I hate Conquest and now I am Forced to play something I hate. Who's Lame Ideal was this and How do I tell them they are SOOO DUMB

How many matches can you have played with this patch if you're still a rookie since July?

edit: July 2013 even!

Edited by cSand, 07 October 2014 - 10:29 PM.

[Impyrium]

cSand, on 07 October 2014 - 10:25 PM, said:

How many matches can you have played with this patch if you're still a rookie since July?

edit: July 2013 even!

It surprises me how many people create those accounts just to, by all accounts, troll and say things in a more immature way they'd like recorded on their true account...

[STEF_]

90% of conquest and assault matches end like skirmish: one team die.

SO.... where is your problem?

[Tezcatli]

Meh. I played whatever popped before. So it's no hair off my butt. It barely even changes. Just the odd occasion where the base is capped or we lose by points.

Edited by Tezcatli, 07 October 2014 - 10:43 PM.

[Vassago Rain]

Tasty QQ, but I totally understand why everybody's mad.

Personally, ever since skirmish released, that was the only game mode I ever dropped on.

Edited by Vassago Rain, 07 October 2014 - 11:03 PM.

[Karl Marlow]

Skirmish is probably my least favorite mode. I like having objectives. A reason to fight beyond just fighting. However I tend to always just leave them all checked. I don't really care what mode I play in. So you might ask how does allowing other people to choose their maps effect me? The answer is if people are allowed to choose your their specific mode you can tailor your drop deck to that mode. This makes for a lop sided match for those who bring more generalized drop decks simply because they don't mind playing in any of the modes. That could very well be what leads to some of the lopsided matches we see, especially in the group queue.

[jaxjace]

I only play assault, I dont like the deathball of skirmish, and i hate the ******** nature of getting nothing cbill wise for conquest.

I like the idea of conquest and i like the idea of skirmish but they are poorly implemented, (conquest more so)

Assault allows for the most unique ways to win.

I love everything in this latest patch.

But forcing me to play conquest and skirmish is ******* stupid. There are almost 30,000 of us active players, im perfectly fine with not seeing 20,000 of you, while I play what I want. Removing game mode freedom for the sake of making the matchmaking easier is just ******* LAZY.

furthermore, 3 game modes is not enough for the NON CW aspect, (king of the hill comes to mind as an EASY one to make).

EDIT: also never got to vote.

Edited by jaxjace, 09 October 2014 - 11:32 AM.

[NextGame]

I don't think its that big a deal.

[Chrithu]

Stefka Kerensky, on 07 October 2014 - 10:40 PM, said:

90% of conquest and assault matches end like skirmish: one team die.

SO.... where is your problem?

QFT

Actualy a sane post for a change. Except for Alpine and Terra Therma Conquest maybe, the best way to go in all three of the modes is stay mostly grouped and try to tear down the other team rather than going after the actual objective. At least in Solo Queue it is that way. They aren't spectecular different. And since turrets are there Assault and Skirmish are the same as well allthough I gotta say that the actual fighting starts a lot faster in skirmish matches.

But still the best bet on winning in all three modes is scrap the other team and not do the objiective.

Edited by Jason Parker, 07 October 2014 - 11:12 PM.

[GoPostal]

ALL I PLAYED TONIGHT IS CONQUEST!!! and its the only one unchecked.. way to go !!! nice patch!!!

Make it simple, host servers people will rent and let them play the game type they want and the maps rotation they want. that way everyone is a winner since u make money off the clans that rent your servers!!! also, this brings it up to a way different level of game types possible!! and your a winner, u still make money off our back!!

Edited by GoPostal, 07 October 2014 - 11:17 PM.

[Mystere]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 October 2014 - 10:25 PM, said:

same experience I had.

Not saying it can't go the other way, but am wondering if usual hyperbolic forum inflation is no tat play. As in-..... I don't like conquest (because it requires actual strategy sometimes), and I got it like...3 whole times...but that wont sound convincing in forums, so lets say..30, yeah 30 times.

lol.

Drop Commander in group had it set to training wheel mode....er Skirmish only...and in 16 drops...only got Skirmish.

Odd that.

Well Russ only had Conquest checked, played 10 games, and never got it. I guess he was exaggerating too.

[Sirius Drake]

DEAL.WITH.IT.