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[RustyBolts]

Jman5, on 04 December 2014 - 04:29 PM, said:

Nada. He read it, but no invite.

Same here. Maybe testing is next week.

[Vassago Rain]

It's for CW.

[Ph30nix]

Durant Carlyle, on 04 December 2014 - 09:01 PM, said:

PGI really needs to get out of that business hours in Pacific Time thing and get some other people in at other time zones for testing.

3-6 pacific is 6-9 eastern perfect time for me

thats probably one of the best time frames they could have picked to be honest

[Keira RAVEN McKenna]

Dragomir Zelenka, on 04 December 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

Well, since they live on the opposite side of the world, it wouldn't be fair to let them test until PGI finishes bug fixing the upside down maps.

oh ha ha ha, its all you lot that are upside down

I wish, this sounds like fun. Alas... thats lunch time to 3pm here in NZ

[Joe Mallad]

Ph30nix, on 05 December 2014 - 04:12 AM, said:

3-6 pacific is 6-9 eastern perfect time for me

thats probably one of the best time frames they could have picked to be honest

it's the perfect time

[Elizander]

My net is too slow to download their patches fast enough.

[Mycrus]

Jiang Wei, on 04 December 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

Those poor aussies wont have a say

i'm already expecting first pass of CW to ignore Asia primetime altogether.

[Joseph Mallan]

Monkey Lover, on 04 December 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

Russ has told me he doesnt like my attitude haha.

What a Shock!

I kid I kid

Vassago Rain, on 05 December 2014 - 03:31 AM, said:

It's for CW.

Cool, I put my hat into the ring.

[Koniving]

sneeking, on 05 December 2014 - 04:15 AM, said:

Whats with the good attitude thing ?

Wouldn't a mix of all the attitudes be more accurate and productive ?

I would think so, but I do not believe they would want to deal with hostile players or overly cynical ones. After all a year and a half back they did have death threats. o.O;

I would, however, like to think that they would want to have a few of the more critical 'on the fence' players who both like the game but really would prefer it to steer closer to Battletech rather than farther away.

Old-timer's rant.

Spoiler

I realize this is a Mechwarrior game. But, honestly, after playing Megamek (BT on the computer) at length, there is far more 'simulation' in BT than has ever been in any mechwarrior game ever made. And of all the Mechwarrior games, MWO is on the lower end of 'simulations' and much higher on the end of 'video game'. It didn't start out that way. It became that way. It lost a lot of love from me in doing so.

This is why I loved the closed beta so much, it was so much closer to a simulation. Delayed pinpoint convergence meant very limited pinpoint issues. Yes the Front Loaded Damage was a bit of an issue but without the pinpoint issues and a nearly impossible synchronization between arm and torso weaponry meant that mechs had a genuine longevity to them. The delays in commands -- which turned out to be unintentional but at the time unavoidable lag -- actually felt like I was in a battlemech instead of playing a metal soldier on the field. If I saw a mech standing on uneven terrain (like a hill), the mech would have one leg propped up and it looked awesome. Now they just do the typical 1998-style 'it is just floating there with a leg in the air'. We had cool, delayed ammo explosions where you could hear the popping and clanging of firing ammunition slamming against your armor from the inside as parts systematically and slowly came off giving you those last few seconds of valor to make your death count. It could even have given you the time necessary to eject the ammunition while it was exploding! We had heat penalties; not ghost heat penalties but actual damage taken for running above 80% heat. Not to the mech's body but to your equipment. Heatsinks that melted. Weapons that broke. Ammo that exploded because you are too hot. And shutdowns mattered. My god did shutdowns truly matter. Now, "Oops, shut down... Beep, back on in less than 1 second." Is it any wonder why so much firepower is boated at once without a care in the world? LRM boats used to be as good as dead if not escorted and when they overheat (because it could take up to 5 to 6 seconds to start back up). Now they shut down, start back up immediately and spam again.

I miss the good old days. Hopefully CW is as cool as Paul's latest update makes it out to be ("I won't spoil what happens when waiting between your death and your next deployment. You will have to find out for yourself. It's pretty cool.")

My guess is "Ooo, I'm riding inside a dropship (possibly booting up during the ride)." Which would be a greatly welcomed touch; we've been asking for that since summer 2012.

Edited by Koniving, 05 December 2014 - 05:52 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

sneeking, on 05 December 2014 - 04:15 AM, said:

Whats with the good attitude thing ?

Wouldn't a mix of all the attitudes be more accurate and productive ?

A good attitude with a different perspective is better than a Poisonous Attitude that only wants to bring things down. So for instance you want someone who is constructive with criticism rather than be using terms like "underhive".

[Myke Pantera]

Cool! Don't have time during these hours, but good luck to all of you who'll participate! Really looking 4ward to CW =)

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Secret Squirrel recruiting program

[Joseph Mallan]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 05 December 2014 - 06:00 AM, said:

Secret Squirrel recruiting program

[Idalgos]

Kinda sad, that test time in my ime zone is around 2-5 am, Feels bad, because I have tonns of time avaliable.

[Joe Mallad]

Russ is recruiting people to be Secret "Comstar" I mean "Word of Blake" no, no... I mean "Word of Russ" agents!!

[Joseph Mallan]

Yoseful Mallad, on 05 December 2014 - 07:07 AM, said:

Russ is recruiting people to be Secret "Comstar" I mean "Word of Blake" no, no... I mean "Word of Russ" agents!!

Is he giving away free Toasters or Canadian Bacon?

[AlmightyAeng]

Yoseful Mallad, on 05 December 2014 - 07:07 AM, said:

Russ is recruiting people to be Secret "Comstar" I mean "Word of Blake" no, no... I mean "Word of Russ" agents!!

If Word of Blake dudes are called Wobbies...

I'm sorry, but I doubt he's recruiting people to be Worries.

[Joe Mallad]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 December 2014 - 07:09 AM, said:

Is he giving away free Toasters or Canadian Bacon?

how about a Pillager with its own toaster cockpit item and Bacon?

[Molossian Dog]

Show us on this doll where PGI...

Man! This could be a goldmine!

[Lily from animove]

sounds a bit like invitations for CW testing?