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[ThunderHart]

I have loved playing Mechwarriors from the start and I believed in this development of this version of the game. But I have one concern and it is not about the game because I think the game will be great. This is about the players.

I am a long time player of Star Trek Online love the game and hopefully Mechwarrior will get the same support. But in Star Trek I have my own team, my own ships and we have fleet ships and fleet and individual missions. But getting to the point in a Fleet mission you have to play with 5 individual players they are the best mission but good players are like gold they are hard to find You play in a mission were your friend don't understand the game or they 're part and everyone gets taken out. After a number of those mission that can get frustrating so in Star Trek you can retire to doing the individual mission until you are not angry anymore and you can get back to finding those rare player who are good.

That is my only scare.

[silentD11]

All games have some good players and some bad ones, that is the nature of games.

[Teirdome]

Assuming that teams are close to balanced skill-wise, I have found that the quality of the leaders has a bigger impact upon outcome of team games than poor quality players. A good leader can compensate for poor players, and given the slightly slower pace of MWO, leadership should make an even larger difference.

[Future Perfect]

Everyone will run around like beheaded chickens during the first couple of weeks but thats ok.

[Sabastion]

Plus, some people are recreational players with lives outside the game.

[Vasces Diablo]

Welcome to co-op gaming on the Internet. The best thing you can do if this is a concern is find a good merc corp so you're always fighting with the same group.

[Multitallented]

Well, from the looks of it, MWO will be like call of duty in that you can pick a game type and find a match. That's not so bad. However, MWO will have factions and merc companies so that you will often run into co-ordinated units.

[Argon3]

When My clan gets together and plays as a team it will be good
the rest of the time
Beheaded Chicken comment covers it

And a good leader cannot stop someone from running out and dieing in the first few minutes

[MilitantMonk]

Step 1 Play
Step 2 Find good people. Friend list them.
Step 3 ???
Step 4 Profit!

[mrcarlton]

The game is f2p. You are undoubtedly going to see horrible players.

Look at the 'easy' setting on a lot of games these days, some people complain its still too hard. Either they are just lazy, and want to watch the game play itself, or really lack the coordination to play video games. i.e me3 easy mode is a joke...

[Voyager I]

Have no fear! On average, the opposing team will be just as incompetent as your own!


Seriously, though, if you want to get the best gameplay out of a team-based PvP game, start building a friend's list. Joining a guild/clan/merc corps is great if you're willing to get that far into it, but just having a few people you know you can hop into a server with and count on having at least a bit of backup can make your experience a lot better.

[silentD11]

Voyager I, on 26 June 2012 - 12:08 PM, said:

Have no fear! On average, the opposing team will be just as incompetent as your own!


Seriously, though, if you want to get the best gameplay out of a team-based PvP game, start building a friend's list. Joining a guild/clan/merc corps is great if you're willing to get that far into it, but just having a few people you know you can hop into a server with and count on having at least a bit of backup can make your experience a lot better.

LOL indeed.

Friends list is where it's at though, then create a vent room and hang out with your friends!

[Voss Korgan]

Well without VOIP built in, unless you are playing with friends/merc-mates, good luck on trying to have any sort of teamwork.

[silentD11]

Voss Korgan, on 26 June 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

Well without VOIP built in, unless you are playing with friends/merc-mates, good luck on trying to have any sort of teamwork.

I have four PCs at my apartment, weakest is in my sig, we play in the same room. Also, vent and teamspeak!

[Voss Korgan]

silentD11, on 26 June 2012 - 12:19 PM, said:

I have four PCs at my apartment, weakest is in my sig, we play in the same room. Also, vent and teamspeak!

That sounds awesome, I remember being able to do that kinda stuff.

[Glythe]

I hate to say it but you can basically count on only one thing.... your team will suck unless you happened to bring a few friends with you in the match. Generally speaking that will be the truth although you will be pleasantly surprised when that rule is broken.

I'm very sad to say that F2P games do attract a lot of clueless people who judging by the way they play games probably can't turn on the computer by themselves.

[Eximar]

Glythe, on 26 June 2012 - 12:59 PM, said:

I'm very sad to say that F2P games do attract a lot of clueless people who judging by the way they play games probably can't turn on the computer by themselves.

True of all games.

When you PUG, expect to get roflstomped. A lot.

[Adrienne Vorton]

sometimes, if you are good at it, you can even get "bad" players to win...you just have to motivate them, command them in a good way and all that..sure there are always some ppl, where all your efforts may fail, but it´s always worth a try... but don´t make the mistake just to let it go and afterwards complain... at least try the best you can, sometimes it pays out pretty well...

and if not...at the end its still just a game

Edited by Adrienne Vorton, 26 June 2012 - 01:47 PM.

[Glythe]

Adrienne Vorton, on 26 June 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

sometimes, if you are good at it, you can even get "bad" players to win...you just have to motivate them, command them in a good way and all that..sure there are always some ppl, where all your efforts may fail, but it´s always worth a try... but don´t make the mistake just to let it go and afterwards complain... at least try the best you can, sometimes it pays out pretty well...

and if not...at the end its still just a game

Yea it may only be a game but it's still easy for 1 person to ruin the efforts of the rest of the team (like if some jerk shoots your only assault mech in the back a few times for no reason).

That's like saying,Meh it's only dinner.... who cares if your kid flipped the pizza over on the floor (messing up all the cheese and toppings) because he didn't want sausage? You can still eat it just fine but it will taste about 1/5th as good as it would have been before someone ruined it.

One thing that really bothers me too is that a lot of people aren't realizing that they are fail (especially in the example I provided above).

[Ranek Blackstone]

silentD11, on 26 June 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

All games have some good players and some bad ones, that is the nature of games.

It's like that old fortune cookie crap about light and dark. To have good players, one must have a pants on head ****** from which you can compare.