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[Odanan]

This is from 2014. Today, almost everything I suggested there is in the game. Coincidence? I like to thing it's not.

Odanan, on 22 February 2014 - 03:28 AM, said:

I know this was asked by many members several times, but please, PGI, add more game modes.
Here are some ideas:

RECON
- Like Capture the Flag, wins the first team to take the "intel" from the enemy base and bring it to his own base X times. For avoiding matches with only fast mechs, there could be a "download" time, where the mech needs to stop and wait the data transfer (which would make the mech vulnerable and needing of support).

RAID
- It can be with two bases or just one. The base's buildings are destroy-able. The team who destroys first the entire enemy base wins. Bases have turrets.

ESCORT
- A team has an APC (or a convoy) and needs to escort it to the other corner of the map. The other team will try to destroy the "VIP" first.

REINFORCEMENTS
- Skirmish with respawns. There are two ways of doing this: a team "respawn pool" (each respawn decrements the pool) or every player has a number of "repawns" (for avoiding that newbie to spend all the team's resources in suicidal charges).

MELEE
- Skirmish with lance vs. lance. The surviving lance wins.

STOCK
- Mutator, server side. When selected, mechs will be loaded as their stock configuration.

There are several other possible game modes, like KING OF THE HILL (which is hard to adapt to MWO) but I think the most expected game mode is the:

ARENA
- Solaris games, similar to those in MW4:M. But this is hopefully coming.

[Odanan]

BTW, happy new (MW5) year!

Which new mech we are getting this week?

There is nothing that would make me happier than a Wasp/Stinger dual pack. Or Crusader. Or Fire Moth.

[The Lighthouse]

Odanan, on 01 January 2019 - 12:00 PM, said:

BTW, happy new (MW5) year!

Which new mech we are getting this week?

There is nothing that would make me happier than a Wasp/Stinger dual pack. Or Crusader. Or Fire Moth.

All I care is Hollander before this game crashes and burns really.

[Gasoline]

The Lighthouse, on 01 January 2019 - 03:28 PM, said:

All I care is Hollander before this game crashes and burns really.

Oh god, please no! STAHP!

I really hope it's not an assault… we've had plenty lately (Evolution, WHM-IIC, Corsair). I'd like a medium... but not something that needs all the quirks in the world to be at least semi-viable.

[MeiSooHaityu]

The Lighthouse, on 01 January 2019 - 03:28 PM, said:

All I care is Hollander...

Hopefully one day (although if it's a Hollander II, that would be fine by me ).

[Pain G0D]

A Hollander would be great fun .

[Fyrwulf]

For me, it's the Falconer, Longbow, and Kraken 3.

[Odanan]

Fyrwulf, on 02 January 2019 - 01:55 PM, said:

For me, it's the Falconer, Longbow, and Kraken 3.

I actually like those mechs a lot.

[TheArisen]

I think we'll be getting a clan mech but I'm not sure which obviously. Still, we need good mechs that will actually be enjoyable in game.

Brigand
https://mwomercs.com...thread-new-art/
Lightray
https://mwomercs.com...support-thread/
Dragonfire!!!!
(No thread... Yet)
Gunslinger
https://mwomercs.com...support-thread/

[Sereglach]

TheArisen, on 02 January 2019 - 04:46 PM, said:

I think we'll be getting a clan mech but I'm not sure which obviously. Still, we need good mechs that will actually be enjoyable in game.

Actually, PGI seems not to count the MechCon announcement in their alternating release scheme, keeping those separate. The last standard release was the Warhammer IIC, so next should actually be an IS mech.

For precedent, the Sun Spider came at MechCon right after the Black Lanner, which was followed by the Fafnir in January.

Although, I'm guessing you actually meant IS and not Clan, since all of your listed chassis are IS.

Edited by Sereglach, 02 January 2019 - 07:10 PM.

[TheArisen]

Sereglach, on 02 January 2019 - 07:08 PM, said:

Actually, PGI seems not to count the MechCon announcement in their alternating release scheme, keeping those separate. The last standard release was the Warhammer IIC, so next should actually be an IS mech.

For precedent, the Sun Spider came at MechCon right after the Black Lanner, which was followed by the Fafnir in January.

Although, I'm guessing you actually meant IS and not Clan, since all of your listed chassis are IS.

Haha well that is an interesting wrinkle. Maybe an IS mech would actually make sense.

I did mean it'd be clan but I'm hoping people can see how awesome these 4 mechs are and get them in game.

I sadly don't think it'll be one of the mechs I listed due to only recently pushing for them but now this is a much more interesting discussion.

[Sereglach]

TheArisen, on 02 January 2019 - 07:31 PM, said:

Haha well that is an interesting wrinkle. Maybe an IS mech would actually make sense.

I did mean it'd be clan but I'm hoping people can see how awesome these 4 mechs are and get them in game.

I sadly don't think it'll be one of the mechs I listed due to only recently pushing for them but now this is a much more interesting discussion.

Well, if you REALLY want to think about Clan mechs, you could always ponder what next year's MechCon Clan mech announcement will be like.

That aside, I'm thinking whatever mech they announce is going to be something that'll fit well into MW5. I honestly expect mostly MW5 usable mechs until the game releases (or is at a point where they must consider it "content complete").

There's also the fact that we now know, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that they can do the remaining classics without any hindrance. Therefore, while I'd love a Mongoose and wouldn't mind a Brigand, I'd be utterly thrilled if we got a Wasp or Wasp/Stinger pack.

Given what we saw with the Hatamoto Chi and Charger -with mostly reused assets- a Wasp/Stinger pack is actually quite doable in PGI's realm of mech packs. After all, those two mechs have very little difference -relatively speaking- in most of their iterations; and a history not too far from the Charger and Hatamoto Chi.

[Odanan]

Sereglach, on 03 January 2019 - 12:52 AM, said:

Given what we saw with the Hatamoto Chi and Charger -with mostly reused assets- a Wasp/Stinger pack is actually quite doable in PGI's realm of mech packs.

This ^

[Marauder3D]

Odanan, on 03 January 2019 - 10:55 AM, said:

This ^

/Dos Equis voice:

I don't always post on this forum, but when I do, I like to support more classics in MWO.

Stinger/Wasp pack would open this recovering whale's wallet.

Crusader would as well!

[Odanan]

Marauder3D, on 03 January 2019 - 11:11 AM, said:

/Dos Equis voice:

I don't always post on this forum, but when I do, I like to support more classics in MWO.

Stinger/Wasp pack would open this recovering whale's wallet.

Crusader would as well!

<3

[Shadowomega1]

Sereglach, on 03 January 2019 - 12:52 AM, said:

Well, if you REALLY want to think about Clan mechs, you could always ponder what next year's MechCon Clan mech announcement will be like.

I will take a crack at it.

Clan Assault Battlemech 95 tons. Anything else don't care as they will do what they want.

[4rcs1ne]

https://www.mirror.c...oncept-13827385

https://www.nbcnews....s-1421896771644

This looks pretty cool

Edited by Matt2496, 08 January 2019 - 11:06 AM.

[Marauder3D]

Was there a statement on whether there would be a new mech released this month? I can't remember.

[Ovion]

https://mwomercs.com...munity-preorder

https://mwomercs.com...loadout-details

[Odanan]

I would prefer the Crusader (or Wasp/Stinger combo) but...