39 replies to this topic

[Weeny Machine]

In my opinion this event is great. You can play the mechs you want thanks to the fair rating which you need to get a credit and on top of that you get a nice amount of C-Bills. Tumbs up, PGI!

[STEF_]

It's a 12 million give away!

So: +1!

[Mudhutwarrior]

I would rather they ran all week so the pressure would not be on. It drives many to act awful during matches and reduces the quality of game play. If they spread it out over say a Tuesday to Tuesday the pressure to get it done would be much less and quality would improve.

As it stands every weekend is trashed for casuals and new players.

[Cyborne Elemental]

Its nice in that people aren't going crazy, and you can just play the game normally.
Definitely a much "calmer?" weekend event compared to the norm.

But secretly, we can make double or better when they give out premium time

[stjobe]

A 30 match score is very easy to get. You have to fail pretty spectacularly to not get it (and for the record, I do fail spectacularly from time to time ).

Basically this is just a double CB weekend disguised as a tournament.

[MadMaxMKII]

Mudhutwarrior, on 14 March 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

I would rather they ran all week so the pressure would not be on. It drives many to act awful during matches and reduces the quality of game play. If they spread it out over say a Tuesday to Tuesday the pressure to get it done would be much less and quality would improve.

As it stands every weekend is trashed for casuals and new players.

what "pressure" do you feel while playing a game?

[Mudhutwarrior]

MadMaxMKII, on 14 March 2015 - 03:42 AM, said:

what "pressure" do you feel while playing a game?

I don't feel any pressure. I adapted to buy my mechs with MC and use cbill for weps and modules. Problem is the many who must have whatever crap PGI is offering each weekend.

Just read through all the comments on many threads how behaviors change during challenges. Hope you can absorb whats being written.

[sneeking]

There just isn't any reason to try so hard.

They only space bucks right ?

Take anything ya get as a bonus and play the mech ya love the way you love to play them

[Flaming oblivion]

Good event.

If you under pressure to get 30 points ..........................

Yeah.

[TercieI]

stjobe, on 14 March 2015 - 03:32 AM, said:

A 30 match score is very easy to get. You have to fail pretty spectacularly to not get it (and for the record, I do fail spectacularly from time to time ).

Basically this is just a double CB weekend disguised as a tournament.

LOL. Yeah. 16/17 so far. Don't ask about the 17th! Feels a little weird thinking most of my garage is "out of bounds" since I'm sticking to "specials," but it's made an interesting mix. Embers...haven't seen Embers in months!

Edited by Terciel1976, 14 March 2015 - 05:57 AM.

[sneeking]

Drink beer watch movies play music drop in a match every hour or so and run amok at care factor zero...

That's my plan for the event.

[Ken Harkin]

I love it. It doesn't become a kill ***** fest like the previous challenges.

[sneeking]

I just realized there is some pressure, I want to play my 8z because I love it but it will come at 50k cost per valid match lol...

Never mind, that pressure will be gone once I have the maximum qualified matches in lights but still want to play them

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

MadMaxMKII, on 14 March 2015 - 03:42 AM, said:

what "pressure" do you feel while playing a game?

Some people have limited playtime, such as a weekend. or less, due to work. [keep in mind not everyone has weekends off]

As such, people may have only a couple of hours a day to devote to this challenge, thus being entirely unable to participate in any meaningful capicity. Extending events to be week long gives everyone a chance.

[TercieI]

Flash Frame, on 14 March 2015 - 06:43 AM, said:

Some people have limited playtime, such as a weekend. or less, due to work. [keep in mind not everyone has weekends off]

As such, people may have only a couple of hours a day to devote to this challenge, thus being entirely unable to participate in any meaningful capicity. Extending events to be week long gives everyone a chance.

This complaint makes more sense when there are tiers, IMO. This time, it scales. You get something at every level of participation.

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

Terciel1976, on 14 March 2015 - 06:52 AM, said:

This complaint makes more sense when there are tiers, IMO. This time, it scales. You get something at every level of participation.

Unless you want to maximize full earnings.

in which case, you're screwed.

[TercieI]

Flash Frame, on 14 March 2015 - 06:54 AM, said:

Unless you want to maximize full earnings.

in which case, you're screwed.

Sure. But you still get something, unlike in a "50 points for a mech" scenario.

To be clear: I wish events were not so weekend-centric myself, I just think it's less of a problem this time than sometimes.

Edited by Terciel1976, 14 March 2015 - 08:02 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

Flash Frame, on 14 March 2015 - 06:54 AM, said:

Unless you want to maximize full earnings.

in which case, you're screwed.

If you want the max my suggestion is to earn them. It's an event not a Give Away.

[Astrocanis]

Flaming oblivion, on 14 March 2015 - 05:51 AM, said:

Good event.

If you under pressure to get 30 points ..........................

Yeah.

Sometimes teammates screw with that. Weekends are backbiters. Before I get into range with my brawler, my teammates have usually carved pretty designs in my back armor. Two weekends ago, I was TKed 5 times before I gave up and logged out.

[oldradagast]

Great event idea - it encourages people playing different weight classes. I can't remember the last time before this event when the queue percentages were close to equal.

Good job, PGI.