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[Karl Streiger]

Heck i don't even need the Stock Mech Mode for public, just for private lobbys (they already need premium time)
you can even increase the tax if necessary or make it a single MC donnation don't care

All that have to be done:
Choose an era: 3025; 3045; 3052
Choose a Mech - its checked if available

when launching; quirks, skills and modules are removed, and the Mech starts in its stock config. (NO downgrades necessary)

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currently I'm full engaged in creating the "REAL BattleTech" Experience in MWO.
This includes mission game play - and because we want the combat thrilling and not a short clash that last 45sec at best - we decided to use "stock" mechs

But of course its a question of C-Bills. to have that money - so we (I) decided its ok when you have Endosteel or Ferrofibrous and even DHS (have to be looked more closely - a WLF-1 with 10 DHS vs 10 SHS is a other story as a SHD-2H with 12SHS vs 10 DHS)

(Using proxys as well (La Malince for BNC-3Q; Heavy Metal for a Katana, CTF-IM for a Hammerhands, Stormcrow for a Scorpion, Kit Fox for Javelin, Clint; Hankyu for Assassin.....and much more)

anyhow the list of Mechs is fixed; if somebody is interested ( GM only) i can try to provide a "test mission" that does not have effect on the "campaign" like it would be in the final version.

Edited by Karl Streiger, 24 November 2015 - 08:13 AM.

[grayson marik]

Yeah, I am all in for a Lobby Stock button with area separation!

[a gaijin]

Yes on stock mode overall.

It should also be broken down further to reduce (or lengthen) your wait: Clan vs Clan, IS vs IS, mixed, or 'any' (quickest to drop) option.

They could go further and break it up by generation but that might make your wait a bit too long.

[Lolo van Trollinger]

if nothing else, at least make a stock mech tournament and a stock urbie tournament

[Malleus011]

Yes to this, also a Stock 3025 (tech1) 'Five Great Houses' CW season. Heck, I'd take a long weekend between CW resets.

[Lukoi Banacek]

Yes but only if, for sake of my sanity, the game simple assigns me the stock version of the mech I own when I land in the game, so that I dont have to maintain a double fleet OR have to refit mechs everytime I swap between stock mode and normal mode.

Its a simple file that could be referenced and all that would be custom would be the paintjob, cockpit items and modules. If you make me pay for more of the same mechs or constant refits, one mode will fall out favor, further degrading the pool of players...and stock mode is already a niche mode. Dont make me choose.

[SilentScreamer]

Is anybody going to goto the townhall tonight and see if we can get an answer from PGI indicating if either a function for private lobbies or a seperate gamemode is even being considered?

Granted, Russ in the end of year recap seemed to be focused on CW Phase 3, which is probably going to be a part of the Townhall tonight. Map revisions and mech rescaling have been on the backburners, but none of those items seem to be a revenue generator either directly or indirectly for PGI.

I would think that either:
1) private lobby button for stock mechs; would generate revenues directly through premium time usage by existing players.
or
2) a stock gametype, which would be a more postive experience for new players. More postive because new players would not have to compete against opponents with full module loadouts. Indirectly, more new and happy players means more sales on existing mechpacks and mechbays.

There has been plenty of discussion of these topics....is it like the Urban Mech where PGI doesn't actually believe we mean it?

At least two other polls on this topic:
http://mwomercs.com/...only-game-mode/
http://mwomercs.com/...ch-game-option/

And even more threads:
http://mwomercs.com/...k-mech-mondays/
http://mwomercs.com/...all-stock-mode/
http://mwomercs.com/...yer-stock-mode/
http://mwomercs.com/...tock-mech-mode/
http://mwomercs.com/...are-stock-only/

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Malleus011, on 28 January 2016 - 10:42 AM, said:

Yes to this, also a Stock 3025 (tech1) 'Five Great Houses' CW season. Heck, I'd take a long weekend between CW resets.

Clans could have their parallel CW Clan Stock only season as well, if you think about it.


On other note.
I will not spent a dim on this game until some sort of Stock Mode arrive. So probably never.
I decided to take Russ words seriously about it, and I vote with my wallet.
I mean, FFS he ordinary scammed us with Urbie.

[Beaching Betty]

YES!

[C E Dwyer]

Adding another Yes to this , should have been in from the start, the far to open custom system has been the bane of balancing this game.

Though as at least one other, person has mentioned I think it should be IS only in 3025, if not 3025, then Pre clan, because there would be even more difficulty balancing IS and Clan.

Take a look at the load outs and you'll see how even worse a miss match it will be

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Cathy, on 28 February 2016 - 01:23 AM, said:

Though as at least one other, person has mentioned I think it should be IS only in 3025, if not 3025, then Pre clan, because there would be even more difficulty balancing IS and Clan.

Take a look at the load outs and you'll see how even worse a miss match it will be

Not really, we tested it already and was fun as hell.
The thing is that if you play it in BT way, you need to balance it in BT way. And that's mean balancing by numbers.

Edited by Jaeger Gonzo, 28 February 2016 - 05:32 PM.