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[Speedy Plysitkos]

Idealsuspect, on 01 July 2015 - 06:34 AM, said:

Yea of course it's communauty fault xD

Cw is perfectly balanced for PUGs or group, for big unit or small units, for loyalists or weekly mercs, for defenders or attackers, each factions is well balanced YEAAAAAA !!

someone should tell him finaly, that current CW, is TOTAL UUTER CRAP.

[Desintegrator]

Would be interesting !
But nobody plays CW and you have to wait hours to find game !

Therefore, play without me - oh sorry, wait without me !

[Spectre195]

Let me put into perspective how dumb this event in for people in smaller units or no unit. I'm in Swol, we had >4< 12 man units dropping for 3 hours, 3 12 men dropping for about 5, 2 dropping for like 6 and a 12 man dropping for the entire attack phase over and over again yesterday......and we are be obliterated on the leader board by the units above us. MS over doubles us. We one of the few units capable of running that much and even we dont have a chance of getting the top spot. There is no competition here.

[AlmightyAeng]

I like that a win garners you a point.

I wish that the second point was only gained with a CW score of at least 200. That might at least thin down the participation trophy points, and give smaller groups with decent players a shot. Not a guarantee by any means, but a shot.

Edited by Ghost Badger, 01 July 2015 - 08:57 AM.

[Daruwind]

Well, Russ is living in his own Twitter world where everything is balanced....community had so many great ideas across the last two years...all it take is to listen. NOPE. They know better..

[Tom Sawyer]

Russ knows what you want. More shiny mech packs. Why do you ask for balance, and game play, and value when you can have shiny mech packs.

[Smith Gibson]

I have a confession to make. A few confessions actually.

I only play MWO if it is a "bribery weekend event", and it's been this way for just over a year now. If the bribe to participate in the event is too small then I skip it as well, and go play another game that is actually fun.

I paid my $30 to be a veteran founder and have never spent a single dollar more on this game. In some twisted kind of "must get my money's worth" obsession I have, I keep checking on the game to see if the next event will get me any closer to feeling like I haven't been cheated, and can finally say we are even.

And that is the crux of the entire situation. No matter how good Alex Iglesias's art is, the rest of the game is so unsatisfying that I am left with a need to "beat PGI" by getting more money's worth of stuff out of them than I have actually spent. This has turned into an unhealthy revenge scheme where my sense of enjoyment is based not on how many battles I have won, or how many 'Mechs I have collected, but instead on how much stuff that should have cost real money that I have gotten for free.

I actively play a game that holds no satisfaction for me in a pathetic attempt to get revenge on PGI for making this game still not worth $30 after all this time.

Assault/Conquest/Skirmish mode is unsatisfying because you have mixed Clan/IS forces on each side. It doesn't feel like Battletech, it doesn't feel like there is a reason for the battle to be happening. You get some C-Bills and you unlock the next ability on a chassis you don't like and you move on.

If Assault/Conquest/Skirmish match modes were split up as Clan vs. IS/Clan vs. Clan/IS vs. IS then no matter what faction you are sided with, it at least feels like all the other players on your side are in your faction even if not really. If winning a match earned you some sort of point that got you a tiny advantage for your faction in CW then match mode would become something more than the C-Bill generator it is now. The advantage could be tiny, like for example. for each 10 matches won in non-CW games then the player gets a dropdeck weight of 250 tons instead of 240 tons for a single CW match.

Why did I just do that? Why did I just try to find a way to make this game satisfying? PGI won't listen, and I am just wasting my time deluding myself with silly dreams about how this game might someday be fun to play...

See you next bribery weekend event...
...Until I've finally gotten my money's worth...

[tenchugecko]

if you keep hanging on the people writing these event posts, instead of hiring real programmers, all the good game art and code will be of no use.
im not having fun, and its not cause of balance or cw or anythging, its because so much energy is invested in this nonsense instead of the game.

[Tonki]

Hey guys remember when there was no CW. Everyone was happier and no one ever said anything like. "We want CW" "Where is our CW" "Hurry up with the CW".

And here's PGI thinking they're giving people what they want but they forgot the most important rule. People never know what they want.

[Cranky Puppy]

Well did 10 matches and got my Hula Girl....I think i am done now...
Got pretty much stomped by CLANS but it o.k.

I am not suggesting "NERFING" Clan TECH....I think we need a 16 WEAPON ATLAS.
I am sure after the battle of TUKY the Inner Sphere Engineers learned how to add more weapons. WE NEED MORE GUNS GUNS GUNS.

[Zolaz]

Hmmm ... should have called the event Free Stuff For Big Units.

[Ace Selin]

If i join Mercstar (and really everyone should) do i get the rewards that they are entitled to so far?

[Flutterguy]

Ace Selin, on 01 July 2015 - 02:08 PM, said:

If i join Mercstar (and really everyone should) do i get the rewards that they are entitled to so far?

As long as you get 10 points and are still a member at the end of the event.

[Kageru Ikazuchi]

One day in, and (as expected) -MS- is up on points and planets ... a tribute to their size, organization, and dedication to win CW at all costs.

I am the first to admit, I LIKE the Invasion game mode, both as an attacker and a defender. I like that we're fighting an attrition battle across a larger front than just 12-vs-12 team death match. I like that timing, maneuvering, counter-attacking,and other tactics all have elements that can contribute to a victory.

That said, I do not like it when cheesy tactics can instantly win (like light rushing gens before the shields) or that cheesy tactics can prolong a decided game unnecessarily (like camping in your own spawn or hiding on counter-attack). I also am not fond of the typically long queue times, but until more people play ...

I like the idea of a CW event that rewards a unit's organization and dedication, but there should be more incentive for smaller units and solo players to participate, even if it's only increased CB or LP rewards.

However, the main problem with CW will be attracting and retaining players ... solo, small unit, and large unit ... keeping them interested and invested in the Inner Sphere map. Right now, other than conquering enough planets to get a [228] cockpit trinket (which I really want), there's no incentive to play CW.

[-Ramrod-]

Yea not even bothering with this event. 1) Clan drops need to be as PUG drops. 3/3/3/3. Actually needs to be 12/10 2) Dropships still don't do a damn thing. So people still camp the spawn points. The drop area for mechs need to be blocked off from incoming fire. ALOT of games have barriers so spawn camping doesn't happen. 3) All the maps suck. It's pretty much the same map with different types of terrain. 4) IS defenses need to be beefed up big time. A group of 12 fast moving Clan mechs should lose 2-3 mechs on the way to the objective just from defenses alone. Right now...CW is just a joke.

[Bulvar Jorgensson]

Let me drop into CW whenever I want to. I am a European player and often find even at my peak times NO_ONE playing CW, because it sucks big time.

Let me drop SOLO into matches I have 4 mechs to win a Match with, either against the AI (Oh wait we don't have any AI opponents in this game) or other players that drop into that planet.

This having to wait until a FULL 12 Person team gets together is killing CW quicker than MS's domination of the bloody Galaxy map (and it isn't all about skill, they have the numbers to just throw bodies at a planet till it is theirs)

Splitting the game into CW and PUG drops is always going to be a dumb move on the part of trying to promote a sense of Mech warfare with meaning (if however as we all suspect it is to allow ONLINE E-SPORT mode, well drop CW and push more on PUG games)

This game frustrates everyone who plays it eventually (just some of us have a high tolerance for pain).

[tee5]

My unit is not in the top5 of the faction ranking. And only 2 or 3 players of my unit can see on which position we are, for example place 12.

Can you please fix this PGI. For future events, too.

[Spectre195]

Ramrod AI, on 01 July 2015 - 03:01 PM, said:

Yea not even bothering with this event. 1) Clan drops need to be as PUG drops. 3/3/3/3. Actually needs to be 12/10 2) Dropships still don't do a damn thing. So people still camp the spawn points. The drop area for mechs need to be blocked off from incoming fire. ALOT of games have barriers so spawn camping doesn't happen. 3) All the maps suck. It's pretty much the same map with different types of terrain. 4) IS defenses need to be beefed up big time. A group of 12 fast moving Clan mechs should lose 2-3 mechs on the way to the objective just from defenses alone. Right now...CW is just a joke.

IS pilots need to get over their delusional Clans are OP mindset. The clans have certain things that are better but so does IS, which everyone seems to forget.

[MT Slayer]

After the BS that was Tuykiad I have no interest in the pathetic attempt at CW .
This is nothing like battle tech we need maps for each of the houses. They have
20 years worth of scenarios they can pull from and this is the best pathetic
excuse they can come up with . NO thanks . [

Edited by MT Slayer, 01 July 2015 - 07:04 PM.

[Kinski Orlawisch]

We took a planet..but it is not showing up on the list...Is it broken?