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[Johnny Z]

I am already laughing at the thought of Mack from Worth a Buy doing a review of FFA Solaris. Hahaha

[Lykaon]

Darth Bane001, on 29 July 2015 - 06:07 PM, said:

I seriously cant wrap my head around this what game doesn't have a free for all mode that is a mp only game???
Do they not know how to do this? They could make the cbill earnings even better and would bring a new mode that people can enjoy might expand the popluation for a little while if it advertised better than average cbill earnings perhaps have rewards depending on how well you do?

Perhaps be able to make a short term alliance but you have to split the reward or something but limited to only 2 people at a time and can break at any time kinda a risky proposition but just might get you the last kill or something like that.

Thoughts?

Do we really need an even dumber version of the game than skirmish?

Team work is hard

I get it

More than one objective at a time is hard

I get it

[Mazzyplz]

in free for all only the most survivable mechs would get picked for obvious reasons, what would be the point of taking a speedy mech or a glass canon, or a sniper, or support weapons? there would be absolutely no point to any of this,

there would be no critseekers, no flankers, no hit and runners, no skirmishers...
NOTHING


and this is why the mode you so intelligently came up with does not exist

Edited by Mazzyplz, 30 August 2015 - 01:45 PM.

[Triordinant]

Solaris VII might have it... Soon™

[Moldur]

Unless there are dedicated maps, that is to say, larger maps, I don't see the gameplay being very good. Right now I think FFA would polarize the builds too much. Plus it would have to be divided by Weight class unless perhaps we were allowed to take 4 mechs with a weight limit like CW.

[Squirg]

In regards to camping, a simple solution would be to crown a winner based on score or damage done, so the people who actually fight are rewarded more than the vultures.

Alternatively, add respawns to the mode, and make it first to X number of kills wins.

Mazzyplz, on 30 August 2015 - 01:42 PM, said:

in free for all only the most survivable mechs would get picked for obvious reasons, what would be the point of taking a speedy mech or a glass canon, or a sniper, or support weapons? there would be absolutely no point to any of this,

there would be no critseekers, no flankers, no hit and runners, no skirmishers...
NOTHING

This is a pretty big hyperbole. The "best" mechs will certainly be chosen more, but specialists and "fun" mechs will certainly also have a place. It's not like your life is on the line to win every game.

[fat4eyes]

Charlie Pohr, on 29 July 2015 - 08:56 PM, said:

Please, no. Everyone will be playing a camping ECM sniping build.

I'm agreeable to the idea if they limited it only to brawling builds though. No variants with ECM allowed and LRMs are banned.

You can get around this by decreasing the play area as time goes by (say cut the play area in half every 2 minutes, with a 30 second warning). People can snipe and lrm at the start but would be forced to brawl eventually.

[anonymous161]

I'll take a ****** free for all mode with ecm spammers over not having another game mode.

[FrontGuard]

Rhaythe, on 30 July 2015 - 03:44 AM, said:

Yes. Solaris mode. As if this game needed even more of a sniper meta.

Seriously. Solaris would destroy any facade of gameplay remaining in Mechwarrior Online in favor of absurd FLD, constant camping, and mind-numbingly dull waiting.

That's ASSUMING the maps are large with hiding places. so your Wrong.
Typical arena maps just have some obstacles here and there with the rest of the space wide open.

[Tordin]

NephyrisX, on 29 July 2015 - 09:08 PM, said:

Solaris Mode plox.

Yes, this!

Solaris should imo only be free for all.
Because?
Well, Puglandia are ALREDY team solaris.

Everything should be allowed as in PUG and FW play, it dosent make sense otherways.