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Thunderbolt Offset Cockpit Not Best For New Players
#1
Posted 28 August 2015 - 01:22 AM
#2
Posted 28 August 2015 - 01:36 AM
I also felt that 5 weapon groups is a bit much for this purpose. I think 3 would be ideal so that any normal mouse can be used to activate them.
I think ideally the training mech would have 3 groups including an AC, lasers, and missiles, and with some of the three arm-mounted and others torso-mounted. Something like the stock WVR-6R could be very effective in teaching basic weapon mechanics, but without unnecessary hassle.
#3
Posted 28 August 2015 - 01:50 AM
But its really hard to choose the right mech. It should be one which has everything. All weapon types and perhaps even JJs (if they are not being teached in another lesson).
#4
Posted 28 August 2015 - 04:01 AM
TexAce, on 28 August 2015 - 01:50 AM, said:
But its really hard to choose the right mech. It should be one which has everything. All weapon types and perhaps even JJs (if they are not being teached in another lesson).
HGN. VTR. SHD.
Exclude JJ requirement and several more will fit.
Don't think this offset cockpit is a real problem though... hadn't even noticed that before reading this topic.
Edited by Zeleglok, 28 August 2015 - 04:03 AM.
#5
Posted 28 August 2015 - 04:02 AM
it has LRMs for a "lock-on" mechanic to be explained, a Gauss (one of the trickier weapons in the game to get used to) and a butt load of lasers (both arm and torso mounted, to help teach about the seperate reticles)
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Zeleglok, on 28 August 2015 - 04:01 AM, said:
Exclude JJ requirement and several more will fit.
yeah, i was going to suggest the victor, its also fast enough to be not a bore, while slow enough to feel like a mech, but it doesn't come stock with lock on missiles (maybe a custom -9s with streaks?)
Edited by Euphor Kell, 28 August 2015 - 04:04 AM.
#6
Posted 28 August 2015 - 04:53 AM
#7
Posted 28 August 2015 - 05:45 AM
Also get the new player used to a Hero, so they spend $$ to get it?
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#8
Posted 28 August 2015 - 07:50 AM
Is it a big issue either way? I haven't gotten in there to look yet. I wouldn't imagine having a huge issue with an off center mech in the learning pot as long as I were aware of it. I mean if the player didn't have any clue until they twisted? Yeah I could see that having a weird effect. At the same time the offset wasn't really used ever again minus a couple mechs so I could see some logic to just picking something closer to the average experience.
#9
Posted 28 August 2015 - 08:55 AM
Edited by JohnnyWayne, 07 September 2015 - 04:18 AM.
#10
Posted 28 August 2015 - 09:09 AM
You want it to be as accessible to new players as you can. You can keep the T-bolt in the Academy as one of the mechs the player can drop in if he picks it, but I don't think its an ideal design for teaching someone the basics.
#11
Posted 28 August 2015 - 11:34 AM
Summoner, Grasshopper, Atlas, Thunderbolt are all offset to the pilot's left, some more than others.
#12
Posted 28 August 2015 - 11:36 AM
Big Tin Man, on 28 August 2015 - 11:34 AM, said:
Summoner, Grasshopper, Atlas, Thunderbolt are all offset to the pilot's left, some more than others.
WRONG!
Summoner's cockpit is on the right-side of the mech.
However all of the Inner Sphere mechs with off-set cockpits have them on the left side of the mech (at least the ones in the game, that is).
#13
Posted 29 August 2015 - 04:09 PM
Personally, I tend to forget the Thunderbolt has an offset cockpit and I didn't notice it at all in the tutorial. I don't think it's a deal breaker.
#14
Posted 30 August 2015 - 07:23 PM
Euphor Kell, on 28 August 2015 - 04:02 AM, said:
it has an offset cockpit as well
my nomination would be the ctf-2x, very similar weapon loadout as the tdr theyre using but its got a centered cockpit
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ab#i=42&l=stock
Edited by GMan129, 30 August 2015 - 07:24 PM.
#15
Posted 31 August 2015 - 01:38 AM
#16
Posted 31 August 2015 - 07:03 AM
#17
Posted 03 September 2015 - 12:33 PM
For a large variety of weapons the Battlemaster would probably be a better trainer or a 2X Cataphract which can carry most everything too.
#19
Posted 07 September 2015 - 08:20 AM
Failing that, the Orion would be a good candidate as it has all 3 weapon types and it has both SRMs and LRMs, so it would allow newer players to experience both flavors within the academy.
#20
Posted 07 September 2015 - 11:52 AM
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