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[Yellonet]

Dakota1000, on 01 September 2015 - 12:46 PM, said:

To be honest I would like the ability to pick what maps I want, or at least deselect a few I don't want just because I always get the same map or two or three maps back to back then occasionally see some of my favorites like once a week. At least I'd die to the meta builds on a map I picked.

The thing is that free choice of maps wouldn't be a problem if the meta wasn't so strong. Better weapon balance is what's needed, not fewer options on how you want to play the game.

TheNef, on 01 September 2015 - 12:53 PM, said:

Have to say I love all maps, and I just use a mech that works equally well in all environments for me. Not to say though I get it when some peeps have a mech that is completely unsuited to the map whether that's load-out or camo.

Personally if i could get to change camo for a map that would make me happy.

You know camo doesn't matter, right?

[Vlad Ward]

You can pick your map in private matches.

In public matches, there's no way to make everyone happy. Even map voting typically screws someone over. It's easiest to just make everything random.

Edit: Also, funny story, once upon a time when there were only ~3 maps, people used to paint their Mechs all white so they'd be extremely hard to see without thermal on Frozen City.

Edited by Vlad Ward, 01 September 2015 - 01:01 PM.

[Lostdragon]

Fenrisulvyn, on 01 September 2015 - 11:59 AM, said:

Never. Random maps reward versatility and punish powergaming.

Its like asking for a No Heat game-mode so you can boat 6 ERPPCs.

Why only 6????

[Coolant]

I almost want to disconnect when I get Alpine or Terra Therma.

[Belazaar]

Tranquil Winds, on 01 September 2015 - 11:47 AM, said:

Hopefully never. The meta would be so strong. Look it how it is already, but now imagine it much, much worse. People would begin to make certain builds for certain maps. Hot maps would be filled with Gauss rifles and cold ones with Clan lasers

And what is wrong with this. Every military in the world adapts to the environment they are going into.

Even if they didn't let you restrict which maps because that would just really mess up the que.

They should at least be able to select the mech once you know which map you are dropping in.

[TheNef]

Yellonet, on 01 September 2015 - 12:56 PM, said:

You know camo doesn't matter, right?

Well not necessarily so, unless you play the game constantly in thermal vision. As an ecm scout the right colours(at a distance) can help you sneak about and any little helps.

[KharnZor]

[Corrado]

map choice option will ruin the game. We'll see 24 PPC mechs on alpine, or with some LRMs ECM in it. we'll see a pink floyd live every frozen city, gauss dakkas and lurms in caustic/therma. also viridian bog with 24 jj mechs would be hilarious.

no thx.

[Chuanhao]

1) Allowing choice of maps will cause the MM wait to be too LONG. Imagine having to find players who want to play on a specific server, specific game mode, and now specific map. How long is one prepared to wait?

2) I have also groaned on arriving on Thermal with an all PPC AWS build in bright yellow paint. But therein lies the challenge. Which keeps things interesting. Take it as a major FAIL on the part of the intel boys and just suck it up.

[Corrado]

also always running specific builds for specific maps, will push tryhards even more.

[Yellonet]

TheNef, on 01 September 2015 - 11:56 PM, said:

Well not necessarily so, unless you play the game constantly in thermal vision. As an ecm scout the right colours(at a distance) can help you sneak about and any little helps.

Really? To me all mechs look grey unless I'm very close.
"In MWO all mechs are grey"

Edited by Yellonet, 02 September 2015 - 02:12 AM.