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[Triordinant]

Required score on all listed maps but map occurrence is random. Let's hope they don't commit this mistake again.

[Kaptain]

Triordinant, on 21 September 2015 - 09:45 PM, said:

Required score on all listed maps but map occurrence is random. Let's hope they don't commit this mistake again.

How they made it in the first place is beyond me. It was obviously a bad idea.

[Tywren]

Matt Newman, on 21 September 2015 - 02:39 PM, said:

We have lowered the requirements for the Public Queue Reward Tiers From 300/400 to 200/300.
However we have decided not to extend the event due to players disconnecting from matches.

This is the equivalent of a doctor "fixing" his patent with a broken leg by giving them morphine for the pain, but not setting the broken bone, and applying a cast. The match scores may have been painful, but having maps on an RNG was the real problem.

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We are listening to player feedback and it will be refected in future event.
If you have a specific event issue affecting you, your best course of action is contacting support http://mwomercs.com/support

Ok, well then here is some feedback, and it's even going to be constructive feedback, and not the "U SUX PGI!!!1!!1!" kind.

If you want to hold an event like this in the future either give the players the ability to choose the maps they play,

OR

set up a flagging system on the maps so that once a map has been played it's pulled from that players random pool until the flag is cleared, which would happen once a predetermined amount of time had passed, or all maps had been flagged, in which case all flags would auto clear.

Both of these methods would curb the "I only had map X come up 3 times all weekend" issue, as you would be guaranteed to get every map once every 9 drops (or however many maps you have in the event rotation).

In fact you may want to use both methods; map selection (via vote) for CW, and flagged map rotation for public que.

Edited by Tywren, 21 September 2015 - 09:52 PM.

[Docta Pain]

if I completed a tier via a score requirement change, why hasn't any PremiumTime been activated? I thought it was activated immediately?

Edited by Docta Pain, 21 September 2015 - 09:53 PM.

[Commander A9]

Regarding this:

"You can only qualify for one instance of each Prize Pack."

Specifically on the Community Warfare tiers, for those of us who got Tier 2, does that mean we WON'T be receiving the paint schemes as offered in only the Tier 1 prize category? So...it's effectively a choice between paint or cockpit items? :/

Really hope that isn't the case for those who managed to grind through this insanity...

[Not A Real RAbbi]

Docta Pain, on 21 September 2015 - 09:52 PM, said:

if I completed a tier via a score requirement change, why hasn't any PremiumTime been activated? I thought it was activated immediately?

Per the challenge announcement, rewards will be injected into accounts after the event has concluded. That means Tuesday. But yes, it's active Premium Time instead of banked, so it will begin immediately. If you currently have PT active, it will add to the remaining PT balance.

So, they responded by nerfing the challenge requirements? Interesting. Doesn't feel quite as challenging if my sorry performances qualify for both tiers of the public queue reward, but I ain't complainin'!

I saw something today that warmed my cold little heart. Pre-drop, HPG Manifold. One of the teammates mentioned not needing this map. Me neither, I typed, but I won't D-BAG y'all. HE agreed, and we both stuck out the map in hope of helping out whoever else needed it for the challenge.

There are some good team-oriented, community-minded players out there. Some of us DO give a hoot about the complete strangers we compete with (or against).

Good luck to all of you who still need one or more maps to complete the challenge. Lucky me, I got my huckleberry on my third drop tonight, and called it a night immediately after.

[Sarkastik Demon]

I just want one more day for the cw. thats alot to do in a weekend unless you nolife it. If it wasnt so short I doubt there would be as many discos. since they announced it with such short notice ppl are doing what they have to make it.

[Not A Real RAbbi]

Commander A9, on 21 September 2015 - 10:00 PM, said:

Regarding this:

"You can only qualify for one instance of each Prize Pack."

Specifically on the Community Warfare tiers, for those of us who got Tier 2, does that mean we WON'T be receiving the paint schemes as offered in only the Tier 1 prize category? So...it's effectively a choice between paint or cockpit items? :/

Really hope that isn't the case for those who managed to grind through this insanity...

No. "EACH" prize pack, you say? Say, aren't Tier 1 and Tier 2 prize packs DIFFERENT, meaning one instance of Tier 1 and one instance of Tier 2? (Yup. That's EXACTLY what that means.)

[BansheeNTD]

BansheeNorn, on 21 September 2015 - 08:03 AM, said:

Yesh~ *~* But I want the Fairy and not the Hula Girl~ ;_;

PGI, 400 Points for nothing?~ Not Tier 3 or so?~ =.=

[N I K O L A I]

PGI please extend this event many people just need one map, and thats because they couldnt get it. I couldn't get Helleborn Springs for 3 days. And give us Tier 3 please for us who made 400 points.

Edited by N I K O L A I, 21 September 2015 - 10:17 PM.

[Taffer]

BansheeNorn, on 21 September 2015 - 10:06 PM, said:

PGI, 400 Points for nothing?~ Not Tier 3 or so?~ =.=

lol I kinda feel that way now.

[suit1337]

why not change it to a total score? i'm begging for one single map for days now

[Inflatable Fish]

to: inflatable fish

**** you, suck my ****.

sincerely, MWO

[Commander A9]

TheRAbbi, on 21 September 2015 - 10:05 PM, said:

No. "EACH" prize pack, you say? Say, aren't Tier 1 and Tier 2 prize packs DIFFERENT, meaning one instance of Tier 1 and one instance of Tier 2? (Yup. That's EXACTLY what that means.)

...this was about as confusing as the wording of the contest rules...

[Eremes Zorn]

I'm a fairly new player, haven't needed to use the forums for anything yet.
While I thoroughly enjoy this game, as well as all the events thus far (this one aside), I can't say I enjoy chasing the unicorn that is Canyon Network. I've gotten to drop on it maybe twice, and both times found myself getting steamrolled. I appreciate the challenge of this tournament event, but I really don't have the time to play matches for days on end until I land the one map I need.
Not sure why the score prerequisite was lowered, when that's clearly not the issue with this. Anyway, just hoping the next event follows a more traditional formula.

[kakusaretaneko]

Would love some kind of recognition reward for 400+ points, nothing significant like MC/items etc but a couple mill C-bill or so just because some of us burned ourselves into the ground through RNJesus to get those scores. Feels like a pretty massive troll, ontop of a massive troll, after that

[Gregor Utama]

Could PGI please consider creating a Tier 3 reward for the Public Queue segment for players who achieved the 400 match score for each map and clocked in a minimum of 20 hours through the event period?

[Agent Cookie]

Would it be possible to extend this event or revisit it sometime in the future? I found it very difficult to commit enough time to drop CW as well as the solo queue to meet all the tier rewards. A lot of times, because when you drop, you don't get the map you need. Other times because when you get the map you need you get face rolled or just don't cause enough damage fast enough before the match is over.

Thanks for the event, but it was an ultra grind for me and I'm assuming it was that way for other players as well. More time would be nice for both CW and solo queue for this event, because it really takes time to drop and complete matches.

[30ft SMURF]

I think the most fun I had during this event was trying to get cw matches, ghost dropping on maps I need because people didn't show up to play and then missing the next game because people finally showed up, but our 10 man couldn't get ready fast enough and lost out on the match we collected the ******* enemy players for in the first place. As much fun as this game may or may not be at times, the insanely annoying jackassery that winds up going on in CW including ghost drops, catching the same ******* map every ******* time, the horrible teamwork these events inspire and getting bumped out of games by 12 mans quite frankly makes this event broken to say the least. I found it interesting the public match scores were set at 400/300 and though I found it to be a good challenge, I figured it was set so high because of the complete lack of the concept of balance and who could expect PGI to understand their own match score system? Perhaps I should be thankful for the free stuff, which my current willingness to spend money on their game does indicate, but I think putting up with this back and forth stuff for a few years entitles me to a bit of bitching... all this event stuff is great, but it would be awesome if the game could get fixed in the process... but hey... put out another freaking mech I have to buy :/

[Archie4Strings]

Regarding the discs of the people who are just dropping for the one or two last maps...
Well there were always 1 or 2 on each side, so all in all the matches seemed still fair to me.

Even in normal matches without any event there are pretty often at least 1 disc on one side...

And for all the casual players:
I kept the sunday for trying to achieve the old required Matchscore (300) to reach at least Tier1 in Public Matches. But it was almost impossible. 300 is high. Even when you win and you've played well (by that i mean doing around 400-500 dmg with an assault mech and at least 1 Kill) it usually was not enough.

So after noticing that, i decided that i dont care for the event anymore and that it is maybe just for the pros of MWO and not for the casual gamers like me.

But then yesterday evening i noticed that they lowered the required Matchscore down to 200 for Tier1. So at 21.30 (i am german) in the evening i started playing again, and i tell you:
I had to disconnect! I had just 3 Maps left (the highest Matchscores of the matches from Sunday counted), and it took me till midnight till i finally had played all maps and reached a matchscore of 200. And it was possible only, because i disconnected probably around 6-7 times. I am not proud of what i have done, and if PGI wants to punish me for that. I am ok. I am sorry to all my teammates.
But without disconnecting i would have had for another 2 hours. I am a father of a 2 year old daugther, i have a wife and a job. Without disconnecting and not playing at least around 10 (more or less) hours, there would be no chance in reaching this tier1 level! But that is a lot of time for somebody with other responsibilities... So i havent seen any other opportunity.
And btw.: I already spent 60+ € for MWO and also just bought the Marauder Pack. Its not that i am not paying anything.

Sorry to all of you guys!