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[Pjwned]

I'm happy that it's (slowly but) steadily improving since the beginning of 2015.

Still not happy with the state of the game overall though, no.

[Kiiyor]

I'm happy with the state of the game, mainly because I know improvements are coming, and i'm patient.

I still enjoy the PUG queues, immensely.

[Pjwned]

Astrocanis, on 25 October 2015 - 08:17 AM, said:

Also, I have been headshot FOUR TIMES since last night while moving in my raven. FOUR TIMES in less than 24 hours. More Horse ****.

Unless all 4 of those headshots were from instagib artillery strikes, how did you manage that other standing completely still for multiple seconds for a mech to snipe you easily?

Not that artillery strikes shouldn't do a bunch of damage of course, and it also only happens when you're in range of a strike that somebody put down, but I still stand by instagib headshot strikes being really lame if only because of their nature of infinite range, no weight, and capability of gibbing you from 25m (or more?) behind you where you can't see them.

[Cupid and Psyche _]

I would not say that I am happy with the game, but I suppose that I am satisfied. A lot of changes should be made, but the MechWarrior series is hard to do well and it has come a long way.

I can see the game improving and that is one of the reasons for why I am sticking around.

[SpiderMom]

Without Long Toms, Arrow IV, heavy/light gauss rifles, critical explosions on death that dmg others, drops ships that are more than just cosmetic ect ect ect ect ect....this is not a MechWarrior game. Its something close to a mech game, but it isnt a mech game. If they dont fix it soon I wont stick around for every long. NVM the fact that I would like to see air and trach vehicles in the game, the game engine is capable of it.

But the people who whine about visibility on the new maps are a bunch of pathetic scrubs, the newer maps are awesome.

[Deathlike]

Short answer: Personally, no.

Long answer:

It's one thing to be assured that a game is more or less the same when you play it. There's something to be said if a game breaks its core principles and mechanics... because sometimes the result isn't great.

On the other hand, there's a point where things are stale. You can't just change for the sake of change (like hilariously bad balance changes), but you have to do things to improve and spice up the game.

When predicting and expecting mediocrity or less than that is the norm, then we get what we deserve. To keep trying to hope aimlessly that "things will get better" when past history suggests otherwise is kinda crazy. I'd like to think there is a future vision of this game, but so much of that "vision" isn't even fleshed out (like movements archetypes aka "pebbles of steel" - let alone a "second revision" of cockpit glass).

Perhaps some of you really need to research PGI's previous works...

If you honestly expect this game to survive on Steam, a far greater effort than the current slow pace is required... because as far as the outside world is concerned, we still have "one game mode"...
http://mwomercs.com/game/modes

[Astrocanis]

Pjwned, on 25 October 2015 - 04:46 PM, said:

Unless all 4 of those headshots were from instagib artillery strikes, how did you manage that other standing completely still for multiple seconds for a mech to snipe you easily?

Not that artillery strikes shouldn't do a bunch of damage of course, and it also only happens when you're in range of a strike that somebody put down, but I still stand by instagib headshot strikes being really lame if only because of their nature of infinite range, no weight, and capability of gibbing you from 25m (or more?) behind you where you can't see them.

I guess that's possible. In my Raven, I NEVER stand still other than peeking. These were running all out across a field. I hesitate to use the word "cheat", but it strains credibility that I'd get nailed that many times with headshots. I suppose it's possible that it was arty or air strike, but 4 times?

[Ex Atlas Overlord]

martian, on 25 October 2015 - 04:55 AM, said:

but currently MWO is the only MechWarrior game of its kind.

This is why people play.

The game is OK, but hardly anything to tell your friends about...

The rebalance could change everything though, so I guess we'll see.

[El Bandito]

Burktross, on 25 October 2015 - 06:50 AM, said:

needs more mechs photoshopped in

More mechs it is then.

[GreyNovember]

Initial D Arcade Games are notorious for changing ALL THE RULES and ALL THE PHYSICS.

These are mechs that torso twist, pew pew, overheat, and have the mechwarrior slot based equip system.

As far as I'm concerned, this has stayed the same and that works for me.

[DiGCliff]

as far as fun in matches goes its not really wins loses or damage that give me a kick its the simple question does my team have coms and can we keep up a nice clean and generally fun co operative dialog while playing. i find that talking to your team in solo and group queue tends to land your team in the winners circle more often then not.just because you work and laugh together i have meet some seriusly fun people that way.

now addressing psr. well to me it doesn't matter iam at tier 5 iall admit that but it hasent ruined my fun there are some great people at that tier most of the time the enamys i face give me a run for my money. even when i drop with my buddy in tier 1 i still am competitive but not nearly as effective. due to meta builds and fire starter bum stabbings.

MY suggestion play what makes you happy and what you have fun with rather then what people think you should play..

[xengk]

Big stompy shooty mechs, fun core gameplay, community is generally friendly(New Player Help section), TTK still the highest among all online FPS game.

I am too old and slow to compete against xXxMLG1337NoScopeDoritosxXx on COD or CSGO.

[NextGame]

MWO needs a lot more depth than it has at present.

[sceii]

NextGame, on 26 October 2015 - 02:14 AM, said:

MWO needs a lot more depth than it has at present.

Game is already too deep for most players, there are not so many players who try to use all advantages they can get, the problem is thay roflgausserml are too easy to use and way too effective.

[MechB Kotare]

Depends what are you comparing this game to.

Previous MW series? > MWO, pve content in those were just more satisfying.

MWO was meant to be a F2P game, where IS tech is comparable to Clan tech with same viability.

MWO still struggles with bugs, hit registration issues, it struggles with whinny community, that tends to go on forums crying about something being OP, just because particular he/she got killed by it. That being said, untill we have such a huge differences between clan and Is tech, people will always complain.

For how small the PGI was when they started MWO developement, the game itself made a huge progress, as long as the balance is supposed to reach its 100% functionality. Raged big time about many things, and yet i payed more and more.

For fan of MW BT franchise like myself, mwo isnt by far the best one, but it offers stable connection, pvp, competition. MW itself offers rather simulated robo combat rather than common FPS game. And i do appreciate that. I will appreciate that, always did anyway.

Like this game, but im done funding it, i've got all the clan mechs i wanted, excluding Blood Asp and Turkina which comes latter.

CW needs huge work. Hit detection needs adjustment. Damage pros of clan tech (mainly lasers) needs to be tunned down (imo) in order to achieve more balanced stats.

Concept artist deserves all the credits, (aside of screwing up TBR/MDD legs but thats is just another personal opinion and not that much of a deal) he allowed comeback of old mechs in the most epic fashion. Way to go mister Iglesias.

No matter how much i raged sometimes throughout all those years playing this game, its till nr.1 f2p game, game that offers more than just a mere FPS experience, and i like how big advantage can group play offer. Teamplay is a huge aspect of this game, and they really made it work.

Despite of me, refusing to fund anymore (like 4th time already) i dont mind playing this game. Kinda interested in future content.
Still a lot of work to do, if i was to place MWO at the top of MW franchise series.

Edited by MechB Kotare, 26 October 2015 - 12:07 PM.

[Vellron2005]

Well I'm not entirely enjoying the game but it's still good enough to have my attention. It's great for "quick play" when you don't have a whole afternoon to spend on a video game, and since my girlfriend became hooked also, we play together, so that makes it more enjoyable.

For me, the game still feels unfinished, beta-like, and there is still much to be done for me to be entirely happy with it.

Still.. Can't stop playing.. so they must be doing something right.

Biggest wish is a worth-while CW mode.. make the planets count for something, give us a true sence of galactic conquest, economy, and "Faction" warfare..

Edited by Vellron2005, 26 October 2015 - 04:06 AM.

[MeiSooHaityu]

I became much more happy with the game once I realigned my expectations.

Before CW was implemented (and IGP was still in the picture), I was getting more and more frustrated with MWO. Once the Clans launched and there was $500 gold mech packs, I kind of reached a boiling point.

Anyway, after IGP was bought out and CW launched, I realized that this was about as good as it was going to get. I basically came to terms with what MWO was and that I was ok with that.

Now I enjoy the game for the more complex arena shooter it pretty much is. It is repetitive a bit (hence my current break from the game), but it can get competitive and there are plenty of fun moments (even if there are plenty of frustrating ones too).

Overall, yea once I accepted MWO for what it truly is vs what I hoped it would be, I've been pretty happy with it. Now my new hopes are on the new Battletech computer game.

[Lugh]

El Bandito, on 26 October 2015 - 01:31 AM, said:

More mechs it is then.

Been playing death matches on and off for 3+ years? It gets stale. Take a break.

[Kin3ticX]

Its my main game and I still enjoy it but here it goes

I am fine with CW phase 3 delays but the upkeep on phase 2 was crap the last 3-4 months. Faction rewards havent been updated since late May. There has not been a major CW event since early July. They did a couple comstar intercept mini events in September but quit after like a week. I heard they have to go in and fix attack lanes like every turn so if thats still a thing thanks to whoever had to deal with that.

Watching how Clan-IS balance is handled has been slow and frustrating. Too much pressure on quirks sometimes leading to overquirking to make things improved but also creating other issues. A lot of reluctance to do the nerfing that needs doing pre-quirk out of what I assume is fear of pokemech whale outcry and refund threats. Whatever it is, sometimes it was best to overlook it all rather than try to put my head around it. The rebalance pass has been a thing since like June when Sean Lang leaked its existence and all the hype and waiting so long left people expecting a lot.

Progress has been made w/ mechlab, UI, and tutorial so they have their successes but there is certainly room for constructive criticism in other areas. Russ said phase 3 was ~40% done a 2 months ago so if true then thats progress which just can't be realized yet. I am very interested to see if 4v4 improves the popularity of CW and if it is also popular to stream. PTS2 looks promising but realistically I think only 70-80% of that stuff has a chance to make it to prod but who knows.

Edited by Kin3ticX, 26 October 2015 - 05:01 AM.

[Kyle Travis]

Mystere, on 25 October 2015 - 04:43 AM, said:

Well, I am still having fun, which is all that really counts. Otherwise, why still hang around?

Yep - enjoying it alot - lots of stuff I would like to see but as a lest blow big mechs up game that feels like BattleTech - yep i'm there