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[Prof RJ Gumby]

It's quite obvious the voting system will stay in one form or another.

Since it's here and we can theoretically have dozens of different modes, maybe we could now get assault with turrets back as 4th game mode? Just without those buggy lrm ones. Many people liked this mode and it was distinctive enough IMHO.

Half the resources are already there. All there is to do is switching those lrm ones to ssrm or anything, setting them around bases on new maps and naming the mode frontline or whatever.

Edited by Prof RJ Gumby, 06 November 2015 - 01:28 AM.

[1Grimbane]

improved or new gamemodes would be welcome

[Lyoto Machida]

Not sure the queues are that robust to even support a 4th option. They should just roll all these games into the CW mode somehow but that would take some thought and coding prowess.

[Troutmonkey]

Lyoto Machida, on 03 November 2015 - 03:53 PM, said:

Not sure the queues are that robust to even support a 4th option. They should just roll all these games into the CW mode somehow but that would take some thought and coding prowess.

New map and mode voting screen came into being today. MM no longer filters by game mode, so PGI can now add as many as they like

[oldradagast]

That required a bit of planning and skill to get around vs. Nascar-cap, which is easier. Remember, "minimally viable product" and "lowest common denominator." So, no, we can't have the turrets back.

[Mystere]

I have said it before and I will say it again. Don't change existing game modes. Instead, add new ones. Why can't we have "Assault" and "Assault With Turrets"?

[Lyoto Machida]

Troutmonkey, on 03 November 2015 - 03:59 PM, said:

New map and mode voting screen came into being today. MM no longer filters by game mode, so PGI can now add as many as they like

Haven't logged on today but I guess that makes sense about the queue issue. I wonder how much MM times would be affected now by either doing IS vs IS/Clan vs Clan matchmaking only in some games. Hopefully we'll have a robust enough player base that I could enter a random public drop and be grouped with only Kuritans (or whatever your faction is).

[Mystere]

oldradagast, on 03 November 2015 - 04:02 PM, said:

That required a bit of planning and skill to get around vs. Nascar-cap, which is easier. Remember, "minimally viable product" and "lowest common denominator." So, no, we can't have the turrets back.

This so-called "Nascar-cap" is "easier" only because people do not do "a bit of planning and skill to get around". Why should one be different than the other?

If only people, as you yourself said, would use a bit of planning to:

Defend Your Base

[Bonger Bob]

I would welcome the return of turrets to assault mode, even the bugged lurms. We've all had those ****** boring matches where one team loaded with lights rushes the base and its over before the other side has let a shot off. Coupled with the fact that some "players" think base defense is against the ToS, assault mode is currently just a death match with a lame ass win option.

Edited by Bonger Bob, 03 November 2015 - 04:10 PM.

[oldradagast]

Mystere, on 03 November 2015 - 04:06 PM, said:

This so-called "Nascar-cap" is "easier" only because people do not do "a bit of planning and skill to get around". Why should one be different than the other?

If only people, as you yourself said, would use a bit of planning to:

Defend Your Base

Which is why it won't happen. Nascar cap is easier so there we go.

[Bonger Bob]

Mystere, on 03 November 2015 - 04:06 PM, said:

This so-called "Nascar-cap" is "easier" only because people do not do "a bit of planning and skill to get around". Why should one be different than the other?

If only people, as you yourself said, would use a bit of planning to:

Defend Your Base

there are a section of players who think that this ^ is against the ToS, id welcome it, but its just not going to happen in pug games.

p.s. NASCAR is the domain of redneck inbreaders, just don't.... its just sad

Edited by Bonger Bob, 03 November 2015 - 04:12 PM.

[Jon Gotham]

Mystere, on 03 November 2015 - 04:06 PM, said:

This so-called "Nascar-cap" is "easier" only because people do not do "a bit of planning and skill to get around". Why should one be different than the other?

If only people, as you yourself said, would use a bit of planning to:

Defend Your Base

You expect way too much from your pug games.

[Alistair Winter]

Turrets just made capping that much harder, so Assault was a lot more similar to Skirmish. They also punished light mechs a lot harder than heavies and assaults. Maybe it would be different if turrets fired SRMs, because then it would at least be possible to evade incoming fire from them.

[Slepnir]

NO, the game is much better without them. we get to actuall use more of the map to play on. also, multiple objectives creates more interesting gameplay, if you have to defend AND attack it adds to the game.

[patataman]

Since assault with turrets is already made... why not? Give it a different name and adapt he maps that never had turrets before, that is the new FC, RC and CV.

More modes are always welcome, and they no longer split the population ( because of the new map / mode voting system ). So... moar modes, pls.

Edited by patataman, 03 November 2015 - 04:36 PM.

[Death Proof]

I'd rather see new and interesting game modes; not more variations of Death Match.

[Mystere]

oldradagast, on 03 November 2015 - 04:09 PM, said:

Which is why it won't happen. Nascar cap is easier so there we go.

kamiko kross, on 03 November 2015 - 04:13 PM, said:

You expect way too much from your pug games.

I don't seem to have a problem convincing my teammates to defend our base, most of the time anyway. Usually, leading by example goes a long way -- by taking the enemy's.

Edited by Mystere, 03 November 2015 - 05:11 PM.

[Light-Speed]

"[Why is winning so hard? The developers should defeats harder.]"

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We get it. Life is unfair. But why would you want to make it less exciting at someone else's expense? If you suck at something, improve and learn. Try. I know there are teams that are absolutely tactically blind. You are not the only ones frustrated by them. But that doesn't mean you should join them.
Do you have any idea how stale it gets for every match to be pretty much like the last after several months? The map voting alone will likely kill this game off. Maybe you are happy about that now, but do realize that if you are having any fun with the game, you'll stick around just long enough to realize how boring as hell monotone matches are.

If you really want turrets to be guarding your ass, go help out the CW complainers. Then come back after several hours of that and tell me how fun it was. And persuade me with logic why we should reinstall the turrets.

Edited by Nightingale27, 03 November 2015 - 05:24 PM.

[Ryokens leap]

Sure bring turrets back but small maps shud have srm turrets.

[Variant1]

Death Proof, on 03 November 2015 - 04:40 PM, said:

I'd rather see new and interesting game modes; not more variations of Death Match.

removing death match from mechwarrior is like removing guns from a first person shooter, or platforms in a platformer. The point of battle tech is mechs.... fighting each other wether it be for control, defending or conquest.