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[Zipangu]

Hello,
When I first started with MechWarrior and started playing online in the 1990’s I think. I was really excited when I heard about MWO. I was getting really tired of the numerous other games out there. World of Tanks, World of Ships, Planetside 2, Robocraft and numerous others. All of these games grind away doing basically the same thing only for experience and a better weapons platform.

I became a founder because I saw that there was actually something to fight for in MWO. There are numerous possibilities with the factions, clans and possible guilds in a very large universe. Sadly to say this did not happen and I left. But I kept my ears open hoping that it would change. After getting back into action after hearing about CW I tried it out and have a suggestion and observation.

The biggest thing that I noticed is the time between Match’s and the lack of a customer base. People are not going to want to sit around for 10 minutes or more to join a match because there is not enough people to match them up with. I suggest using AI for defense and/or to fill in the gaps. Not any super AI that kills everything but something auto adjustable to the players skill. The AI should be something that will listen to lance and company commander’s orders if there are a few players but either way at least have it more challenging than a ghost run. I seem to remember in the 90's all we fought was AI to take over or defend a planet. When I decide to join a match I should be on the planet and in battle in less than 5 minutes. Most people have no patience and we really should look at doing something if you want to keep your customer base and “Steam” crowd’s attention. If AI is out of the question then how about letting us go to the training grounds or do anything else other than sit there and look at a timer waiting on a match.

Anyway that is my two cents worth. I am sure it has probably been brought up before. I really hope you can get the universe map and planetary combat working. It is looking fair right now. Kind of confusing as to what planet is where but it’s a start. Keep up the good work. I think the direction CW is taking is what will make the game outlast the others if it pulls out of his dead end spiral it is in now.

Hindsight: A MechWarrior should be a frame and whatever your experience and c-bills can put on that frame. MWO should be about universe domination with the MechWarrior and players as the tool.