28 replies to this topic

[MechWarrior3671771]

Thanks for the change PGI

Getting a good variety of modes now,

around 40% Conquest, 30% Assault, 30% Skirmish

although I expect those tallies to swap around, its much better than before

[Anemone7]

I second that, thank you PGI for considering us conquest players.

[Ano]

As someone who likes all of the modes, my thanks too

[tokumboh]

Funnily I played my first game of conquest in a long while and my fellow team mates played skirmish and yes they won skirmish but lost conquest. I am not sure that was even worth voting for it it does not matter what the game mode is, It turns to skirmish almost immediately some even had the audacity to ask why were the bases turning........

;-(

[GryHwk]

Sorry to everyone but I guess I'm still ole school, you go where they send you and do the best you can with what you got...better way to hone your skills...is adversity, I know military, they don't go.."and where would you like to fight today?"......they go... "You go here!"... still partial to the old way...random drops....and we always had an out, just block the mode you didn't want.... I saw nothing wrong with that....sure it would take a little while, sometime, to get into a match..but...I still have that problem with just the mech I choose.....I know Heavy mechs are used way more then the rest and that slows down match in itself....shrugs... but..I guess, if they are pushing voting down my throat I must conform to the masses and deal if I want to keep getting in my cockpit and blowing things to hell....or...get blown to hell...eh.... damn addicting game....

[DemonRaziel]

So my experience so far in 7 matches post patch, in order to test this new feature:

1. match: Skirmish v Assault -> Assault (I passed on the voting)
2. match: Skirmish v ? -> Skirmish (I didn't even get to vote, it was over before I got into the match and could check the options)
3. match: Assault v Conquest -> Assault (+1 vote for me)
4. match: Skirmish v Conquest -> Skirmish (+2 votes)
5. match: Assault v Conquest -> Assault (+3 votes)
6. match: Skmirmish v Conquest -> Skirmish (+4 votes)
7. match: Assault v Conquest -> Conquest

At that point my vote weight got reset and I decided it's time to call it a day. 1/7 is a better Conquest ratio than I had expected, but still not good enough for my liking.

I'll be back once the voting is gone... Actually I will probably also show up for the Steam release, just to see how the new arrivals like it here.

To also comment on the MM, that should now have an easier job matching the players skill-wise, 3 or 4 of the matches were stomps, rest were less one-sided (over 4 players dead on the winning team).

As a side note, except for the first match, the wait times for the others were not as short as one would expect a T3 non-modes blocked solo queue to be. Thus I still fail to realize any actual gain in this, unless the goal was to start a new iteration of forum outrage.

[MadFJohn]

hmm not sounding to promising so far i will download and see.

[MadFJohn]

yep 5 games in and it still suks remove the darn vote

[corpse256]

oh ya I love this patch PGI love you guys!!

[Tuis Ryche]

As someone who doesn't want to play all the modes, no, **** this voting system.

[FinnMcKool]

Its a Fail, unless you like a team that plays Skirmish , even though its not , and then get mad at you when you dont want to play Skirmish!

Just let the kiddies play Skirmish, let us play whatever we want like before.

oh and you can tell when people are changing their vote so they still play what they want and get more votes next match.

[The Lost Boy]

I agree with the OP and first reply.

[Lunatic_Asylum]

I agree with that the voting system must go. I started to get hot maps and Conquest, but it is still far from fair.

[Cpt Zippo]

Lunatic_Asylum, on 17 November 2015 - 11:06 PM, said:

I agree with that the voting system must go.

+1

[Rejarial Galatan]

voting still is a bad idea. its poisoning other modes. the skirmish brats come into a conquest and skirmish. collect resources? nope, kill em all. same in assault. base cap? NOPE. KILL MUST KILL THEM ALL.

[Hit Mech]

Yeah, it works...for about 10% to 20% of PGI's customers who like Conquest. There was a reason Conquest was voted down so much under the old voting system. The vast majority of customers DID NOT LIKE IT! And now PGI has made it so the 80% to 90% of customers get more of what they hate getting shoved down their throats. A few days ago when it was announced as a fix, some referred to this new vote weighting system as "putting lipstick on a pig." Well, after about 8 matched tonight I have to strongly agree they are right! I only played 8 because my frustration was growing with every match I hated to play, and after what was still a long wait time. And to the 10-20% who likes Conquest, wouldn't you like to play that mode more? When you want to play it and not by the luck of the draw? No mater how it's sliced, the vote system dose not work. PGI needs to go back to the old "Mode Select" system...now!

And bye the way...I started this post by calling us customers. That is what we are. We are not soldiers and this is not the Army. As customers we don't just take whatever slop PGI puts on our plates and say "oh well, sucks to be us!" PGI is asking us for our money and our time. We should get something we like to play for that. For those who like this new PGI slop, I say that's cool, eat up and enjoy your meal. But please don't think everyone else should just shut up and like it.

Edited by Hit Mech, 18 November 2015 - 02:04 AM.

[DemonRaziel]

Hit Mech, on 18 November 2015 - 01:57 AM, said:

Yeah, it works...for about 10% to 20% of PGI's customers who like Conquest.

Not really, because...

Hit Mech, on 18 November 2015 - 01:57 AM, said:

Yeah And to the 10-20% who likes Conquest, wouldn't you like to play that mode more?

Yes. We would. And preferably without the "true skirmishers" who have no intention to actually pay any attention to the objective.

This doesn't make either side happy, it just sometimes provides the Skirmish crowd with the same miserable experience of playing a hated game mode.

[Scanz]

Yeah. new vote mode work nice

but assault and conquest 80% = skirmish

Edited by Scanz, 18 November 2015 - 03:24 AM.

[FinnMcKool]

oh again I ask ! PGI ARE YOU STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mustang]

VOTING MUST GO BAD BAD VERY BAD IDEA give me a choice