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[Darlith]

Rokuzachi, on 21 December 2015 - 12:13 PM, said:

Why is conquest apparently so maligned? Points cap too low causing matches to sometimes end early?

I always found it to be a blast since quick mechs can bounce between capping/countering and harassing and it's not always obvious which point you'll go for since there's... more than one place to go unlike Assault.

The main reason near as I can tell is, because it possible for a mech or two to turn around a landslide by having capped early. So all the rolling team's "Skill" means nothing because someone was too "afraid" to fight.

[DAYLEET]

Malagant, on 21 December 2015 - 12:30 PM, said:

So, what you are telling us is that you have a form of Stockholm Syndrome?

In a way yes but if it makes it better it can't be negative. right?. And nobody is going to die so..

[Lykaon]

Dakota1000, on 21 December 2015 - 08:51 AM, said:

Voting results have been different for everyone. Some people say they get things equally, others say they only ever get assault, you are saying you almost never get assault.

I don't know what to tell you.

I have notice distinctly different results between solo queue and group queue results.

Group queue matches seem to be far more mixed.

Solo queue has some patterns.

Assault is chosen if Conquest is the other option most times.

Skirmish is chosen most of the time when it's available.

For some inexplicable reason HPG manifold when it is available is almost always chosen. I personally find this map to be possibly the worst map design we have currently. The 2/3 of the map that is outside the walls is essentially unused especially in Skirmish mode. And this is yet another example of a doughnut map with a centralized feature that the battle literally revolves around. Just like Tera Therma and Caustic Valley and that stupid H9 hill on Alpine.

[CPT Lovestar]

So the past 15 matches my only two vote options have been either conquest or skirmish, this needs to be corrected

[GenJack]

KahnWongFuChung, on 21 December 2015 - 08:49 AM, said:

I cant tell you how frustrating it is waiting for a assault match to finish the challenge and after hours all that comes up is skirmish skirmish skirmish over and over again mixed in with a few Conquest games.

If PGI has a brain they will look at the MM stats and just deep 6 the voting garbage and go back to a simple map and game mode rotation system or back to what we had before where I could pick assault mode and finish my challenge.

Russ PGI quit being stupid and stubborn and get rid of the crappy vote system.

No! I like it!

[Jaeger Gonzo]

Voting system just needs to be blind.

[Mystere]

DAYLEET, on 21 December 2015 - 08:59 AM, said:

The voting system is not a problem for me anymore, i made peace with the fact some people don;t want to be there with me on Conquest or Assault and will not participate in any meaningful manner.

Im just waiting to see what other choices in game they will remove when the player base has bleeded enough to nullify the voting benefits. Make your bets! chassis weight? Adding CW in the voting queue? Exciting!

No more public queues and it's all CW and nothing but CW day in and day out?

[LordNothing]

voting system has improved randomness and given fans of less popular maps a chance to play those. no more endless streaks of the same map, i havent seen one of those since the voting system was put in.

[AztecD]

I just pic the coldest map and avoid the hot maps

dont care what type of gameplay i get, its a PUG match after all

[AntiCitizenJuan]

They just implemented it wrong.

It should be 2, at the most 3 choices
They should be similar in heat range
You can only vote once (you get confirmation message) and thats it.

[WarHippy]

cdlord, on 21 December 2015 - 09:27 AM, said:

This is EASY to compensate for...

If you see your map or mode, VOTE. If you don't get it, you get a multiplier.
If your map or mode is not an option, DON'T VOTE! You will not lose your multiplier.
Eventually, you WILL get your map or mode. It'll either get voted for or your multiplier will get high enough and force it.

Eventually doesn't really cut it. If I have to play through 8 games of a mode I do not like or want to play I'm going to be far too frustrated to actually enjoy the game when I get the mode I actually want to play. Then of course I end up having to repeat the process. It just isn't a good system for people that don't like certain modes. As for maps they should have remained random entirely.

Almond Brown, on 21 December 2015 - 09:29 AM, said:

Like everything else around here PGI tried the "random" mode select option and the Hissy Fits outweighed any reasonable response by the Community so they rescinded it and are now trying a Vote based system.

The reasons for the Vote system have been explained and yet the hissy fits continue. So "No" to random modes and now No to a Vote system. Wtf is PGI supposed to do now. Put in 3 different game/mode selection Options so that every hissy fitter can have their own?

How about they put it back to the way it was? Then in an attempt to get people to select all game modes perhaps they should actually put in a little effort and make all of the game modes into something most actually want to play instead of forcing them to play them?

Almond Brown, on 21 December 2015 - 09:29 AM, said:

Being only concerned about "yourself" and what "you" want is great and all but what about the other 56 players of MWO?..

Lets not pretend that it is only one side that is being selfish here. Complaining about wait times and demanding others play all of the game modes regardless of their enjoyment so you can find a game 20 seconds faster is pretty damn selfish as well. So forgive me for not finding that complaint very convincing.

[Hellcat420]

i want the gamemode selection back, I hate the game mode voting. I am indifferent on the map voting, its not completely horrible, but certainly not as good as random imo.

[Ice Cracker]

This voting system is hands down the best in any game that's ever had one.

This post is proof positive that some people will just complain about anything.

[Rokuzachi]

I'd just like to be able to pick which game modes I queue for. I enjoy Conquest on any map, but I can't say the same for Skirm/Assault.

[Styxx42]

I disagree with the OP
I think it is doing its job. Matches are faster.
Good maps are picked the majority of the time.

Props to PGI.
It needs tweaking but it is much better then it was when we were just told what map.

[MercilessTRADER]

Haven't played since voting system was added, also the impending rebalance at that time really made it easy to retire the game. I have hope that they will change this game back to a much better previous state. I know slim chance. Least there is lots of other AAA games to play though.. Just not many mech ones..

Edited by MercilessTRADER, 21 December 2015 - 04:41 PM.

[Unreliable Mercenary]

I'd like it to stay, but only for map votes. Game mode should be up to the individual player.

Edited by Owen Miller, 21 December 2015 - 04:47 PM.

[Herr Vorragend]

Stacking is needed to avoid 24/7 skirmish. Sad but true

[Xetelian]

Voting can stay but events that are based on specific modes needs to stop.

If I can't choose then I shouldn't be expected to.

[crashlogic]

Agreed voting is lame