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[Shuruga]

I just finished downloading the 7GB patch, took me about an hour.

What I hadn't anticipated in the install, that it will require at least twice as much disk space on my C:\ drive for downloading, then patching, and finally deleting the temporary files. It would have been really very, very nice if the patcher had checked the required amount of disk space just before starting the download.

At the moment I am running the repair tool after the patcher complained about errors during patching. Fun thing is that it marked some "pak__new" files for removal and is now apparently downloading older ones...

Now I could actually press play on the patcher although the servers are showing maintenance. Hmmm, I really hope I won't have to reinstall. I may update this post once I am back in the game. Let's hope.

Update: Checking the patcher and the repair log, it only redownloaded a couple of pak files, where it failed to apply the patch in the first place (atlas, crusader, gameassets .pak files and a few more). It seems during installation it generates a "new" file for the downloaded content, deletes the old file and renames the new file to the current one. So the "new" files apparently are just remnants of the previously failed patch/renaming process. I rerun the repair tool and it checked out fine. Now I am just waiting on maintenance to finish.

Edited by Shuruga, 15 March 2016 - 12:50 PM.

[Kh0rn]

This new game mode called Domination. Is it only one point on the map you have to capture or is there multiple points to capture. Cause I feel if its just one it only enforces to fight in one part of the map, I am not sure how it works its just a single capture point or multiple.

[Randal Waide]

So, the textures...that was a big deal?

[Cybrid 0x0t2md2w]

apparently the textures were a big deal........for them? Balance changes are much more important to me as well as many others and polishing/fixing things to begin with. Flamers are still garbage anyway.

[MarsThunder]

Shuruga, on 15 March 2016 - 12:22 PM, said:

Now I could actually press play on the patcher although the servers are showing maintenance. Hmmm, I really hope I won't have to reinstall. I may update this post once I am back in the game. Let's hope.

This is normal, I have the same while there was no any error during installation.
The launcher shows server status now. Though PGI had to disable "play" button if the server is not available.

[TheSkogemann]

Kh0rn, on 15 March 2016 - 12:23 PM, said:

This new game mode called Domination. Is it only one point on the map you have to capture or is there multiple points to capture. Cause I feel if its just one it only enforces to fight in one part of the map, I am not sure how it works its just a single capture point or multiple.

Well, 400 meters is a lot to defend. I can see how this couldbe a lot of fun. And it requires teamwork for you to win.

MarsThunder, on 15 March 2016 - 12:37 PM, said:

This is normal, I have the same while there was no any error during installation.
The launcher shows server status now. Though PGI had to disable "play" button if the server is not available.

I can press the play button, but get an error when i do so.

[Jaspbo1]

Randal Waide, on 15 March 2016 - 12:27 PM, said:

So, the textures...that was a big deal?

If it means my Founder's Atlas looks pretty again. Yep. I could count the resolution of that texture on my hand.

[PLCA99]

Why are we still having to wait to log on to play?

[Tiantara]

I'm little afraid about that moment:

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The behavior of Base and Capture Point beams has been adjusted to provide better visual feedback on the current status of the Base or Capture Point.[indent]
• Solid Blue - Team Controlled
• Blinking Blue - Team Capping
• Solid Red - Enemy Controlled
• Blinking Red - Enemy Capping
• Solid White - Neutral
• Blinking White - Capture attempt is being contested.[/indent]

On some white snow map really hard to see any numbers or letters. If capture points became white - not yellow... it would be totally not nice. Same problem with all white or light element in hud with little transparency. They can lost on white background.

[Eryst]

Yep...two hours later than a usual patch and the servers are still out.

Why didn't they patch the textures on a different Tuesday in March, save everyone the hassle of a 7GB download

[PLCA99]

Maintenance extended? Are the guys from Everquest doing your patches and maintenance now?

[Shuruga]

About the texture comment above, textures are very important to me. The appearance on any light mechs is fine, but from medium upwards, texture resolution is really beginning to show. On assault mechs on high texture quality you definitely see pixelation. Therefore, for me the texture upgrade is actually the best feature of this patch overall.

The new gamemode and map are also a welcome addition. We just have to find out how it works and if it's any fun. I am open to any variation of gameplay. My preference at this time is nevertheless skirmish and assault.

I think the overall quality and amount of content creation is increasing steadily and I think it's a good trend and shows the developer's ongoing commitment.

The one thing I would be really looking for at some time in the future, is Solaris tournaments. I hope that it's on the radar.

P.S. Spelling

Edited by Shuruga, 15 March 2016 - 01:05 PM.

[Crockdaddy]

Kay Wolf, on 11 March 2016 - 06:59 PM, said:

Have you entirely gone mad with this? I may not ever try to kill my own people, but if they get in the way of my missiles, when I've already been firing them, and they do it on purpose to get me in trouble, just because they disrespect anyone who uses LRMs, I'm the one that's going to end up in trouble. This doesn't make sense at all; I'll continue to watch it, and see how it turns out, but if I start taking penalties because I'm trying to assist my team, and they get in my way, you're going to hear from me, again. Likely, you're going to hear from others, as well.

Again, PGI, you're putting on penalties where they shouldn't be, and you're ignoring the freedoms your player base should have in this game; you're doing it bass ackwards.

Over react much?? Geez ... its TEN flipping seconds. If you TK someone even on accident that often you are concerned about it then this penalty will be good for you.

[COCONUTTIES]

any clue as to when the servers are coming back online?

[Steinkrieg]

Not a fan of the TK penalties the way that they are set up. I've had stupid teammates go full derptard and step between me and a target when I'm 50m from the target right when I alpha struck with my Splat-Dog and splattered the idiot teammate instead of the enemy, as well as other times.

It is neither fair nor sporting to penalize people who are doing the right thing, only to have an idiot teammate dip in at the last second and take the damage instead of the enemy. I will send in a support ticket every time I am penalized for stupid play by teammates, and the teammates that persist in stupid play will be reported. The system you have setup for TK and damage penalties will be abused and unfairly will penalize players who have no control over the idiocy of their teammates.

I suggest to everyone that is a victim of this system and the stupid play of teammates that results in you damaging them when they step into your line of fire to report those players using the in-game report feature.

Edited by Steinkrieg, 15 March 2016 - 01:32 PM.

[PLCA99]

An hour and a half later and we are still waiting! Get your stuff together!

[MechStarX]

There's alot of Real Bad in this patch but its already been beat to death. Best post I've seen was the direct quote regarding first new map since 2013 thing lol there's a hell of a statement right there.

Is it really that difficult to throw together a few new maps now and then (knowing the answer is no)
Perchance you guys remember ID's Quake engine and all the custom stuff that player community did with maps and mods ... and oddly Quake live ( sold out to steam ---insert rage Profanity here !!) never used much more than a few of the default maps and a few custom. Still a better selection than the handful you have in this interface.... Sigh I miss Quake and I'm a dev but I'll not put that monster [STEAM] on any of my current machines. I even know how to disable the horrible service that causes so much bloat its just a hassle still. I've digressed ... new maps please

[groves226]

Sounds like you have a fratricide or blue-on-blue issue.. maybe work on that before blaming other players

Alex Novian, on 12 March 2016 - 02:58 AM, said:

I can see the Penalty system being a problem in Pugs during events. With all the peaking/walking into lines of fire to get assists/kill steal/increased damage to reach a given threshold... I've had several games of 100+ team damage due to tryhards charging into Arty/Air Strikes and getting the full force of it. Several games of fools walking in front of the Dakka Hose and getting killed due to crap rear armour.

This will not end well PGI..
OR you could not count Strikes as team damage, along with LRMs and collision.

[Irishtoker]

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[Dirty Swampfrog]

Cry Havok! and let slip the Mechs of War already!