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[Bishop Steiner]

Barantor, on 04 April 2016 - 05:22 PM, said:

Yeah you need more dakka. Pity that Victors are in such sad shape.

agreed. Good thing I really love my RFL-3N despite the whiny wusses claiming it's too fragile. Twists and spreads damage well, is pretty small, arms shield good and packing 2xAC10/2xMLs? Vicious dakka machine with the 3N quirks (love that 40% velocity boost makes my ac10s effective out to good range)

[Serpieri]

Summon3r, on 04 April 2016 - 12:20 PM, said:

forcing faction specific mechs would be awfully interesting in CW

Factions might have a point...then.

[Bishop Steiner]

Summon3r, on 04 April 2016 - 12:20 PM, said:

forcing faction specific mechs would be awfully interesting in CW

I would so totally support this, at least in Group Play. Leave the Solo play more of a lone wolf/merc feel, since it's meant for masochistic casuals.

[Barantor]

Bishop Steiner, on 04 April 2016 - 05:38 PM, said:

I would so totally support this, at least in Group Play. Leave the Solo play more of a lone wolf/merc feel, since it's meant for masochistic casuals.

Yup, factions would have a big impact then, though factions with less "meta" mechs might have troubles.

I would at least like some LP bonuses for faction mechs.

[Bishop Steiner]

Barantor, on 04 April 2016 - 05:58 PM, said:

Yup, factions would have a big impact then, though factions with less "meta" mechs might have troubles.

I would at least like some LP bonuses for faction mechs.

I could hope it would force PGI to be more proactive toward balance, but we know that won't happen...you'll just see the usual metawhore faction jumps you already see when IS/Clan balance of power shifts.

[RedDevil]

We better get the damn Turkina instead of the stupid Kingfisher then!

[Bishop Steiner]

RedDevil, on 04 April 2016 - 06:24 PM, said:

We better get the damn Turkina instead of the stupid Kingfisher then!

why would you waste precious drop deck tonnage on either one?

[Ace Selin]

Saint Scarlett Johan, on 04 April 2016 - 11:01 AM, said:

I've been screaming (more like fervently typying) that they needed to offer LP boosts to certain mechs for the factions.

And on top of that how about holding a planet in CW for X days gets you a faction loyalty mech something like for example if youre holding a planet for Clan Ghost Bear you get a Mad Dog (CW) which then grants you a 30% CW LP boost on that mech

[Alex Morgaine]

Ace Selin, on 04 April 2016 - 08:08 PM, said:

And on top of that how about holding a planet in CW for X days gets you a faction loyalty mech something like for example if youre holding a planet for Clan Ghost Bear you get a Mad Dog (CW) which then grants you a 30% CW LP boost on that mech

Yo mean XXX days. Maybe xx weeks, with turn over rate turned to once a week instead of by the day, based on how much one sides % wins has had over the time period. Like you want the planet? Then instead of last minute rushing to 51% you need to get total wins you've had for the planet to be 51% over the course of the week, 23/7 ( last hour being cease fire/tally time). Now we're talking earning a Mech.
Tbh I doubt holding one planet less then 10 days would be worth a bonus-ized Mechs. Otherwise people would do a circuit over the course of a month For 3 or 4 Mechs then drop out of cw fast.

[Ace Selin]

Frosty Brand, on 04 April 2016 - 08:48 PM, said:

Yo mean XXX days. Maybe xx weeks, with turn over rate turned to once a week instead of by the day, based on how much one sides % wins has had over the time period. Like you want the planet? Then instead of last minute rushing to 51% you need to get total wins you've had for the planet to be 51% over the course of the week, 23/7 ( last hour being cease fire/tally time). Now we're talking earning a Mech.
Tbh I doubt holding one planet less then 10 days would be worth a bonus-ized Mechs. Otherwise people would do a circuit over the course of a month For 3 or 4 Mechs then drop out of cw fast.

I was thinking 30, 60, 90 days myself tbh. Real incentives for planets to be held, the actual numbers can be varied, but reasons for people to hold planets, fight for said planets and not move from faction to faction.

Perhaps make it so these mechs can be purchased by all members of the holding unit at same price of their standard versions (no need to change the mechs other than add loyalty bonus and add CW designation, in all other facets they would be exactly same as all other mechs, so not much work for PGI in their creation)

Edited by Ace Selin, 04 April 2016 - 08:56 PM.

[RedDevil]

Bishop Steiner, on 04 April 2016 - 07:38 PM, said:

why would you waste precious drop deck tonnage on either one?

So I can make my precious CJF drop deck duh! Winning is for losers!

[Bishop Steiner]

RedDevil, on 04 April 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

So I can make my precious CJF drop deck duh! Winning is for losers!

fair enough! (Guess 4x Summoner doesn't fit....)

[Alex Morgaine]

4x summoner always fits :3

[Damocles]

House Steiner drop deck:
Atlas
Battlemaster
Wolfhound
Wolfhound

Steiner #2 (255 tons )
Battlemaster
Marauder
Archer
Commando


CSJ:
Dire Wolf
Timberwolf
Stormcrow HBK IIC
Arctic Cheetah

CSJ 2:
Warhawk
Dire Wolf
Shadow Cat (Mongrel?)
Mist Lynx

CSJ 3rd (For leaving out the Ebon Jag)
Dire Wolf
Ebon Jaguar
Mad Dog
Arctic Cheetah

Edited by Damocles, 04 April 2016 - 09:59 PM.

[patataman]

I've been doing that for quite a while... but i don't play much lately, so my DDs are a bit outdated:

Kurita - Battlemaster, marauder, griffin, panther. ( I tried a dragon before, but later went for the griffin, i like jjs too much )

Steiner - Atlas, griffin, griffin, commando. ( 2 griffins as a reference to the Tharkad throne room, but a zeus should fit in quite easily: atlas, zeus, commando and phoenix hawk for example )

I'm all for restricting the available mechs depending on your faction, or giving a bonus for using a faction apropiate DD. But i doubt many players will.

[Exilyth]

Let's see...

4x CPLT

Wow, that was easy. I'm not sure how effective that would be though.

With Cataphracts, Blackjacks, Vindicators and Ravens, it's impossible to build a Liao dropdeck which isn't 5 tons short.

[Metus regem]

RedDevil, on 04 April 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

So I can make my precious CJF drop deck duh! Winning is for losers!

CJF:

Summoner
Hellbringer
Hellbringer
Kit Fox


"If you ever see a Jade Falcon not in a Summoner, Hellbringer or Kit Fox, double your caution."

[CDLord HHGD]

LOL, we don't use lore in MWO.....

[Thunderbird Anthares]

unfortunately, PGI hates lore, because it makes the game look bad