578 replies to this topic

[Dee Eight]

The bigger the actual map, the smaller the scale the minimap forces upon you. Grim plexus and polar highlands everything on the mini is soooo tiny... especially the now pale green circle for the beacon.

Also, nice in-game store error there PGI...still...nice to know ahead of time what the MC prices for the Phoenixes will be, and be able to spin the mechs in the lab to look at different camo patterns, and to pretend-modify them to see what could be done and how the guns will end up looking.

[radiv]

worst patch ever..damn minimap and rip brawlmap

[ExoForce]

Good thing - free additional slot.. can drop seismic now

[Shuruga]

I would only like to add two comments.
On a positive side, the minimap does have a better resolution now.
On the other hand, it does require some adaption to recognize where you are going, if you are no longer the reference point. In a first person view game, I really do like my mech to be centered, to see what is happening around me. At the moment I more or less have to ignore the minimap as I cannot read it.

[Podex]

Ok, second post about it. I have learned through years of playing to use the minimap for positioning and situational awareness. Now I can't hit squat because I can't tell where I am in relation to anything. This is BS.

T5, here I come. Here we all come.

[Nomex 99]

Now I understand: you added this funny mini map in the hope that nobody realises your failure with rescale and quirks.
Nice try but all three suck.

[Podex]

Nomex 09, on 21 June 2016 - 01:34 PM, said:

Now I understand: you added this funny mini map in the hope that nobody realises your failure with rescale and quirks.
Nice try but all three suck.

There's a rescale? Sorry, I didn't notice from all the spinning around trying to find a landmark.

[Saelmgra Halcyon]

Usually I am with you PGI with most changes you did in the past and even most you did in this patch...
BUT
Please revert the changes done to the minimap!!!
Name says MINI-map not Whole-Map-on-small-scale

[BigJim]

Everything that was good or could have been good about this patch is utterly negated by the stupid, blindingly stupid move taken with the minimap.

Rescale, new Frozen, quirks, new mechs, whatever. It all coud have been great work that added to the game, but none of it makes a blind bit of difference because the game is no longer fun it's now a trial of frustration.

When something is more un-fun than fun, then adding new features is pointless.

Edited by BigJim, 21 June 2016 - 01:40 PM.

[ExoForce]

BTW, it was on the news, somebody invented a radar!

[enosfer]

New minimap is a piece of brown substance, PGI pls fix it. Thank you.

[The Unstoppable Puggernaut]

Who actually tested the mini map during play?

As an ex games tester I just cannot see how this was passed/okayed. I am absolutely confused by it in the heat of the battle let at alone when moving around in the start. Please revert that one change immediately, keep the grid layout and have the old minimap mechanics. The intel was useful and this is the future remember?

[AngrySpartan]

Sure it's been told like 355 posts before in this topic, but: MINIMap SUCKS!!! Please get the rotation back! Please get the zoom opportunity or at least return it to the old scale! No directional info is fine.

Didn't get new frozen city yet, still adopting to evade snipers all the time...

Other than that it is awesome patch...just fix the minimap, seriously...

Edited by AngrySpartan, 21 June 2016 - 01:42 PM.

[Maddreg]

I don't understand the point of remaking good maps instead of adding new. -1 brawling map and thera not many others to play due to voting. And I won't be original to say that new mini map sux...

[TheLuc]

I gonna go on other games, tell me guys when its fixed.

[Tacheyon]

Ok so I am a Legendary Founder. I have been with this game forever and a day. Usually i just roll with the punches, kick to the nuts, nippple twisters that have come with patches before.

But in this case I must join with everyone here.

That mini map is bad.

Now my reasons behind are the mini map should only be used for short to mid range tactical info (close enemies, your torso direction and leg direction). Information you need at a glance to make a immediate choice.

The battle map is where you make your long term strategic moves so you need to see the whole map at length.

This mini map change doesn't make sense from a logical view, or even a play style view, because there is just too much needed information lost.

[Rogue Jedi]

rescale looks ok,

phoenix hawk is fun

minimap is causing me problems,

2 hours playing and I am seriously struggling, I did not realise how much I relied on the old minimap, to keep my legs straight, and for basic situational awareness, many times have I seen enemies "behind" me(below on the map) so turned to face them, only to have my rear torsos cored a few seconds later because I have just given the enemy my rear torso.

it will take a long time to reprogram the instincts I have learned over almost 4 years playing MWO, I hope I can adjust but I effectively need to forget everything I lave learned about keeping my legs/torso aligned and about situational awareness.

[Mister Blastman]

I can't patch. Not enough disk space free. It is a 1 gigabyte patch. I have 7 gigs free. Insufficient disk space. Please fix this incompetent scheme as it is awful programming--or give me a simple zip file I can unzip over my existing install.

Thanks.

[Alienized]

wont leave, found ways to brawl on new frozen city.
on the costs of my whole team.
but hey ho, at least i brawled with my 62kph, max engine highlander.
was hard work. the lrm boat awesome with 4 lrm15 and tag just stood somewhere, almost unreachabel.
good job for that valley....


i got used to the new minimap rather fast, its not as shabby but also not really an improvement.
thank god i play WOT very successfull.... helped. l3l

rescale: good job.
long overdue. but havent seen any black knights in 3 battles. lol.


now give me my brawl map back!
-.-*****

[MovinTarget]

Rakshaz, on 21 June 2016 - 01:11 PM, said:

its beeeeeeeeest patch... best censored minimap... ty vm

• Release date for MC: September 6th 2016

Wow you can buy them for MC already?