I really feel like PGI/MWO has, "Jumped the Shark."
https://en.wikipedia...mping_the_shark
(Explanation of the term.)
Whether it was when they released the minimap despite Russ knowing people wouldn't like it..
..or when they inserted the Long Tom roughly into our FP bums..
..or when they refused to remove said Tom, despite 2/3 of the players despising it..
..or now, when they release a mech that is iconic for weapons that are out of our timeline without also releasing those weapons..
I really feel like this game has gone downhill in the past few months.
I used to hang out with my friends on my faction's Teamspeak, every night.. Now, all I see are two to three AFK people and, every half hour, someone connects and then immediately disconnects.. My friend's list is 98% offline.. Faction chat is dead.. I haven't seen my faction field a FP group in weeks.. or even a QP lance.
I love Battletech and, despite the game's issues, I still have fun when I play.. but the game feels much more empty than it did a few months ago. I'm sad about the current state of MWO.
I really hope PGI can turn this around and rally our spirits.. but, they're going to have to take action very soon.