35 replies to this topic

[Novakaine]

Lol people, fog and smoke are called soft covers.
Just like in real life.
I have zero problem and I'm running a GT 730 on medium settings.

[Bishop Steiner]

Idealsuspect, on 13 September 2016 - 01:30 PM, said:

Buy one monitor per map.

yes...because that's obviously the same as hitting escape, taking 2 seconds to adjust settings then resume at the beginning of a match...

Novakaine, on 13 September 2016 - 02:50 PM, said:

Lol people, fog and smoke are called soft covers.
Just like in real life.
I have zero problem and I'm running a GT 730 on medium settings.

yeah but don't you just sit back and say "plz hold lokz"??????

[El Bandito]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 13 September 2016 - 02:44 PM, said:

except you have limited range. I tried that, but kept getting hit by someone using a large laser who I couldnt see even in advanced zoom

Caustic fights happen usually at close to mid range. I generally have no issue with spotting the enemy in NV, even though my eye sight is pretty bad.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

El Bandito, on 13 September 2016 - 04:25 PM, said:

Caustic fights happen usually at close to mid range. I generally have no issue with spotting the enemy in NV, even though my eye sight is pretty bad.

Youve NEVER run into the guys that hang out on the outskirts and snipe with erll beyond sight range? Cause I see that nearly every time I drop in there. And Im tier 3 which means i match with everyone

[RussianWolf]

Some people won't be happy unil the maps are flat plains with no effects what-so-ever. You will be able to see all mechs at all times unless they stand behind an assault.

When I go outside I have to deal with stuff like Rain, and Snow and Fog and every once in a while smoke. Where do I turn all that crap off?

I'd love for PGI to make code the game so the effect are at the lowest settings and simply get better detail at higher settings. but that would imply competance and coding skill .

Edited by RussianWolf, 13 September 2016 - 04:54 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

RussianWolf, on 13 September 2016 - 04:53 PM, said:

When I go outside I have to deal with stuff like Rain, and Snow and Fog and every once in a while smoke. Where do I turn all that crap off?

nice strawman, trying to compare real life with a video game.

and not even a simulator

[GenghisJr]

Democracy has spoken, the winners are Frozen City, HPG, Canyon Network, Mining Collective, Polar Highlands & Alpine, recently relegated from the winners club to is Crimson Straights.which will now languish unused with TT, River City, Caustic, Viridian.and so on

What do all the winners have in common - good visibility, free of clutter, consistent lighting. Why is this the winning combination - they make the game more enjoyable.

Want to attract more players - make the game enjoyable, want to make the game enjoyable, make maps with good lighting, free of clutter and with good visibility.

Fun needs to be the meta.

[RussianWolf]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 13 September 2016 - 04:55 PM, said:

nice strawman, trying to compare real life with a video game.

and not even a simulator

And I would disagree. Every Mechwarrior title has been a simulator (as much as the graphics of the time would allow) with people going so far as to make cockpit surrounds to make it even more so.

Battletech isn't a simulator.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

my least fave thing about marsh too

RussianWolf, on 13 September 2016 - 05:03 PM, said:

And I would disagree.

and the devs would disagree with you. The game used to say it was a simulator, when it became no longer one, they removed that description from the game's web page.

Edited by Mechwarrior Buddah, 13 September 2016 - 05:05 PM.

[RussianWolf]

GenghisJr, on 13 September 2016 - 04:59 PM, said:

Democracy has spoken, the winners are Frozen City, HPG, Canyon Network, Mining Collective, Polar Highlands & Alpine, recently relegated from the winners club to is Crimson Straights.which will now languish unused with TT, River City, Caustic, Viridian.and so on

What do all the winners have in common - good visibility, free of clutter, consistent lighting. Why is this the winning combination - they make the game more enjoyable easy-mode.

Want to attract more players - make the game enjoyable easy-mode, want to make the game enjoyable easy-mode, make maps with good lighting, free of clutter and with good visibility.

Fun needs to be the meta.

FIFY

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 13 September 2016 - 05:05 PM, said:

my least fave thing about marsh too



and the devs would disagree with you. The game used to say it was a simulator, when it became no longer one, they removed that description from the game's web page.

they also call it a battletech game.

they also call it a "thinking-man's shooter"

I could also give a crap what they think seeing as what they have done to this game. And Russ' "we don't want or need player input" comments

Edited by RussianWolf, 13 September 2016 - 05:11 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

GenghisJr, on 13 September 2016 - 04:59 PM, said:

Frozen City, HPG, Polar Highlands & Alpine,

What do all the winners have in common - good visibility, free of clutter, consistent lighting.

What do these all have in common? COLD MAPS

Why didnt ppl like terra therma?

we were fighting IN A VOLCANO

and theyre nerfing heat sinks even more apparently. Guess what maps youre gonna see even LESS of after that

RussianWolf, on 13 September 2016 - 05:08 PM, said:

FIFY


they also call it a battletech game.

they also call it a "thinking-man's shooter"

they also make things worse on a monthly basis.

not arguing any of that, just saying its not a simulator. its an arcade shooter at best

[El Bandito]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 13 September 2016 - 04:43 PM, said:

Youve NEVER run into the guys that hang out on the outskirts and snipe with erll beyond sight range? Cause I see that nearly every time I drop in there. And Im tier 3 which means i match with everyone

From my experience Caustic is basically nascar until one side collapses, most of the time. And whenever I see some pesky Light/Scat sniping with ERLLs, I simply tell my mates to ignore the bugger and focus on the bigger fish, and nascaring.

[BattleBunny]

we should have a "no fog" weekend event, and see if that attracts more players then these CW grinds.

[Sader325]

Nightvision and Heatvision.

Learn to use them.

[Appogee]

Caustic Night is certainly a different experience.

Night Vision is good, though you can't see the long range snipers because the draw distance cuts out at a few hundred meters.

Does heat vision work on that map? I thought it would be too hot to work?

Edited by Appogee, 14 September 2016 - 01:54 AM.

[BattleBunny]

Appogee, on 14 September 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Caustic Night is certainly a different experience.

Night Vision is good, though you can't see the long range snipers because the draw distance cuts out at a few hundred meters.

Does heat vision work on that map? I thought it would be too hot to work?

You can use heat vision, it will change the environment bright and the mechs beyond the usual draw distance black. Its how those long range snipers see you.