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[cazidin]

RussianWolf, on 21 November 2016 - 10:40 AM, said:

VIII is correct.

Its V + III since you wouldn't use IIV for 3.

Thank you, RussianWolf. Your intent is sincere and noble but I was being sarcastic, since he wrote in parenthesis eight after VII, suggesting that the reader may be ignorant of roman numerals.

Edited by cazidin, 21 November 2016 - 10:42 AM.

[Graugger]

Bud Crue, on 21 November 2016 - 04:30 AM, said:

Well, if you're thinking free for all as in a Solaris mode, then it was originally put on hold because Russ said they could not get the game to work.

Corrected.

[Bud Crue]

cazidin, on 21 November 2016 - 10:41 AM, said:

Thank you, RussianWolf. Your intent is sincere and noble but I was being sarcastic, since he wrote in parenthesis eight after VII, suggesting that the reader may be ignorant of roman numerals.

Oy vey.

actually I wrote it out to make it abundantly clear that the VIII was intentional and clear to my fellow lorenerds that the updated "solaris" we were hypothesizing about would not be Solaris seven but rather eight.

Edited by Bud Crue, 21 November 2016 - 11:02 AM.

[RussianWolf]

Bud Crue, on 21 November 2016 - 11:00 AM, said:

Oy vey.

actually I wrote it out to make it abundantly clear that the VIII was intentional and clear to my fellow lorenerds that the updated "solaris" we were hypothesizing about would not be Solaris seven but rather eight.

yep... I got it.

Wonder what ever happened to Solaris I-VI? Was it something like Babylon 1-4?

cazidin, on 21 November 2016 - 10:41 AM, said:

Thank you, RussianWolf. Your intent is sincere and noble but I was being sarcastic, since he wrote in parenthesis eight after VII, suggesting that the reader may be ignorant of roman numerals.

sarcasm....... hard to detect through a monitor. lol

[Luscious Dan]

Honestly I think they were right not to rush a Solaris mode, as it will be boring as hell if set up incorrectly. A lot of potential for matches to delay if anyone is trying to hide and wait for the endgame, especially with no teammates to share radar with you. Assuming last man standing gets the lion's share of the C-bills and XP, I'm not sure how you keep the pace fast and furious when there's a strong incentive to hide a bit until enemies weaken each other.

Maybe you do just force smaller maps (fewer places to hide) and a smaller number of players in the match (6-8?).

[Johnny Z]

Luscious Dan, on 21 November 2016 - 11:48 AM, said:

Honestly I think they were right not to rush a Solaris mode, as it will be boring as hell if set up incorrectly. A lot of potential for matches to delay if anyone is trying to hide and wait for the endgame, especially with no teammates to share radar with you. Assuming last man standing gets the lion's share of the C-bills and XP, I'm not sure how you keep the pace fast and furious when there's a strong incentive to hide a bit until enemies weaken each other.

Maybe you do just force smaller maps (fewer places to hide) and a smaller number of players in the match (6-8?).

They could make it a damage done wins all kind of thing to. Or maybe 2 winners per match if that is included. Why not for FFA? I mean half the players win in any mode currently in game. 2 winners is still a lot less.

There will for sure be other modes on Solaris as well, of some kind.

More on topic, who wouldn't drop into an FFA match on Solaris right now if they could.

Edited by Johnny Z, 21 November 2016 - 12:01 PM.

[Tristan Winter]

Because PGI is spending less resources on MWO and more resources on the next Transverse, probably.

[S 0 L E N Y A]

#NoMoreBuckets

[RussianWolf]

Boogie138, on 21 November 2016 - 12:56 PM, said:

#NoMoreBuckets

many won't come back with the existing buckets.... so what do you really have to lose?

[Mechteric]

KoalaBrownie, on 21 November 2016 - 10:40 AM, said:

Well, creating another game mode would further split the playerbase, increasing wait times for games and decreasing population in the two existing modes.

Also don't know if you're aware of games like Call of Duty, Overwatch, Counterstrike, but these are all team games, death match or otherwise. Not Free For All. Free for all is frankly out of date for the most part.

They could always just make the FFA games not give CBills or XP. That way you only do the FFA a bit on the side, but still need to spend time in the normal pub queue to get your mech skills.

Well, maybe just not XP, because Solaris better be giving some CBills!

Edited by CapperDeluxe, 21 November 2016 - 01:49 PM.

[Tarl Cabot]

RussianWolf, on 21 November 2016 - 11:14 AM, said:

yep... I got it.

Wonder what ever happened to Solaris I-VI? Was it something like Babylon 1-4?


sarcasm....... hard to detect through a monitor. lol

Solaris star system with Solaris 7 being the 7th and largest planet of that system.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Solaris

I know, likely being sarcastic about the 1-6 vs Babylon 1-4

Edited by Tarl Cabot, 21 November 2016 - 05:03 PM.

[C E Dwyer]

razenWing, on 21 November 2016 - 03:40 AM, said:

as titled.

and even if you have problem implementing in public games, at least make it available private?

Can do it now in private lobby.

Set up a lobby, agree where your all going to start before the shooting starts, move there.

Say go

last standing wins..

Simple..

[Tristan Winter]

Cathy, on 21 November 2016 - 05:35 PM, said:

Can do it now in private lobby.

Of course, people used to say this about stock mode.

[Jingseng]

you mean kdk slap-fest mode? =p

Everyone would, essentially, choose their heaviest, most well armored, probably long ranged mech.

There would be almost no reason to choose anything under assault class. If you think light agility will save you from focused fire of of 23 other pilots (or 11, or 5) you have another thing coming. ECM light in a 6/12 person ffa might stand a chance, depending on the map shape.

If they outlawed assaults, it would just be warhammers, marauders, and night gyrs.... and so on down the list.

Eventually you end up with scouting cw mode, but without teams (or intel/dropships) =p

Speaking of which, the mech chose trend in scouting cw is pretty much proof how ffa will turn out.

[Lyoto Machida]

RussianWolf, on 21 November 2016 - 11:14 AM, said:

yep... I got it.

Wonder what ever happened to Solaris I-VI? Was it something like Babylon 1-4?


sarcasm....... hard to detect through a monitor. lol

Tarl Cabot, on 21 November 2016 - 05:02 PM, said:

Solaris star system with Solaris 7 being the 7th and largest planet of that system.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Solaris

I know, likely being sarcastic about the 1-6 vs Babylon 1-4

"9th Sword? What happened to the other 8 swords??? Huh Huh"

Edited by Lyoto Machida, 22 November 2016 - 12:23 AM.

[Nyte Wolf]

while i think free for all is great in theory it won't work.

My reasoning behind this is as follows.

1. people form groups naturally as a consequence of interacting with each other.
2. groups lead to teams
3. eventually as teams are formed,the free for all becomes "who's turn is it to win this round"
4. teams make free for all not possible.

[Kaspirikay]

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[TheArisen]

Jingseng, on 21 November 2016 - 07:38 PM, said:

you mean kdk slap-fest mode? =p

Everyone would, essentially, choose their heaviest, most well armored, probably long ranged mech.

There would be almost no reason to choose anything under assault class. If you think light agility will save you from focused fire of of 23 other pilots (or 11, or 5) you have another thing coming. ECM light in a 6/12 person ffa might stand a chance, depending on the map shape.

If they outlawed assaults, it would just be warhammers, marauders, and night gyrs.... and so on down the list.

Eventually you end up with scouting cw mode, but without teams (or intel/dropships) =p

Speaking of which, the mech chose trend in scouting cw is pretty much proof how ffa will turn out.

Well Solaris would have weight specific matches. Lights vrs lights, assaults vrs assaults, etc.

[Stone Wall]

razenWing, on 21 November 2016 - 03:40 AM, said:

as titled.

and even if you have problem implementing in public games, at least make it available private?

That's a feature that could only be made for past MechWarrior titles. That technology was lost forever. Another technology that has been lost forever is a game lobby and being able to host your own games with options for free.

[Shiroi Tsuki]

T-Team based game and role warfare?

Also tbh idc as long as 270mm brawling is a thing that happens more often <3