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[BWS2K]

Greetings, all!

I think it'd be rad to have a game mode where ambient heat spiked at semi-random intervals (every 30-40 seconds, for instance) or just increased a little bit every couple seconds. Chalk it up to solar flares or imminent volcanic eruptions or something. There could even be 'safe zones' like pools of water or domes to guard against the rising/spiking heat but those outside without sufficient heatsinks would soon find themselves overheating frequently.

It'd change the way a match flowed for sure. Opening with energy weapons might not be a bad idea but mid-game would probably be too hot for alpha strikes with a lot of lasers so pilots would have to plan accordingly. The dynamic of safe zones would significantly impact the match as well, as one without adequate heatsinks might be 'stranded' in a zone and unable or unwilling to cross to another. I think it'd take advantage of the Quick Ignition unlockable as well (It's kinda unused, in my opinion - most pilots only need it at the start of a match as a Light in Domination really), not to mention Heat Containment or Cool Shot consumables. Imagine the secondary impacts on things like Jump Jets and MASC, or how Thermal Vision may be more or less relevant at different stages during the match!

If you really wanted to go crazy, combine this with other existing modes - Conquest where only some of the points are in safe zones, or Domination where the 'hill' is *not* in a safe zone. What if you had only three safe zones on an Assault map - one at each base and one in the middle? How about something akin to the Cyclop's shared sensor enhancement - Cryofield Generators, where teammates benefit from an ambient cooling effect within 100m? What if the safe zones could be destroyed or the water pools drained to force the opponents back into the sweltering heat?

I honestly have no idea if any of this is even possible... but I still think it'd be cool. Or hot. Whatever. Just some thoughts I had. I sent them along through forum PM but got no response, so I'm posting here. Happy Gaming!

-BW

[Deadead]

as an odd duck player who loves cMPL/cERML novas and cERPPC/Clpl summoners above almost any other weapons and STILL loves the hot maps (i prefer old terra therma to new terra therma almost ONLY because it was much much hotter), i heartily approve of this idea. sounds like hella fun.

[BWS2K]

Oh man. Running 3 ERPPC's on my Summoner? Crazy hot but so lovely when the Reds all duck for cover...