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[Peter2k]

BLOOD WOLF, on 06 December 2016 - 02:18 PM, said:

did he ever say he was never going to make another mech? the question was not that MWO was not getting other mechs. There is a distinction to be made.

remember if they stop making mechs for a while or reduce the number of mechs made, thats unspent resources that need to be put somewhere else.

Frankly I'd like it if they reduce the pace with mechs a bit and could try other revenue streams as well

Hey if they can build and sell me a hangar like in Star Citizen I'd be happy about that too

[Johnny Z]

I'm not making a twitter account btw.

[Peter2k]

RestosIII, on 06 December 2016 - 02:23 PM, said:

Yeah I know

Bishop asked Russ if we could have more factions now that there's "only" clans vs IS
So you wouldn't split players even more by bringing in more factions
So why not the camo too?

Johnny Z, on 06 December 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

I'm not making a twitter account btw.

That's fine
It's going in the no direction, so most people seem to want even more mechs packs faster

Dear God I hope I never see the "wanna buy a mechpack" nonsense again
Since the majority loves more mech packs

Edited by Peter2k, 06 December 2016 - 02:28 PM.

[Johnny Z]

Peter2k, on 06 December 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

Frankly I'd like it if they reduce the pace with mechs a bit and could try other revenue streams as well

Hey if they can build and sell me a hangar like in Star Citizen I'd be happy about that too

Heck ya.

[Jay Leon Hart]

@GMT 22:16
YES - 36%
NO - 64%

A few choice quotes that look horrid because I CBA formatting quotes form Twitter properly;

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Larsh The Casual MW ‏@Larsh_01 2h2 hours ago
@russ_bullock I'd suggest working on other parts of MWO that need focused on. Then adding more mechs afterwards

Russ Bullock ‏@russ_bullock 51m51 minutes ago
@Larsh_01 again - mech production does not interrupt feature production. Stopping mech production does not speed up feature production

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Mr_Blastman ‏@Mr_Blastman 41m41 minutes ago
@russ_bullock Yes! We gots enough. Moar maps and gamemodes plz--ticket based capture and defend respawn like battlefield/living legends.

Russ Bullock ‏@russ_bullock 37m37 minutes ago
@Mr_Blastman Thanks, However that kind of feature development is not impacted by mech production.Maps and gamemodes is major initiative 2017

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Dimento Graven ‏@DimentoGraven 2m2 minutes ago
@russ_bullock Haven't you been telling us the people working on 'mechs are different from those working on the rest of the game.
Russ Bullock ‏@russ_bullock 47s47 seconds ago

@DimentoGraven yes they are - still valid to ask how you feel with a poll. Want to try and give you guys what you desire

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Daffan ‏@icDaffan 20m20 minutes ago
@russ_bullock Who the hell votes No... seriously. The game has so many other things it needs. Cant even put particles up without lag

Russ Bullock ‏@russ_bullock 19m19 minutes ago
@icDaffan feature development is not impacted by mech production - that may be why

[Navid A1]

Jay Leon Hart, on 06 December 2016 - 02:29 PM, said:

@GMT 22:16
YES - 36%
NO - 64%

A few choice quotes that look horrid because I CBA formatting quotes form Twitter properly;

Russ is saying is the team responsible for mech production is separate.
However...
I'd love to know the answer to this particular question though:

Would They ( mech production team) be sitting there doing nothing If mech production is slowed down (say, one every 2 months)?
There would be new tasks to assign to them. And that means more stuff in other areas than mechs.

[Peter2k]

Jay Leon Hart, on 06 December 2016 - 02:29 PM, said:

@GMT 22:16
YES - 36%
NO - 64%

A few choice quotes that look horrid because I CBA formatting quotes form Twitter properly;

You should include the one where Russ said that he has no intention to stop releasing mechs

And that he could do other eye candy stuff as revenue stream

Navid A1, on 06 December 2016 - 02:35 PM, said:

Russ is saying is the team responsible for mech production is separate.
However...
I'd love to know the answer to this particular question though:

Would They ( mech production team) be sitting there doing nothing If mech production is slowed down (say, one every 2 months)?
There would be new tasks to assign to them. And that means more stuff in other areas than mechs.

You're already on twitter, reading what Russ is posting

The answer is there

Custom geo that work like decals

https://twitter.com/...250307101466624

Edited by Peter2k, 06 December 2016 - 02:38 PM.

[Navid A1]

Peter2k, on 06 December 2016 - 02:37 PM, said:

You're already on twitter, reading what Russ is posting

The answer is there

Custom geo that work like decals

https://twitter.com/...250307101466624

I know. Just responding to some people who are basing their argument on cherry picking between tweets.

[Hawk819]

I voted 'No'

due to the fact, that the Clans are sorely lacking in some areas, like the 20 ton Light to match the other Inner Sphere Lights. Only viable enough to handle that is the Arctic Cheater. And it's doing fair to good. If the Fire Moth came into the game, then that would add some seriousness to the Clan Arsenal.

The Fire Moth has the speed capability of the Locust, plus MASC, which'll give it some means to keep up, and it has the firepower to outdo that Locust, and a few other Inner Sphere Lights, namely outgun the Firestarter and Spider.

On another note, there are some Second Line `Mechs that can help bolster the Touman. Like the Griffin IIC, Shadow Hawk IIC, Horned Owl, Glass Viper, Stone Rhino, Bane, Warhammer IIC, Phoenix Hawk IIC, Clint IIC, Command IIC, Locust IIC, and that's just for starters.

[DAYLEET]

Trick question.

Do i want PGI to stop making mech? No.

Do i want PGI to stop making heavies? Yes.

Do i want PGI to close their biggest source of cash(that we know of). No.

Do i wish mechpack werent the only thing we get? Yes.

Do i think new mech impede the making of new pattern/camo and retrofit? yes.

Would i rather get new interesting pattern instead of new mech? Yes.

Do i wish PGI advance the time line and open a can of worm? No.

Do i believe that the fact i joined more than 3 years ago influence my answer? Yes.

Do i believe new players to be overwhelmed with all the mech already in the game? Yes. the 3 mech rule is thankfully about to get terminated and should help that.

Can the employees doing the mech do something else at pgi or are they laid off? because that would heavily influence my answer as well.

What is Russ trying to prove or find out? Let new players buy whats already there? move artist to mw5? is it a retort to "do you want a mech pack" meme, missing the point of that meme?

DrxAbstract, on 06 December 2016 - 01:14 PM, said:

Man that is a loaded question... Good thing he posted it on Twitter instead of his game's forum!

Maybe if he had posted that on the forum the answers to that question would have some values. Right now we dont know what "YES" would mean for the game.

Zolaz, on 06 December 2016 - 01:25 PM, said:

Russ just wants to put mech creating assets towards Mechwarrior 5.

Thats what im afraid of. So i wont vote at all.

Gas Guzzler, on 06 December 2016 - 01:45 PM, said:

Instead you might see things like custom mech geometry,

INSTEAD, Russ could make an official comment. Asking "too many mech?" isnt reassuring or helping at all if we dont know why.

BLOOD WOLF, on 06 December 2016 - 02:18 PM, said:

did he ever say he was never going to make another mech?

He didnt say anything really. Thats wanting to involve us in the MWO development without telling us anything. This isnt about if we think theres enough mech in the game and you know that. Its about what else he would be doing. Thats the important part thats missing to give an answer.

Peter2k, on 06 December 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

Frankly I'd like it if they reduce the pace with mechs a bit and could try other revenue streams as well

Hey if they can build and sell me a hangar like in Star Citizen I'd be happy about that too

SEE? If that is Russ plan, then he should let us know. Hell! i would be all over more stuff in mwo that isnt purely battlemech but related to. Hangar? fk yes. Lore/history written in game when you buy or own a mech? sign me in. Right now, we hit the store, buy a piece of equipment and click "join", the process could be more interesting.

Edited by DAYLEET, 06 December 2016 - 03:36 PM.

[a gaijin]

He stated that voting yes does not slow down production on other aspects of the game.

[Tom Sawyer]

Star Commander Horse, on 06 December 2016 - 02:56 PM, said:

He stated that voting yes does not slow down production on other aspects of the game.

Considering the glacial state of development on anything other than new mechs that is not suprising

[Green Mamba]

People constantly asking for more Mechs when thats the Monetizing model they chose by selling mechs and mech packs is why we the other parts of the game are stale to almost non existant

[a gaijin]

Tom Sawyer, on 06 December 2016 - 03:01 PM, said:

Considering the glacial state of development on anything other than new mechs that is not suprising

Well...you can't argue with the truth!

[Daelen Rottiger]

This company is asking the players to vote on game development on Twitter instead using their own homepage?!

just.... wtf ?!

and why is he asking? isn't mechs their money grab #1? I thought they wanted to develop another game? Why generating less money now?

too many question... too less answers

[Big Tin Man]

Things the mech modeling team could work on besides mechs:

1. Map items such as destructible walls, vehicles, buildings
2. New camo patterns instead of creating the same camo patterns for new mechs
3. Discovery of the color pink (not Marik Violet)
4. New/different mechbay artwork instead of old #4
5. Porting assets over to Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries
5.1 Read "How to 3-D model for Unreal 4 for dummies"
6. Custom geometry
7. Figuring out how to integrate additional 'false' hitboxes for extraneous mech geometry (i.e. missile bay doors damage doesn't count for torso damage, shield arms shielding, phoenix hawk bunny ears, etc)
8. Aerotech

[Cabusha3]

Funny, everyone bit©h3$ about too many mech packs, but when asked if MWO has enough mechs, the NO vote is in the lead at 60%. Way to pu$$y out. Way to "vote with your wallet."

You're just a bunch of hypocrites.

Edited by Cabusha3, 06 December 2016 - 03:23 PM.

[Daelen Rottiger]

Cabusha3, on 06 December 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

Funny, everyone ******* about too many mech packs, but when asked if MWO has enough mechs, the NO vote is in the lead at 60%. Way to ***** out.

guess there are alotta fanboyz on twitter

[Konrad]

Cabusha3, on 06 December 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

Funny, everyone bit©h3$ about too many mech packs, but when asked if MWO has enough mechs, the NO vote is in the lead at 60%. Way to pu$$y out. Way to "vote with your wallet."

You're just a bunch of hypocrites.

You tell'em

[Angel of Annihilation]

I have to admit, I am the type of person who gets bored quickly so I need a new mech fairly often or else I will get bored and find something else to do. Also I am still waiting on my favorite mechs like the Wardog, Tempest, Stealth, Vixen, Goshawk, etc so until those get in, there can never be enough mechs.

Cabusha3, on 06 December 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

Funny, everyone bit©h3$ about too many mech packs, but when asked if MWO has enough mechs, the NO vote is in the lead at 60%. Way to pu$$y out. Way to "vote with your wallet."

You're just a bunch of hypocrites.

No you got it all wrong. Everyone grips about PGI adding mech packs when they aren't adding any other new content. They aren't actually griping about adding new mechs.