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[D V Devnull]

BWS2K, on 14 December 2016 - 02:17 PM, said:

My guess is this is directly related to the "Why make the rewards so amazing during the holidays?!" complaints during the last event and the general idea that folks in places-not-America celebrate a lot during this time period. Cheers!

Yeah, I wish PGI hadn't listened to those folk... Now we're getting less good rewards, when those of us who actually have good inclination towards playing would have liked better. I do wish, however, that they had listened to those who were asking for the ability to catch up missed days on those Daily Challenges during Events.

~D. V. "Soooooooooo depressed..." Devnull

[Commander A9]

Haven't we warned PGI about having challenges tied to specific game types or maps? And then never having them come up in the rotation? :/

Or having the wrong side of the game mode assigned to you?

I despise challenges tied to specific maps or game modes, since we can't directly control either now. We can vote, but there's no guarantee you'll actually get it.

Edited by Commander A9, 14 December 2016 - 07:14 PM.

[Kali Rinpoche]

I've been playing non stop for 4 hours and have only had escort as an option once. Need to up the appearance of escort mission in mission select.

[Duncan1dah0]

I love the graphic. Kinda meh about the challenge, except for the 11th.

[Agent Cookie]

It's proving difficult to get Escort game mode, defender, and win victory conditions to . Reminds me of that one event, where you had to get a specific match score on a specific map, and many players would suicide their mechs or rush into the enemy just to cycle matches to get the map they needed so they could try and get a 500+ match score. Been trying for two hours now...the odds have not been in my favor...only twice have I actually managed to drop on Escort, Defender, and both times resulted in a loss.

Can objectives like these be removed from events and replaced with cumulative goals that can be achieved across any number of maps and or game modes? It's far more manageable and enjoyable to achieve 5,000 damage across any number of Quickplay game modes. Rather than map specific, team/side specific, victory/loss conditions.

I'm not going to participate in goals or events like this going forward...not worth the aggravation.

Edit: FINALLY! I have achieved great success and victory win condition on defender side of escort mission! 6 hours later... <3

Edited by Agent Cookie, 19 December 2016 - 08:01 PM.

[Commander A9]

Agent Cookie, on 14 December 2016 - 07:33 PM, said:

It's proving difficult to get Escort game mode, defender, and win victory conditions to . Reminds me of that one event, where you had to get a specific match score on a specific map, and many players would suicide their mechs or rush into the enemy just to cycle matches to get the map they needed so they could try and get a 500+ match score. Been trying for two hours now...the odds have not been in my favor...only twice have I actually managed to drop on Escort, Defender, and both times resulted in the

Can objectives like these be removed from events and replaced with cumulative goals that can be achieved across any number of maps and or game modes? It's far more manageable and enjoyable to achieve 5,000 damage across any number of Quickplay game modes. Rather than map specific, team/side specific, victory/loss conditions.

I'm not going to participate in goals or events like this going forward...not worth the aggravation.

That would be Territorial Control, and it was one of the toughest challenges in history, not because of player skillset, but because the map rotation system would **** you over so much!

2 hours...4 Escorts..all attacks...and finally got a defense...won 12-0. But damn did this take awhile. GRR!

Edited by Commander A9, 14 December 2016 - 08:02 PM.

[Sagamore]

Yeah the requirement of getting VIP defend and win is pretty ridiculous. If it was just get 80 match score in VIP I would have it hours ago but as it stands, I haven't even had a chance to defend the VIP yet (I've attacked the VIP 4 times already).

[Peiper]

A dozen games, 3 of them were escort, none of them on the defense. I give up on tonight's challenge... Oh well.

[I_AM_ZUUL]

glad im not the only pissed about how ive been playing all night and NEVER even got escort as an option!!!!!!! stupid pgi going to tie the event to a specific mode then not even up the rotation of that mode on that day... all the fail

[Butumali]

I_AM_ZUUL, on 14 December 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

glad im not the only pissed about how ive been playing all night and NEVER even got escort as an option!!!!!!! stupid pgi going to tie the event to a specific mode then not even up the rotation of that mode on that day... all the fail

Yeah I'm not one to normally complain but I only got one shot at a defense on escort. I guess I could suicide early and drop match but I like to see matches to the end and that isn't fair to the other people I'm playing with.

Alright, I'm over it good event otherwise.

[Agent Cookie]

Looking forward to the grab bag event, they are my favorite events so far, that and any event with cumulative goals that can be completed across any map and any game mode and any victory condition.

I wanted to find out if more events could be cumulative? It's hard to be able to log in everyday for 12-18 days in a row just to complete one task in the event. I'd rather see shorter events with goals that could be wrapped up in two-three days of game play (2-3 hours a day) and be done with the event so I can be free to frolic on he beach and chase lady cookies.

Please bring back cumulative events, that can be completed without having to log in during a specific day of the week to complete a specific task. These events were great, because I could knock them out in a day or two, three at most and then have the rest of the event off...because real life and playing outside matters.

Special thanks for the events and potential for free stuff, it's much appreciated. Looking forward to more grab baggies. Can the grab bag event be altered to get all the grab bags you can on the front end if you played enough qualifying matches? I'm imagining a pretty rough go on the faction play match requirements if you are out of sequence for the needed attack phase (1 through 5) during the day of the event for the grab baggie harvesting.

[Kshat]

Can't get games where I escort the VIP, so no chance at winning.

Sorry, I can't grind several ours for the chance to get a MATCH where I'm able to win.

[Thomas G Wolf]

4 hours not one escort game okay that is it for me I offically give up, this PGI was a massive step backwards as far as events go, I am not going to be herded like a sheep just for a cockpit item. The last events were great this one is a great fail, forcing people to play modes that the do not like or want to play is a no go.

[eight bit hero]

As a casual player this is the most Toxic thing I have ever seen. It can take hours to get some of these and you can only do it in one day? That's just messed up. Besides that It's glitchy as all hell. Won and escort as defender with tons of points....no statue. This game is already a money sink from hell to get anything. When you guys do something for free is this really necessary? Literally everyone of my friends has quit this game due to this fact and the 3 mechs to unlock any mech's extra skills. Bad on the Dev team for thinking this could be a good event. You should really go look at other games and what they do to pull people in. This really is a great game but it's these events and the pay walls that are keep making me quit.

[Thomas G Wolf]

Okay now 12 games in a row and no escort mission to even vote for, PGI you can take this event and shove it where the sun don´t shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KnightMarkus]

Xeno Phalcon, on 13 December 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

(Ignores jimmy)

This is sorta like getting socks for christmas, you say thank you mom but dont really mean it.

>2016
>not being in the stage of your life where you have buy everything you need for yourself, so you're actually happy when your mom gets you socks for Christmas because now you've been saved the painfully banal experience of buying socks for yourself
>disapproving Costanza.png

Anyways, I don't know what this escort whining is all about. I've managed to get into escort and win as a defender no problem. It's winner as the attacker that's going to be a challenge...

Edited by KnightMarkus, 15 December 2016 - 12:56 PM.

[Dorci]

SERIOUSLY how am I supposed to do today's escort challenge if I dont get defensive escort matches??? You could have at least done something like one of the gamemodes could be SURELY escort, but neveeermind, Im starting to have enough of this.

[Zarock]

So I got to have the right gamemode as voting-option, it has to be voted for, I have to be on the correct side, have 80 match score AND win?!
I like the idea of a different challenge every day, but this is just annoying since you have minor influence on acheiving this challenge, its mainly luck.

[CyanEyd]

Well, the 2nd day of Christmas was a bust...in the time available to me I was able to get only ONE escort match, which our team managed to lose. Wouldn't have minded earning that sweet Atlas statue, but at least there's no 12 day completion component in this event. Still, cheers PGI, thanks for the gifts!

Edited by CyanEyd, 15 December 2016 - 01:56 PM.

[JaidenHaze]

Trying to play for the Event for hours but i cant get a single match as a defender on escort. Could you maybe think about changing it to "Win an Escort Match with a Matchscore of 80 or higher"?