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[Gas Guzzler]

Juodas Varnas, on 06 February 2017 - 09:20 AM, said:

I honestly could not care any less about the skill tree.

I just can't force myself to care at all.

My only cares are concerns that it will make things worse.

[cazidin]

RestosIII, on 06 February 2017 - 07:56 AM, said:

Just look at the good will Mark Nicholson has from the times he's come here and posted. If more PGI employees did that sort of thing, I'd be a lot less worried that something bad was going on.

I actually volunteered, twice, to be a PR intern for PGI to help repair the relationship between them and the playerbase, while also doing the best I could to present good community ideas to the team. Being that I was a qualified American I was soundly rejected.

Wasn't really looking for a new job, mind you, a good PR guy really shouldn't be financially constrained by the team they're supposed to represent, I just thought it'd look good on my resume.

Edited by cazidin, 06 February 2017 - 09:37 AM.

[Coolant]

I don't mind the suspense and mystery at all...

[Splatshot]

So, they start around Labor day Hyping the new Stuff for MechCon, however when MechCon rolls around 3 months later its still is not ready to be shown. Now they say wait a couple more months.

Now it has been a couple more months and there is not any real communication or actual skill tree yet.

So I see nothing has changed.

Wonder how good MW5 will be.

Edited by Splatshot, 06 February 2017 - 11:42 AM.

[MechaBattler]

Well they did show it. But it was all placeholders. So it might be different than what was shown. I imagine the UI for it will be the same, just skills switched around.

[Tristan Winter]

They promised a PTS, so it's quite likely (although not certain) that we will get it.

Based on previous changes in MWO, it seems more likely that the new skill tree will not have a major impact rather than completely changing the game. I expect it will be business as usual. Won't really change MWO too much, for better or or worse.

[Gas Guzzler]

Tristan Winter, on 06 February 2017 - 12:06 PM, said:

They promised a PTS, so it's quite likely (although not certain) that we will get it.

Based on previous changes in MWO, it seems more likely that the new skill tree will not have a major impact rather than completely changing the game. I expect it will be business as usual. Won't really change MWO too much, for better or or worse.

Apparently the PTS should be this week.

[razenWing]

Splatshot, on 06 February 2017 - 11:41 AM, said:

So, they start around Labor day Hyping the new Stuff for MechCon, however when MechCon rolls around 3 months later its still is not ready to be shown. Now they say wait a couple more months.

Now it has been a couple more months and there is not any real communication or actual skill tree yet.

So I see nothing has changed.

Wonder how good MW5 will be.

You realized Mechon is like December 20ish. And we just ended January like 6 days ago right? Your "couple months" is greatly exaggerated.

[Gas Guzzler]

razenWing, on 06 February 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:

You realized Mechon is like December 20ish. And we just ended January like 6 days ago right? Your "couple months" is greatly exaggerated.

Still, I'm a little put out there has been no detailed information, no sign of PTS other than Russ saying "[PTS] should happen this week - official word very soon", so at best the PTS will be less than 2 weeks prior to the patch. So we have a balance defining feature being "player-tested" less than 2 weeks prior to release? So... "Thanks for testing it and providing feedback but here it is anyway Kthxbai!" ???

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 06 February 2017 - 12:18 PM.

[Monkey Lover]

Gas Guzzler, on 06 February 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

Still, I'm a little put out there has been no detailed information, no sign of PTS other than Russ saying "[PTS] should happen this week - official word very soon", so at best the PTS will be less than 2 weeks prior to the patch. So we have a balance defining feature being "player-tested" less than 2 weeks prior to release? So... "Thanks for testing it and providing feedback but here it is anyway Kthxbai!" ???

If they're not just transferring quirks this is going to be very bad. There is no way they will have time to balance this stuff.

Edited by Monkey Lover, 06 February 2017 - 12:48 PM.

[Tristan Winter]

Gas Guzzler, on 06 February 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

Still, I'm a little put out there has been no detailed information, no sign of PTS other than Russ saying "[PTS] should happen this week - official word very soon", so at best the PTS will be less than 2 weeks prior to the patch. So we have a balance defining feature being "player-tested" less than 2 weeks prior to release? So... "Thanks for testing it and providing feedback but here it is anyway Kthxbai!" ???

It rarely seems to be about balancing. Ghost range lasers got nuked and Energy Draw got nuked, but it seems like most of the PTS is about either finding bugs or sticking their toe in the water to see if the community will go nuclear when the feature is released. And that certainly seems to be the case this time, at any rate. They will gather data about any bugs, maybe gather data to adjust some numbers, and if most players seem to hate it, they will delay the release. But I don't think our feedback serves any real purpose.

[Splatshot]

razenWing, on 06 February 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:

You realized Mechon is like December 20ish. And we just ended January like 6 days ago right? Your "couple months" is greatly exaggerated.

Yeah and I forgot FW was going to lauch 90 days after launch, or many of the other blunders with time and dates they have.

If they get to gloss over timetables so do I.

[QuantumButler]

Splatshot, on 06 February 2017 - 12:35 PM, said:

Yeah and I forgot FW was going to lauch 90 days after launch, or many of the other blunders with time and dates they have.

If they get to gloss over timetables so do I.

Remember when they promised that death from above attacks would be in the game 100% in time for the highlander's launch?

Or when they'd be continuously rolling out new achievements in the weeks following the base implementation of the system and how this was supposed to replace the cbill earnings they nerfed in the cheevo patch somehow?

or when CW was going to be rapidly iterated on following the implementation of phase 1? [in a matter of weeks we were promised IIRC]

[RestosIII]

QuantumButler, on 06 February 2017 - 02:11 PM, said:

-snip-

Still waiting on IK to come back. They can't even give us a proper ETA.

[cazidin]

RestosIII, on 06 February 2017 - 02:21 PM, said:

Still waiting on IK to come back. They can't even give us a proper ETA.

See my above post.

I honestly believe that PGI has scrapped IK, again.

[RestosIII]

cazidin, on 06 February 2017 - 02:24 PM, said:

See my above post.

I honestly believe that PGI has scrapped IK, again.

If IK turns out to be scrapped, my rage could power at least a full Star of mechs.

[cazidin]

RestosIII, on 06 February 2017 - 02:33 PM, said:

If IK turns out to be scrapped, my rage could power at least a full Star of mechs.

I'll make a joke post, poking fun at PGI, if they scrap IK.

[I_AM_ZUUL]

Gas Guzzler, on 06 February 2017 - 09:35 AM, said:

My only cares are concerns that it will make things worse.

My only cares are the certainty that it will make it things worse.*

fixed it for you, buddy

[BLOOD WOLF]

wow, somebody just had to make this thread, and look who flocks to it.

"[color=#292F33]yah it should happen this week - official word very soon"[/color]

seriously, and you know who you are, stop making these kinds of threads. At this point these kinds of threads are just embarrassing.

Edited by BLOOD WOLF, 06 February 2017 - 03:32 PM.

[Carl Vickers]

BLOOD WOLF, on 06 February 2017 - 03:29 PM, said:

wow, somebody just had to make this thread, and look who flocks to it.

"[color=#292F33]yah it should happen this week - official word very soon"[/color]

You have been very very quiet for a few days.