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[Bishop Steiner]

Going to reckon this is a not so subtle hint as to where the time jump will be landing us, and therefore also the focus of upcoming CW play.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 09 March 2017 - 12:01 PM.

[xe N on]

... and it will be fought with Kodiaks, Nightgyrs and Hunchbacks-IIC

Edited by xe N on, 09 March 2017 - 11:48 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

xe N on, on 09 March 2017 - 11:48 AM, said:

... and it will be fought with Kodiaks, Nightgyrs and Hunchbacks-IIC

eh, according to MW4, it was fought with Timberwolves, Mad Dogs, Summoners, Direwolves and Madcat mkIIs... so not seeing a huge difference.

[Alan Davion]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 March 2017 - 11:51 AM, said:

Madcat mkIIs...

Considering 2 of the 4 new 3060+ mechs coming this Spring/Summer are Clan mechs, it's almost guaranteed that 1 of those 2 Clan mechs is going to be the Mk II.

[Gas Guzzler]

Can we have an Operation Bulldog/Task Force Serpent event first?

[FLG 01]

The start page of MWO features them already:






However, I hope they don't turn this into a simple Davion/FedSuns vs Steiner/Lyrans conflict. The FCCW was a lot more complex, and a lot dirtier than that.

Bishop Steiner, on 09 March 2017 - 11:51 AM, said:

eh, according to MW4, it was fought with Timberwolves, Mad Dogs, Summoners, Direwolves and Madcat mkIIs... so not seeing a huge difference.

One Daishi is ok - as long as it has the colours of the 10th Lyran Guards.

[Michal R]

LOL after 3 months. RLY soo long to do this PGI?
My grandpa is faster...

[Bishop Steiner]

Gas Guzzler, on 09 March 2017 - 11:55 AM, said:

Can we have an Operation Bulldog/Task Force Serpent event first?

apparently not. They probably don't want to screw up, have all the Compies play Clans and somehow have the Smoking Jags survive. KDK3s, HBK2Cs and Night Gyrs save the Smoke Jags bacon!

FLG 01, on 09 March 2017 - 11:56 AM, said:

The start page of MWO features them already:






However, I hope they don't turn this into a simple Davion/FedSuns vs Steiner/Lyrans conflict. The FCCW was a lot more complex, and a lot dirtier than that.




One Daishi is ok - as long as it has the colours of the 10th Lyran Guards.

MW4 vengeance thru Mercs made it seem like Clan Mechs were a dime a dozen post Bulldog.

[MechaBattler]

St Ives is ours. >.>

[Bishop Steiner]

MechaBattler, on 09 March 2017 - 12:03 PM, said:

St Ives is ours. >.>

welcome to it. They were just mooching off the fedcom anyhow.

[SmokedJag]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 March 2017 - 11:51 AM, said:

eh, according to MW4, it was fought with Timberwolves, Mad Dogs, Summoners, Direwolves and Madcat mkIIs... so not seeing a huge difference.

Amazing how much Clan tech a unit that wasn't even involved in Jaguar stomping can have. Merchant caste is clearly dealing this stuff in open air markets.

[Gas Guzzler]

When I think about taking sides in this I just think about how much I hate Katherine Steiner-Davion. She is just such a rotten person.

[SmokedJag]

Gas Guzzler, on 09 March 2017 - 12:35 PM, said:

When I think about taking sides in this I just think about how much I hate Katherine Steiner-Davion. She is just such a rotten person.

In and out of universe she should have/could have been a much better antagonist. This was Hanse's baby girl after all. Instead we get bat$#!? crazy homicidal that somehow missed doing military service.

[Alan Davion]

FLG 01, on 09 March 2017 - 11:56 AM, said:

However, I hope they don't turn this into a simple Davion/FedSuns vs Steiner/Lyrans conflict. The FCCW was a lot more complex, and a lot dirtier than that.

What do you think this is? An in-depth RPG with a rich lore, where highly developed characters with their own personalities, ambitions and fears all take part in a great galactic drama?!

The nerve!

/sarcasm

But yeah, that's literally all this game is capable of handling. It's going to be a Davion vs Steiner event. Period.

And PGI have only themselves to blame.

[Gas Guzzler]

Alan Davion, on 09 March 2017 - 01:31 PM, said:

What do you think this is? An in-depth RPG with a rich lore, where highly developed characters with their own personalities, ambitions and fears all take part in a great galactic drama?!

The nerve!

/sarcasm

But yeah, that's literally all this game is capable of handling. It's going to be a Davion vs Steiner event. Period.

And PGI have only themselves to blame.

I mean, how do you involve highly developed characters in a purely PvP game?

[Bishop Steiner]

SmokedJag, on 09 March 2017 - 12:39 PM, said:

In and out of universe she should have/could have been a much better antagonist. This was Hanse's baby girl after all. Instead we get bat$#!? crazy homicidal that somehow missed doing military service.

sounds a tad like some other leaders of governments I've heard about.

[Alan Davion]

Gas Guzzler, on 09 March 2017 - 01:39 PM, said:

I mean, how do you involve highly developed characters in a purely PvP game?

That's what I was saying. FLG 01 was saying he wanted this event to be more than just another Side A vs Side B, but that's literally the only thing it can be because MWO could have been a lot, lot more than just a bog-standard PvP game, but the people in charge don't have a clue what they're doing and ruined any chance of these events ever being anything other than A vs B.

Or some ridiculous Leaderboard event for the next mech on the block.

[Gas Guzzler]

Alan Davion, on 09 March 2017 - 01:55 PM, said:

That's what I was saying. FLG 01 was saying he wanted this event to be more than just another Side A vs Side B, but that's literally the only thing it can be because MWO could have been a lot, lot more than just a bog-standard PvP game, but the people in charge don't have a clue what they're doing and ruined any chance of these events ever being anything other than A vs B.

Or some ridiculous Leaderboard event for the next mech on the block.

Um... still don't see the point. Its an online game... online games typically mean PVP, which means deep characters aren't really a part of the game. The game has always been marketed as a PvP game, expecting deep characters/story is unwarranted.

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 09 March 2017 - 02:01 PM.

[FLG 01]

Alan Davion, on 09 March 2017 - 01:55 PM, said:

FLG 01 was saying he wanted this event to be more than just another Side A vs Side B, but that's literally the only thing it can be because MWO could have been a lot, lot more than just a bog-standard PvP game, but the people in charge don't have a clue what they're doing and ruined any chance of these events ever being anything other than A vs B.

No, that was not exactly what I was saying. I said I am against a simple Steiner vs Davion interpretation of the conflict. I have no problem with Loyalists (=Side A) vs Allies (Side B ), because that might be necessary, even though if we had more players I'd surely opt for more factions like Free Syke.

Edited by FLG 01, 09 March 2017 - 02:03 PM.

[Alan Davion]

Gas Guzzler, on 09 March 2017 - 02:01 PM, said:

Um... still don't see the point. Its an online game... online games typically mean PVP, which means deep characters aren't really a part of the game. The game has always been marketed as a PvP game, expecting deep characters/story is unwarranted.

So you haven't played games like Eve Online, Star Trek Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, World of WarCraft and how many other Online games that have, you know, an actual story to go with them?