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[Deathlike]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 05:47 AM, said:

I do not enjoy most of the new content
Protecting Mr Potato Head is just annoying, as you cannot know which route he is going to take until it's too late, and your Spud compratiots may or may not push, whichever side you're on.

The path Mr Potato takes should be an easy addition to the battlegrid, but we've not gotten that QoL feature in the months it's been here. I genuinely do not enjoy the mode.

But worst of all, what Escort did, was remove a large percentage of the GOOD maps from showing up, because they do not support the mode
HPG
Mining
Canyon

Fun maps, not too dark, good visibility, fast action...but we see Grim (poorly balanced), Forest (damn that visibility), and Frozen so very often
Ignoring the fact the FC & FC are inferior versions to the old ones (#PGIPLZ), I have played so many maps and modes I simply do not enjoy, it ruined my enjoyment of trying to play Shooty Stompy Robots

I do not enjoy the newest additions to the game...
I'd almost like the option to opt out of Escort, because then I win on two fronts. No more Mr Potato Head, and I also get to win the Map Lottery more often, seeing the good, small maps, more than the large, poorly designed maps.


Domination is at least Skirmish in a Circle...until the last Reds go to hide and protect their Kd, but your allies stay in the circle, making you unable to play Shooty Stompy Robots...

Escort limits map choices.

The problem indirectly is that Escort isn't really compatible with certain maps due to size... but then again, PGI can't figure out how to make Domination work on Crimson Strait.

It's totally Lostech.

[Skoll]

Deathlike, on 21 March 2017 - 08:12 AM, said:

The problem indirectly is that Escort isn't really compatible with certain maps due to size... but then again, PGI can't figure out how to make Domination work on Crimson Strait.

It's a lot worse on Alpine.. Then again, everything is.

[Gas Guzzler]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 06:55 AM, said:

Ah, WoL

The cancer

Goons gonna goon.

I agree with you, base rushing (whether or not its my team or the other team) to end a match quick is frustrating. No chance to shoot mechs, no damage, less C-bills, no fun.

[Deathlike]

Skoll, on 21 March 2017 - 08:16 AM, said:

It's a lot worse on Alpine.. Then again, everything is.

Conquest is barely bearable on it. It's not like we'll use 50% of the map anyways (I mean, PGI made it hueg and all).

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Mystere, on 21 March 2017 - 08:11 AM, said:

IP-theft lawsuits would be really fun for PGI.

Except that wouldn't be IP theft for a game mode especially given how both are made by two different companies yet have the same mode, or maybe both are big enough that they didn't feel like that would get them anywhere but I doubt it.

Edited by Quicksilver Kalasa, 21 March 2017 - 08:29 AM.

[MacClearly]

Skoll, on 21 March 2017 - 06:53 AM, said:

It gives you plenty. It gives you a win if you're a W/L/D [Redacted]. It gives the tears of people like you, which are probably the best thing about it. I'd rather basecap every time with a Locust lance while the rest of the team is distracting you because it's a more satisfying victory.

Luckily there are more people that actually enjoy combat then there are folks such as yourself. But I guess if you are not able to acquire the skills neccessary to be decent at combat, your approach could work.

Edited by draiocht, 21 March 2017 - 11:33 AM.
Quote Clean-Up

[Mcgral18]

WarHippy, on 21 March 2017 - 08:06 AM, said:

Seems like a good thing to me since those three see way too much play as it is in the age of voting.

So we shouldn't be able to choose to play the only good maps in the game?

That seems like a poor decision

[Rhialto]

Event let us play a bit more Escort than usual but it's still hard to complete the event because Escort is not showing up enough because not all map offer it.

But OP is right, why don't we know the path VIP will use? It seems the dropship know where to grab the VIP though!

Also MM should count how many Defend vs Attack for each player to better balance this because 9/10 I get to Defend. It's a good thing in a way since Defend seems to win more but that prove Attack looks harder.

It was nice when we could choose mode. Were they afraid of a mode not being popular to remove this? For sure it would be much easier to complete this kind of event if we could select mode. Easier here also mean faster so great for players limited in play time.

[Mystere]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 08:36 AM, said:

So we shouldn't be able to choose to play the only good maps in the game?

That seems like a poor decision

To me, the solution is really simple: get rid of both map and game mode voting. By doing so, maps and game modes can be paired where appropriate and the distribution of such pairs can be controlled either manually or automatically.

[Mcgral18]

Mystere, on 21 March 2017 - 08:46 AM, said:

To me, the solution is really simple: get rid of both map and game mode voting. By doing so, maps and game modes can be paired where appropriate and the distribution of such pairs can be controlled either manually or automatically.

Along with the old Opt out system, for naturally longer queues
Acceptable

[Deathlike]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 08:49 AM, said:

Along with the old Opt out system, for naturally longer queues
Acceptable

That circle puts me to sleep.

Alt+Tabbing to something else has been the most appropriate solutions these days.

[Rhialto]

Deathlike, on 21 March 2017 - 08:50 AM, said:

Alt+Tabbing to something else has been the most appropriate solutions these days.

FYI, less crashes with ALT-ENTER

[Mcgral18]

Deathlike, on 21 March 2017 - 08:50 AM, said:

That circle puts me to sleep.

Alt+Tabbing to something else has been the most appropriate solutions these days.

Rhialto, on 21 March 2017 - 08:53 AM, said:

FYI, less crashes with ALT-ENTER

Borderless Window

No crashing, Kitten Gifs at the ready

[Deathlike]

Rhialto, on 21 March 2017 - 08:53 AM, said:

FYI, less crashes with ALT-ENTER

I don't use fullscreen and I rarely crash with the game (because redownloading pak files on patch day does miracles or something).

[Mystere]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 08:49 AM, said:

Along with the old Opt out system, for naturally longer queues
Acceptable

No opting out.

"You go to war with the army [or in this case, Mech] you have, not the army you might want ... "

[Mcgral18]

Mystere, on 21 March 2017 - 10:12 AM, said:

No opting out.

"You go to war with the army [or in this case, Mech] you have, not the army you might want ... "

"I refuse to follow Mr Potato Man"

You can't pay me enough Cbills to accept this contract
I'm a freelance Merc, who gets paid to Shoot Robots
Not protect them

[Marauder3D]

I despise escort, not because of the mode itself; but the terrible maps (for brawling) that I always seem to play it on.....

[Christophe Ivanov]

How to fix Escort? My idea would be that the defending team would see the route lined out as it moves to the drop/pickup zone while looking out your cockpit and you should also see it in the map as well. That way, you and your team can plan accordingly to defend it while it's on it's way. I also agree it should be able to defend it's self with weapons to make it harder as it's way to easy to kill it as it is.

[Mystere]

Mcgral18, on 21 March 2017 - 10:13 AM, said:

"I refuse to follow Mr Potato Man"

You can't pay me enough Cbills to accept this contract
I'm a freelance Merc, who gets paid to Shoot Robots
Not protect them

If only this game had a way of denying contracts to mercs deemed "too picky".

[Appogee]

Having PGI design AI is like having a deaf person design a hearing aid.