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[justcallme A S H]

https://mwomercs.com...may-and-beyond/

Seems the discussion at the last round table of "FP4.2" coming in April, was nothing more than a poor April fools, as usual.

Can't say I didn't see this happening at all given the "special events" were promised as part of FP4.2 as well, even if they were meant to come as part of FP4.1

I guess we get to enjoy the same boring/broken eternal QP mode for at least another 3-4 months.

Edited by justcallme A S H, 10 April 2017 - 05:43 PM.

[Bud Crue]

Quickdraw and Victor Weapon Retrofits
The Quickdraw and Victor will be receiving a weapon retrofit pass this May, primarily aimed at improving the display of Missile weaponry to more accurately reflect the loadout.

If this means the tube counts are fixed, that is enough for me.

[Xaat Xuun]

Alpine Peaks Domination Beacon Relocation


nice, bout time

[BLOOD WOLF]

Special events-gonna be legit

[Karl Marlow]

I'm happy to see they are looking to add incursion to fw and I hadn't seen the changes they made after the pts. Looks good.

[justcallme A S H]

Incursion is going to be the same as Assualt/Domination - ie - it's gonna suck.

Bringing it into FP will result in murder ball and slaughter. With an option of either going the base for a easy 5min win or just farm it out. It's not gonna work like Conquest does (in terms of being half interesting).

Nothing I saw of Incursion lets me think it'll be any better than Escort as a mode.

[QueenBlade]

Well considering that the round table was done BEFORE the Skill Tree delay and the Incursion Game Mode delay, its just common sense that the 4.2 changes would also be delayed as well.

At this point, baring any more delays, expect 4.2 changes by August.

April - Incursion Game Mode
May - possible Skill Tree or Light patch
June - Ranked Queue
July - Civil War, Timeline jump
August - FP 4.2?

[Deathlike]

Honestly, I don't know exactly what PGI would do to improve FP given the time (specifically lack thereof) spent on addressing actual issues with it.

[Karl Marlow]

justcallme A S H, on 10 April 2017 - 06:49 PM, said:

Incursion is going to be the same as Assualt/Domination - ie - it's gonna suck.

Bringing it into FP will result in murder ball and slaughter. With an option of either going the base for a easy 5min win or just farm it out. It's not gonna work like Conquest does (in terms of being half interesting).

Nothing I saw of Incursion lets me think it'll be any better than Escort as a mode.

[Kubernetes]

Xaat Xuun, on 10 April 2017 - 06:08 PM, said:

Alpine Peaks Domination Beacon Relocation


nice, bout time

I took a break from the game for a few months, and when I came back they had moved the Alpine Domination circle. I thought "Oh nice, now that one side doesn't get screwed." Imagine my surprise to discover that it's now the other side that gets screwed. Does PGI test any of this? Any decent player would have pointed out that the relocation is almost worse than the original.

[justcallme A S H]

This is the 4th attempt at fixing Alpine / Domination... Hopeless really.

Karl Marlow, on 10 April 2017 - 07:16 PM, said:

Spoiler

Indeed it is. Only Conquest is dynamic in nature of objectives that mean anything. Just look at how bad Escort is. It's appalling.

This is how it'll go down.

- Incursion gets deployed to FP
- New and shiny stuff, people all excited as usual

*A month passes*

- People's views will change to that of the current view that most have of Domination/Assault/Skirmish, boring and repetitive.
- Population once again dies off for FP
- Incursion becomes the same as Escort, a mode no one picks in QP outside of events.

History will repeat itself as it has many, many times before.

[justcallme A S H]

Deathlike, on 10 April 2017 - 07:00 PM, said:

Honestly, I don't know exactly what PGI would do to improve FP given the time (specifically lack thereof) spent on addressing actual issues with it.

Me either.

The damage was done at FP3 launch. Will not recover.

[FallingAce]

60-90 days

Soon™

[MischiefSC]

FP 4.2 will feature perpetual Long Tom at random points on the map to help balance the game for bads vs good teams. That way you're lucky to ever get to kill a mech yourself and matches are more about the strategy of running and hiding from perpetual rolling LT than all that super hard teamwork stuff.

You'll love it!

[Appogee]

So, sometime this year, most of the things that were "held for launch at MechCon" in December will actually be launched?

I for one am thankful that MWO development continues to be "unaffected" by any alleged shift of resources to MW5.

Edited by Appogee, 10 April 2017 - 10:50 PM.

[BLOOD WOLF]

Why am I not surprised that the guy above ^^ has no clue what he is talking about.

Edited by BLOOD WOLF, 10 April 2017 - 10:54 PM.

[Carl Vickers]

BLOOD WOLF, on 10 April 2017 - 10:52 PM, said:

Why am I not surprised that the guy above ^^ has no clue what he is talking about.

[Carl Vickers]

Its 3pm here and you still dont know what you are talking about, my meme stands tall.

[BLOOD WOLF]

Carl Vickers, on 10 April 2017 - 10:58 PM, said:

Its 3pm here and you still dont know what you are talking about, my meme stands tall.

Your talking to a guy getting his Major in computer engineering. Of course you know me through the internet right? dude, your hilarious.

anyways as far as managing resources for completing task whether its maps, or mechs or any new features. I am pretty sure they have the men they need. When it comes to the new game, the only people that may be moved are the veterans to help with the new project with a fresh team. Russ said that they did indeed grow and had new hands.

I don't pretend to know as these MW5 conspiracy guys that think PGI is hording everyone to the new project, and MWO is just stripped of all development. Thats not how it works. These guys probably believe in big foot as well.

QueenBlade, on 10 April 2017 - 06:58 PM, said:

Well considering that the round table was done BEFORE the Skill Tree delay and the Incursion Game Mode delay, its just common sense that the 4.2 changes would also be delayed as well.

At this point, baring any more delays, expect 4.2 changes by August.

April - Incursion Game Mode
May - possible Skill Tree or Light patch
June - Ranked Queue
July - Civil War, Timeline jump
August - FP 4.2?

I just expect that it's going to be done this year. The only real thing I care about are the Special events

Edited by BLOOD WOLF, 10 April 2017 - 11:16 PM.

[naterist]

If their just gonna delay it till the summer, then f--- it, go balls to the walls with it and make the interfaction fights warden clans v crusader clans and katherine supporting houses and victor supporting houses. Mix up what faction is for a particular ideaology/person on a weekly basis and blame it on npc faction leaders and "politics. Totally civil war focused and furthering that hype.

Still irked its delayed, but since it is, run with it, pgi.



But keep the other clan v is que as is.