14 replies to this topic

[Kylere]

Could we just setup a rank choice order for Map and Mode that is automatically applied? I know which maps I will always pick over others 90% and which mode ALL OF THE TIME. Don't most people?
Heck, modes are easy! Incursion, Assault, Skirmish, Domination, Escort, and Conquest is ALWAYS going to be my choice order.

Even better, if it could be per-mech or class and while I am going crazy here, can we have per mech keyboard configs?

[Athom83]

No. Sometimes I feel like playing different things, and vote on a map that isn't the exact same every single ****ing time.

[Bigbacon]

map voting needs to be removed.

[MadRover]

If it all about you my special snowflake then sure. However, last I checked, you're not the only one playing this game so no. Definitely not.

[Kylere]

Well, okay Chad Madrover, you would not have to use it. Hope I did offend your candyass civilian whiteness.

Gee gods, the whiny is amazing.

Edited by Kylere, 18 September 2017 - 11:44 AM.

[Dread Render]

we should get two votes
1st a vote for the map you want and
2nd a vote against the map you most do not want.
more data = better decisions.

[Nameless King]

Kylere, on 18 September 2017 - 08:54 AM, said:

Could we just setup a rank choice order for Map and Mode that is automatically applied? I know which maps I will always pick over others 90% and which mode ALL OF THE TIME. Don't most people?
Heck, modes are easy! Incursion, Assault, Skirmish, Domination, Escort, and Conquest is ALWAYS going to be my choice order.

Even better, if it could be per-mech or class and while I am going crazy here, can we have per mech keyboard configs?

No to most of it.
Random Maps and Modes would be the best choice.
The keyboard thing sure.

[Kylere]

Okay, so people on the forums enjoy manually clicking every time.

Noted.

I get playing challenging mech configs, but fighting the UI is silly.

[Nameless King]

Kylere, on 18 September 2017 - 12:25 PM, said:

Okay, so people on the forums enjoy manually clicking every time.

Noted.

I get playing challenging mech configs, but fighting the UI is silly.

Actually I said Random Maps and Modes so no clicking at all and much better games.

[Papaspud]

Kylere, on 18 September 2017 - 08:54 AM, said:

Could we just setup a rank choice order for Map and Mode that is automatically applied? I know which maps I will always pick over others 90% and which mode ALL OF THE TIME. Don't most people?
Heck, modes are easy! Incursion, Assault, Skirmish, Domination, Escort, and Conquest is ALWAYS going to be my choice order.

Even better, if it could be per-mech or class and while I am going crazy here, can we have per mech keyboard configs?

No, just.... NO- get rid of map voting entirely, make people run something more balanced or pay the price when it isn't one of the 2-3 maps you always choose.

[ocular tb]

I don't enjoy clicking it every time, but I don't want it to be automatic either. Sometimes I'll pick a different map and mode depending on what comes up for vote. I generally like Grim Plexus, but not in Domination mode. In an instance where my map choices are Grim, Polar, Frozen, Forest and mode choices are Domination and something else, I'm more likely to vote for something else besides Domination and Grim Plexus. But if Domination isn't a mode choice I'd probably pick Grim Plexus over the other maps. This is just an example of how I might change my selections from one match to another.

I guess you could have an automatic option available for those who want it. Me personally, I'd rather have random maps again with the option to select modes like we used to.

Edited by ocular tb, 18 September 2017 - 12:39 PM.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Bigbacon, on 18 September 2017 - 11:08 AM, said:

map voting needs to be removed.

Only if they fix game modes and certain maps would that be acceptable.

[JEKHYL]

Just bring back standard random map rotation and implement selective game modes.

If you want to play a particular game mode, just click it.

Hell, throw in a RANDOM selection just to spice things up so the option is there if you wish to take it.

I believe maps should be random, to prevent people having it easy mode all the time. Learn to play your mech under all circumstances.

This voting thing is ridiculous. When was the last time anyone played mordor (Terra Therma) ?
It never gets selected.

Not only that but with voting it means waiting even longer between games. It may be only a few minutes but it's enough to annoy when all you want to do is get stuck in and melt some metal.

Edited by JEKHYL, 18 September 2017 - 12:55 PM.

[Athom83]

Bigbacon, on 18 September 2017 - 11:08 AM, said:

map voting needs to be removed.

Only if they fix the "random" aspect to where you aren't 19/20 times fighting on the same map over and over and over again with no way to even effect the outcome. Even with people not liking the map voting system currently, when you get a big enough bonus from not winning the vote for a while you can overpower a significant amount of other players to weigh in your vote for the map you want to play (Terra Therma/Caustic or Bust!).

The thing is, there really is no good way to "randomize" a small amount of maps/modes between 20+ players in a match with a hundred or so different matches going on at essentially the same time (with a span of 30 minutes). You need a lot more maps to effectively randomize it for everyone in the match. Otherwise, while 1-2 may be playing a map they haven't for a while, the majority of players would have just played that map a few times or 2-3 matches ago, while another few have been playing a streak of that map 5+ times in a row.

Currently, map voting isn't the problem. The problem is the mindset of a good chunk of players that only pick certain maps for specific reasons.

[Kylere]

ocular tb, on 18 September 2017 - 12:39 PM, said:

I don't enjoy clicking it every time, but I don't want it to be automatic either. Sometimes I'll pick a different map and mode depending on what comes up for vote. I generally like Grim Plexus, but not in Domination mode. In an instance where my map choices are Grim, Polar, Frozen, Forest and mode choices are Domination and something else, I'm more likely to vote for something else besides Domination and Grim Plexus. But if Domination isn't a mode choice I'd probably pick Grim Plexus over the other maps. This is just an example of how I might change my selections from one match to another.

I guess you could have an automatic option available for those who want it. Me personally, I'd rather have random maps again with the option to select modes like we used to.

Yeah, I do not think they are going random, and after years of clicking I would like to see it automated.

But, yes, it would have to be rank order choice. If Domination or Escort, I prefer Domination with Map1, Map2, Map3. Same process you go thru each time, but you can do it once. It's really just a script. You could even use an macro app to do on the client side like people do with anti jam nonsense.

Or just hit manual.

Athom83, on 18 September 2017 - 01:09 PM, said:

Currently, map voting isn't the problem. The problem is the mindset of a good chunk of players that only pick certain maps for specific reasons.

Precisely why I would prefer to automate it, people are gonna people, and I am gonna people. Can't change people, can't change their minds on voting. Just want to automate an UI feature that is a kludge.

Edited by Kylere, 18 September 2017 - 03:05 PM.