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Just a random general discussion thread of things that I miss that used to be in the game:



Repair and Re-arm

• It was a feature in closed beta that needed slight tweaking that was removed and never brought back. It added something special to the game that allowed us to really savor and appreciate the depth that every match provided. It also put us in a realm similar to the pilots in lore, where we would be taking beat up mechs into battle and we would have stories to share to others online when asked about our mechs.

Atlas Glowing Eyes

• In closed beta the Atlas literally had glowing red eyes. It was pretty cool to see because it was the biggest mech in the game back then, but a setback that could allow the other team to see you.

Inverse Kinematics

• It was a design feature that had the mechs operate more toward the terrain they were operating on. I was in a match in the old caustic valley map where players on my team stopped to literally screen capture the movement of a hunchback standing on a rock on an incline before the feature had been removed.

Feel free to comment and add to the list.

Thanks for your time.

[CheeseThief]

Dragon Bowling.

[JediPanther]

Light mechs that are small besides the locust.

Lrm missile spiral from closed beta along with its sound fx.

Higher lrm arc from closed beta.

Smarter players. Tactics of any kind are lacking. Closed beta saw a lot of random fighting and a lot more map use but in solo it's always walk to grid xx just like you've done all night and shoot.

The mech ready grid and not some lame filter on the very front end of the ui with only 2 button clicks of select mech and click play:

[Spheroid]

Repair and rearm was a massive failure. There was nothing good about it.

[ApolloKaras]

Spheroid, on 28 September 2017 - 06:56 PM, said:

Repair and rearm was a massive failure. There was nothing good about it.

lol to the point where people would just bring extra ammo just to get more 'free' ammo at the end of the match.

[MW Waldorf Statler]

Razor artemis Joystick



...not really came in Game ...only as Marketing Gag for Founder

Edited by Old MW4 Ranger, 28 September 2017 - 07:23 PM.

[El Bandito]

Older damage effects--not the current stupid barnacles. Older ammo explosion effect was awesome as well.

Edited by El Bandito, 28 September 2017 - 07:32 PM.

[Mcgral18]

Frozen City Night

[MW Waldorf Statler]

the old Map Previews
the Storys for the Timeline
the Time befor the Climbsystem and not each little Stone stop the Movement
The time before scaling some Heavy Mechs to Assaultsize
the Time before Russ say...the BT/MW fans not longer the Favorited Playergroup for PGI..in Future we will steam and E-sport

Edited by Old MW4 Ranger, 28 September 2017 - 07:31 PM.

[Kiiyor]

CheeseThief, on 28 September 2017 - 06:44 PM, said:

Dragon Bowling.

BACK INTO YOUR HOLE, DEMON, WE DON'T SPEAK THOSE WORDS HERE.

Ugh, I still get flashbacks whenever a Dragon is moving even remotely in my direction.

2 Jenners running at me is enough to make me go fetal.

*shudders*

As for stuff I miss, it's the old damage textures most of all.

[ocular tb]

The old maps. All of them.

Random maps.

Mode selection.

[N0ni]

fil5000, Zarin, the rest of the original goonsquad and the Trial of Walter... you'll be missed.


SQUAWK

[Brain Cancer]

Spheroid, on 28 September 2017 - 06:56 PM, said:

Repair and rearm was a massive failure. There was nothing good about it.

Quoted just to underline this point. Repeatedly. It was terrible for QP, and likely ruined any similar function for FP, where it might have actually been reasonable and useful.

I miss turrets in Assault. With the fuel cell mechanic, they wouldn't nearly have been as frustrating as they were with no limitations.

[AnTi90d]

Having a minimap that wasn't fully zoomed out.

Directional map doritos for friendly mechs, so you'd know, at a glance, if one of your teammates was facing the wrong way in a firing line.. or when someone was about to walk in front of you.

[RedDragon]

Fun.

[Shifty McSwift]

I miss being a noob. It was much more fun at those early stages, much harder for sure but now that I am smothered in Cbills, that feeling of building/upgrading my mech very personally match to match seems gone. The destination I have arrived at is still somewhat fun, but I feel I hit a ceiling when it comes to that feeling of progression, and that is a little depressing.

[Thorn Hallis]

I miss the graphical fidelity of closed beta, as well as both old Frozen City maps. And the old 'Mechlab, I liked it much more then the current one.

[Y E O N N E]

Old Frozen City

Old Terra Therma

Half-second cycle time on the AC/2

High-velocity AC/10

AC/20s without ghost heat

[Shifty McSwift]

I also kind of miss my nostalgia goggles, they have become seriously compromised in the last 5 years to the point of being dysfunctional.

[chucklesMuch]

Old mini map, especially the clarity of what direction your teammates are facing

Frozen city night

Knowing if UAV's were friendly without pushing x

Playing on maps that don't support VIP or incursion modes

I really miss escort being removed as a game mode


Edit:
Too many nerfed dust gathering mechs or weapons to mention but I really miss pre ST cicadas and pre nerfed cspl - not disputing they needed a tweak... but from OP to gathering dust... /:

Edited by chucklesMuch, 29 September 2017 - 02:12 AM.