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[Generic Internetter]

The map selection system needs a total re-work.

They should make the map and mode completely random, and give players the chance to change mech variant or select from a menu of mech builds after the map and mode is known.

That way the team tonnage doesn't change, but the player can still have flexibility to adjust to the upcoming battle.

This way it would be more true to the Battlemech world. Mechs are transported to battle in a dropship, so you can't change mech en route. But in the dropship you could re-fit and even re-camo your mech in preparation for the battle ahead. Makers sense within the story.

Plus it would completely eliminate the whole map-mode vote issue. Since when in war do the soldiers get to vote where they fight a battle?!

[EXO-Scorpion]

so you want a match to end up JUST LIKE THIS? ---->>> 24 PPL bring their DUAL GUASS RIFLE META MECHS to say HPG! 24 Warhammers all the same build, or close to it?

Think about it... really.... THINK.... imagine...... lol

[BTGbullseye]

ExoScorpion650R, on 23 January 2018 - 07:55 AM, said:

so you want a match to end up JUST LIKE THIS? ---->>> 24 PPL bring their DUAL GUASS RIFLE META MECHS to say HPG! 24 Warhammers all the same build, or close to it?

Think about it... really.... THINK.... imagine...... lol

And then there'd be me in a MCII-4 with LRMs... I win.

[Stingray Productions]

I'd love to remove map voting. It takes up too much time, and...well...I actually never vote because it's not important to me anyway. I'm always on Youtube or something while the game is loading so I don't even see that screen most of the time. It'd be so nice to get rid of that screen and just drop into a match quicker!

[shaytalis]

Strongly agree with randomizing map and conflict type. Upon getting into Tier 2 I have discovered that the secret to high-tier play is to only learn how to play HPG-Manifold domination.

[Delta503rd]

Supposedly, we're Mechwarriors and so we should go where we are sent - what outfit "asks" where you'd like to serve in wartime. Voting is wasted time in an iteration that is already heavy on wait time - because the game is bent toward brawl, matches are seldom more than 5 mins - it is getting to the point where getting into and out of the game takes more time than the match.

Alternatively, allow a preset choice for map/mode prior to searching for a match - then get to it!