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[Bishop Six]

tee5, on 18 April 2018 - 04:32 PM, said:

waiting times are too long.

It needs to be fixed in the next two weeks via hotfix.
Not in 2 or 3 months.
WEEKS.

DAYS.

[Storm of the Truth]

Okay, I set the topic into Patch feedback, but as assumed, its invisible (nobody finds it), you though, thanks for your honorful stay with me. Those supportive intentions helped. Unfortunatelely I solved my Problem, and caused it self: with full intention, because - Im sorry for everyone - I manually have set a writing protection onto my temp folder, in january, this was because I had some virus-like intruders appearing on my autostart, with names like biology-2, diode-1, drain-7, hoist-66, those programs were running on my system, doing nothing that I would have noticed, do spyware obviously. I decided to protect the folder they did appear with a write protection manually, not because Could not have used a antiv virus to help out, but to try new ways to get a own knowledge of security and do some additional steps to proof myself as a superuser...
now, the writing protection did its work very well, programs were running, and I solved a very annoying issue.
Now, when installing programs, I also had no problems usually, but the ones using the temp folder had some buggy behavior, but still working, were functioning, but with warnings.
Now in 3 months, I forgot it, and so it blocked my installer of course. I had a bit trouble to find the exact folder, app data, which I gave its write protection to 'system', but not to 'administator', so I could use it manually, it was a test. And shall know it was worth it.
I installed the new MWO client, I was unable to use the cache function to update the solaris patch, it said copying 1 of 2, and then did not show any progress for long time, about 10 minutes, which is a very bad sign for a human user even if your program works, but you dont care about telling it to a user.
So I downloaded the 1,4 gb a 3. time dodidodidodidod... and a long patching process later, my software works now.
You really have a huge game, PGI.
You should work on the loading and processing times in general. The people here issue the home lobby... it was quite bad even before the Solaris patch, not impossible, but a notable issue. But worse were and are and this is why my post belongs to the topic, I know I talked about my tech trouble, you might call it offtopic, I think its still good enough: To write a full context for you; now worse is the 2-5 minutes loading times between the quick matches, or faction mode just to fight another 5-10 minutes, usually only 2 because your mech gets a critical hit at start of the match; very possible - it just doesn't make up for people investing into so huge amounts of loading time, just to get cannon fodder for the 2-4 best players in either team, who have the priviledge, to destroy the reason why the other 20 people loaded the game they were probably lost in, just because the teams are uneven - because of the matchmaker algorithm.
Be aware this is quite an issue! Users cant do anything because everything is automatic, so you made ourselves dependend from you pgi, and I hoped that I can adress my thoughts a little bit, I would wish that the 1v1 and 2v2 modes have multiple matches on the same map, and also the quick matches, just any kind of change to relativate the amount of playtime into map change all 1-2 hours like in normal online games, with waiting for the end of the last match after map time runs out; to have less waiting times, loading times, poll times between the matches, and also there could be dedicated servers instead, just mentioning that, it would help to keep balancing and loading times on a more customizable level for players to make them help out if they have issues with ping, player strength, or map loading times, you just have no way to interact with it.
Thats my thoughts on the solaris patch, all in one, different topics, I had a heart to say it finally what summed up the last months in my head, now relax, lets enjoy the update and hope for a better game. Thanks for your mindful opinions storm of the truth...

Edited by Storm of the Truth, 19 April 2018 - 12:20 AM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Seriously people, I know the game has been around a while, but adding more features and content takes up space. So it is not really viable for PGI to scale back the progress of the game to accommodate ancient and /or "bargain basement" hardware.

[Bishop Six]

Ed Steele, on 19 April 2018 - 12:33 AM, said:

Seriously people, I know the game has been around a while, but adding more features and content takes up space. So it is not really viable for PGI to scale back the progress of the game to accommodate ancient and /or "bargain basement" hardware.

Accepted.

But give me an option to turn off that popup window after login. I really be ready to pay money to get rid of this window. This single window make my whole system stuttering, i have bad inet and it lasts too long to downlaod the "newsfeed".

And bcause PGI cant manage to give me proper coded application, i have daily dcs and ctds. 3-5 times A DAY THIS WINDOW BY RELOGIN for rejoin.

C'mon, lemme pay 30 bucks to get rid of this window. I FNG HATE IT.

[Pelmeshek]

Nice visual as usual(no).

[tee5]

Ed Steele, on 18 April 2018 - 05:37 PM, said:

The waiting times vary depending on the division you are in, I mainly play DIV 6 in solo and I rarely wait more than 40s. In group though, unless you are playing a division 1 or 2 Mech, you will wait a while.

No. I mean the waiting time after you finished a match, till you can launch the next match.
The time you need to come back to mechlab.

Edited by tee5, 19 April 2018 - 01:50 AM.

[Alan Hicks]

Aside from Solaris, new patch is looking good, thanks PGI

Taking A LOT of screenshots for now !

Edited by Alan Hicks, 19 April 2018 - 03:34 AM.

[Dagonus]

Someone may want to tell the GRF-AR that it isn't a heavy in Div 5, but a medium like the other GRFs.

[NocturnalBeast]

Bishop Six, on 19 April 2018 - 12:46 AM, said:

Accepted.

But give me an option to turn off that popup window after login. I really be ready to pay money to get rid of this window. This single window make my whole system stuttering, i have bad inet and it lasts too long to downlaod the "newsfeed".

And bcause PGI cant manage to give me proper coded application, i have daily dcs and ctds. 3-5 times A DAY THIS WINDOW BY RELOGIN for rejoin.

C'mon, lemme pay 30 bucks to get rid of this window. I FNG HATE IT.

I agree that popup windows should be able to be disabled through the settings menu.

[Nerefee]

Why do I need this window, it just wastes my time.
The loading time is so unnecessary.

[Jonathan8883]

Is it just me, or do 75% of the supply caches contain MASC equipment?

[Jonathan8883]

No, wait... I just got 2 Clan MASC IIs in one cache.
Along with my 5th set of nails that don't seem to fit any mech I have.

So far it's all junk.

[Daemon04]

important.

somehow there are no loyalty points obtained for scouting matches, i have no idea if it includes cw as well but been counting my loyalty match after match and not one single loyalty point got added to the existing amount.

the loyalty tab in the end result screen didnt show up as well.

needs to be looked at why and how.

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nevermind. have to do the f#cking probation matches again because of the reset.


lots of poeple wanted solaris.

i get it, pgi is trying new stuff but while trying to add a new feature they mess up something working instead.

im upset.

Edited by Daemon04, 19 April 2018 - 01:55 PM.

[tee5]

Daemon04, on 19 April 2018 - 01:50 PM, said:

IMPORTANT!

somehow there are no loyalty points obtained for scouting matches, i have no idea if it includes cw as well but been counting my loyalty match after match and not one single loyalty point got added to the existing amount.

the loyalty tab in the end result screen didnt show up as well.

needs to be looked at why and how.

im upset.

You are probably in your Probation Period (10 Matches).

All Contracts got resetted. And the Map in CW was resetted. And a new CW Phase has begun.
All CW Leaderboards were resetted too.

[PLCA99]

Question about Bolt Ons. How do you get them and will they be visible on QP and FP?

[mad kat]

Pelmeshek, on 19 April 2018 - 01:20 AM, said:

Nice visual as usual(no).

I like what they've done to the Banshee (shock horror) even if the fourth ballistic hard point on the 3e could be brought in line with the third but yeah I actually agree with you on the ember. Mine with 4hmg's looks like it's got enormous nipples!

Anyone have any idea how the Solaris supply caches work? I supposedly got one went to open but couldn't click on anything. I seem to remember them saying you get everything in it but then went looking for the bits (some bolt on's) and they wouldn't show up.

I remember in one of baraduls videos he supposedly won some but they didn't show up.

Edited by mad kat, 19 April 2018 - 09:55 PM.

[Horseman]

PLCA99, on 19 April 2018 - 02:17 PM, said:

Question about Bolt Ons. How do you get them and will they be visible on QP and FP?

You can get them from supply caches or buy them for MC. They will be visible in all modes, BUT any damage to the part they're mounted to will shoot the bolt-on off (you don't lose it from the mech, it just doesn't show any more for duration of the match)

Edited by Horseman, 19 April 2018 - 09:45 PM.

[NocturnalBeast]

The buffs that some Mechs get in this game are just ridiculous, like people who don't even know anything about BATTLETECH made this game. I really hope they get MW5 right.

[Tarl Cabot]

Ed Steele, on 19 April 2018 - 10:30 PM, said:

The buffs that some Mechs get in this game are just ridiculous, like people who don't even know anything about BATTLETECH made this game. I really hope they get MW5 right.

Tis a FPS game with direct point.click.hit your target, not a boardgame/turn based game using dice for hit/miss then location. And in early beta the first BUFFS was increasing weapons rate of fire (from Solaris 7 delays aka cooldowns) followed by doubling of armor/internal structure.

And majority of mechs have some sort of quirks, followed by the Skill Tree that allows additional "enhancement", be it base stats or quirks currently present. And quirks generally are not permanent.

[NocturnalBeast]

Tarl Cabot, on 20 April 2018 - 03:16 AM, said:

Tis a FPS game with direct point.click.hit your target, not a boardgame/turn based game using dice for hit/miss then location. And in early beta the first BUFFS was increasing weapons rate of fire (from Solaris 7 delays aka cooldowns) followed by doubling of armor/internal structure.

And majority of mechs have some sort of quirks, followed by the Skill Tree that allows additional "enhancement", be it base stats or quirks currently present. And quirks generally are not permanent.

I am well aware of this, I was pretty tired last night and just had a losing streak and was venting.

On a somewhat related note though, the Osiris needs to be moved to DIV 7, it is definitely the worst Mech in DIV 6.

Edited by Ed Steele, 20 April 2018 - 07:47 AM.