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[Humpday]

Viktor Drake, on 14 April 2018 - 06:25 AM, said:

I agree. Seriously this isn't too much different that FP Scouting mode. There will be 1-2 chassis/variants that dominate in 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 and that will be it. Also just like in the Livestream, these matches are going to be very short, ultimate boring in the long run and after the new wears off, Solaris will be a ghost town.

Thats up to event coordiator(PGI). If seasons are operated properly, you will be able to maintains people interest.
Seasons need to vary from season to season, there needs to be different classes for which to compete.

Chassis class only: only compete against other lights ect...
Weapon restrictions/requirements: No more than X amount of weapon boating allowed. Conversely, X weapon must be brought to the battle.
Battle of the chassis: Chassis vs same Chassis only. Anni vs Anni, HBK vs HBK ect...
Open: no holds barred

All of the above will help curb the development of a meta, that will eventually form, and roll over from season to season.

Solaris will flop hard, if its not babied and events are not put together well, OR if solaris is just given to the mundane and just left as is, as a simple 1v1/2v2 arena.

There should be an end all from time to time, selecting the top 10-20 players in each class, over X amount of seasons and forming a bracket tournament via invitation.

Thing is though, our coordinator is PGI...

so....

In the end though I'm stoke for solaris, even if it may be short lived.

Edited by Humpday, 15 April 2018 - 10:02 AM.

[Mystere]

Asym, on 15 April 2018 - 06:24 AM, said:

Please, explain ti because many of us played MC2 and hated it so we're avoiding HBS BT...

Where are they in theory different? I've never played BT as a board game???

MC/MC2 is RTS, while BT is turn-based.

I'd actually be rushing to get the game if it was the former.

[Luminis]

Stefka Kerensky, on 15 April 2018 - 09:40 AM, said:

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring 1vs1

No clue why someone should be hyped by such a boooooooooooring thing.
Mwo has so much to offer instead of a mere 1vs1.

No potatoes to bog you down for once. Will be nice to not feel like the match was decided by the matchmaker long before the first shot was fired. Once in a while, at least.

No others to get carried by or wrongfully blame for a loss, either, though - which is what is gonna kill the mode eventually. MWO doesn't have the community for it.

[STEF_]

Luminis, on 15 April 2018 - 12:06 PM, said:

No potatoes to bog you down for once. Will be nice to not feel like the match was decided by the matchmaker long before the first shot was fired. Once in a while, at least.

No others to get carried by or wrongfully blame for a loss, either, though - which is what is gonna kill the mode eventually. MWO doesn't have the community for it.

it's boring potatoes or not potatoes.

There are many weapons useless in 1vs1.
There is only one strategy, no flank, no sniping, no long range, etc.

Just boring.
Did a lot of 1vs1 in the past. I'm definitely done with that.

[MischiefSC]

It's going to be a face smash brawl with mat he's burning out in 3 to 5 min at most and potatoes losing 100% of matches.

The only matchmaker is the divisions, which are so unbalanced I don't even know where to begin.

My big fear is that it won't actually last long enough to get my 100.0 w/l cemented. Hard to get people to keep showing up after 50 or 60 straight losses. They would have the choice of a) git gud and take one of maybe 3 loadouts on 1-3 mechs, keep losing forever, or c) go back to QP where people can carry them.

I'm guessing we will get a lot of C.

[FinnMcKool]

in a 1 v 1 , How can I blame my team mates or ????

Im sure we will think of some one or something else to blame for our own bad performance?

(you can always say you asked your doctor if your heart was healthy enuff for sex, err for Solaris and he told you "NO".)

[TLBFestus]

In the end you are putting lipstick on a pig.

[ScorpionNinja]

I'm looking forward to S7, but I really really wish there was a GOOD MELEE COMBAT within this game, DFA, Kick, Punch, Charge-tackle, Grapple, Axes, Hatchets, Maces, Swords, Vibrobomb landmines (dont skimp on leg armor), you could up ROOT a TREE and use it 1 time as a club, etc, etc.

[MW Waldorf Statler]

ScorpionNinja, on 15 April 2018 - 04:46 PM, said:

I'm looking forward to S7, but I really really wish there was a GOOD MELEE COMBAT within this game, DFA, Kick, Punch, Charge-tackle, Grapple, Axes, Hatchets, Maces, Swords, Vibrobomb landmines (dont skimp on leg armor), you could up ROOT a TREE and use it 1 time as a club, etc, etc.

and the the Controller for all this Actions ? or we have Cyberglove and Neurohelmet and the Problems Problem with Hitreg and Hitzones...we have no Collisions and IK while this Problems

[Knight Captain Morgan]

FinnMcKool, on 15 April 2018 - 03:39 PM, said:

in a 1 v 1 , How can I blame my team mates or ????

Im sure we will think of some one or something else to blame for our own bad performance?

(you can always say you asked your doctor if your heart was healthy enuff for sex, err for Solaris and he told you "NO".)

I imagine UAC's jamming on the 1st shot will be a popular target for blame.

[MW Waldorf Statler]

https://youtu.be/dEz0DixLlpY

...not very interesting this Fights...

[Lightfoot]

It's dueling. It's a different combat style as opposed to deathball. No more no less. Both take good skills to win. The difference in dueling is you don't rely on teammates and there are only 1-2 targets. Mechlab becomes more important and MWO will become harder.

[MW Waldorf Statler]

harder ? move ...finding its no Problem ,while small maps with no great tactical Ways...and the better Brawl DPS Build wins and the Pilot with better Aim and Coolness ...no great Movement or Tactical Finesse ...finding and brutal dakkka Bumm Dakka

Edited by Old MW4 Ranger, 16 April 2018 - 02:26 AM.

[Black Ivan]

Remembers me to an old DOS game in the Earthsiege universe Battledrome

[ForceUser]

GBxGhostRyder, on 14 April 2018 - 06:32 AM, said:

Don't get to hyped up its basically just a remake of MechCommander2 from like 15 years ago. I played the campaign for like 20+ hours and beat it the first time after that is got boring as heck. The only way HBS can keep the new Btech fresh and relevant is offer new Campaign downloads every month to keep $USD coming in and supporting the game. MechCommander video page link same stuff, https://www.bing.com...r+2&FORM=HDRSC3

I watched 60h of side mission streaming and didn't get bored what you smoking boi

[Anastasius Foht]

I wonder if they made Battle Royale mode (later) like in some MW series (don't remember in wich one mby MW4?) when u have liek 10 mech in area Free for All (such a fresh breeze to game).

[ForceUser]

Anastasius Foht, on 16 April 2018 - 07:46 AM, said:

I wonder if they made Battle Royale mode (later) like in some MW series (don't remember in wich one mby MW4?) when u have liek 10 mech in area Free for All (such a fresh breeze to game).

That was a thing in MW4 Mercs but it's not really accurate to lore. That said I DO hope it's a planned DLC/Expansion for MW5 Mercs

[Reza Malin]

With Solaris coming up, makes me appreciate all the time i spent doing zellbrigen with one of my old clans in the thunderdome.

Fighting one on ones is totally different than any of the other modes, as i am sure many will discover soon!

[blood4blood]

MW4 on the Game Zone, circa 2003 or so. Guy wants a VL (Vengeance League) 1v1, I wasn't doing anything, so I agreed to play him. We bid it out, IIRC agreed no Nova Cats, I had a Thanatos, he had a Mad Cat, we fought on Inner City. It was full respawn, most kills wins. Part way through my teammates in BZ (Battle Zone league) said they needed me for a team game, so I said sure, just let me finish this 1v1. Well, we tied in the 1v1. Went to overtime, tied again. Went to overtime, tied again. Third overtime I finally won by 1 kill. It was, in all honesty, a very evenly matched, competitive, fun 1v1 game - enough so that I remember it 15 years later. At the same time, I also remember how frustrating it was not be to able to get into the team game with my friends for around 45 minutes because of the relatively boring 1v1 I had to finish in triple overtime...

So, yeah, Solaris, huh? Aight, whatever.


PS Yen Lo Wang is Division 7. LOL.

Edited by blood4blood, 16 April 2018 - 01:05 PM.