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[D V Devnull]

Leidulfr, on 06 May 2018 - 11:27 PM, said:

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Yeeeeeahhhh... I came back here to correct myself, because I happened to see that it does specify that Artemis doesn't count, BUT I think the reason most people don't notice that is because most people's eyes go straight to "what's the reward?!" and "how do I get it?!" That's what I did, and that's where they should put that the Artemis versions don't work... if they bother specifying it above on the little banner, why would they not just put it in the "criteria" bit--the important bit?

With ads literally everywhere these days, I've noticed that I've developed a sometimes bad habit to skip over anything that looks unimportant/is clearly designed to grab my attention to advertise/is too fluffy.

That would make more sense, wouldn't it? Let's hope PGI takes notice of your post and fixes the descriptors for the future. It just got a 'Like', because that's a missing "Quality Of Life Feature" that should have been caught sooner. Heck, I guess we could both ask PGI's "U.I./U.X. Devs & QA" why they missed that?



As for this...

Iron Buccaneer, on 06 May 2018 - 11:48 PM, said:

Are you sure that information was there when the event started or did they add it when they realized hey messed up again?

I remember seeing it present before the Challenges started. So, beyond PGI failing to properly place an asterisk in a spot, people have indeed been skipping over parts of the info way too easily.


~Mr. D. V. "I guess I've just got the bad luck of seeing others miss the forest for the trees..." Devnull

[DGTLDaemon]

I have to say, the "May 8 Day" challenge is utterly hilarious. A minimum match score of 8? Come on! Talk about lowering the bar What they should have done is make it a MAXIMUM match score of 8. That would be interesting, watching two teams trying to get a score below what's considered minimum effort even in potato land

[D V Devnull]

DGTLDaemon, on 07 May 2018 - 12:42 AM, said:

I have to say, the "May 8 Day" challenge is utterly hilarious. A minimum match score of 8? Come on! Talk about lowering the bar What they should have done is make it a MAXIMUM match score of 8. That would be interesting, watching two teams trying to get a score below what's considered minimum effort even in potato land

Uhm... Like, no... as in, No... just NO... seriously, NO!

Having to play 8 Matches is already a grind to some people who don't have the time (because of, oh, say, Real Life) in the first place. We do NOT need Teams intentionally sabotaging themselves into massive MatchMaker Penalties. That would just unnecessarily kill the player population, due to people finding themselves unable to play for extended periods from a Forced Wait Timer, when it takes having people to even have the Match to play in the first place!

~Mr. D. V. "You must be kidding, but the humor you selected is currently in poor taste." Devnull

[paws2sky]

Basic UI / UE design thing: make sure the important bits are clearly visible so that people can't miss them.

This is especially important when your target audience include:
Speakers of othe languages
People who my be visually impaired
People who may have attention disorders
People with other accessibility needs
People who like to get right to the "meat" and don't care about fluff and flavor text

A simple notation like "(excluding Artemis)" in the condition summary would have prevented this part of the thread, as well as the complaints I heard in game.

-paws

[Apollo777]

I just played 2 matches and got the rewards from AMS, Is/Clan LRM 10 but event browser ingame shows 1/8!
Is Day5:My 8 Day broken?!
Because i reloged few times to the game and still same!
Maybe one of the matches didn't count because i got with some delay from server in the match which was already started?!

Edited by Apollo777, 07 May 2018 - 10:05 AM.

[D V Devnull]

Apollo777, on 07 May 2018 - 09:43 AM, said:

I just played 2 matches and got the rewards from AMS, Is/Clan LRM 10 but event browser ingame shows 1/8!
Is Day5:My 8 Day broken?!
Because i reloged few times to the game and still same!
Maybe one of the matches didn't count because i got with some delay from server in the match which was already started?!

Did you disconnect before the match ended? If you did, it might not have counted for "May 8 Day"... It seems like any where Match Score is a Criteria don't get calculated properly if you disconnect after dying, and would simply prefer to move on to the next match. Of course, that really sucks if you're in need of getting away from a certain bunch of people in the Match Queue's cycling, as the "May 8 Day" Event Challenge is forcing you to stay in the effectively same slot or further back.

~D. V. "...knowing what it is to be trapped and without a prayer..." Devnull

[Dungeon 206]

PGI,

i redeemed the Steel Spider item but it was not injected into my account.
please rectify this

[Apollo777]

D V Devnull, on 07 May 2018 - 10:32 AM, said:

Did you disconnect before the match ended? If you did, it might not have counted for "May 8 Day"... It seems like any where Match Score is a Criteria don't get calculated properly if you disconnect after dying, and would simply prefer to move on to the next match. Of course, that really sucks if you're in need of getting away from a certain bunch of people in the Match Queue's cycling, as the "May 8 Day" Event Challenge is forcing you to stay in the effectively same slot or further back.

~D. V. "...knowing what it is to be trapped and without a prayer..." Devnull

I stayed to the end of match and received 7 seconds penalty for the next match! lol

[Pz_DC]

Next time Please, add reasonable rewards and do one big challenge - those dailys are useless - why should I do it? for 50 mc?... lol thx no, I'll better save my time...
P.S. AMS day - do you ever thinking about that part?! What about those rare players who have NO LRM10 without Artemis?! (like I'm). About those who have NO clan-IS lrm10 mech? There are no clan lrm10 in trials!..

Edited by Unnatural Selection, 07 May 2018 - 11:24 AM.

[Skouthrei]

Unnatural Selection, on 07 May 2018 - 11:23 AM, said:

Next time Please, add reasonable rewards and do one big challenge - those dailys are useless - why should I do it? for 50 mc?... lol thx no, I'll better save my time...
P.S. AMS day - do you ever thinking about that part?! What about those rare players who have NO LRM10 without Artemis?! (like I'm). About those who have NO clan-IS lrm10 mech? There are no clan lrm10 in trials!..

You could just save your time and money and not do the LRM event if it's for a measly 50 MC. Or you can nut up and buy an omnipod with a missile hardpoint for any mech you don't normally run missiles in and do the event in one match. Or buy a Locust that has missile hardpoints and sell it later. I think 50 MC is well worth the 700k cbills I spent on that locust but that's because I refuse to spend money on f2p games.

[D V Devnull]

Eh...?

Dungeon 206, on 07 May 2018 - 10:43 AM, said:

PGI,

i redeemed the Steel Spider item but it was not injected into my account.
please rectify this

Did you use the Button on the Website to Redeem, but had the Game Client currently Logged In? If so, try either Playing A Match, going to the Testing Grounds, going to the Academy/Tutorial, and/or a Relogin to MWO. Failing that, try double-checking "Home > MechLab > Cockpit > Owned > Standing", and scroll down the list to things beginning with "S" in that list. If it still fails to show up, check that you didn't already equip it on a Mech by mistake and forgot, and then Contact MWO Support in the Event that you still can't find it.



As for this...

Apollo777, on 07 May 2018 - 10:52 AM, said:

I stayed to the end of match and received 7 seconds penalty for the next match! lol

Hmmmm... It might have docked you for being disconnected for too long. PGI needs to fix that timer and add at least 3 minutes to it, making a 5-minute limit. Not everyone has a super-fast system that can have them back in quicker than 2 minutes.


~Mr. D. V. "simply doesn't like when Bugs mess anyone up" Devnull

[Warboy]

D V Devnull, on 07 May 2018 - 01:43 PM, said:

PGI needs to fix that timer and add at least 3 minutes to it, making a 5-minute limit. Not everyone has a super-fast system that can have them back in quicker than 2 minutes.

I couldn't agree more: I HAVE a super-fast system, but the current load times preclude rejoining within that 2 minute window regardless.

I know PGI is working on improving the load times (or at least, I hope they are), but meanwhile we're stuck with a system that was put in place back when they were reasonably quick, and as such is completely unsuitable for the current state of the game.

This being said, a good percentage of quick play matches only last 5-6 minutes, making it rather pointless to reconnect after such a long wait.

I'd call this a sub-optimal solution, only slightly better than the original problem.
(but a solution nonetheless)

Edited by Warboy, 07 May 2018 - 02:48 PM.

[D V Devnull]

Seeing as there's been no Official Note from PGI about changes in the Event, I thought it would be worth updating everyone here with an extra post. It's worth all of you knowing that "May Days! -- Day 12: Try Hard Day" has been upgraded to a 6-Day Runtime. This both takes care of lost time due to the May 2018 Monthly Patch, and is a whole lot more than I was asking for in attempting to help it be fair for more of the player base. My thanks goes out to PGI's Event Handlers for making this big and kind of a change.


Heck, I know somebody at PGI is watching for an Event Review Rating... Strangely, this change makes my question about the missing "LRM Decal" on "Day 4: AMS Day" look rather insignificant now. No question, I'm now giving this a...

10.3/10

...seeing as I was only asking for about an Extra 24 Hours for "Day 12: Try Hard Day", but they pumped in a truthfully awesome Extra 96 Hours to allow completing that Challenge within. I'm extremely thankful, both for myself and the MWO Community, and not going to thumb my nose at that! I'm now looking forward to trying to beat that Challenge even more than I was before!!!

~Mr. D. V. "glad to have seen an awesome thing happen" Devnull




(p.s.: Frankly, if I were to fail that one now, it would purely be on my own shoulders. Cue the Blooper Reel Music if I can't pull through and complete it now. ...)

[thraadash]

Well, at least you would have.....tried....hard.

[Marius Evander]

The spider is a standing not a hanging item.

[Jay Leon Hart]

6 or 7 matches in a Uziel? Barely 200 damage per game, only 1 kill total.

1 drop in a Huntsman? 700+ damage, 2 KMDDs, 1 Solo.

Why do I bother trying with the Uziel, when I have so many better Mediums...

[Kalimaster]

I must admit that I like these challenge, including the C-BIll Challenge. This will help in my getting my next Mech that I want to get, and build. An SRM Bushwacker. So thank you, this will be something that I will enjoy.

[IllCaesar]

Just a quick reminder to folks, you'll complete C-Bill day faster using a hero mech.

[Rhialto]

IllCaesar, on 09 May 2018 - 03:20 PM, said:

Just a quick reminder to folks, you'll complete C-Bill day faster using a hero mech.

I see your point but that is not necessarily true...

[D V Devnull]

Rhialto, on 09 May 2018 - 03:23 PM, said:

IllCaesar, on 09 May 2018 - 03:20 PM, said:

Just a quick reminder to folks, you'll complete C-Bill day faster using a hero mech.

I see your point but that is not necessarily true...

Well, you two, I just checked. It is accepting the Hero (C-Bill) Booster. Whether that was intended by PGI or not is entirely anyone's guess.

~D. V. "It does indeed count." Devnull