Public Test Session Is Live With Rewards!
#101
Posted 14 July 2018 - 08:44 AM
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#102
Posted 14 July 2018 - 10:23 AM
#103
Posted 14 July 2018 - 01:28 PM
1- Greatly reduce overall heat capacity: Less powerful back-to-back alphas, have to fully cool down. Heatsinks can still increase the thermal capacity though a limit should be set.
This idea is akin to the Energy Draw system proposed way back when, it was a good idea, but didn't fly as it was hard-capped for all mechs.
2- Greatly increase heat dissipation: Why? becase "Heat sinks, while sharing names with real world passive radiators found in computers, are actually complete heat pumps, not "true" heat sinks in the engineering sense" <Sarna.net>... so it's an active cooling system, it's meant to cool as fast as it heats up (this is true for CPU's and GPU's and even engines)
This would bring back the energy knife-fights Clans are known for.
3- TT/Lore damage values: Though just to make it fair, Clan lasers should be 20% stronger, not 30% as Lore indicates. Though bump Clan heat too:
Type - Lore - MWO
ERSL - 2 - 3
ERML - 5 - 6
HSL - 3 - 4
HML - 7 - 8
Heavy lasers are very niche and ofter overlooked, cooldown IMHO should be the same as the ER versions to make them more of a choice and not a way to fill available tonnage. It'd balance itself out since they're so hot and can't be fired so quickly as it'd hit thermal capacity very fast. The reduced range is of course a self explained drawback.
Large Lasers in general should be same as Lore as mechs would cool down much faster with the system above. This would also apply for PPC's, only (IS) ERPPC's being the least efficient per point of damage, though maybe 12 heat rather than 15 (Lore) cause thats crazy.
4- All Gauss Rifles should have recoil: though very minimal, greater recoil for HGR.
Not my original idea, but it's what makes the most sense. Anyone is welcome to improve upon it.
Edited by Cypherdrene, 15 July 2018 - 12:04 PM.
#104
Posted 14 July 2018 - 01:43 PM
My mech I ended up using to carry the last few games? 8 UAC2 Dire Wolf. Stupidly slow, but not nearly the issues of heat that lasers have. It's certainly the clan version of rotaries.
#105
Posted 14 July 2018 - 01:49 PM
#107
Posted 14 July 2018 - 03:59 PM
Clan ER large lasers are good
Clan LPL are good.
Clan medium pulse I would not go ahead with the damage reduction, remember its a two ton weapon.
Clan ER medium lasers, if you must, go ahead and nerf it but reduce its heat by a large percentage.
Clan Er small lasers, if you must, go ahead and nerf but reduce its heat by a large percentage.
Heavy mediums seem to work out.
Heavy large lasers were heat monsters, before the only reward was the 18 points of damage. The changes have effectively killed this weapon in my mind.
Gauss Rifle changes really did not bother me at all, not as much as I thought they would.
I ran two matches with two death strikes. I ran one match in a ICE ferret, another two test with a stormcrow, and the last one with a arctic cheetah. Tested ER large laser, LPL, clan medium pulse laser, er small laser, er medium laser, and lastly gauss.
Take it or leave it, its up to you. Oh one more thing from the time I have been in pts. It was clear pilots are running around in there not testing stuff. Running everything from bracket builds to troll builds. Most of them have nothing to to do with the changes. So keep that in mind as you react to the feed back.
#108
Posted 14 July 2018 - 04:46 PM
#109
Posted 14 July 2018 - 08:54 PM
#110
Posted 14 July 2018 - 09:07 PM
Edited by dante245, 14 July 2018 - 09:07 PM.
#111
Posted 14 July 2018 - 10:10 PM
Mighty Spike, on 14 July 2018 - 06:37 AM, said:
My matches did count normally, 2hours ago
A match I played today got counted correctly. The ten matches I played right after the server went online (before it was reset to inject MC and C-Bills) weren't counted however.
I guess I'll have to contact support if I don't find the time to grind the remaining 9 matches.
EDIT: Played more matches today - they all got counted
Edited by Blockpirat, 14 July 2018 - 11:49 PM.
#112
Posted 14 July 2018 - 11:46 PM
#113
Posted 15 July 2018 - 12:07 AM
Hemholtz, on 13 July 2018 - 10:28 PM, said:
I'm using steam version of MWO....needing to download the whole PTS with the MWOportal is gonna take ~18hours...
Maybe a bit late now, but what I did is:
- Download Portal installer, install to C:\Games\ and start Portal
- Start installation of the MWO Public Test Client in C:\Games\, but abort download after few seconds
- Copy C:\Steam\steamapps\common\MechWarrior Online\ to "C:\Games\MWO Public Test\", overwrite/merge files/directories if asked
- Use the Portal's repair tool to verify and fix the installation, this will download only few files
- Bonus tip: Copy file "game.cfg" and folder "Profile" from "C:\Users\foobar\Saved Games\MechWarrior Online\" to "C:\Users\(yourlogin)\Saved Games\MWO PublicTest\" to use settings, key bindings etc. from live client.
#114
Posted 15 July 2018 - 12:35 AM
Edited by Svarti713, 15 July 2018 - 12:36 AM.
#115
Posted 15 July 2018 - 01:05 AM
#116
Posted 15 July 2018 - 01:16 AM
Good testing guys, should definately help show that this puts the last nail in the coffin of all clan light and medium mechs that dont boat mg's
The truth will set us free, no balance is intended.
#117
Posted 15 July 2018 - 01:38 AM
Also, it's fun to play 4Vs4 with Assaults!
#118
Posted 15 July 2018 - 03:15 AM
On the other hand, I have one alternate question... If we click the "Claim" button in the PTS, would that cause negation of the Rewards to the Live Game? If so, I'll avoid clicking it.
~Mr. D. V. "I wasn't supposed to be here... So much to say, and yet it must be split about..." Devnull
#119
Posted 15 July 2018 - 03:49 AM
D V Devnull, on 15 July 2018 - 03:15 AM, said:
On the other hand, I have one alternate question... If we click the "Claim" button in the PTS, would that cause negation of the Rewards to the Live Game? If so, I'll avoid clicking it.
~Mr. D. V. "I wasn't supposed to be here... So much to say, and yet it must be split about..." Devnull
I clicked it thinking might not get the warhorn if I dont claim ! is one of us screwed ?!
#120
Posted 15 July 2018 - 05:20 AM
Cadoazreal, on 15 July 2018 - 03:49 AM, said:
D V Devnull, on 15 July 2018 - 03:15 AM, said:
On the other hand, I have one alternate question... If we click the "Claim" button in the PTS, would that cause negation of the Rewards to the Live Game? If so, I'll avoid clicking it.
~Mr. D. V. "I wasn't supposed to be here... So much to say, and yet it must be split about..." Devnull
I clicked it thinking might not get the warhorn if I dont claim ! is one of us screwed ?!
I don't know... That's why I'm asking this question.
~Mr. D. V. "Sorry... Don't have the answer myself." Devnull
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