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[KrazedOmega]

Greetings MechWarriors,

A Hot-Fix is scheduled to occur tomorrow, December 13th, to address the following fixes:

- Fixed issues with Friend List sorting.
- Fixed issues with the Faction Play queue info, it should now shows the queue numbers properly.
- Corrected the Hatamotochi 'Mech Arm Pitch Speed to the intended value.
- Corrected Hatamotochi HTM-27(S) right torso structure from [35] to [34].
- Corrected Hatamotochi HTM-27(S) right arm structure from [27] to [26].
- Corrected Charger CGR-3K right arm structure from [27] to [26].
- Corrected the Rifleman RFL-8D(L) Hardpoints to intended values.
- Fixed a bug where turning left while stationary in the Charger 'Mech will cause the cockpit to tilt.
- Fixed inconsistencies in LRM flight paths introduced in the Dec. Patch.

Other changes:

-Removed Escort game mode from Quick Play.


The specific time for this hot-fix tomorrow is still TBD will be update on this post once determined.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!

[FRAGTAST1C]

Yeah, I read that. I played maybe 3 Escort matches. Was hoping for more but oh, well...

[MrMadguy]

Finally. All it's purpose was - to force other mode only players without any choice. So, since today Canyon Network should start to appear much more often?

[K O Z A K]

it's a christmas miracle

maybe while they're on a roll they'll do the same with FP incursion

[FRAGTAST1C]

Was there no Escort in Canyon Network?

[JediPanther]

FRAGTAST1C, on 12 December 2018 - 07:39 PM, said:

Was there no Escort in Canyon Network?

Nope. All the times I had escort it was never on canyon network. I had it on alpine,rubie, and on tourmaline but never canyon. someone else might have but I don't recall ever playing it there or seeing anyone post screenshots of it there. I'll not miss walking to robot. The pay was crap as was the game mode. You didn't even get paid enough to cover the cost of two uavs etc.

https://imgur.com/gallery/5bCs3

[Mcgral18]

What fantastic news

[FRAGTAST1C]

I think all of my 3 Escort matches were on Tourmaline Desert. I always wondered how Canyon Network would be for Escort mode. The VIP snaking through the canyons while getting beat up from high ground and all the defenders raging....

[Chrome Magnus]

damn, I always wanted to do Escort on Therma.

[GeminiWolf]

What am I gonna do with my (PGI gifted) mode troll votes now!

Edited by GeminiWolf, 12 December 2018 - 09:16 PM.

[CFC Conky]

I must be an outlier, I never minded escort .

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[Scout Derek]

RIP and "you won't be missed" don't go well together.

[GeminiWolf]

Escort mode, don't let door hit ya, where the good lord split ya.

[Ted Wayz]

Escort could have worked as part of a more complete faction play. For quick play just so bleh.

Wonder how much capital went into another thing the players did not want that was eventually removed.

[GeminiWolf]

Ted Wayz, on 12 December 2018 - 09:21 PM, said:

Escort could have worked as part of a more complete faction play. For quick play just so bleh.

Wonder how much capital went into another thing the players did not want that was eventually removed.

You do know that Escort was the prototype AI for MW5 right? Thats what you have to look forward too in their new product.

[Kanil]

I hope this means we'll see maps that don't support escort more often.

[cougurt]

Ted Wayz, on 12 December 2018 - 09:21 PM, said:

Escort could have worked as part of a more complete faction play. For quick play just so bleh.

Wonder how much capital went into another thing the players did not want that was eventually removed.

it might have been good if it had been anything more than the minimally viable content we're used to. i could see it being genuinely fun as a FP exclusive mode with some expanded features and new maps, but that seems to be beyond the scope of PGI's development resources.

[RickySpanish]

Sigh. I had actually started to enjoy Escort, because it's good at killing Nascar. I'd have much rather seen Domination or Skirmish removed. At least Incursion is still present I suppose. Shame that Canyon Network is still there; it's an atrocious map. I wonder since this is a hotfix, if actually there is just a nasty bug they caught with it. Let's hope so; there's no need to dumb the game modes down any further.

Edited by RickySpanish, 12 December 2018 - 09:58 PM.

[Galaxie 500]

I'm glad to see it gone -- not that it matters much for how rarely it was popping up, but anyway -- still, the weird thing for me is that I had an absurdly high W/L ratio on Escort, totally out of line with my otherwise crappy ratio.

Same goes for the maps I don't like. I'm not really a fan of Caustic or Therma, and yet they are the two maps on which I've won the most. Go figure. Maybe the dislike makes me knuckle down and work harder, play more serious?

[cougurt]

RickySpanish, on 12 December 2018 - 09:57 PM, said:

Sigh. I had actually started to enjoy Escort, because it's good at killing Nascar. I'd have much rather seen Domination or Skirmish removed. At least Incursion is still present I suppose. Shame that Canyon Network is still there; it's an atrocious map. I wonder since this is a hotfix, if actually there is just a nasty bug they caught with it. Let's hope so; there's no need to dumb the game modes down any further.

conquest is the only mode that sets itself apart in any meaningful way. the others are redundant at best and an annoying waste of time at worst.