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[Dee Eight]

And that's the only way the mode can be revived / saved (and the cheating as was caught recently solved). Five Division buckets... Lights, mediums, heavies, assaults and unlimited. Free For All without teams, 5 to 8 players per match. Randomize the map. Adopt the private lobby code that allows you to launch with uneven teams.


Voila. Done.

[HammerMaster]

Dee Eight, on 16 April 2019 - 09:26 AM, said:

Voila. Done.

OMG someone didn't say "walla".

[K O Z A K]

FFA is going to last even less than 1v1, the reality is that almost nobody asked for either

[Makenzie71]

I’ve wanted 1v1 from the beginning. Really, on my list of things i enjoy about the game, 1v1 is at the top, followed closely by quick play. Faction play isn’t even on the same page, and 2v2 is in a different book in another room.

I think FFA would be pretty popular for a couple weeks, then tank after the novelty wears off.

[UAZ Patriot]

Solaris 1 vs 1 and 2 vs 2 are good game modes, but first 10 matches boost spoils the enjoyment. 10 times win - and you are in the top until the end of the season, 10 times loose and you are in a deep chasm, it is pretty unfair.

[VigorousApathy]

Better yet, lets all drop out of a dropship that flies over solaris city. You can control your fall to wherever. Lots of gunz all over the map to pick up, and you can now construct a base around you when land! Battletech Royale!

Lol honestly though i'd play some FFA.

Edited by VigorousApathy, 16 April 2019 - 01:28 PM.

[Alcom Isst]

K, so here's how you win a FFA. You hide as much as possible, conserve your armor, and wait out the match until everyone else is dead or almost dead and then you win ggclose.

Why would anyone want that?

Seriously. How do you design a fun FFA game with no recovery mechanics? How do you design MechWarrior Online FFA to discourage hyper-passive and defensive gameplay?

[Makenzie71]

Alcom Isst, on 16 April 2019 - 02:41 PM, said:

Seriously. How do you design a fun FFA game with no recovery mechanics? How do you design MechWarrior Online FFA to discourage hyper-passive and defensive gameplay?

Okay so this is a mode I DON'T want...but, for the sake of argument...the way you would correct fortniteism is with a timer. A SHORT timer. First, it should be a full QP spread...24 players at a time. The timer will need to be 2 to 3 minutes, same scoring mechanic as QP with gain/loss staggered according to damage done, number of kills, etc. If more than one player are still alive at the end of the match, however, it counts as a loss for everyone...which means you probably do not want to be a player who fortnited the last match when the next match comes around.

[justcallme A S H]

FFA won't work with the engine we're told.

Plus it'll just be people hiding for 15mins till the last minute to fight.

It sound be even less interesting and populated than Solaris is now.

[Horseman]

Alcom Isst, on 16 April 2019 - 02:41 PM, said:

Seriously. How do you design a fun FFA game with no recovery mechanics? How do you design MechWarrior Online FFA to discourage hyper-passive and defensive gameplay

You start taking internal damage after a minute without getting a kill. If you want it to stop, get a kill.

[LordNothing]

Hazeclaw, on 16 April 2019 - 09:35 AM, said:

FFA is going to last even less than 1v1, the reality is that almost nobody asked for either

i asked for ffa. mostly because it works in living legends and was fun. people killing eachother over the right to use a repair bay. people camping out at the mech hangers waiting to get the drop on the newer players in the match. duncan fisher's superior mwll commentary.

of course pgi's version of that is likely not going to be as good. like a pure survival last man standing would probably be boring as hell hidefest. but as a mode with respawns, playing for kills, it would be hella fun. people dont hide because kills trump all and you don't get those when hiding. kill stealers paradise.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 April 2019 - 08:45 PM.

[Thorn Hallis]

I certainly didn't wanted FFA (though I'm not against PGI putting recsources into it). I just don't think it could work in the MWO environment.

[Ghost Paladin117]

While it could be fun, you're wrong. People did want 1v1s and 2v2s. You may not have. Unfortunately PGI said the game engine wouldn't handle the FFA system or something. A FFA could invite campers to hide it out while other pilots get into brawls.

[Dionnsai]

out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw "Flea Deathmatch"

[Warning incoming Humble Dexterer]

Ghost Paladin117, on 20 April 2019 - 06:12 AM, said:

A FFA could invite campers to hide it out while other pilots get into brawls.

That's a lazy answer.

Imagine a FFA game mode where you have to reach a minimum total of ~1 kill per ~5 minutes to stay in the game...

Then the only way to stay in the game, is to keep killing other mechs fast enough to not be eliminated by the timer.

Edited by Humble Dexter, 21 April 2019 - 10:04 AM.

[Dionnsai]

I will say PGI has been very good at missing very OBVIOUS solutions to problems which everyone else sees coming a mile away...

[Ghost Paladin117]

Humble Dexter, on 21 April 2019 - 09:32 AM, said:

That's a lazy answer.

Imagine a FFA game mode where you have to reach a minimum total of ~1 kill per ~5 minutes to stay in the game...

Then the only way to stay in the game, is to keep killing other mechs fast enough to not be eliminated by the timer.

No, it's a very realistic answer. Because it would happen. If PGI could implement that it might help sure. Or you would have opportunists hiding until someone is near 1- shot and grabbing up the kill. Also, a likely play style.

[Pain G0D]

I don't get that one . I can shoot and kill my team buddies in a QP match if I wanted to be that guy

Sooo , how is a Solaris FFA mode incompatible with the engine ?

Edited by Pain G0D, 22 April 2019 - 01:53 PM.

[Lurm God]

I like 1v1 and 2v2

[Dee Eight]

Simple solution...arena gun turrets which target stationary mechs after a certain period of time.