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[B L O O D W I T C H]

Seeing the level 10 reward from the current challenges i'm starting to wonder, is this a maybe, just maybe a hint of the next big timeline jump?



http://www.sarna.net...i/Word_of_Blake
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Jihad

Fyi, current year in MWO is 3057

The civil war era lasted up until the end of 3066.

3067 marks the end of the Civil war era and the start of the Jihad ear, lasting until 3082 and followed by the early dark age ear (refering to the shutdown of comstar arrays in 3152, a.k.a. "blackout" of 80% of all Hyper pulse generators (used for communication and space travel between stars *HPG* wink wink))

Needless to say, the Jihad era did not only introduced a mayor new faction (word of blake) but also introduced numerous new mechs and technology (weapons and equipments).

Thoughts?

Edited by Toha Heavy Industries, 31 May 2019 - 08:29 AM.

[Snakesh1t]

I hope so, the Jihad would be a great way to implement a massive PVE experience (Liberation of Terra).

[Rosh87]

plus my in-game buddy CycKath could bring the fury of (true) ComStar against those WOB crazies ! haha - I'm sure he'd love that. ComGuards, forward !

* and I read there are some very cool Jihad tech things like "Hyper Assault Gauss" - which just sounds nasty !

Edited by Rosh87, 31 May 2019 - 09:35 AM.

[B L O O D W I T C H]

Rosh87, on 31 May 2019 - 09:35 AM, said:

plus my in-game buddy CycKath could bring the fury of (true) ComStar against those WOB crazies ! haha - I'm sure he'd love that. ComGuards, forward !

* and I read there are some very cool Jihad tech things like "Hyper Assault Gauss" - which just sounds nasty !

There is an interesting iteration of HAGs playable in Mechwarrior Living legends (free to play game).

[B L O O D W I T C H]

Btw, are you guys interested in a tech and timelime push with as much impact as the clan invasion?
Or is this something PGi should rather have in mind for a possible MWO2 set in the Darkage era (3150 based tech (mixtech, IS omnis, etc etc)?

Edited by Toha Heavy Industries, 31 May 2019 - 09:46 AM.

[FLG 01]

Toha Heavy Industries, on 31 May 2019 - 08:28 AM, said:

Seeing the level 10 reward from the current challenges i'm starting to wonder, is this a maybe, just maybe a hint of the next big timeline jump?

Not likely. The item was introduced months ago.

Also, the WoB was a major player even before the Jihad. The Blakists were fighting their war in Chaos March e.g. when everybody was focussed on the FCCW. And they build interesting Mechs like the Lightray:
https://mwomercs.com...d-new-mech-art/

[B L O O D W I T C H]

FLG 01, on 31 May 2019 - 10:09 AM, said:

Not likely. The item was introduced months ago.

First time i've seen it. Comstar and their remnants have always been around, tbh.
Sort of like clans have been doing stuff in the inner sphere well before the invasion too. It only kicked off storywise when the clans actually invaded.

I can see that similar to the beginning of the jihad era, with large scale involvement from WoB.

Also, that mech looks like it got caught grabbing into the cookie jar

[Nightbird]

This item was introduced in 10/2018, so no.

[Internal Obedience XIII-omega]

Rosh87, on 31 May 2019 - 09:35 AM, said:

...those WOB crazies

Could I interest you in the teachings of Blake?

[Y E O N N E]

Toha Heavy Industries, on 31 May 2019 - 09:46 AM, said:

Btw, are you guys interested in a tech and timelime push with as much impact as the clan invasion?
Or is this something PGi should rather have in mind for a possible MWO2 set in the Darkage era (3150 based tech (mixtech, IS omnis, etc etc)?

Yes. Please. Do it. I love new toys!

[Karl Streiger]

Internal Obedience XIII-omega, on 31 May 2019 - 11:27 AM, said:

Could I interest you in the teachings of Blake?

some are worth to be teached, other are not even worth the protons of a PPC.
Rescue whom you can rescue, sacrifice the others

[Burning2nd]

pffff rescue none... and do what the highest bidder deems...

This drop ship doesn't run on hope and Good luck wishes


Secure for orbit,
But sir commander dont nascar is still out there
I dont care, he was told to return at 15:50, we are leaving.. this planet is his problem now

the drop ship doors close

[Captain Caveman DE]

well, if they do a timejump, I hope we get something from 'the good book' implemented as well..

"thou shall not nascar"
shalt thou count to three laps, no more, no less.
Three laps shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three.
Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three
Five is right out.
Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then *engine explodes* "

new tech or not, to me it doesn't matter. the current state of FW (=dead) and QP being nascar only really makes me not-wanna-play.
pls, for blake's sake, gimme sth to counter nascar at least (a remote detonator for the rest of team blue will do )

Edited by Captain Caveman DE, 31 May 2019 - 12:08 PM.

[C H E E K I E Z]

Pgi is having enough trouble balancing power creep with current mechs and weapon systems, do you really want more possibilities of game breaking weapon systems, or meta-altering boogiemans again?

[Nightbird]

C H E E K I E Z, on 31 May 2019 - 12:39 PM, said:

Pgi is having enough trouble balancing power creep with current mechs and weapon systems, do you really want more possibilities of game breaking weapon systems, or meta-altering boogiemans again?

Yes, but we're not going to get a time skip.

[LT. HARDCASE]

C H E E K I E Z, on 31 May 2019 - 12:39 PM, said:

Pgi is having enough trouble balancing power creep with current mechs and weapon systems, do you really want more possibilities of game breaking weapon systems, or meta-altering boogiemans again?

Hyper Assault Guass, ER Pulse, X-Pulse, Improved Heavy, Variable Pulse, XXL Engines, Apollo FCS MRMs, Light ACs, Plasma Rifles, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, add it all.

If the game is eventually going to burn, let's build a bonfire.

[The6thMessenger]

At this point I expect nothing but a Comstar faction.

Don't disappoint me PGI.

[MechaBattler]

LT. HARDCASE, on 31 May 2019 - 01:23 PM, said:

Hyper Assault Guass, ER Pulse, X-Pulse, Improved Heavy, Variable Pulse, XXL Engines, Apollo FCS MRMs, Light ACs, Plasma Rifles, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, add it all.

If the game is eventually going to burn, let's build a bonfire.

Hell yeah! We don't need no stinking balance! Just throw in everything including a Clan kitchen sink!

Edited by MechaBattler, 31 May 2019 - 02:57 PM.

[FupDup]

MechaBattler, on 31 May 2019 - 02:56 PM, said:

Hell yeah! We don't need no stinking balance! Just throw in everything including a Clan kitchen sink!

The Clan Kitchen Sink could be easily balanced by making it fire in longer bursts than the Inner Sphere Kitchen Sink and generating higher heat.

[Y E O N N E]

Doesn't matter, game is officially on life support.

RIP.