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[Galahad2030]

Have a slot on each mech to add pilots.

Pilots would have stats that improve the Mech, and can be improved with experience.

[Alreech]

Pilots could have a piloting skill.
Piloting skill checks could be done after certain critical hits to avoid knock down: Gyro & Hip
Piloting skill could consist of:

• chassis bonus: is improved by playing that chassis, but capped
  
• class bonus: improves slowly after chassis bonus is gained, is also capped
  
• base skill: improves very slow, but has no cap

Pilots can transfered to other Mechs:

• same chassis, but different variant: class &chassis bonus can be used
  
• same class, different chassis: only class bonus is used, pilot starts to get chassis bonus for new chassis
  
• different class: only base piloting skill is used, class & chassis bonus must earned new

Effect: transfering Pilots to an other mech class is possible, but you loose the bonus

Pilots could have Military Ranks, higher ranks gave access to Air Strikes, UAVs, ect...

• Some higher ranks afford to play as Lance Leader and earning points by giving out succesfull orders
  
• Commander needs a minimum Rank, some very high ranks can only be earned as succesfull Commander

Pilots can be named.

• Maybe a face editior can be used to create a pilots face with procedural generation & custumisation it to enhance the emotional tie to the player
  
• Premimum MC Cosmetics can be sold for that editor.

And the most important thing:

• Pilots can be permanet killed by Cockpit critical hit or head destruction and hurt by knockdown / head hits.
  
• Hurt Pilots can black out, and have to be replaced by an other pilot after the match.
  
• The hurt status will last some days.

Effects:

• Grinding up Pilots could replace grinding up Mechs as a game play mechanic more rooted in the Mechwarrior lore.
  
• Reserve Pilots must be grinded up to replace dead or hurted pilots.

Edited by Alreech, 06 November 2020 - 09:02 AM.

[w0qj]

I have no idea how "canon" is this proposal for MechWarrior lore:

Other online games have used this similar method,
to add a "pilot" seat for your mech, and the pilot can add unique skills to your mech!

Hech, the above is for a "white/common" pilot.
There are rare / very_rare / elite / epic levels of pilots, with better skills!

Epic pilots can even bestow skills in your mech that's not normally possible.
(Buy pilot premium package, hint hint).

eg: pilot for additional +3% cooling efficiency.
eg: pilot for additional +3% laser damage.
eg: pilot for additional +3% agility (Anchor_turn, Torso_turn).
eg: pilot for additional +3% momentum (Kinetic_burst).
eg: pilot for additional +3% artillery damage.
eg: pilot for additional +3% artillery radius.

And the list can go on and on.

***The key here is approximately +3% improvement in selected stats, so that free-to-play (F2P) players would not feel overwhelmed that they would quit.

I might just vote on this idea with my wallet!

Galahad2030, on 06 November 2020 - 05:24 AM, said:

Have a slot on each mech to add pilots.

Pilots would have stats that improve the Mech, and can be improved with experience.