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[Heavy Money]

Sometimes I don't know which mech or loadout I'd like to play. It'd be cool if I could create a list of my mechs, and every match it picked me a random mech off that list, and possibly a random saved loadout+skill combo.

For group matches, it'd pick a mech off the list that was equal or lesser tonnage than what I currently had selected.

Would anyone else use this feature if it existed?

Edited by Heavy Money, 07 November 2020 - 05:45 PM.

[Therax]

so a spreadsheet and some dice?

[Heavy Money]

Therax, on 07 November 2020 - 06:45 PM, said:

so a spreadsheet and some dice?

Yup, just like the good old days.

[Swamp Ass MkII]

Definitely, as I can't decide what mech to play on as is... Though I don't own a lot, I still have problems deciding. I would also like to see a drop deck for each weight class, you begin the round selecting the weight class you want to play, and then when the round selection is over, you have the option to select a different mech from that said deck...

[martian]

Heavy Money, on 07 November 2020 - 05:45 PM, said:

Would anyone else use this feature if it existed?

I would not.

[Dr Wubs]

I would do that if all of my opponents were also following the same rule.

It makes use of all those mechs gathering dust.

Still sounds like programming, which our devs are not at all interested in or capable of.

So fun idea. If we ever have another dev, tell them about your idea.

Along similar lines but going the opposite way, people have asked to have a chance to see what map and mode are happening before hey choose.

Fun idea. Never gonna happen. Not because it's a bad idea, but because nothing is gonna happen.

[selfish shellfish]

Well it should be easy to implement a checkbox labeled "Pick random mech". If you select it the game picks a mech randomly from the ones you own for the Quick play match. Or maybe it picks one of the mechs you have in you favorite mechs list.

[LordNothing]

i wish we could add stock mode to the vote screen.

[martian]

LordNothing, on 08 November 2020 - 09:30 AM, said:

i wish we could add stock mode to the vote screen.

The MWO players had something like this a few years ago.

[LordNothing]

martian, on 08 November 2020 - 11:09 AM, said:

The MWO players had something like this a few years ago.

you would have to set up a custom game, but it can be done. its just a bit flip on the match parameters, and since the map gets loaded after the vote screen its the perfect place for a vote option. put more map features up for vote.

[The6thMessenger]

Heavy Money, on 07 November 2020 - 06:51 PM, said:

Therax, on 07 November 2020 - 06:45 PM, said:

so a spreadsheet and some dice?

Yup, just like the good old days.

I'm sure he just meant.

"Just go use a spreadsheet and a dice."

[InvictusLee]

Best feature: You drop in a random mech, in a random part of a map, with a random opponent for a random on random 1v1. The survivors murderball the rest. Lol

[JediPanther]

Nope. I'd rather use my lrm ten lct than have to waste my space money on keeping 100 plus mechs ready for some lame rng on top of more rng from players trying to fake working as a team.