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[BLACKR0SE]

Tasks that can be completed overnight. Simple, I think. But I won't play.

[ForQAll]

Great Event! Glad to see FP get some attention and an attempt to bring more players I to it. I hope the data you get from it is put to good use.. I knew when I saw some of the slight tweaks to FP maps in the patch notes that something was planned.
However, the maps definitely need more love. Graphically and mechanically.

Would also love to see the FP stats posted more. Whether that's through the website here, or in game with the banners. Would be neat to actually get updates on how the faction war is going. Along with how long the season is etc, and when it's ending.

I think there should be a seasonal event in the tab for rewards that players can claim as well for playing faction war throughout the season, however long you have it last.

Players just need encouragement to get into FP.. rewards help!

Me personally, I'd love to see it where at start of each season when you log in and go to faction war, it makes you choose allegiance for the season. Clans, IS, or Merc.

Each faction gets rewards and at end of season there is a large reward, like MC for winning as the Clans or IS. In addition to the cosmetics and other fun stuff.

Mercs would not win for a faction.. but instead have bonuses to loot salvage and Cbills for playing. (And other stuff too) Mercs would be a great option for new players who maybe don't have a huge roster of tuned up mechs and want to make some money.. as true mercs do. Also for veterans who don't care about allegiance and don't want to commit, instead using there entire roster of mechs for whoever to get the lootz.

Just some thoughts and opinions!

[BLACKR0SE]

No matter what they do, it won't be useful unless the login time is shortened.

I wish the war there never ends and the servers stay open continuously, allowing people to join whenever they want.

I don't understand why this game has to be so restrictive in every aspect.

Edited by TAMTAMBABY, 26 May 2023 - 05:01 PM.

[DaFrog]

They still haven't fixed spawn camping in FP¨. So no event for me. Have fun being spawn camped or target shooting.

[w0qj]

Here it is again: 9-man Team in defense mode ("Seige"), vs everyone else.
They even had Legendary mechs like Cyclops Arges (350m seismic sensors? +250m sensor range to allies?),
and also Shadow Hawk Scattershot (picks off exposed components at close range + JJ).

Picture as below, 9-man Team on one side, against everyone else:
https://e.pcloud.lin...mhTekDNibKb33JX

Edited by w0qj, 26 May 2023 - 05:23 PM.

[Half Ear]

The real question is how many matches can be going at the same time. When you see 24+ waiting in the queue....after going through more than 2 countdowns.. something is not right...

[Voice of Kerensky]

Went in to play FP. But I quickly changed my mind...



Gg, PGI. Thx.

I'm probably going to play another game.
Gg, PGI. Thx.

[Evvo]

Sure hope the next sale will include patterns. I'm confident is has been a very long time since the last camo sale. There's also people that would love colors, bolt-ons, cockpit items+warhorns and maybe even decals. Can't remember the last time any of these has been on sale, and i hope they will be included more every now and then.

Edited by Evvo, 26 May 2023 - 09:10 PM.

[An6ryMan69]

Not sure if it was noted already but the Awesome Pretty Baby is accidentally on for 0% off instead of 50% off.

[crazytimes]

The lack of matchmaking in FP is evident. I got lucky with the one match I tried and got carried by people much better than me... took my few hundred MC and moved back to QP. The other team had cadets in what appeared to be trial mechs.

[W4R GOD]

About time fp got some love. Group play where its supposed to be.

[W4R GOD]

the check engine light, on 26 May 2023 - 09:54 PM, said:

Just a genrush. Whatever, didn't throw my mech in front of things enough for someone. They're welcome to ***** at someone else. You're not a commander. You're a verbally abusive person in an overpriced chair.

Huh?

[Curccu]

TAMTAMBABY, on 26 May 2023 - 04:51 PM, said:

No matter what they do, it won't be useful unless the login time is shortened.

What login times? If you mean it takes long to find a match? Played some ~15 games Yesterday we waited no longer than 3 minutes for any of those games, most were fast as timer ran to zero.

Voice of Kerensky, on 26 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Went in to play FP. But I quickly changed my mind...
Gg, PGI. Thx.
I'm probably going to play another game.
Gg, PGI. Thx.

If way better team decides to farm enemy team... QQ
If way better team decides to destroy objective and go to next game looking more worthy opponent for each team... QQ

[The Chancelor]

Made my first fp matches of the year. Yes there were teams who just slapped us out of the field. But I must admit most matches were fun. Made 2.500+ damage several times what was just ... nice.

The problems for most players is the fact, that you cannot run in circles in fp^^

[Horseman]

Matt Newman, on 26 May 2023 - 09:30 AM, said:

Sorry about the issues with the Challenges Folks!
I have done a pass to reduce the effort required to achieve them.

We are investigating why IS Kills and Clan Kills are not counting for some.
We suspect it has to do with Player Faction Allegiance and not the chosen Conflict allegiance.

I'm finding that while the event counted my matches correctly, the heavy mech and medium mech damage was not counted at all. That's... a bit of a problem.

KingCobra, on 25 May 2023 - 08:04 PM, said:

Here is the truth PGI about Faction play its going to bomb on the events unless you make FP playable for everyone in MWO not just the comp players and meta junkies you're just going to have a baby seal slaughter if any pugs even try to group up and join the event.

It's a catch-22. If not enough pugs join the mode, those who do will be more likely to run into high level opponents.

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So, my suggestion would be to have the matchmaker group up the first 12v12 with pugs and 4–12-man groups in ques not giving the 12 mans any advantages in FP ques

That doesn't really work, as most players queueing up are pugs.

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and to keep the baby seal clubbing down make it (stock only mechs) are playable.

Wishful thinking. PGI could never make stock loadouts viable, and the MWOWC a few years back where they tried to make them the only option was not received well by the player base as a whole.

Edited by Horseman, 27 May 2023 - 01:31 AM.

[BLACKR0SE]

Curccu, on 26 May 2023 - 10:37 PM, said:

What login times? If you mean it takes long to find a match? Played some ~15 games Yesterday we waited no longer than 3 minutes for any of those games, most were fast as timer ran to zero.

What will happen when the event is over? I'm not referring to the present moment.

[Voice of Kerensky]

Curccu, on 26 May 2023 - 10:37 PM, said:

If way better team decides to farm enemy team... QQ
If way better team decides to destroy objective and go to next game looking more worthy opponent for each team... QQ

Why did you write this? What did you mean by that? That the matchmaker works perfectly and that there is a balance in the MWO? Or that MWO does not need a matchmaker and balance? Or maybe you wanted to say that what I showed in the picture - is good and I should thank PGI for at least the this gaming experience?
Or was it sarcasm?

[Horseman]

Voice of Kerensky, on 27 May 2023 - 01:52 AM, said:

Why did you write this? What did you mean by that? That the matchmaker works perfectly and that there is a balance in the MWO? Or that MWO does not need a matchmaker and balance? Or maybe you wanted to say that what I showed in the picture - is good and I should thank PGI for at least the this gaming experience?

That you complain no matter if the superior team chooses to spare you the ignominy by ending the match quickly, or if they choose to play it out and farm you for score.

[Voice of Kerensky]

And now seriously. Who decided that it would be good to give people to complete tasks that affect both factions, but at the same time make it so that one of these factions will not participate in the conflict for an entire day? Is this trolling or a prank?
Look here. You have given four days for this event. My (although, I believe, this applies to the vast majority of players) playing time is Friday evening, three - four hours on Saturday, three - four hours on Sunday. Today I went in with the intention of playing for IS, but I saw that this faction is not involved in the conflict. The change of the conflict on the timer was supposed to take place in six or seven hours.
I waited for this time, went for the event. And I see that IS is again out of the conflict. Thus, at least 1/3 of the time available for me to play (half weekend) I could not start the game because the developer said: boy, here are the tasks for both factions - do it, but keep in mind that one of the factions will not participate in conflict.
And even if you generously decide to extend this event for a week, then in fact it will not change anything. Because by next Friday (when I can play FP again), the interest in this event among the players will drop so much that there will simply be no point in waiting for the battle - there will be no one to play.
Once again, I admire the balance of your decisions.
PGI, I give you a standing ovation.

Edited by Voice of Kerensky, 27 May 2023 - 02:18 AM.

[Tywren]

The Chancelor, on 26 May 2023 - 11:54 PM, said:

The problems for most players is the fact, that you cannot run in circles in fp^^

And how's that map designee philosophy working for FP? hour + wait times for a match you say, tragic! Meanwhile in GP you can get in a match in less than 10 minutes. Face it, NASCAR is far preferable to being forced to march **** first into a shooting gallery with next to no cover like a conscript in Stalingrad, all while being carved to pieces by ERLL vomit, and LURM sperm with the occasional gauss thrown in for good measure.

It's fairly clear that the Siege maps were made with the same mindset, and most likely by the same people, who did the original Polar Highlands, which was so hated that it almost never saw play, and when it did you'd see 2 to 3 people per side disconnect and take the penalty rather than play on that godforsaken map. It was so bad PGI had to eventually break down, and completely redesign it. Vault is the worst offender, but all of the Siege maps need a complete rework, just like Polar, and for the exact same reason!