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[0 Damage]

Do, please, battles on stock mechs.

[WJP]

What mechs sale?

[DoucheNugg3t]

what about emerald, 8v8 3 mech drop deck 275 tons, weapon range max 500 without skills quirks

[Snotskull]

50% off all bolt ons. now or on the next one would drain some excess MC's.

[YOHEl]

can we have some Hellfire and Nova Cats on sale don't see enough of these (yes I need them)

[The Chancelor]

I would like to spice up the battles a bit and suggest disabling friend-enemy detection. This means that neither the minimap nor the HUD shows whether a mech is friend or foe.

Then limit the whole thing to 4 vs. 4 or 8 vs. 8.

Optionally, the teams could be assigned uniform colors to at least visually distinguish them.

Another variant could be to continuously disrupt the scanners, i.e. a continuous "low signal", as if an ECM was nearby. (I would be curious to see who comes with lrms)

Edited by The Chancelor, 08 November 2023 - 12:14 AM.

[Sam cw]

A while ago there was an infinite ammo and cooling event that still allowed Rocket Launchers. People quickly settled on all RL builds that could one-shot or almost one-shot each other despite there also being bonus armor. I thought this was a pretty fun change of pace from the normal game, especially the later chunk that was all heavy mechs instead of all assaults since you could better jink someone's shot if you timed your dodge right. A mediums only or even lights only version would be pretty fun I think. Call it "Rocket Tag". Maybe make it drop deck to make up for the very short TTK? Probably want to limit it to IS mechs too, since nothing else could compete with reloading RL. That way players are less able to take what would amount to trap build options.

As for sales, with Thanksgiving coming up, maybe reverse jointed legged mechs? A turkey shoot for the upcoming turkey day.

Edited by Sam cw, 08 November 2023 - 12:46 AM.

[iamredleader]

I like the idea of "evening the playing field" by removing ECM and radar deprivation-like bonusses. Same for lock-on extension. Make the game brawly, real as opposed to sniping from 1K+, so maybe even combined with a reduced range for all weapons? Works best on smaller maps, perhaps limit this to 8v8 maps like classic frozen city.

[AmbidXtrousGNOME]

0 Damage, on 07 November 2023 - 07:43 PM, said:

Do, please, battles on stock mechs.

Thanks PGI for the events and sales

I second this idea. It would be fun to have an event like by-the-book-builds where we could only do lore accurate chassis builds of the mechs (Like the ones on sarna.net). I personally do that from time to time in QP but usually get punished by the meta : >

[Steve Pryde]

Snotskull, on 07 November 2023 - 10:27 PM, said:

50% off all bolt ons. now or on the next one would drain some excess MC's.

Still need some Zeus wings bolt ons.

[PraetorGix]

I already said this before, but it bears repeating: the best use of Event queue is with the whacky modifiers. You guys spent a lot of time and effort to put together this tool to be able to have interesting ways to play.
Infinite JJs, super speed, double armor, infinite ammo, less heat on energy weapons, double range on all weapons... all those are fun, but you don't do it anymore because oh surprise, a portion of the players are too delicate to enjoy that play style... as if they were being barred from still playing quick play whenever they please.... IMO (and judging by what Matt used to say when justifying the development of E.Q.) having 8v8 skirmish with groups of 2 is not what you made this game mode for. For me it does not matter which ones you implement, as long as you do it.
As a specific suggestion, in celebration of the skilled up trial mechs, you could do a trial mechs only mode, I would like that.

EDIT: Oh and about the sales, I know it's not mechs but it is something I've requested a lot, please do a bolt-on sale.

Edited by PraetorGix, 08 November 2023 - 08:59 AM.

[Rhaelcan]

AmbidXtrousGNOME, on 08 November 2023 - 05:01 AM, said:

Thanks PGI for the events and sales

I second this idea. It would be fun to have an event like by-the-book-builds where we could only do lore accurate chassis builds of the mechs (Like the ones on sarna.net). I personally do that from time to time in QP but usually get punished by the meta : >

Technically, the specialty of battletech, 'lore' builds can be whatever the hell you want

[AmbidXtrousGNOME]

Rhaelcan, on 08 November 2023 - 09:41 AM, said:

Technically, the specialty of battletech, 'lore' builds can be whatever the hell you want

True, but think of it like using the mech like you just drove it off the lot and before you took it home and put on the unnecessarily large spoiler and annoyingly loud exhaust

[Chickenman919]

PLEASE ROTATE THE MAPS, HAVING TO PLAY ONE MAP IS BORING

Edited by Chickenman919, 08 November 2023 - 11:19 AM.

[The Ed Is Not Amused]

Way of the Ferret, on 06 November 2023 - 05:50 PM, said:

if it is possible with the game mode, have a "Learn To FP" event that is 12v12, drop decks, Siege maps only, and with no groups.

I was going to post literally this as one, but quoting for a little more visibility because this is a fantastic idea.

Other ideas, most of which are more in the just-for-casual-funsies vein than anything else:

1. Weapon restrictions. Anything from a no-sniping set (e.g. No Blue lasers, ERPPC or Gauss) or a sniper-only set (just those weapons) to something hilarious like infinite ammo SRMs only or infinite ammo, never jamming UAC/RAC only. So many possibilities for a combination of fun challenges and just absurd shenanigans.

2. 3v3 and/or 4v4 Solaris fights. Dealer's choice on tech base and weight class, or with FFA dropdecks on maps like Canyon or Mining.

3. Arty Battle: Any open medium/large map, but arty strikes are dropped at random players' feet (one per team) starting 30 seconds-1min into the fight. Dealers choice on player count and single drop vs decks.

4. Old-school arena shooter mode. 12v12 Skirmish, no groups, small/medium maps, infinite drops on a single mech, 10-15 minutes, most kills wins.

[Therax]

Two Solaris format suggestions for event queue:

Solaris 2v2
max group size 2
each team has 1 Assault + 1 Medium
map is either Liao Jungle or Steiner Coliseum

and

Solaris 2v2
max group size 2
each team has 1 Heavy + 1 Light
map is either Mech Factory or Ishiyama Caves

[42DoubleDeath42]

8x8 All Mechs max dropdeck=300t

-or-

8x8 Only Medium Mechs max Dropdeck 180t


-combine with-


Polar Highlands

Alpine Peaks

Forest Colony both Classic versions.

[Chound]

InnerSphereNews, on 06 November 2023 - 03:24 PM, said:

MECH-VEMBER EVENT QUEUE AND SALES!


Greetings MechWarriors! It's time for another Event Queue and Sale, and this time we're trying something different. We will take your input on potential 'Mechs to go on sale, as well as your ideas for Event Queue matches. This DOES mean that we will be reading every post and taking every constructive suggestion into consideration, it DOES NOT mean every idea will make it in. When posting your match suggestions, keep in mind that there are some limitations based on the Event Queue system. For example, some maps can't use drop decks, certain time zones make matches with limited 'Mech options more difficult to populate, and so on. Therefore, we may take an idea and modify it to make it work, or make minor adjustments based on learned experience. Event Queue will start at 10am PST this coming Wednesday and change to a new map/mode every 12 hours, ending on Monday at 10am PST. We've already chosen the first match, which is a pretty basic 8v8 skirmish on Scrapyard, with drop decks and groups up to 2, all 'Mechs, 3x rewards, but no other modifiers. That leaves 9 cycles left to be filled with your great ideas, so let's hear them!



STARTS: Wednesday, November 8th 10am PDT / Wednesday, November 8th 6pm UTC
ENDS: Monday, November 13th 10am PDT / Monday, November 13th 6pm UTC


SALE

50% OFF C-BILL AND MC PRICES ON:

All Engines
All Weapons
All Consumables
'Mech Bays
Premium Time
GSP
Drop Deck
Heavy 'Mechs


EVENT
Wed Nov 8 10am PDT / Wed Nov 8 6pm UTC

8v8
Groups 1-2
Drop Deck
285 Max Tonnage
Scrapyard
Skirmish
3x CBills and XP Rewards
25 Minute Match

When will you hours have passed.post the information for the next segment of the event? I think it might be overdue since 12

[Ilostmycactus]

I think a "realistic damage" mode would be fun. Like 4x damage or something. Conversely, something crazy like 4x armor assaults only would be cool, even more than previous armor events. Maybe "family" mechs only. So all the marauders in a match, all the crabs, etc.

[Skipmagnet]

No event run to this point has been solo friendly. I would like a solo event, no groups, no sync drops, 8v8 or 6v6 Domination on the old polar map, not the new one with the canyons and buildings, the old one with the hill by the dish. See some real Nascar, not like you get now. I am just so tired of playing by myself against 4mans.