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[ScrapIron Prime]

LordNothing, on 03 December 2023 - 10:34 AM, said:

could it be that their servers are reaching their mtbf. i always assumed pgi rented servers and managed them remotely but its also entirely possible that its their own hardware and they haven't been doing regular maintenance. that perhaps all these years we never saw a server upgrade. and ive built at least four rigs since this game came out of beta. that would be a good way to build a house on sand.

Nope, mean time between failure would affect one server, not all servers. This is an everyone issue, so it’s core code. Their database objects explanation is totally plausible.

[LordNothing]

ScrapIron Prime, on 03 December 2023 - 11:19 AM, said:

Nope, mean time between failure would affect one server, not all servers. This is an everyone issue, so it’s core code. Their database objects explanation is totally plausible.

ive seen stuff fail in lockstep before. because it was all purchased at the same time and load balanced well. of course i made my post before i read the update.

still a case of building a castle on sand though. pgi's tradition of brute forcing all the things instead of hiring a coder to do it the right way. the biggest role of a lead developer is to tell the lesser devs no when they want to do something stupid. like let half your database cap be consumed by a feature most players dont even use. not having one its like lord of the flies.

Edited by LordNothing, 03 December 2023 - 08:21 PM.

[w0qj]

MANY thanks to everyone's STK-5M(P) referral!
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My semi-skilled STK-5M(P) just had 6 kills and 900+ damage T3/T4 QP game...
on the Rubellite Oasis map...
(Did not have 6x kills for long time...)

STK-5M(P): 5x SRM6 + 2x Snub Nose PPC, LE300 engine

feeWAIVER, on 27 November 2023 - 10:56 PM, said:

Stalker 5M with 5 aSRM6, 2 snubs wrecks.
Misery with 4 LL, 1 aSRM6 1 Snub.

Jay Z, on 30 November 2023 - 02:41 PM, said:

I recorded 2 matches in each. I already had the 5M build, but had not tried that Misery build yet.

5M



Misery





I had time to play 1 match in it. I think this build can be improved with an MRM40 and MXPLs for continuous fire.

Edited by w0qj, 19 January 2024 - 08:06 AM.

[kalashnikity]

I'm happy with everything Cauldron has done so far, except for nerfing clan double heat sinks to adjust for their supposed failure to balance a couple of weapons. Which is just plan stupid. Frankly IS was performing just fine against Clan, there was no need to do that.

And the ongoing and unforgivable LRM shenanigans which I won't go into here, see the hide&seek thread, please.

[kalashnikity]

ScrapIron Prime, on 03 December 2023 - 10:15 AM, said:

Not the best examples, they nerfed those systems into oblivion, and I’m not confident that the upcoming adjustments to ECM will remedy them because the people proposing the changes express disdain for those weapons and the people that use them.

*openly express disdain

They deride "low skill low tier newbs who don't understand what a UAV is", yet it seems they are the ones who don't know how to deal with LRMers.

I rarely even use LRMS, and who doesn't hate getting LRMed to death, but to reflect their own words, "git gud"

Kill the narcer, shoot down the UAV, but I guess that's too hard to figure out for the 1%ers.

"Leave the rock I'm hiding behind? Unthinkable!"

VeritasSuperOmnia, on 23 November 2023 - 01:13 PM, said:

The game is in a much better place now than it was 4 years ago. A much larger variety of builds and playstyles are valid in quick play now.

PGI and the cauldron have done a pretty good job. Stop being so negative all the time. Enough is enough.

I've read these forums for years, crying like a bunch of teenage girls is what we do best.

[Meep Meep]

kalashnikity, on 15 January 2024 - 01:33 AM, said:

I've read these forums for years, crying like a bunch of teenage girls is what we do best.

The forums are its own pvp game.

[pbiggz]

Meep Meep, on 15 January 2024 - 05:23 AM, said:

The forums are its own pvp game.

Remember community warfare faction drama? Getting yelled at by a davion RP unit because you werent using LRMs in your dropdeck.

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

[VeeOt Dragon]

honestly as far as the stalker goes i find it it just the good side of mid. yeah its got good geometry and i like anything that you can run more than one or two builds on effectively but to call it overpowered is a bit of stretch when just about any Clan mech in the same weight category will smoke it. its not overly quick for an assault or even that well armored for one. the only big thing Stalker has going is the good geometry and high hardpoints (don't get me wrong i do enjoy my Stalkers (3FB being a go to but the Misery isn't bad (AC/10 MRM-40 with some ML back-up)). but thats pretty much all it really has above other mechs in the same weight class. yeah the geometry is better than any other IS mech of the same tonnage but thats about it.

as for the last 4 years i can say with confidence that yes the Cauldron has done some good (unless you are a an LRM player that is) but they are not the saviors of the game by any stretch. they balance for the top 1% when the vast majority of players couldn't give two shits about comp play and just want to have stompy robit fun in QP (FP wouldn't be the desert it is is if this wasn't the case) or perhaps the odd EQ. i hate to say it but i think it was more the Pandemic that saved MWO more than anything PGI or the Cauldron did. with the restrictions and the fact most smart people were staying home when they could (or at least avoiding large gatherings) there was a big draw for a F2P game that can easily run on not the best hardware. you had people coming back who hadn't played in years and some new people being brought in from word of mouth (PGI seem incapable of any kind of advertising). this was the true savior for MWO. now we are back to bleeding off players. (though with so many T1 players making alts to club seals its had to get a good sense of just how many new players we gain and keep each year.)

as for me personally i couldn't even bring myself to finish the Holiday Loot Bag event for 2023. the game just seems more frustrating than fun these days. oh i have a fun match now and again but i have to drag through a good half dozen horrible ones for that one good one match (i am talking a fun match not necessarily a victory). perhaps thats why i have been playing more HBS Battletech (advanced 3062 mod) lately. not sure what PGI could do at this point to bring me back to even weekly play let alone how much i used to play back before the big LRM nerf hammer. (around the time they gave the balance over to the cauldron). i might come back for the odd event but thats only if i find the free mech being offered interesting in any way. (so not Lights or Clan, though this is just a personal preference nothing more) honestly the only reason i did the free X-mas mechs for 2023 was because it only required getting on and playing one match.

Edited by VeeOt Dragon, 16 January 2024 - 02:01 AM.

[Kamiko Kross]

MOPCKOE, on 23 November 2023 - 10:15 PM, said:

The inner sphere mechs are still lousy trash (I mean if you remove all the absolute garbage and take into account only playable chassis). --UTTER RUBBISH

Short range builds are still completely useless in 2 out of 3 matches.

--has a point

[Void Angel]

I'm not sure I'd go that far, but Clantech often feels more powerful. Particularly builds based on their space-efficient lasers, including Gauss-vomit stuff. There's some top-tier Inner Sphere chassis, though, as witnessed by last years championship series; the chassis haven't changed that much since then.

[pbiggz]

Kamiko Kross, on 17 January 2024 - 12:48 PM, said:

--has a point

Does not have a point.

[ColourfulConfetti]

I reckon alot of the people complaining here are just burnt out, tbh. It's been years and I'm still feeling it.

[DarkBazerker]

To be honest the biggest problem to overcome is the human one, and pgi can't fix that. In a game where everyone has there own way of doing things, it takes alot of effort to find a group, you jive well with that doesnt make you want to pull your hair out.

[kalashnikity]

It's called CRYengine for a reason.