15 replies to this topic

[Khale MacGregor]

Im going to start off with the obvious elephant in the room to improve the mech bay.

GET RID OF THOSE BLOODY TREES!

The holidays are over, everyone who put up a tree in their house for the holidays have done taken them down weeks ago. Time for you, "PGI" to do the same.

I can tell you that, most people think that trees in the mechbay was a HUGE waste of time and effort and money. Instead of trying to make that more festive for a short amount of time, that programming skill could have been put to better use like fixing the bloody HIT REG, and server lag bug.

Especially when using PPCs. and yes, this includes both IS and CLAN. I can't tell you how many times I had targets dead to rights within the optimal range only to see the PPC's fly straight through them, and a lot of other pilots notice this too. Oh, sure you can say oh well, that's packet loss, or you shot between the legs etc... Nope! Kinda hard to shoot the legs when aiming at the CT from 250 Meters Away!!! and you can physically see the orb of energy clipping through the target. Even Pilots who are spectating see this exact same thing.

But I Digress...

If you want to make the mechbay more festive! instead of putting up trees, how about this, make it look like an old school mechanics shop!

Such as neon lights, empty Timbiki Dark cans/bottles scattered, overfilled grease rag bins, random tools lying about, brand name Oil posters or signs, dart board, rusty toolboxes with half the draws open, random pile of scrap damaged parts in a corner, you know just common things you would find in an actual mechanic's workshop.

If you never seen an actual mechanic's workshop, I mean a REAL shop then it is quite obvious you are afraid to get your hands dirty.

Anyone else have any ideas to improve the mechbay? thoughts?

[Bud Crue]

There was a time when I would have been enthusiastic in backing a proposal to get the devs to add some lore based decorative crap in the background of the mechbay or anywhere else for that matter. But I just don't care anymore. If PGI wants to put trees and lights in the mechbay, that's fine. They can leave it, return its appearance to the way it was, add the stuff you propose above, make it an empty void, whatever. At this point they can do whatever they want and I won't care, and might not even notice.

[Rondoe]

Go outside, take a walk, get a life. Don't get so upset by little things.

And yes I have worked in a "shop" Electricians shops aboard 2 USN warships. A Cruiser and a Destroyer.

The conditions you describe would not be put up with in a military environment because of dangers and hazards.

Edited by Rondoe, 21 January 2024 - 05:28 AM.

[Khale MacGregor]

I, Myself have been on a LHA. But also worked in many shops, and hangars.

[ScrapIron Prime]

I'm sure the trees will vanish with the next patch.

[ThreeStooges]

Modable mech bay for mc. Good idea. Pin up girls number 1 on my list.

[ScrapIron Prime]

ThreeStooges, on 21 January 2024 - 07:51 AM, said:

Modable mech bay for mc. Good idea. Pin up girls number 1 on my list.

That's been suggested quite a few times, let us decorate the mech bay with already-in-game assets such as mech decals we own or paint it with colors we own.

[TercieI]

I assumed this would be about an actual issue, like loading times. Silly me.

[LordNothing]

the trees will likely be ripped out with the patch. unless pgi are the type of folks that leave them up until august.

[foamyesque]

I say they should add more trees. Every 'mech bay a forest, and a forest in every 'mech bay!

[ScrapIron Prime]

foamyesque, on 21 January 2024 - 10:08 PM, said:

I say they should add more trees. Every 'mech bay a forest, and a forest in every 'mech bay!

The trees won’t be harmed if the Lorax is armed.

[Saved By The Bell]

This game is last pleasure for some of us.
And when we don`t get usual portion of pleasure, we are extremely toxic.

[Insects]

They have been there at christmas forever. They wont upgrade something so unimportant, it will just rotate back to default in a patch rollout.

[Rhaelcan]

Khale MacGregor, on 21 January 2024 - 04:55 AM, said:

Im going to start off with the obvious elephant in the room to improve the mech bay.

GET RID OF THOSE BLOODY TREES!

The holidays are over, everyone who put up a tree in their house for the holidays have done taken them down weeks ago. Time for you, "PGI" to do the same.

I can tell you that, most people think that trees in the mechbay was a HUGE waste of time and effort and money. Instead of trying to make that more festive for a short amount of time, that programming skill could have been put to better use like fixing the bloody HIT REG, and server lag bug.

Especially when using PPCs. and yes, this includes both IS and CLAN. I can't tell you how many times I had targets dead to rights within the optimal range only to see the PPC's fly straight through them, and a lot of other pilots notice this too. Oh, sure you can say oh well, that's packet loss, or you shot between the legs etc... Nope! Kinda hard to shoot the legs when aiming at the CT from 250 Meters Away!!! and you can physically see the orb of energy clipping through the target. Even Pilots who are spectating see this exact same thing.

But I Digress...

If you want to make the mechbay more festive! instead of putting up trees, how about this, make it look like an old school mechanics shop!

Such as neon lights, empty Timbiki Dark cans/bottles scattered, overfilled grease rag bins, random tools lying about, brand name Oil posters or signs, dart board, rusty toolboxes with half the draws open, random pile of scrap damaged parts in a corner, you know just common things you would find in an actual mechanic's workshop.

If you never seen an actual mechanic's workshop, I mean a REAL shop then it is quite obvious you are afraid to get your hands dirty.

Anyone else have any ideas to improve the mechbay? thoughts?

Jesus christ, who put a coal in YOUR stocking

[Rhaelcan]

Also, this was the first time there has ever been special decoration in the mechlab. If you don't like it, too bad. Its new, and its cool.

[LordNothing]

i took my tree down as soon as my new years hangover subsided. if you celebrate christmas for six months, it kind of stops being special. though i still haven't gotten around to taking the vinyl snowflakes off the window.

Edited by LordNothing, 01 February 2024 - 07:47 PM.