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[nullAurelian]

I'd like to see
- 8v8
- 4 mech drop deck
- Deck maximum weight: 150 tons
- Domination, Bearclaw II

[Reno Blade]

For the fans

Engarde/Riposte/Coupe

1v1
4x dropdeck
Stock loadout
50% less armor.
50% less speed
Solaris (coliseum/jungle/marik/steiner)

Each of the 3 events with slightly different mechs, you know which ones...
1v1 centurion, griffin, riflemen, vindicator

[AMXelcBIS]

8v8, Fleas only, no armor, 2x speed, domination, all maps. Please.

[Awesome Soul]

MICRO ASSAULT 'MECHS

Match Size (8v8)
Minimum/Maximum Group Size: 1/8
4 'Mech Drop Deck
Max Drop Deck Tonnage: 120

Faction Restriction: None
Weight Class Restriction: Lights Only
'Mech Type Restriction: None

GAME MODE

Domination

DROP DECK MAPS

Caustic Valley

Tourmaline Desert

HPG Manifold

Free Worlds Colosseum

Bearclaw II

MUTATORS

0.5x 'Mech Speed

100% More Armor

30 Minute Match

For all the Light 'Mechs that dream of being Assaults when they grow up.

[72 Canopian Catgirls in Paradise]

4v4, no group restrictions, No drop deck
Domination on Free Worlds Colosseum
Light Mechs only, infinite ammo, no fall damage, unlimited JJ, 100% more armor, 10 minute match

[Mass Distraction]

I loved most of the v1 matches. All of my dislikes have been addressed such as no Dom for drop deck Assaults etc... I would love to play the three versions that I have never experienced Invasion, Escort, and Incursion. Not sure what they are but I know that anything that deviates from the norm is good. Everyone has their tactics already in place for the other modes, and it's not that hard to modify tactics to accommodate restrictions or bonuses. Having these three added into the mix should be wonderful.

On a side note I agree when it comes to conquest it usually turns into a shoot all the enemy instead of the intended capture and hold. In the games I have played that were Capture and Hold orientated I had massive fun even when our team lost. Hunt and kill games on conquest missions just piss me off though. There not fun, and having been on both sides of the win loss column I can say with confidence conquest hunt and kill is boring and frustrating.

That said, I love all the ideas I have read for games so far, so no reason to add to the confusion. I will upvote any ATLAS only events though that was F U N! I imagine that any event with a Mech restriction of one type of mech should be fun. (I did like the Urbie Derby for a bit also.)

Edited by Mass Distraction, 07 February 2024 - 04:54 AM.

[Green Spleen Submarine]

I've had this idea for a long time

Map - Solaris City

Gamemode - Laser TAG

TAG only, you go around tagging enemies. Tagging someone sends them into an extremely sped up shutdown/startup sequence with 5 seconds of invuln after startup. 5-8 minute games and the goal is to get as many "shutdown" kills as possible.

All light mechs, this is to simulate the fun of running around a laser tag arena. One of my local arenas had a Timber Wolf painted on the wall and for some reason it's a core memory.

[FartSniffer87]

I really wanna try Incursion combined with dropdecks. I personally feels it would fix a lot of the problems the mode has.

8v8
Max Group Size 1-2
4 'Mechs Drop Deck
Incursion
River City, Rubellite Oasis
Max Dropship Tonnage 260 (Faction Play standard)

Edited by PissJug97, 07 February 2024 - 05:50 AM.

[Scarecrowd]

-suggestions-

the concept: Is this even Mechwarrior?

12v12
no groups
4 drop deck
LIGHTs only
Skirmish/Domination
100% armor
2x Speed
no fall dmg

Any map or game mode that can provide the most mayhem

(not sure about no heat dmg nor infinite ammo)

[simon1812]

Escort? I have only heard about those...

Edited by simon1812, 07 February 2024 - 07:15 AM.

[simon1812]

Tselakus, on 06 February 2024 - 12:57 AM, said:

Correct the game modes, you have scouting and escort listed.

Using the CD modifiers broke hitreg on the PTS, I believe it was desync between server and client? probably best to be removed.

Unlimited consumables, easy way to break an instance with UAV spam, this also happened on the PTS so is probably best to be removed.


Agree with all the events BDS suggested though, although having some with no groups at all would be nice, maybe something silly like:

Polar Highlands - Single drop Assault Mech only, 2x Speed, 100% more armor - Domination


1. 8v8 groups 1-2, drop deck, 285 tons, Rubellite Domination
2. 8v8 groups 1-2, drop deck, 285 tons, HPG Manifold, Conquest (medium map for Conquest)
3. 8v8 groups 1-2, drop deck 285 tons, Mining Collective, Conquest (smaller map for Conquest)
4. (Limited to 1 session) 8v8 groups up to 8 (simulate old group queue), drop deck 285 tons, Canyon Network, Domination
5. 10v10 groups 1-3, drop deck, 285 tons, Viridian Bog, Conquest (medium map for Conquest)
6. 4v4 groups 1-2 / solo-only, heavy mechs only, Mining Collective, Domination
7. 4v4 groups 1-2 / solo-only, assault mechs only, Caustic Valley, Domination

dude, is a queue event, is temporal, as in for limited time, but noooo watch out if something gets tooooo crazy this time and only this time(and maybe once in a blue moon) or you might like it (if anybody else)
...my goodness

[Artemus Prime]

simon1812, on 07 February 2024 - 06:33 AM, said:

dude, is a queue event, is temporal, as in for limited time, but noooo watch out if something gets tooooo crazy this time and only this time(and maybe once in a blue moon) or you might like it (if anybody else)
...my goodness

IKR, they should just make 8v8 drop-deck groups 1-2 it’s own permanent queue huh? That way they can make room for the silly stuff.

[Artemus Prime]

I’m surprised at the amount of requests for stock mechs to be honest. I wanna see the stats for how populated that is, if it doesn’t die out within the first hour or so. META for that is going to be a few clan mechs, Warhawk Prime Bros wya? And some of the stock legendary mechs. I feel sorry for the people who bring anything that isn’t those mechs.

[Tselakus]

simon1812, on 07 February 2024 - 06:33 AM, said:

dude, is a queue event, is temporal, as in for limited time, but noooo watch out if something gets tooooo crazy this time and only this time(and maybe once in a blue moon) or you might like it (if anybody else)
...my goodness

What are you babbling about? I'm pointing out the modifiers that don't work properly and / or can crash the match you cretin

[simon1812]

Match size: 12v12

group size: 4

4 mech drop deck

max drop deck tonnage: 280 tonnes

game mode: Incursion (because I know you miss it)

map: river city

faction restriction: IS only

Mutators:

Stock loadouts
No Skills/quirks
unlimited JJ fuel
Unlimited consumables
2x mech speed
2x weapon cooldown
10 min match

Tselakus, on 07 February 2024 - 07:25 AM, said:

What are you babbling about? I'm pointing out the modifiers that don't work properly and / or can crash the match you cretin

you sound like you were whining in the typical manner around here at the forums, or maybe the things you dont like break the game?...sure....hmmmm I do apologize though my bad.

Edited by simon1812, 07 February 2024 - 08:00 AM.

[Tselakus]

simon1812, on 07 February 2024 - 07:48 AM, said:

you sound like you were whining in the typical manner around here at the forums, or maybe the things you dont like break the game?...sure.

Or, and bear with me here.... they were used on the PTS and we know they don't work properly and can be used to crash the match

You know, like I said.

[Mokkor]

Please no domination! It's takes all the fun out of the EQ. Turn it on only if you bring the FP timer over to it.

I'd love to see any EQ with Escort and Incursion, preferable on the old maps (like Forest Colony classic) to bring the nostalgia.
Actually any EQ on Forest Colony Classic and Forest Colony Classic Snow will be appreciated. 4x4, 8x8, 2x2 will feel great on this maps.

[Enamillion89]

Only able to use the LIGHTEST MECHS of each class.. 20t, 40t, 60t, 80t mechs.

[Rhaelcan]

This is my suggestion. Give us a patch sale, please.

[Artemus Prime]

I think taking the best in both Quick Play and Faction Play is a good standard event for Event Queue. It’s accessible to all and you just can’t really go wrong with it.

Vanilla Drop-Deck (no non-standard modifiers, ex: infinite JJs, ammo, etc)
8v8-10v10
Min/max groups 1-2 for 8v8, and 1-3 for 10v10

No mech restrictions.

Tonnage
240-280, depending on the map. I’d say somewhere in the middle (260T) is perfect actually. You can run up to four heavies, or go with something like Assault, Heavy, Medium, Light.

Maps
Any drop-deck map except Alpine Peaks. Would be great to do map rotations every 4 or 6 hours instead of keeping the same map for the full 12.

Mode
Skirmish works pretty much any map.
Domination (QP timer) works OK on Vitric map and with lighter decks on smaller maps.
Conquest drop-deck would be the absolute best game mode for drop-decks if it could be switched to Faction Play timer.
Assault is by far the most annoying to play drop-decks with. Let’s say your team drops Assaults first, they start engaging in the middle. Meanwhile the enemy has a lance of cap spiders and caps out your base in seconds. No further drops were used, minimal exchange of fire occurs. Defeats the purpose of drop-deck and makes it a waste of time to queue up for it (This is a real Faction Play example btw).
I can’t speak for any other modes like escort or incursion, but I’m guessing that incursion will make for a better Assault-type game mode.

Match Time
Depends on the map, if it’s a small map maybe 20-25min. A bigger map, maybe like 30-35min.

Though I like Vanilla modes, the previous could be tweaked to allow for non-standard modifiers like infinite JumpJets, ammo etc.
But one needs to consider the change in gameplay dynamics when other modifiers or restrictions are in play.