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[Direwoof]

How do ya even see teh leaderboard? I cannot find it.

[Reptile Blackdeath]

Fun event, but 100% agree with Flying Fox 333!! The only achievement I can never get is "They Really Love Me". and I think this was broken even when Solaris was permeant... please, PLEASE do something about these old, impossible to get achievements. Silly though it might sound, my motivation to play a game I can't "complete" in steam dips a lot. I know other games that have changed old achievements requirements when the game changes to make these impossible.

Flying Fox 333, on 11 March 2025 - 10:38 AM, said:

Nice looking event.

Is there any plans to either change or remove the Steam and in-game Solaris achievements that haven't been achieveable since the Event Queue was added to the game? Mainly for newer players. Steam achievements can be removed fairly easily, whilst the ones in the client could be simply archived for posterity.

[BlueDevilspawn]

Direwoof, on 21 March 2025 - 02:35 AM, said:

How do ya even see teh leaderboard? I cannot find it.

In the announcement, it's said that the leaderboards are hidden. This is to prevent gaming them, which was a thing in old S7.

[FullAlchemy]

BlueDevilspawn, on 21 March 2025 - 07:02 AM, said:

In the announcement, it's said that the leaderboards are hidden. This is to prevent gaming them, which was a thing in old S7.

That was the reason I hated old S7 so much. Spend the whole season grinding your rank and then 100 random account pop up the last three days and watch your ranking tank.

I think they need to remove consumables from the game mode. It'll help keep the games more competitive and increase TTK.

[Dasha Wayne]

FullAlchemy, on 21 March 2025 - 08:40 AM, said:

That was the reason I hated old S7 so much. Spend the whole season grinding your rank and then 100 random account pop up the last three days and watch your ranking tank.

I think they need to remove consumables from the game mode. It'll help keep the games more competitive and increase TTK.

but what of coolshots? i've had a couple mechs blow themselves up on me trying to get to me.

[Tywren]

BlueDevilspawn, on 21 March 2025 - 07:02 AM, said:

In the announcement, it's said that the leaderboards are hidden. This is to prevent gaming them, which was a thing in old S7.

I get hiding the leaderboard, but it would be nice if they let you see your own personal win/loss record.

[kalashnikity]

Kray76, on 20 March 2025 - 11:25 PM, said:

This game mode died because there weren’t enough players who wanted to play it.

It doesn't help that some of the better Solaris players were extremely toxic.

Losing and then seeing your opponent say horrible things to you... does not encourage you to play more matches.

A simple "GG" or "<O" is not only easier to type, it does not discourage participation.

I did eventually realize that using QP tuned mechs in Solaris was significantly hurting my performance, but it still left a really bad impression of the game mode after going against those toxic players.

[kalashnikity]

just a quick tip... heat management, heat management, heat management

If you can't put out enough damage to kill your opponent's weight class, without shutting down, you won't do well.

Ballistic and SRM-A builds have a significant advantage due to this.

[DanMechMan]

It would be great if there was a section in each event that had a 'Play 30 matches' bit. Just so you could use that as a counter to see whether you've qualified for the leaderboard.

Edited by DanMechMan, 22 March 2025 - 12:30 AM.

[Kray76]

kalashnikity, on 21 March 2025 - 06:57 PM, said:

It doesn't help that some of the better Solaris players were extremely toxic.

Losing and then seeing your opponent say horrible things to you... does not encourage you to play more matches.

A simple "GG" or "<O" is not only easier to type, it does not discourage participation.

I did eventually realize that using QP tuned mechs in Solaris was significantly hurting my performance, but it still left a really bad impression of the game mode after going against those toxic players.

Hmm. I never had toxic players in Solaris. I didn’t play that much because I find it boring, and I’m too lazy to strip and refit my mechs, but overall it’s still the same as it used to be. A few players ask at the beginning if I can let them win, but the rest are just normal players. They saying hi/bye
Same with the current event, I played a few matches and tried out some experiments: some wins, some losses.
If I really wanted to win, I’d have to run mechs I don’t like, with loadouts I’m not a fan of.

I did my 10 matches for the rewards and maye will do it in the other classes too, but idk.

Edited by Kray76, 21 March 2025 - 11:44 PM.

[Knightshadowsong]

So I've played about 8 matches, no new war horns or CB's have dropped? anyone else having this problem or am I just insane?

[Professor Sawdust]

Knightshadowsong, on 22 March 2025 - 12:31 PM, said:

So I've played about 8 matches, no new war horns or CB's have dropped? anyone else having this problem or am I just insane?

I haven't gotten any war horns either

[Poseidolon]

DanMechMan, on 21 March 2025 - 11:33 PM, said:

It would be great if there was a section in each event that had a 'Play 30 matches' bit. Just so you could use that as a counter to see whether you've qualified for the leaderboard.

The in game event counter keeps counting even after you've done your ten for it. I used that.

Knightshadowsong, on 22 March 2025 - 12:31 PM, said:

So I've played about 8 matches, no new war horns or CB's have dropped? anyone else having this problem or am I just insane?

You remembered to claim it, right?

[Steel Raven]

This has been a good reminder of why I missed the Factory and why I hate Boreal Reach.

[DanMechMan]

Poseidolon, on 22 March 2025 - 07:55 PM, said:

The in game event counter keeps counting even after you've done your ten for it. I used that.

Thanks for the tip

[Equuleus]

Arcade nonsense, a game is when the conditions are fair to start with, this is a script kiddie toy

[Ridersofdoom]

Solaris is an adrenaline rush. Please bring it back with the list of top ranked drivers.

[Horseman]

Equuleus, on 23 March 2025 - 08:51 AM, said:

Arcade nonsense, a game is when the conditions are fair to start with, this is a script kiddie toy

The conditions are fair, and I would argue moreso than in Quick Play. You, your opponent, map known in advance, go.

[Milocinia]

Enjoying the heavies more than the assaults, probably due to my 90% win ratio over the 10 matches

MAD-BH2 with 6x MPL and 1x SB Gauss. Range is close enough for the spread on the gauss to be meaningless but you then get the added crit boost from it. 6x MPL for stripping that armour efficiently due to the low heat and duration of IS lasers.

IS mechs definitely have the advantage in this weight bracket.

[loopala]

Quick paced and easy to get loot bags that are left. as a fan of AC20s doing better than i expected. kind of dreading lights, but we shall see....