125 replies to this topic

[Khushrenada]

i didnt vote for any option.
it would be a nice thing to have, but probably wont be in the game for a long time (1 year up), and not at start for sure.

they already said it will be a minimal whatever release, which means probably 1 game mode and a small variety of mechs. remember they want to release THIS summer and there is no actual ingame footage/screenshots whatever available atm, so i guess they will have more than enough to do to hold that date without designing and balancing more game modes that have been announced already.

[Heronimus Bosch]

@Khushrenada

In fact 3 game modes have been confirmed. Check out the link below to read Bryan Ekman's post.
http://mwomercs.com/...dpost__p__70652

[proktor]

only put solaris in if mechs are also able to close combat

[Paul Inouye]

Bryan Ekman, on 11 January 2012 - 01:51 PM, said:

I vote for Solaris! +1 Make it happen Paul.

What the?!?!

[Rabbit Blacksun]

hell Solaris could be usefull for clans too ... or atleast the theory of it, they can use it for duels ...

Though im more progressive ... ill do it for the money xD

[Mason Grimm]

Topic and Poll merged.

[Rhinehart]

To those that said Solaris was just for fun...Not even.

Solaris is about being in the BIG TIME! C-Bills, prizes, product endorsement deals and having any House offer you a command just to say they have YOUR name of THIER roster.

[Lord Banshee]

that1fail, on 13 January 2012 - 07:28 AM, said:

And Ducan Fisher...man, I loved that guy. I still play matches just to hear his remarks and commentary.

Solaris, that fine Steiner tradition. Anyone who's played Mercs had a good chance to fall under the rustic spell of Duncan Fisher.
It was the game-within-a-game that gave you access to a ton more cbills!
And, 'cmon, who could resist the allure of trying to win The Big Game on Elite without losing a weapon.
In the context of MW4:Mercs only, Duncan Fisher and Solaris was just as important to me as the background history fluff.

Buuuuuuut, having canned introductions probably won't happen, for multiple reasons.
1) There's no way to personalize it. The scriptwriters wrote their copy around the mythical "Spectre". MWOnline won't have that luxury. You'd need to subject George Ledoux to enunciate each phonic sound and then splice in any player's name into George's voiceovers. And for players with names like "asdfasdfasdfyuio" or "xXx________v_______xXx" or "a77777777777777" it would become grating all too quickly.
2) You'd need to arrange for new voiceover drops each Solaris season, since history changes and the players wouldn't want to hear the same voiceovers throughout the life of the game. Not sure management is up for that.
3) So what commentary would George make for the newbie mech pilot whose teams are 8-56 in that Jenner? Do we really want to pile on?

Don't get me wrong, I'd *love* to experience Solaris with Duncan Fisher. I just don't see how it could happen in a reasonable manner.

For the DF koolaid-drinkers out there, this is for us:

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Has anyone ever considered the potential of "E-Sports" within Solaris? Just saying, its already setup to be a blood sport, I could see Machinma and the like start to cover high end elite matches. Could be a great monetary boost to the franchise as well.

[Stahlseele]

We need a GOOD ISHIYAMA!
Also the Boreal Reach MW4Mercs Map?
Yes please!

[Domoneky]

Solaris VII.......Like Poker but with explosions

[Wulfbane]

Mason Grimm, on 13 January 2012 - 06:38 PM, said:

Topic and Poll merged.

TY man i wanted this to happen. justs it a bit weird. still solaris and duncan fisher work like butter and bread

[Madtrekie]

If Solaris slow down bringing the game out let it be in an update

[Wulfbane]

I have been think about how the game is going to work with solaris. i agree that we must wait. i agree we must not rush things
But if solaris is going to be it. first we need to know who would act as duncan fisher?. second is how are the tornaments going to work? and what about after the grand championship?

Edited by Wulfbane, 15 January 2012 - 07:55 PM.

[Wulfbane]

Paul Inouye, on 13 January 2012 - 05:46 PM, said:

What the?!?!

LETS START A RIOT FOR SOLARIS!!!!.

JK

[Semyon Drakon]

I have to admit, commanding a cluster in the planetary assault would be fun. It's only the top 10% of arena fighters who would be a hassle and I can't see them co-operating.

The other 90% would be targets in second rate mechs.

Semyon

[Ironhawk]

Heck yes! Unless it would be in the way of delivering the game on time, then it'd have to be added afterwards.

[Bernard Matthaios]

Solaris?!?! Yes please! I think the "gambling" aspect (Shhhhhh!) would be fun too.

Although I'm a patient man, I can wait for the next major update.

[Trogusaur]

Love the idea of Solaris FFA but PLEASE find a way to separate the teammates! I don't want to get groupkilled after four seconds of fighting, nor will I stoop to such tactics with my own group.

[The Paleo King]

I'm all for having Solaris VII matches, but ONLY if it's not "all day every day". Lets have tournaments at the end of each month or every 3 months or something like that. Because otherwise we will end up with everyone playing Solaris everyday instead of actually fighting for their faction in real battles, just to win prize money every day and buy bigger better mechs. Well it's not real Mechwarrior if nobody bothers to do anything other than Solaris matches.

Also maybe we could have Solaris open only to people with at least a certain amount of XP so that not just any n00b can compete, i.e. you actually have to win some BATTLES before you can compete in Solaris. Of course we could also sweeten the deal for battles by having high salvage rights, so that the salvage will be a good incentive to actually fight in faction battles so that not everyone goes exclusively to Solaris all the time. Lets face it, the ONE big downside to Solaris is that you are not allowed to salvage your opponents' mechs. I find salvage to be an excellent way to get a hold of rare mechs without having to actually buy them or wait until they are available on the black market.

P.S. We NEED to have Duncan Fisher in there! Or at least somebody doing his voice or a similae voice. Bloody funny sh*t.

"I've taken a lot of flak this season for saying that Ellie Neils.... is a BIG girl" LOL...

Edited by The Paleo King, 15 January 2012 - 08:50 PM.