Actually NONE of the betas I have been in have EXP and such carried over. Some even reset in Open Beta. But I digress.. thats not what I wanted to post about.
ANYWAY, I hope PGI has rethought that Phase 1 or Phase 2 - 4+4 system matchmaking system. Personally I think Match Matching isnt broken and doesn't need fixing. Old adage, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Not to lay hate or wish ill of the game.. but the more I think about it the more I absolutely HATE the proposed Matchmaking... I don't see how in ANYWAY it helps with PUGs vs Teams, or Pre-mades vs customs.
When we are on our TS server, we often have just 6 or 7 players.. its bad enough when we have 9 and have to let one wait out while we lose one or two.. But more often we are in then 5-7 range, so you're basically going to screw half our team. Sorry 4 is not enough, and then making it 4 or 8 is also complete non-sense. On a given night, in our TS server we wait to get to a group of 8 and slowly build up. When we get to 8 there is a little rejoicing because then we can play together as a full group.. but it takes awhile to get to that point. Add to that, if we have to break into groups of 4 on the TS, then it lessens the community feel as we have to break off into different rooms and such. Then with the 4+4 system, what happens to our 5-7 players as they wait for others to show..
AS you can see that will damage community continuity.. for what I ask FOR WHAT..? To reward whiners and complainers. I don't get it, your compromising the game to the detriment of communities and groups that have formed.
To me your punishing the community because the C3 thing doesn't work well. As a program, I like it and it's not bad, but it is confusing to use for some, and it's not well understood. It's like you just slapped it on, it doesn't feel integrated like the WoT voice and team setup. While the WoT system isn't perfect by any stretch, it does seem to work well for noobs. Want to fix this, have C3 installed with the game, have people to have to elect to NOT have it running, and incorporate it better. I try to use it along side of TS3, and have NEVER had a teammate show up in the C3.
The fix for C3, is quite simple. First get people to use it.. and as long as the NGNG and MWO Beta and other FREE TS Server options are there no one will. People use what they are comfortable with. Because, right now no one will invite you to a group in MWO, or have you in a group unless they are already in that groups community, which 9x out of 10 are already using the NGNG or MWO Beta TS server, or their own team speak server (in our case). You should have C3 launch in the background and have it login automatically and not look like a separate program.. INcorporate it it somehow.
Then when you match make, have those that have been matched up put into a C3 room just like a formed group. If a formed group already has a setup room for the drop, then drop the pugs into it. That would help the community and the game more than this 4 player nonsense. It would also get people to meet each other. It would also make C3 useful.. Currently its no better than a TS or other option.
Basically, don't punish us with a stupid mechanism because you haven't gotten something better to get groups together than you currently do. I think you will find if you launch with this 4 player thing, many will hate it, blow up the forums, and in no short order a lot of communities will break-up, leave or simply fade away. None of which I think will be good for the game. The 4 player system, I guarantee will be more HURTFUL to the overall game experience than anything else you have elected to do to the game since its inception. It DISCOURAGES Community.. it doesn't help or fix a thing.. SO PLEASE DON'T DO IT !!
Edited by Chuckie, 23 October 2012 - 04:16 AM.
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Lillian StarChild, on 19 October 2012 - 04:07 PM, said:
