34 replies to this topic

[Phoenix Branson]

I was wondering a simple question regarding community warfare.,.

How can you have battles across hundreds of different Inner Sphere Worlds when the current map pool has around a dozen maps? Even if the developers were to double the amount of maps when the Clans arrive, they are no where close to the number of maps required for the vast reaches of the Inner Sphere. I hope the developers start ramping up production on new maps when community warfare is implemented, or this game will get dreadfully boring fast!

[superteds]

haha i wish we had a dozen maps

[AlexEss]

Seeing as we have two more maps on the way (and we do not know how much they can tweak the current ones to create different versions with different layouts) i would not worry to much to be honest.

[Agent of Change]

a few maps, a number of maps, slightly more than half-a-dozen maps.

7 to be specific.

Your concern is noted and shared, but I'm told we will get more, hopefully quickly.

Edited by Agent of Change, 31 December 2012 - 07:45 AM.

[Gryphdog]

I think a few more would be nice, but the good thing is the way they've made the current maps there are a lot of different strategies that you can use.

Admittedly I've only been playing a little while now, but the different tactics you can use on each map just keep getting better and better.

[superteds]

Gryphen, on 31 December 2012 - 07:49 AM, said:

I think a few more would be nice, but the good thing is the way they've made the current maps there are a lot of different strategies that you can use.

Admittedly I've only been playing a little while now, but the different tactics you can use on each map just keep getting better and better.

such as;

go tunnel/don't go tunnel
go water/don't go water
go 3line/don't go 3line
upper city/lower city

MechwarriorOnline - Tactical Gameplay.

[Vassago Rain]

superteds, on 31 December 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

such as;

go tunnel/don't go tunnel
go water/don't go water
go 3line/don't go 3line
upper city/lower city

MechwarriorOnline - Tactical Gameplay.

Alpha beta gamma.
Roger roger, skull leader.
Tunnel, E7.
Omega.

[Acenan]

We need bigger maps and longer fights, more like Mechwarrior living legends.
More like this

[Gryphdog]

superteds, on 31 December 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

such as;

go tunnel/don't go tunnel
go water/don't go water
go 3line/don't go 3line
upper city/lower city

MechwarriorOnline - Tactical Gameplay.

And more variants for each one of those:
flank/spot/harass/brawl

Multiplied by:
timing (beginning/mid/end)

[superteds]

Vassago Rain, on 31 December 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

Alpha beta gamma.
Roger roger, skull leader.
Tunnel, E7.
Omega.

rodger my rodger over!

[Harney]

Yes would be nice to have maps 5x to 8x larger than caustic valley then we would have fantastic battles

[Voridan Atreides]

Agent of Change, on 31 December 2012 - 07:45 AM, said:

hopefully quickly.

hahahahaha....wait was that a joke?

Acenan, on 31 December 2012 - 07:55 AM, said:

We need bigger maps and longer fights, more like Mechwarrior living legends.
More like this

One thing at a time there buddy. Lets fix the things that are really ruining the game first. Large scale maps, with bigger teams would make the game sooooo much better though. Hopefully this is something the devs have in mind with Community Warfare.

Edited by Voridan Atreides, 10 January 2013 - 03:23 PM.

[verybad]

Harney, on 10 January 2013 - 03:11 PM, said:

Yes would be nice to have maps 5x to 8x larger than caustic valley then we would have fantastic battles

Ohh the howls when people discovered their base was being captured and they werea whole Caustic Valley away from it...

[Davers]

verybad, on 10 January 2013 - 03:25 PM, said:

Ohh the howls when people discovered their base was being captured and they werea whole Caustic Valley away from it...

It's kinda this ^^.

With the game modes we have now having huge maps would be a terrible idea.

[verybad]

KOTH, or CTF might work for this sort of map, however big maps aren't necessarilly the most fun. You see it in a lot of games, especially those with map making software availalbe to the public. Everyone maxes out their map sizes. It often results in less good play, not more, as teams don't even meat eachother sometimes.

[Severin Lef]

Acenan, on 31 December 2012 - 07:55 AM, said:

We need bigger maps and longer fights, more like Mechwarrior living legends.
More like this

Cut. Paste.
happy players

[Kraven Kor]

MW:LL maps / environment was hands down better than MWO, though I'm not sure the MW:LL style maps would work as things stand.

Still, you set up large maps with objectives that force the two teams into conflict, and ensure that they can't just go around avoiding the fight and taking objectives. For instance, you set three objectives for one team to capture, and the other to defend. Then you make it so they can't capture any one of them until at least X defenders have been removed from the area. In other words, you can't start the cap process until you have engaged and defeated one or more defenders at that objective. Something like that.

[Corvus Antaka]

+1 for more maps

[jrgong]

forest colony
snow city
river city
caustic

And no Snow/Night does not count as a "new map"

Release a public map editor with specifications on what will allow user made maps to be accepted and implemented in game. Its clear that A. PGI is in over their heads B. New, preferably larger maps are desperately needed C. Many in the community are both willing and able to help out in this endeavor, we just need the tools to do so. D. LET US HELP YOU WE WANT THE GAME TO SUCCEED

[The Mecha Streisand]

AlexEss, on 31 December 2012 - 07:44 AM, said:

Seeing as we have two more maps on the way (and we do not know how much they can tweak the current ones to create different versions with different layouts) i would not worry to much to be honest.

Changing lighting, and removing/adding an object or two, does NOT make a new map. The winning strategy for River City didn't change from day to night. The Forest Colony Snow map only took away a Frozen City type ridge from the middle of one end of the field--aside from changing the firing positions around, really no difference. Frozen City Night? Drop the haze and repaint the sky box--voila!

Current maps are alright, but after 1300-1400 drops, they're getting old REALLY fast. And I never seem to get my fill of Caustic Valley (my favorite map so far, and REALLY deserving of the cop-out night map treatment).