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[IG 88]

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End of Round Summary Screen
Target Date: January 15th - 95%
Status: In development.
Notes: General graphical improvement to several in game menus.

Matchmaking Phase 3
Target Date: Mid January
Status: In Development
Notes: Work is mostly complete. A period of testing will commence shortly.

Combat Score
Target Date: January
Status: Design Complete
Notes: Combat Score compliments the new matchmaking system and will be used in scoreboards to rank players. This is an aggregate scoring system.

http://mwomercs.com/...mber-18th-2012/

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January 15th

• Spider BattleMech
  
• Woodland (all Mechs)

http://mwomercs.com/...mber-18th-2012/

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Update on the above:

After review, it seems that Large Lasers are working at a rate that is fairly well balanced. That being said, the Large PULSE Laser and ER-Large Lasers seem to be generating too much heat. I've found some new numbers that work fairly well and we'll be putting this into test after the holidays.

The PPC and ER-PPCs also seem to be generating a bit too much heat and like above, I've found new numbers that seem to work and have those going into test as well.
Because this is a very sensitive subject with you all, I am expecting these changes to appear early to mid January because I want to make sure that numerous Mech builds are thoroughly tested before releasing it to the Live servers.

I'll keep you updated as this progresses.

http://mwomercs.com/...apon-balancing/

Edited by IG 88, 06 January 2013 - 09:17 AM.

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

care to actually QUOTE that instead of just copy-pasting it?

[IG 88]

Jade Kitsune, on 06 January 2013 - 09:09 AM, said:

care to actually QUOTE that instead of just copy-pasting it?

ok ill do

[miscreant]

Nice post IG88. Hope we get a new map too. 4 maps with variants are getting STALE.

[FrupertApricot]

We need maps and codefixes not ******* woodland camo.

[Stone Profit]

FrupertApricot, on 15 January 2013 - 09:22 AM, said:

We need maps and codefixes not ******* woodland camo.

Sonds like you need to take a break and come back at launch.

[Agent of Change]

FrupertApricot, on 15 January 2013 - 09:22 AM, said:

We need maps and codefixes not ******* woodland camo.

..... /sigh

Game development = big team, many different sections, camo team probably not the same as coding team or map making team, not everybody does everything, deep breath, just a game

Edited by Agent of Change, 15 January 2013 - 09:29 AM.

[Denno]

He's still right.

[Jason1138]

FrupertApricot, on 15 January 2013 - 09:22 AM, said:

We need maps and codefixes not ******* woodland camo.

the reasons we're getting camo and not maps is that they're charging for camo and not maps

this has turned into a cash grab, nothing more or less

Agent of Change, on 15 January 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

..... /sigh

Game development = big team, many different sections, camo team probably not the same as coding team or map making team, not everybody does everything, deep breath, just a game

the problem with that theory is the "map team" hasn't turned out a map in weeks and isn't scheduled to turn one out for another 4-6 weeks at soonest. so what do you think they do all day?

[KovarD]

Jason1138, on 15 January 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

the problem with that theory is the "map team" hasn't turned out a map in weeks and isn't scheduled to turn one out for another 4-6 weeks at soonest. so what do you think they do all day?

That they are still developing the maps?

Edited by KovarD, 15 January 2013 - 09:37 AM.

[Armorpiercer M82]

Stone Profit, on 15 January 2013 - 09:24 AM, said:

Sonds like you need to take a break and come back at launch.

at 2057 ?

[Bguk]

Armorpiercer M82, on 15 January 2013 - 09:37 AM, said:

at 2057 ?

You are sooooooooooooooo witty! How can I become as one such as you?

[Stone Profit]

Armorpiercer M82, on 15 January 2013 - 09:37 AM, said:

at 2057 ?

Yes, I think you should not come back until 2057. or, alternatively, get the **** over yourself and realize that the games not finished, its a small team, its gonna take time. But you are all "NOW NOW NAOW!". what are you, 12? comon be patient. Bored of these maps? COMEBACK WHEN THERE ARE MORE MAPS> until then, please stop being "sarcastic" and "Ironic". Not very useful is it? no, no, you dont have to understand. Keep demanding they do what you want RIGHT NOW instead of what the other 10,000 people screaming "I WANT (Blank) DONE NEXT!". You want more maps. I want more mech. Others want netcode. Some want paint schemes. the list goes on. but you just want what your segment wants RIGHT NOW DAMMIT SCREW THE OTHER ****. Whats wrong with you?

KovarD, on 15 January 2013 - 09:36 AM, said:

That they are still developing the maps?

Well, you see, maps are real real easy. they dont have to be tested, or textured, or have effects and whatnot. So they *should* be turning those bad boys out at a rate of like three a month. I mean WTF!

[Enemista]

Bguk, on 15 January 2013 - 09:42 AM, said:

You are sooooooooooooooo witty! How can I become as one such as you?

dont worry about that troll

http://mwomercs.com/...installed-exit/

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[Bguk]

Matthew Craig, on 15 January 2013 - 09:44 AM, said:

I think you mean West Coast servers (the current data center is in Toronto), firstly I think we are obviously as keen as you to see how well the game truly functions once the net code issues are addressed which they should be by around the end of February, at this point we can get a much better read on what ping the game functions well up to and therefore where servers would need to be placed.

There will obviously need to be some business decisions made beyond that point to get additional servers online, which is my way of saying you can guarantee it will be coming down the pipe internally for us but don't expect it to be a super fast process, in the short term the net code fixes and server side optimizations are the best bet for everyone to have a more playable experience, and as just mentioned it's logical to do that work before specc'ing out new servers.

Looks like the full implementation of their fixes for the net code issues will not be "by around the end of February."

Enemista, on 15 January 2013 - 09:54 AM, said:

dont worry about that troll

http://mwomercs.com/...installed-exit/

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Oh I knew about that thread, thanks though

I just like throwing it in his face constantly. He did get a little better for awhile. I see now though he didn't have his caffeine so it's business as usual.

Edited by Bguk, 15 January 2013 - 09:58 AM.

[RickySpanish]

Jason1138, on 15 January 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

the reasons we're getting camo and not maps is that they're charging for camo and not maps

this has turned into a cash grab, nothing more or less


the problem with that theory is the "map team" hasn't turned out a map in weeks and isn't scheduled to turn one out for another 4-6 weeks at soonest. so what do you think they do all day?

There's a lot more to designing an area though than there is to designing a battle-mech. They have a pretty good starting point with the Mechs and their mechanics already being fleshed out in BattleTech canon whereas the maps are built pretty much from scratch.

Issues such as the flow of battle, balancing and geometric symmetry, complexity of geometry / visibility and clipping bugs are just some of the problems their map designers face. And this is all before someone has to texture and light them, and design any visual effects (e.g. gunfire in River City) that will be used.

Finally, they need to get a team of testers to play the map over and over with different Mech drops to get a feel for how the terrain affects the viability of Mech variants. For example, a map with lots of cover will put missile boats at a disadvantage.

[BL00D RAVEN]

maybe we could get a plain open field to test, preferably green

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Armorpiercer M82, on 15 January 2013 - 09:37 AM, said:

at 2057 ?

Oh hey welcome back! We all missed you so much since you dramatically quit the game!

/sarcasm

[Armorpiercer M82]

Bguk, on 15 January 2013 - 09:55 AM, said:

Looks like the full implementation of their fixes for the net code issues will not be "by around the end of February."



Oh I knew about that thread, thanks though

I just like throwing it in his face constantly. He did get a little better for awhile. I see now though he didn't have his caffeine so it's business as usual.

problem ? you can kiss my ........ MG ammo.

Stone Profit, on 15 January 2013 - 09:50 AM, said:

Yes, I think you should not come back until 2057. or, alternatively, get the **** over yourself and realize that the games not finished, its a small team, its gonna take time. But you are all "NOW NOW NAOW!". what are you, 12? comon be patient. Bored of these maps? COMEBACK WHEN THERE ARE MORE MAPS> until then, please stop being "sarcastic" and "Ironic". Not very useful is it? no, no, you dont have to understand. Keep demanding they do what you want RIGHT NOW instead of what the other 10,000 people screaming "I WANT (Blank) DONE NEXT!". You want more maps. I want more mech. Others want netcode. Some want paint schemes. the list goes on. but you just want what your segment wants RIGHT NOW DAMMIT SCREW THE OTHER ****. Whats wrong with you?

fanboi detected, not interested.

[Bguk]

Armorpiercer M82, on 15 January 2013 - 10:35 AM, said:

problem ? you can kiss my ........ MG ammo.

fanboi detected, not interested.

No thanks, but thank you for the offer!

Not interested enough to reply not interested? I see how non interested you are.