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[Jager Wolf]

After reading all the posts and much discussion with otehr players here is my suggestion.

Introduce a Combat Simulator game mode. Put a time limit on the match, allow respawns and let people simply have at it.

Before you get all up in arms this is my reasoning behind it. There are new players coming in all the time and no place to practice/learn the game, this causes the following issues:

-New players are forced to play matches in which they are killed within the first couple of minutes then have to either disconnect and restart a match with a different mech or wait it out and watch for what could be a long drawn out battle. This makes for a very long and steep learning curve.

-Getting beat down every match for the first 20-30 matches is turning players away, there is no need for it.

-Experienced players must endure much frustration when getting teamed up with people who have never even had the opportunity to learn how to control their mech.

The way to control this is:

- Players gain no or very little (maybe a small fixed amount that would resemble some form of salary) money from this mode.
- There is no effect on stats (KDR, W/L etc...) from this mode.
- Experience points are gained at 10% (or another number that works) of usual rate.

The benefits from this I can see are:

-New players have a place to learn to play without any effect on normal gameplay or stats.
-New players will be able to learn the game mechanics much quicker than they would with normal game modes.
-Let's face it a respawn game mode will attract more players.
-Having it as a simulator mode does not break any canon, lore, etc....
-Players can test out different builds etc... in an environment that will not affect the more serious or competitive players.
-Players with limited time to grab a match or two in an evening will be able to get the most playtime out of their session.
-It will probably reduce (not eliminate) intentional player disconnects from regular matches.

There are more of course but I think you get where I am going with this.

So there it is, discuss. Let's try to keep it civil and constructive. The goal is to promote the game, attract and retain new players while preserving the spirit of the game and it's heritage.

Cheers,