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[armyof1]

I've been Lone Wolfing since I began playing I think about 3 weeks ago and will continue to do so until the whole EU/US server issues are settled as I'll move off to the EU server and then might look around for a team to join. But the last couple of days the difference in skill between the teams due to the total lack of ranking when matches are made are getting quite ridiculous. I just had a game on Frozen City where 3 of the players in my team had under 30 damage, 3 under 100 and only me and an Atlas doing 200+ before being run over. No surprise we were wiped out in about one minute from the fighting really starts until it's over. And I've seen this kind of game quite often the past couple of days whether winning or losing. I sure hope ELO will start to kick in 17th Feb, because a rankning system should have been in place as soon as MWO went Open Beta.

[Broceratops]

it really should have been part of launch but oh well. almost here and the games not dead yet so things are looking up.

[Mackman]

Yesterday I had a game in which I ended with 3-400 dmg... and I was the only one on the team to break 100. Yes, I am eagerly awaiting Elo.

[Gammanoob]

I am waiting for Community Warfare to save the game.

[STRONG LIKE BEAR]

I am waiting for fanfiction to save the game

[Jonathan Paine]

Had a could of games were I did as much damage as the rest of the team added up - team total of less than 800 and epic fail. At least my ELO score went down a few theoretical notches:)

[Xyroc]

dont know if it "saves the game" but will be nice

[armyof1]

Beliall, on 10 February 2013 - 08:21 PM, said:

dont know if it "saves the game" but will be nice

A good ranking system with a lot more close matches would pretty much make or break the game for me at this point. There are just too many games I've played that I would put in either the category of "overwhelming win" or "horrible loss". In my experience about 1 out of 5 or 6 games that I've played are what I would call competitive where the game ends with no more than 3-4 survivors in the winning team. If we're talking about really tight matches, with 1-2 survivors in the winning team, it happens in 1 game out of 20. For me that enjoy those highly competitive games, MWO as it is now just can't keep me interested when the new toy feeling has faded.

[TheForce]

Matchmaking and a lobby where players can chat and setup private games is a must IMO.

[Xiang]

I love ending a game where it is me in a spider vs an atlas or stalker....

Alternately, i hate ending a game in my spider when they have 3 ecm ravens....

I am patiently awaiting ELO and CW. In the meantime, i am just working on XP, collecting mechs and saving GXP.

Xiang

edit: oh yah...i forgot the lobby....

Edited by Xiang, 10 February 2013 - 09:33 PM.

[armyof1]

Yeah I'm saving up CBills for new mechs, I hope the Trebuchet have good hard points as I've gone back to play a lot more with my 4SP. Whenever I get my DRG-1C or AWS-8R the game always turns into almost all heavy and Assaults which of course always matches me up with Splatcats or Atlas that have superior firepower. MWO really needs to calculate actual weight instead of just weightclasses. When I play my medium at least I'll face others in the same weight and it'll turn into a good battle when we cross paths.

[Zerstorer Stallin]

ELO will not save the PUG matches. ELO is a waste of time, its been used in other games and most figure out how to manipulate it in their favor, the same will happen here. Pugs should be pugs, and 4 mans should be 4 mans, period. Its easy.

[Hotthedd]

ELO will be a welcome addition, but it is only half of the solution. The matchmaker needs to be tweaked to include ECM equality per side and base drops on tonnage, instead of just class.

[Tempered]

I just wish someone would make a single player mechwarrior, because I really don't like any of you. You are all ruining my gaming experience

[Eddrick]

The game is doing fine as far as I'm concerned. No, saving needed. Just inprovments. Which are coming.

I'm mostly waiting for my incometax return to come in. So, I can buy a computer that can run the game at more then 10 frames per second.

[GalaxyBluestar]

the sooner we get vets vs vets and trainees vs trainees the quicker we can end the {x} mech/weapon is op and premades are bad arguments which stains the communtiy to the point of rot.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

I'm waiting for more content and the rest of the equpiment to save the game. ELO will be nice, though. This game just needs a lot of work.

[Khobai]

If youre expecting ELO to save the game youre setting yourself up for disappointment.

[Wraith05]

@OP, THANK YOU
Thank you for not blaming grouping as a knee jerk reaction as a lot of people do.

I agree 100% with you and am hoping ELO will straighten out the matches to be a little closer no matter if solo or grouped.

[slayerkdm]

I dont know what will make it better at this point. I quite enjoy the game, but play it less and less. I think they need to match tonnage better and have 4man only play 4man.