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[0pt1mu5]

movement of the mechs should be better...
when i press "W"(and hold) I should going forward and when I release "W" I should stop
but i don't stop they keep moving...
You guys should change movement...
movement need to be normal

[D34K]

If you press W you set the speed your mech will move at, you do not "hold it to walk forward".

[Funky Bacon]

This is "normal". Being able to regulate your throttle is part of how you control a mech. If we didn't have this we would not be able to walk at anything other than 0 or 100% which would make no sense in a game like this.

[Lancer Deistler]

It's a throttle system like in airplanes. Try x for full stop. Source: https://mwomercs.com...rounds#controls

[Tickdoff Tank]

"W" is not 'move forward', it is increasing your throttle (like in a plane), 'S' is reduce throttle. This is not a standard 1st person shooter, it is more of a first person tank-on-legs shooter.

[Lukoi Banacek]

0pt1mu5, on 19 February 2013 - 07:51 AM, said:

movement of the mechs should be better...
when i press "W"(and hold) I should going forward and when I release "W" I should stop
but i don't stop they keep moving...
You guys should change movement...
movement need to be normal

It's called a throttle control system. You set the throttle (aka the speed). It's not a gas pedal style throttle as in a car. It's more akin to what you'd see in many armored vehicles, boats/ships and aircraft. Mechs are something you pilot, not drive.

[M4NTiC0R3X]

Movement is normal for 'mech games. Actually you wouldn't believe how complicated the controls for other 'mech games were!


Hell a joystick used to be your friend ~`8P Here's your referral..

(Did I mention they're adding a sandbox as part of the new user flow and to give players means to test weapons)

Edited by M4NTiC0R3X, 19 February 2013 - 08:05 AM.

[HouseGeist]

I think they should introduce a sideways steps. This would bring more agility.

Edited by HouseGeist, 19 February 2013 - 08:09 AM.

[Grraarrgghh]

HouseGeist, on 19 February 2013 - 08:09 AM, said:

I think they should introduce a sideways steps. This would bring more agility.

Sidestep/strafing should be in the game, but only on Quadruped mechs (Xanthos, Scorpion, etc). Would give them a neat reason to exist.

[EyeOne]

I think you would find that your finger would get very tired if you had to hold W down the entire time.

The controls are in fact "normal" for a game like this (slow, with tanks. Not fast, with humans)

[Kylere]

No, this change is out of canon, out of logic and while this is just a cheesy extended FPS rather than a SIM or a MMO, it is quite well dumbed down enough already.

[DaZur]

0pt1mu5, on 19 February 2013 - 07:51 AM, said:

movement of the mechs should be better...
when i press "W"(and hold) I should going forward and when I release "W" I should stop
but i don't stop they keep moving...
You guys should change movement...
movement need to be normal

Play a lot of FPS games?

No slight intended... this is a common mistake to players new to Mechwarrior combat.

While similar to your WSAD control layout, A and D do not strafe but turn your Mech on it's medial axis. (steering) and the W and S incrementally / decrease your "throttle" as well as change your linear direction (forward or reverse)

Unlike most FPS, piloting a Battlemech requires fine movement control and as such the inputs are graduated input and not absolutes.

Edited by DaZur, 19 February 2013 - 08:42 AM.