Mechwarrior: Online, Calling all Mechwarriors! (I know theres at least a few of us here Options

[Sengir]

Wow, you have no idea.
When was the last time you actually played

Last week, so I partially have to apologize because I didn't get the last economy update, thus my claim of only making ~40k a game is as realistic as your idea of a newbie making >100k in a lost match while riding a trial mech.

(And for the record, even if it were 200k per game the economy model would still be bad. People get hooked by giving them small treats with promise of more to come, not by promising the chance of making the first minor after a few painful hours of play.)

[_Pax._]

Bugger, another $60 down the tubes ... as I join the ranks of the Elite (with a Catapult).

EDIT TO ADD: .... and I'm an idiot. I should have tried the beta before putting money down on the game. I fear I have made a sixty dollar mistake ... because with a learning curve that steep, I just know I'm not going to slog through loss after loss after loss, just to learn how to MAYBE begin learning how to play.

Bugger. :'(

[faultline]

So much negativity for a free to play game that is still in beta

I've played every incarnation of the Mechwarrior games besides Mechassault (I dont do xbox), I've even played in the old Virtual world pods (3.0 and Tesla) and by far this
is the best game I've seen. Yes it has is issues but I can look past them all and still have a good time playing.

I'm sorry for those of you you are dissapointed in MWO, and cant get past the issues of the beta and have fun regardless.

For those of you that are enjoying themselves in MWO my callsign is "Mr Sockpuppet" drop me a friend invite on the forums and in game and maybe we can get together and play sometime.

[CanRay]

I'm still stuck on the Trial Mechs, so can't comment much on anything...

"mongoose" if anyone cares.

[_Pax._]

just to be clear: I'm not saying MWO is a bad game. Just, I think it's not a good choice of game for me, and I probably should have tried the beta before dropping sixty dollars on the game.

[faultline]

The learning curve isnt that steep Pax, just keep playing you'll get the hang of it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Stahlseele]

You want a GOOD Mech-Game?
Try the MWLL Mod. Sadly, the Player-Count is VERY LOW.

[Sengir]

So much negativity for a free to play game that is still in beta

Being F2P does not make a game immune to criticism, it still has to compete in the same market. Beta stage means some things are still being worked on, but if something has been around unchanged since the early beta (the slot system) or even is the stated intent of the devs (tying new players to the trial mechs for hours) chances are it will stay more or less unchanged.

I've played every incarnation of the Mechwarrior games besides Mechassault (I dont do xbox)

Me too, and so have 99.9% percent of the people on the beta. But to be successful the game would need a far broader reach than that, which it currently fails at badly. That's also the reason why I don't see myself shelling out for it, I don't put money into something that I believe will wither soon after release

[StealthSigma]

The teamraping should eventually go away as they update the matchmaking system which they've stated is not even close to what its supposed to be.

Excuse me while I go laugh. Matchmaking systems can be gamed, easily. If you believe otherwise, go ask Blizzard to provide info on how much of problem they have with matchmaking where people willfully drop themselves into lower brackets to roflstomp people worse than them.

[faultline]

Excuse me while I go laugh. Matchmaking systems can be gamed, easily. If you believe otherwise, go ask Blizzard to provide info on how much of problem they have with matchmaking where people willfully drop themselves into lower brackets to roflstomp people worse than them.

Yes they can be gamed, I know that and I'm not saying they wont be I'm just saying that the matchmaking as we know it now is just a basic matchmaking system so they can have a functional beta, its not even set to differentiate between any significant data atm its just whoever is queuing up for a match currently (much like a WoW battlegrounds) which is why you see premade teams stomping pugs eventually that wont happen when they implement their real matchmaking system.


Its also easier to game the matchmaking system with less people, we're talking about a game here that will eventually be set for 12 vs 12, i'm not saying it wont be done just much harder.

And btw Blizzard doesn't really care, if they did they'd do something about all the hacking and gold sellers, and all the other problems too. Blizzard just hasn't been the same company since being bought by Activision.

[Fabe]

I think the next change to the match maker is going to simply be separating pre-made team from teams made up of random players since that has been the main complaint about the matchmaker in the beta forums.

[X-Kalibur]

Yes they can be gamed, I know that and I'm not saying they wont be I'm just saying that the matchmaking as we know it now is just a basic matchmaking system so they can have a functional beta, its not even set to differentiate between any significant data atm its just whoever is queuing up for a match currently (much like a WoW battlegrounds) which is why you see premade teams stomping pugs eventually that wont happen when they implement their real matchmaking system.


Its also easier to game the matchmaking system with less people, we're talking about a game here that will eventually be set for 12 vs 12, i'm not saying it wont be done just much harder.

And btw Blizzard doesn't really care, if they did they'd do something about all the hacking and gold sellers, and all the other problems too. Blizzard just hasn't been the same company since being bought by Activision.

They weren't fixing those problems before Activision either, to be fair.

[Halinn]

Personally, I think that it's just become a more visible problem with Blizzard games, due to the markets becoming larger so it's more profitable for gold sellers etc. to sell stuff in their games.

[Stahlseele]

MWLL Page is back up, kinda, there were some problems.
If you have a computer that can run it and own Crysis Warhead/Crysis Wars(The Multiplayer-Part), i advise in checking MWLL out.
If you actually LIKE MWO . . well, there's no helping you in my eyes, but a good chance that you might LOVE MWLL even more.

[Stahlseele]

MWLL Page is completely back up again.
Sadly, still low player count.
But new toys!

[CanRay]

I was finally able to afford my own mech. I'm so proud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Stahlseele]

?

[ggodo]

CanRay, Is it Awesome?

[CanRay]

CanRay, Is it Awesome?

No, I couldn't afford one of those. Raven RVN-4X, with some customizations.

[Fabe]

No, I couldn't afford one of those. Raven RVN-4X, with some customizations.

Nice,so far I've managed to save enough to buy two commandos.I would have kept saving for something bigger rather then get the second com but this was just before we all though open beta was going to be on the 16th so was kind of just screwing around before the wipe.

[Stahlseele]

No, I couldn't afford one of those. Raven RVN-4X, with some customizations.

hmm, fitting choice somehow O.o

[X-Kalibur]

He was really hoping for a CL4P-TP.

[CanRay]

hmm, fitting choice somehow O.o

How so?

He was really hoping for a CL4P-TP.

Not really. Can you imagine riding on the top of one of those when everyone else has 50-foot tall mechs?

[Stahlseele]

The Raven, isn't that up there in canuckistan iniun mythology the image(or at least one of them) of the trickster god?
And untill i read up on the 4x variant i thought it was one of the usual backstabbing täuschen tarnen verpissen ravens.
Seeing how you can be a bit of a devious mind, it would have been fitting for you to be in one of the electronic monsters.

[StealthSigma]

How so?Not really. Can you imagine riding on the top of one of those when everyone else has 50-foot tall mechs?

I was thinking of the final boss from Claptrap's New Robot Rebellion.