Hey there guys, I have been absent from the game for the past six months and I am rather curious how the game and community are doing. Most of the places I look have just been filled with rage and the same old PGI loathing that was rampant in the past, is it worth coming back?
Honestly, if it has only been 6 months I doubt you would notice any difference. The new interface will take a bit of time to get used to as it can be surprisingly unintuitive. Gameplay hasn't changed enough that you would see a difference. Although, clan mechs are dropping in two weeks so it might be a great time to come back for one of two reasons: 1) PGI did great and it will be an awesome and fresh infusion of new gameplay Or 2) PGI didn't balance them at all and you'll have a front row seat to the giant shit storm!
Not rhetorical at all, I always enjoyed dialog with the regulars here at MechSpecs and I was merely searching for opinions as I would regard them to be more valid and honest than most of the trolls and haters other places. [quote author=don Zappo link=topic=6792.msg44493#msg44493 date=1401982047] Honestly, if it has only been 6 months I doubt you would notice any difference. The new interface will take a bit of time to get used to as it can be surprisingly unintuitive. Gameplay hasn't changed enough that you would see a difference. Although, clan mechs are dropping in two weeks so it might be a great time to come back for one of two reasons: 1) PGI did great and it will be an awesome and fresh infusion of new gameplay Or 2) PGI didn't balance them at all and you'll have a front row seat to the giant shit storm! [/quote] Hopefully it isn't the latter.
UI2.X - Not intuitive. You get used to it. They are (should be) adding a more Smurfy-like interaction with the mechlab. It will not be exactly the same, but it will be better than it currently is. They designed the UI around a piss-poor resolution size... horrible idea, but it explains a lot of the badly used space. New Mechs - They have added the phoenix mechs and several others as well as a lot of new Hero Mechs. Some are pretty good. Others are horrible. Overall I'm happy with the amount of IS mechs they've put out. Clan mechs are right around the corner. Private Matches - You can now host a private 12 v 12 on any map/mode you want for free. If you and the opposing team's commander have Premium Time, you can play with any weight limit or player limit you want. you can do 1v1. Game Balance - Few weapon changes and minor adjustments. LRMs are faster now and more playable than they were 6 months ago. You can perform pretty well with an LRM boat. You'll see them a lot more in-game as well so it is advisable to equip AMS. SL SPLas just got a small buff. MPLas and LPLas got a range increase and heat decrease. AC weapon ranges have been reduced across the board. AC2 and AC5 rate of fire is slower. SRMs got a small damage increase and spread decrease. They are also looking into improving hit registration for the SRMs (and weapons across the board I believe). No HUGE game-play changes, but all the little changes have added up to be a noticeable change over that last 6 months.
Hey Brother FRR - I just want to emphasize what Solahma said and add that there isn't that many news really. It's the same arena grind, Conquest/Assault/Skirmish and basically the same maps. In assault the gameplay has been forcibly changed somewhat by the addition of turrets guarding the main base. Making life as a light a little more challenging on Assault.
Good thing I scrolled down, 'cause I was about to start a similar thread (I think it's been since last September for me) So - single heat sinks and factory builds still useless ? Ghost heat still in ? LRMageddon still on ?
Hey Marec. Yes, pretty much all true. Ontop of that today the Clans arrive and shake things up. On the bright side, srms is finally fixed (seen on test server prior to todays patch). So right now, a lot of flux. Hard to say what the state will be exactly.
