The next 3 days will decide when we have the game. [Solved: False] Ok, The next 37 days now...

[Cyttorak001]

Unfortunately, a lot of people use that as a "screw you" button. I've also gotten hit with it for relaying dev statements pertinent to the discussion at the time which they wished didn't exist because they really wanted those features that had been stated wouldn't be in the game.

Hey, I lobbied PDX for a "disrespectfully agree" button but I was shot down.

 

[Ac0lyte]

Hey, I lobbied PDX for a "disrespectfully agree" button but I was shot down.

You mean they..... Respectfully Disagreed with that suggestion?
- Shane

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

I wouldn't. In fact I'm prepared to march on Seattle if it isn't released in April.

Sounds like an Insult CB. Since we have the superiority in numbers, we should get to 100% Warscore in no time. I am in.

 

[lordpepper]

I’d wait another year if you said it isn’t ready....but I so don’t want too.

I won't wait another year. We had the backer beta which was already great fun. It was the best battletech experience since mech commander. I'd rather take the game as it is right now, that wait any longer ...

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

Unfortunately, a lot of people use that as a "screw you" button. I've also gotten hit with it for relaying dev statements pertinent to the discussion at the time which they wished didn't exist because they really wanted those features that had been stated wouldn't be in the game.

These buttons are not active in the OT Subforum, where I usually dwell. Now that BT has migrated to Paradox Forum I experience them again and I still think that they should go to the place where bad ideas die. Reminds me way too much of Facebook / YouTube / Twitter.

 

[Csatti]

I play the free Sun Spider as a fire support - I shoot what my assaults are shooting. Sometimes peak a bit.

2x UAC/5
2x ATM9

Not very punchy, and pretty poor at peaking since you need to lock on with ATMs (an innersphere version of this mech would be way better with 4xMRM10), but the sustained fire supporting your assaults makes for a pretty strong assault lance.

It's a role better suited to a medium like a SHD-2K (3xermll, 3xmrm10) or a BSW-P1 (1xERLL, 4xmrm10) as that will allow your heavies to hold one flank while your assaults supported by mediums push the other flank. The heavies fight a retreat keeping the enemy assault lance at bay while your assaults push into their rear. Basically you slow down their NASCAR and take them in the rear. You can swap heavies and assaults if you want but slow assaults fighting a retreat are much more vulnerable than heavies performing that job and are often overrun.

So instead you can have a support heavy like the Sun Spider support your assaults as they fight the retreat and the remaining heavies and mediums push the opposite flank and take them from behind. This can be very effective if you have fast (81 kph) heavies and mediums with good firepower.

Of course, in a PUG it's pretty hard to get people to follow the plan and the Sun Spider isn't great going it alone as it's a big easy target to hit. So YMMV with this tactic.

I have built two variants on the Christmas hero version. First, I tried out a double LBX-10 + 3xSRM6 build, it was fun, the damage was okeyish (nothing to write home about), but the survivability was rather poor. For the second build, I have installed 2 ATM-12s, a NARC and a TAG. It didn't work very well. My Mad Cat Mk2 with two LRM-20s and two ATM-12s (+TAG) works much better and it is a lot harder to kill. The biggest problem with MWO is that it became a min/max game at higher tiers, you can't really experiment with novel builds as the opfor will eradicate you with high alpha builds. In many ways, I had more fun with the game before the tier system as I could bring funny builds to the matches and still be effective.

 

[Barracooda]

So ... I guess where not there yet? Just finished reading Tolstoy's War and Peace and am considering "March on Seattle " as a great way to spend some time till the game is released.
Are we there yet?

 

[Spartakus]

Kiva doesn't fix bugs. She just threatens them with being conscripted into hireable mechwarriors until they fix themselves.

 

[Lokilence]

My backup is to delay my birthday celebration and combine it with release day.

I am still working on this plan with my non-gamer wife

 

[ShadowDragon868]

Kiva doesn't fix bugs. She just threatens them with being conscripted into hireable mechwarriors until they fix themselves.

These forums really need a "funny" response. "Helpful" and "agree" are insufficient to describe the way my sides just performed a DFA on my head.

 

[Fox the Apprentice]

That may be true, but in this specific case, I'm sure it is because they linked something that was not what was being asked for.

On the contrary, I'm pretty sure that's where the person who made the claim was sourcing from. Never said I agreed with the interpretation, though.

 

[Secretcode]

god of war comes out april 20th if they do it before that they will have some good coverage but God of war is going to devour the entire month and the next month there is a bunch of games because a few of them got delayed till may ...soooooooooooooooooooo the beginning of april would be the best because after that a onslaught of games are coming out

 

[Cyttorak001]

Well, either they're announcing the release date tomorrow, they're announcing it on a Saturday (not a business day), they're announcing it sometime after Friday and plan on releasing it on the 24th (breaking Paradox's one month lead time rule, technically), or they're not releasing it on the 24th. Take your pick, but we'll be able to eliminate two of those options by Saturday.

*edit* I guess 50% option 1, 5% option 2, 5% option 3, 40% option 4.

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

god of war comes out april 20th

Bad for them, since people save their money to spend it on BT.

 

[Secretcode]

Bad for them, since people save their money to spend it on BT.

yeah and this game will have infinite more replay value although i love god of war and wish those developers made a BERSERK game that would be a dream come true lol

 

[Exemplar Voss]

god of war comes out april 20th if they do it before that they will have some good coverage but God of war is going to devour the entire month and the next month there is a bunch of games because a few of them got delayed till may ...soooooooooooooooooooo the beginning of april would be the best because after that a onslaught of games are coming out

Meh. As amusing as it would be to see Teal'c be a daddy again, Dad of War looks pretty hollow and dull.

And 'how many ways can you get your 12 year old horribly murdered' seems like a terrible premise for a game.

 

[dulahan]

Well, either they're announcing the release date tomorrow, they're announcing it on a Saturday (not a business day), they're announcing it sometime after Friday and plan on releasing it on the 24th (breaking Paradox's one month lead time rule, technically), or they're not releasing it on the 24th. Take your pick, but we'll be able to eliminate two of those options by Saturday.

*edit* I guess 50% option 1, 5% option 2, 5% option 3, 40% option 4.

Or, you know, announce on Monday, the 26th, which leads directly to the typical Paradox release day of Thursday in a month from then. Which was probably the more likely release date anyways (Since Paradox releases on Thursdays)

 

[Exemplar Voss]

Or, you know, announce on Monday, the 26th, which leads directly to the typical Paradox release day of Thursday in a month from then. Which was probably the more likely release date anyways (Since Paradox releases on Thursdays)

Usually. The EUiv dlc was this last Tuesday. But otherwise , yeah. I expect announcement today or Monday for a 26 April release.

With a small expectation of being completely blindsided, since I'm generally incapable of thinking in absolutes.

 

[Bathu]

I second that

 

[dulahan]

I'd say at this point slipping back to May is probably a coin flip. It's at least what I'm bracing for. I've followed too many games in development to not expect such delays.