Top is 1st Person, bottom is 3rd Person.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs you can see, there is a huge difference in what can be seen by using 3PV.. this provides a large tactical advantage (and, if you’re not moving, the seismic sensor doesn’t pick you up).<\/p>\n
The supposed “balancing” factor according to Russ? \u00c2\u00a0The fact that the Drone graphic for 3PV can be seen from a great distance.. you can’t destroy it, or see how many other ‘Mechs are there with the 1 ‘Mech in 3PV, or disrupt it, or do anything to it.. but, hey.. you can tell that one ‘Mech is there.. if you happen to see the glowing red dot across the map.. while they potentially know where all 12 of your ‘Mechs are.<\/p>\n
As much as I hate to side with the “doomsayers”, I think they’re right on this one. \u00c2\u00a0Today’s 3PV implementation shows how little attention PGI pays to customer feedback, even when it solicits that feedback via the Test Server Environment!<\/p>\n
While I’m not to the point that I am going to ask for a refund for my Overlord pack, I am at the point where today’s patch – and the lackadaisical response from PGI to concerns\/feedback about the patch and 3PV.. have killed my desire to play.<\/p>\n
So, as of today, I’m no longer playing MWO, perhaps, if PGI honors the commitments they’ve made and implements separate queues for 1PV\/3PV, and ensures that anyone using the tactical advantage provided by 3PV will not be able to participate in Community Warfare upon release.. I might start playing again. \u00c2\u00a0If you are dis-satisfied with 3PV and PGI’s responses today, I urge you to take a break, perhaps once the number of people playing drops significantly PGI will address the valid concerns raised during 3PV testing, as well as feedback from today.<\/p>\n
Full patch notes after the jump.<\/p>\n
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PATCH NOTES AUGUST 20TH, 2013
\nOpen Beta Update #24<\/p>\n
Upcoming Patch – Tuesday August 20th @ 10AM \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1PM PDT<\/p>\n
Patch Number: 1.2.139<\/p>\n
Change Log<\/p>\n
UPDATE<\/p>\n
Greetings MechWarriors,<\/p>\n
Wow another patch notes intro! I hope I never stop writing these and I hope you never stop reading.<\/p>\n
Lots happening in the the world of MWO so first a little recap<\/p>\n
– The Launch Event was announced if you can make it we hope to see you there.
\n– Phoenix Variants were revealed and the Loyalty program is unlocking bonus content adding more and more value.
\n– Sarah’s Jenner donation drive is over and It raised a lot of money for a good cause. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this such a success.<\/p>\n
On to the Patch content<\/p>\n
– 3rd Person is here! We hope you enjoy it!
\n– The Kintaro is available for C-bills now and we have also released a slew of patterns for the Kintaro.
\n– The Catapult Champion CPLT-A1(C), with its 10% XP bonus, is available for MC now.<\/p>\n
See you on the Battlefield,<\/p>\n
Matt Newman<\/p>\n
– Content<\/p>\n
– New Mechs<\/p>\n
Kintaro KTO-20<\/p>\n
– Tonnage: 55
\n– Engine: 275 Standard
\n– Top Speed: 81 kph
\n– Max Engine Rating: 360
\n– Torso Movement:
\n– 115 degrees to each side.
\n– 25 degrees up and down.
\n– Arm Movement:
\n– 45 degrees to each side.
\n– 30 degrees up and down.
\n– Armor: 358 (Ferro-Fibrous)
\n– Internal Structure: Standard
\n– Weapons & Equipment:
\n– Left Arm: SRM 6
\n– Center Torso: Large Laser
\n– Right Torso: SRM 6, LRM 5
\n– Right Arm: Medium Laser x2
\n– Hardpoints:
\n– Left Arm: 1 Missile
\n– Left Torso: 1 AMS
\n– Center Torso: 2 Energy
\n– Right Torso: 2 Missile
\n– Right Arm: 2 Energy
\n– Heat Sinks: 10 Double
\n– Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
\n– ECM Capable?: No
\n– Module Slots: 2
\n– Movement Archetype: Medium<\/p>\n
Kintaro KTO-18<\/p>\n
– Tonnage: 55
\n– Engine: 275 Standard
\n– Top Speed: 81 kph
\n– Max Engine Rating: 360
\n– Torso Movement:
\n– 100 degrees to each side.
\n– 20 degrees up and down.
\n– Arm Movement:
\n– 35 degrees to each side.
\n– 30 degrees up and down.
\n– Armor: 352 (Standard)
\n– Internal Structure: Standard
\n– Weapons & Equipment:
\n– Left Arm: SRM 6, LRM 5, Medium Laser
\n– Center Torso: SRM 6
\n– Right Torso: SRM 6
\n– Right Arm: Medium Laser
\n– Hardpoints:
\n– Left Arm: 1 Energy, 2 Missile
\n– Left Torso: 1 AMS
\n– Center Torso: 1 Missile
\n– Right Torso: 2 Missile
\n– Right Arm: 1 Energy
\n– Heat Sinks: 10 Single
\n– Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
\n– ECM Capable?: No
\n– Module Slots: 2
\n– Movement Archetype: Medium<\/p>\n
Kintaro KTO-19<\/p>\n
– Tonnage: 55
\n– Engine: 275 Standard
\n– Top Speed: 81 kph
\n– Max Engine Rating: 360
\n– Torso Movement:
\n– 100 degrees to each side.
\n– 20 degrees up and down.
\n– Arm Movement:
\n– 35 degrees to each side.
\n– 30 degrees up and down.
\n– Armor: 358 (Ferro-Fibrous)
\n– Internal Structure: Standard
\n– Weapons & Equipment:
\n– Left Arm: SRM 6, LRM 5, Medium Laser
\n– Center Torso: Narc
\n– Right Torso: SRM 6
\n– Right Arm: Medium Laser
\n– Hardpoints:
\n– Left Arm: 1 Energy, 2 Missile
\n– Left Torso: 1 AMS
\n– Center Torso: 1 Missile
\n– Right Torso: 1 Missile
\n– Right Arm: 2 Energy
\n– Heat Sinks: 10 Single
\n– Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
\n– ECM Capable?: No
\n– Module Slots: 2
\n– Movement Archetype: Medium<\/p>\n
Catapult CPLT-A1(C)<\/p>\n
– Tonnage: 65
\n– Engine: 280 Standard
\n– Top Speed: 69.8 kph
\n– Max Engine Rating: 315
\n– Torso Movement:
\n– 120 degrees to each side.
\n– 16 degrees up and down.
\n– Arm Movement:
\n– 0 degrees to each side.
\n– 35 degrees up and down.
\n– Armor: 394 (Ferro-Fibrous)
\n– Internal Structure: Endo-Steel
\n– Weapons & Equipment:
\n– Left Arm: LRM 15, Streak SRM 2 x2
\n– Right Torso: Beagle Active Probe
\n– Right Arm: LRM 15, Streak SRM 2 x2
\n– Hardpoints:
\n– Left Arm: 3 Missile
\n– Right Torso: 1 AMS
\n– Right Arm: 3 Missile
\n– Heat Sinks: 10 Double
\n– Jump Jets: 0 (4 Max)
\n– ECM Capable?: No
\n– Module Slots: 2
\n– Movement Archetype: Large
\n– 10% XP bonus<\/p>\n
Cockpit Items<\/p>\n
– Highlander Statue.<\/p>\n
New Skin<\/p>\n
– Virus skin.<\/p>\n
Gameplay<\/p>\n
– Reducing spread on LBX-10 from 2.25 down to 1.3
\n– Reducing the crit probability of Machine Guns. (0.11, 0.06, 0.02 > 0.06, 0.03, 0.01)
\n– Crit damage multiplier on Machine Guns reduced from 12.5 to 9.0
\n– Ultra AC\/5 has a 15% chance of jamming, down from 25%
\n– Streak SRM-2 damage has been increased from 1.5 to 2.5
\n– AC2 cooldown was increased to 0.52s (up from 0.50) to fix a timing issue.
\n– Reduced the amount of Conquest Resource reward for the losing team.
\n– Increased heat amount on lava in Terra Therma.
\n– Lava heat increased by 20%.
\n– Lava damage amount per second doubled.
\n– Slightly increased ambient heat in center volcano area.<\/p>\n
– Third Person View:<\/p>\n
– In the options menu is a “Start In Third Person” option to determine which view you start each match in
\n– By default, this option is toggled on (to start games in third person view)
\n– When you are in third person view, Arm Lock is turned on and cannot be turned off
\n– When you are in third person view, the lance and minimap HUD elements are not available
\n– When you are in third person view, there is a camera drone hovering behind you that other players can see
\n– By default, you can press F4 to toggle between third and first person view
\n– This key can be rebound in the options menu
\n– You cannot switch views while your Mech is shut down<\/p>\n
– Medium Mech Tuning:<\/p>\n
– Blackjack:
\n– Torso Pitch Angle increased to 30 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– Centurion:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 25 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– Arm pitch angle increased to 35 degrees
\n– Cicada:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 30 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 10%
\n– Hunchback:
\n– HBK-4H, -4J, -4P, -4SP:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 20 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– Arm pitch angle increased to 35 degrees
\n– Max engine size increased to 275
\n– Torso pitch speed increased by 10%
\n– Torso twist angle increased to 125 degrees
\n– HBK-4G:
\n– Torso pitch angle remains at 25 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– Arm pitch angle increased to 35 degrees
\n– Max engine size increased to 275
\n– Torso pitch speed increased by 10%
\n– Torso twist angle increased to 125 degrees
\n– Kintaro:
\n– KTO-20:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 35 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– KTO-18, -19, -GB:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 30 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%
\n– Trebuchet:
\n– Torso pitch angle increased to 35 degrees
\n– Torso twist speed increased by 25%<\/p>\n
Front End<\/p>\n
Performance<\/p>\n
Bug Fixes<\/p>\n
– Changed spawn location in Terra Therma for players spawning too close to the shipping containers. This was causing Mechs to have human scale movement collision capsules, making it very difficult to navigate the world.
\n– Removed collision around the hole in center of Terra Therma’s platform in Assault mode.
\n– Fixed many “stuck bugs” in Terra Therma.
\n– Fixed some collision issues in River City (Night) where certain sized Mechs were getting stuck between buildings.<\/p>\n
General<\/p>\n
– Navigation marker posts in Terra Therma will now actually cast light (med+ spec) for slightly better path-finding. Pro-tip: If the marker post is on the right edge of the path, you are headed toward the center volcano.
\n– Terra Therma – Damage and heat sustained whilst in the Volcano has been increased and is subject to further tweaking.
\n– Cockpit lights indicating the open\/closed state of weapon bay doors are currently non-functional. Normal functionality will return in a future release.<\/p>\n
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!<\/p>\n
The MechWarrior\u00c2\u00ae Online\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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