{"id":716,"date":"2012-08-22T17:55:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T23:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=716"},"modified":"2012-08-22T17:55:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T23:55:48","slug":"tweetchat-822-unofficial-transcript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=716","title":{"rendered":"TweetChat 8\/22 Unofficial Transcript"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my very, very quick transcript from today&#8217;s tweet chat with the MechWarrior Tactics developers this evening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>MechWarrior Tactics @MWTactics<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our MechWarrior Tactics #tweetchat! Send us your questions for the devs by using hashtag #mwtchat!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Infinite Game Pub @InfiniteGamePub<\/li>\n<li>Q: Will any prizes be awarded to players in the top ranked positions? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics @MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>A: What kind of prizes you asking for? Scrap isn&#8217;t enough? &#8211; James R #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@BigDamn_Heroes<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics Any idea how many &#8216;Mechs will be in at launch yet? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>A: More than a dozen. We&#8217;ll continually roll out more &#8216;Mechs, too. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@BigDamn_Heroes<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics based on today&#8217;s &#8220;devs ask you&#8221; are grinder style battles being considered? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>A: @BigDamn_Heroes at launch it&#8217;s 1v1 but we&#8217;re excited about potentially expanding match types. Grinder&#8217;s are awesome. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Gendou Knepper \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Gendou<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics: What can you tell us about plans for eventual premium products outside of the STACs? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Gendou: A: Good question, but for now nothing. Plans in the works, top secret and all that jazz. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rob \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@ExtinctionEvent<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics Is the game far enough along to estimate a release timeframe? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@ExtinctionEvent asks: As the Magic 8 Ball says: Ask Again Later! #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Trocar \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@TrocarRogue<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics Are you planning any single player options at all or will it always be multi? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>Additional: Just to clarify the single player: it&#8217;s bot matches, no campaign. &#8211; James R #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>TOT Team \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@octagontheory<\/li>\n<li>Is this tweetchat is limited to very specific promotion-type questions? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@octagontheory We&#8217;re taking good, interesting questions! Some marketing stuff we can&#8217;t answer but let &#8217;em rip. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@BigDamn_Heroes<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics any word on how\/when the timeline will advance? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@BigDamn_Heroes : Timeline advancement will be event-driven not time-driven. Not day to day. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>Q: How often will rankings be updated? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gendou Knepper \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Gendou<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics: Can you share a detail with us that you haven&#8217;t released up to this point? :D #MWTChat #TemptingFate<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Gendou @iclorox is the best looking pilot in the game. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gendou Knepper \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Gendou<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics: Do you think achievements or trophies are a possibility? Or do you not want to go down that road? #MWTChat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@TrocarRogue Most definately a possibility. We want these pretty bad. #mwtchat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gendou Knepper \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Gendou<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics: What&#8217;s the strangest thing that&#8217;s happened while working on Tactics (that doesn&#8217;t involve orphanages)? #MWTChat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Gendou Moonwalking &#8216;Mechs. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Folks \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@adultswimbaked<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics What options will we have when a lance is locked in a game and your opponent hasn&#8217;t taken his turn in a long time? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@adultswimbaked You have options to set the turn timer for shorter matches! Opponents can time out, too. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOT Team \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@octagontheory<\/li>\n<li>OK. When will there be a public beta? Or is there all ready. I&#8217;m a bit out of touch. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@octagontheory Beta&#8217;s happening! Keys are flaoting around. More spots are opening up. Keep your eyes on http:\/\/mwtactics.com #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Scynix Will IS \/ Clan mechs be balanced against each other by volume of units (lore) or purely statistical? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Scynix Stat-balanced more than lore. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@woody60707 How or will custom match that we can set up be worked in the game? #MWTchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@woody60707 You can set up a custom match with friends. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gendou Knepper \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Gendou<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics: Do you ever look at stuff the fans say and ask yourself, &#8220;What have I gotten myself into?&#8221; #MWTChat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Gendou Most of my thoughts during the tweetchats. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris Edwards \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@Direphoenix<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics How finalized are the models for the &#8216;Mechs and weapon modules? Set in stone, or still loosey-goosey? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@Direphoenix Nothing&#8217;s ever final in an online game! But&#8230; we&#8217;re super happy with how things are looking. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@dog_s0litude Any chance we&#8217;ll be able to make our own custom skins, or will those only be purchasable items? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@dog_s0litude No user created content but you&#8217;ll have options to mix&#8217;n match. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Vilhelmsson \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@HerrVilhelmsson<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics How will the matchmaking work. Some kind of rating or will it just be random? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@HerrVilhelmsson Ranked matches will use a ranking system. You&#8217;ll set random custom preferenaces if you want, for nonranked #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@BigDamn_Heroes<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics re: timeline. How far do you plan on advancing? Just to clan era? Jihad? Dark ages? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@BigDamn_Heroes Depends how long we keep going. How long d&#8217;you want to keep supporting us? ;) #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>Q: Is one mech having multiple targets in one turn possible? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>A: Quite simply, yes :) #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@BigDamn_Heroes<\/li>\n<li>@MWTactics how awesome is it to be involved with revitalizing the BT\/MW franchise? #mwtchat<\/li>\n<li>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/li>\n<li>@BigDamn_Heros 80 tons and 3 PPCs worth of Awesome. #mwtchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>MechWarrior Tactics \u00e2\u20ac\u008f@MWTactics<\/p>\n<p>That was our last Q guys! Thanks guys! #mwtchat<br \/>\nThanks for joining us in this awesome tweetchat! On behalf of @iclorox, @romanchukenator, @baxatron and myself, have a great night! #mwtchat<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MWTactics\" data-user-id=\"474219339\"><strong class=\"fullname js-action-profile-name show-popup-with-id\">MechWarrior Tactics<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u008f<span class=\"username js-action-profile-name\"><s>@<\/s><strong>MWTactics<\/strong><\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text\">That was our last Q guys! Thanks guys! <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link\" title=\"#mwtchat\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/?src=hash&amp;q=%23mwtchat\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s><strong>#<\/strong><\/s><strong><strong>mwtchat<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my very, very quick transcript from today&#8217;s tweet chat with the MechWarrior Tactics developers this evening. &nbsp; MechWarrior Tactics @MWTactics Welcome to our MechWarrior Tactics #tweetchat! 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