Month: June 2018
Upcoming Patch – 19 JUNE 2018 @ 10AM – 1PM PDT
Patch Number: 1.4.172.0
Standalone Client Patch Size: ~TBA MB/GB
Steam Client Patch Size: TBA
Greetings MechWarriors,
Much news has appeared in the last couple weeks with MWO! This includes the newly launched MechCon 2018 Page with already-sold-out VIP tickets and 61 Collector tickets remaining, a whole new set of rules for the upcoming MWO World Championships 2018, the Roadmap to give you a snapshot of what’s coming in the next 2 months, big events and sales currently in progress, a community-voted poll on 8v8 in Quick Play, and an informative post from Lead Designer Paul about future tuning and development for weapon balance along with a community feedback thread from Balance Designer Chris!
And finally, early posted June Patch Notes! We’ve got an exciting long awaited feature to share with you as well as the release of a long awaited ‘Mech! Lots of improvements to a couple of features, value changes, and many bug fixes, which you can enjoy reading about in details below.
-The MechWarrior Team
ROADMAP UPDATE!
Welcome to the Roadmap update!
June
The June Patch notes will be here very soon but we wanted to give you a sneak peek of Rubellite Oasis’s new capture points on Conquest. These changes improve the map balance for the opening season of Competitive Play leading to the World Championships at Mech_Con. The long-awaited Flea finally jumps into MWO and is sure to infest the servers. We have several mechs receiving 3060 Weapon retrofits and Bolton support. There are nice improvements to look forward to in Solaris, as well as a new long-awaited feature release for MWO…Build Profile Saving and Sharing! You can look forward to the full June Patch notes Next week with the Patch releasing June 19th.
New ‘Mech:
- Flea
3060s Weapon Retrofits for 11 ‘Mech Chassis:
- Assassin
- Battlemaster
- Blackjack
- Catapult
- Centurion
- Cyclops
- Locust
- Hunchback
- Jagermech
- Raven
- Stalker
Bolt-on Retrofits for 31 ‘Mech Chassis:
- Annihilator
- Arctic Cheetah
- Arctic Wolf
- Black Lanner
- Blood Asp
- Cougar
- Ebon Jaguar
- Executioner
- Fafnir
- Gargoyle
- Hellbringer
- Hellspawn
- Highlander IIC
- Hunchback IIC
- Ice Ferret
- Jenner IIC
- King Crab
- KitFox
- Mad Cat MK II
- Mauler
- Mist Lynx
- Nightstar
- Nova Cat
- Osiris
- Orion IIC
- Piranha
- Shadow Cat
- Sun Spider
- Thanatos
- Uziel
- Wolfhound
Changes to Conquest Capture Points in Rubellite Oasis Map
BEFORE: (old)
AFTER: (new)
New Feature: Build Profile Saving and Sharing
- You will be able to save and load ‘Mech loadouts and Skill Tree builds with ease with this new feature!
- You can export your favorite ‘Mech loadout and Skill Tree builds to share with other fellow MechWarriors or even choose to import other MechWarriors’ builds for your own use.
- Sharing build codes has been made much easier as well with a small update to the Floating Chat system.
Comp Play Queue Changes for Upcoming MWOWC 2018:
- Re-enabling access to Comp Play queue.
- Updating map selection in Comp Play: Canyon Network, Rubellite Oasis, Mining Collective, Caustic Valley, Grim Plexus.
- Updating Comp Play rules.
- Allowing Consumables to be used with Stock mode option in Private Lobby
Solaris Improvements:
- Adding Solaris events to the Special Events system.
- Adding ability to search pilot names in Solaris Leaderboards.
GDPR Compliance:
- Adding ability to accept Terms of Service from in-game pop-up.
- Adding “Withdraw Consent” functionality through website log-in.
General Balance Tuning:
There will be two major balance changes directly aimed at improving core pieces of equipment for the MWOWC 2018 season. However these changes will not be limited to competitive play:
- Heat Sinks:
Standard heat sinks will see a minor improvement to provide a bit more flexibility in stock play. Specifics to come with the June Patch Notes.
- Ammo:
Autocannon and Missile ammo will be increased to provide better overall potential damage-per-ton compared to the current game. And provide a bit more damage potential from ammo based weapons in the upcoming MWOWC comp queue. Specifics to come with the June Patch Notes.
ROADMAP UPDATE!
Welcome to the Roadmap update!
July
July brings even More 3060 Weapon retrofits and Bolt-ons! Additional content will be released to all 2018 Tournament Pack Supporter owners and it is so good I can’t even… Meanwhile, a brand new Season begins in the Solaris 7 games! You can look forward to some division changes and a reset of the Leaderboards. We’ll also be seeing some improvements in the Solaris Season seeding process and Reward item changes in its Supply Caches. The new Build Profile Saving and Sharing feature from June’s patch will be receiving additional improvements. Finally, the flaming Hellfire ‘Mech releases during this summery month too.
New ‘Mech:
- Hellfire
3060s Weapons Retrofits for 10 ‘Mech Chassis:
- Awesome
- Cataphract
- Cicada
- Commando
- Dragon
- Javelin
- Jenner
- Quickdraw
- Thunderbolt
- Vindicator
More Bolt-on Retrofits to ‘Mech Chassis
Bonus Item for 2018 Tournament Supporter Pack Owners
New Summer Themed Cockpit Item
New Solaris Season – July to October 2018
- Resetting Solaris Leaderboard and set new season end date.
- Updating Solaris ‘Mech Division assignments.
- Revising item pools for Solaris Supply Caches.
Solaris Improvements:
- Improving Season seeding process.
Build Profile Saving and Sharing Improvements:
- Allowing players to try out imported ‘Mech loadouts using Testing Grounds.
- Showing invoice for extra cost of using imported loadouts.
August
These are the current items targeted for August, but you can rest assured that this roadmap will receive a few updates as more items line up for the August release. Here is what we know so far. Another “Hot” ‘Mech is coming in time to enjoy the remainder of the summer, Trial ‘Mechs are getting an update, more 3060 weapon and Bolt-on retrofits, and a fresh item for 2018 Tournament Pack Supporters! We will keep you posted as we get more details in the coming months!
New ‘Mech:
- Vulcan
Trial ‘Mechs Update
3060s Weapon Retrofits for 10 ‘Mech Chassis:
- Archer
- Bushwacker
- Highlander
- Kintaro
- Marauder
- Phoenix Hawk
- Trebuchet
- Warhammer
- Wolverine
- Kodiak
More Bolt-on Retrofits
Bonus Item for 2018 Tournament Supporter Pack owners
June 5th Mech Release!
Hellspawn for C-Bills
HELLSPAWN HSN-7D 7,418,649 C-Bills
HELLSPAWN HSN-8E 7,758,769 C-Bills
HELLSPAWN HSN-9F 6,943,721 C-Bills
HELLSPAWN HSN-7P 7,173,269 C-Bills
HELLSPAWN HSN-8P 6,974,769 C-Bills
ALSO, HellSpawn Camo Pattern Unlocks 50% off until June 10th 2018, 00:00 UTC!
Piranha for MC
PIRANHA PIR-1 1,490 MC
PIRANHA PIR-2 1,590 MC
PIRANHA PIR-3 1,575 MC
PIRANHA PIR-A 1,705 MC
PIRANHA PIR-B 1,515 MC
