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And Ahead… December

Published by Spectral Jester on December 4, 2016
 

Faction Play Phase 4.1
Our latest major update to Faction Play releases in December, with significant changes to Factional warfare mechanics, a refocusing of the Faction Play interface, the introduction of a new Tug Of War system for active battles, the replacement of Long Tom Artillery with a Radar Jammer Planetary Upgrade, the integration of Quick Play modes into Faction Play, new support for special Faction Play events, and more. We’ve chosen to call this update Faction Play Phase 4.1, both to signal the start of a new development phase and to stress that this is only the first of future updates and improvements planned for Faction Play as we renew its focus in 2017.

Escort Game Mode
Escort, an all-new asymmetric Game Mode for MechWarrior Online, arrives in the December patch. Teams are split between Attackers and Defenders, each with their own victory condition. Defenders must ensure the AI-controlled Atlas ‘Mech reaches the Extraction Zone in time for evacuation; the Attackers must do everything in their power to destroy that Atlas and prevent its escape. While the Attackers must also contend with destructible Defense Turrets, enemy Support Towers can be captured to aid the attack with additional ECM and/or Radar support.
Outside of the MechWarrior Academy, this new Escort Game Mode features the first implementation of AI-controlled ‘Mechs in MechWarrior Online. The work performed to introduce this initial presence of AI also has some additional benefits elsewhere, which leads us to our next December feature.

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Looking Ahead to 2017

Published by Spectral Jester on December 4, 2016

Assault Game Mode Revamp
A revamp of the Assault Game Mode has been underway for some months now, and while it was originally slated for release much earlier in the year, the revamp wasn’t quite heading in a direction we were satisfied with. The core components of Assault that we wanted to address do still remain as our design goals, above all our desire to put the focus back on the primary objective: capturing the opposing base.
Assault is now currently planned for early 2017, and as stated back in July, we do still intend on running an Assault PTS session sufficiently prior to release to garner feedback and test it in the wild. The exact date of that PTS, along with the exact date of release for Assault, are yet to be determined.
 
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Achievements

Published by Spectral Jester on November 22, 2016

 

  • A Fair Hand: Get 10,000 assists in medium mechs. (7,500GXP)
  • A Few C-Bills More: Earn 5,000,000 C-Bills. (350GXP)
  • A Fistful of C-Bills: Earn 2,000,000 C-Bills. (250GXP)
  • A Giant Helping: Get 50 assists in assault mechs. (15,000C-Bills)
  • A Moderate Giver: Get 500 assists in medium mechs. (Title: Moderate Giver)
  • Accounting Heavy: Get 10,000 assists in heavy mechs. (7,500GXP)
  • Ace of Spades: Get 8 kills in 1 match. (Title: Ace of Spades)
  • All Around Helper: Unlock ‘The Littlest Helper’, ‘The People’s Hero’, ‘Heavy Lifter’, and ‘Big Daddy’. (5000GXP)
  • All You’ll Ever Need: Earn 11,328,987 C-Bills. (1,337GXP)
  • Assault Assist: Get an assist in an assault mech. (500C-Bills)
  • Big Brother/Sister: Get 500 assists in heavy mechs. (Title: Big Brother)
  • Big Daddy: Get 20,000 assists in assault mechs. (Title: Big Daddy)
  • Big Helper: Get 50 assists in heavy mechs. (15,000C-Bills)
  • Big Helping: Get 2,500 assists in heavy mechs. (2,500GXP)
  • Breakin’: Destroy 100 components. (20,000C-Bills)
  • Crap, I’m gonna die: End a match alive with less than 40% health. (500GXP)
  • Creeping Death: Get 3 kills in 1 match where your health never goes below 90%: (2,500GXP)
  • Death Star: Get 12 kills in 1 match. (Title: Death Star)
  • Fair Helper: Get 50 assists in medium mechs. (15,000C-Bills)
  • First You Get The C-Bills: Earn 25,000,000 C-Bills. (2,000GXP)
  • Friendly Giant: Get 2,500 assists in assault mechs. (2,500GXP)
  • Giant Helper: Get 500 assists in assault mechs. (Title: Giant Helper)
  • Guillotine: Kill 1000 enemies with headshots. (Title: Guillotine)
  • H-H-Headshot: Kill an enemy with a headshot. (50,000C-Bills)
  • Hat Trick: Get 3 kills in 1 match. (500GXP)
  • Head Hunter: Kill 10 enemies with headshots. (1000GXP)
  • Headshot Machine: Kill 100 enemies with headshots. (2000GXP)
  • Heavy Assist: Get an Assist in a heavy mech. (500C-Bills)
  • Heavy Lifter: Get 20,000 assists in heavy mechs. (Title: Heavy Lifter)
  • Internal Injuries: Destroy 10 internal components. (10,000C-Bills)
  • It Has Begun: Get your first victory. (100,000C-Bills)
  • Johnny Five: Get 5 kills in 1 match. (1,500GXP)
  • Jolly Giant: Get 10,000 assists in assault mechs. (7,500GXP)
  • Knight Errant: Earn the entire Cadet Bonus amount. (Title: Knight Errant)
  • Less Green More Mean: Get your first 5 victories in trial mechs. (1,000GXP)
  • Light Assist: Get an assist in a light mech. (500C-Bills)
  • Light Push: Get 2,500 assists in light mechs. (2,500GXP)
  • Light Shove: Get 10,000 assists in light mechs. (7,500GXP)
  • Little Helper: Get 500 assists in light mechs. (Title: Little Helper)
  • Liquid Metal: Lose 5 components, Do Top Damage, and Survive the Match. (Title: Liquid Metal)
  • Little More Help: Get 50 assists in light mechs. (15,000C-Bills)
  • Littlest Helper: Get 20,000 assists in light mechs. (Title: Littlest Helper)
  • Mech Smash: Destroy 1,000 components. (2,000GXP)
  • Medium Assist: Get an assist in a medium mech. (500C-Bills)
  • Peace Sells: Earn 7,000,000 C-Bills. (400GXP)
  • Philanthropist: Get 12 assists in 1 match. (Title: Philanthropist)
  • Phoenix Down: Kill a Phoenix mech in a non-Phoenix mech. (500GXP)
  • Pyrrhic Victory: Win a match with only one person left alive on your team (Title: Survivor)
  • Richer Than Blake: Earn 250,000,000 C-Bills. (Title: The 1 Percent)
  • Seriously?!: Do top damage in a single match and get zero kills. (Title: Bridesmaid)
  • Seriously, I’m Dead This Time: End a match alive with less than 30% health. (1,000GXP)
  • Share the Love: Get 10 assists in 1 match. (75,000C-Bills)
  • Sharing In Moderation: Get 2,500 assists in medium mechs. (2,500GXP)
  • Sharing Is Caring: Get 5 assists in 1 match. (50,000C-Bills)
  • Shreddin’: Destroy 10,000 components (Title: Shredder)
  • The People’s Hero: Get 20,000 assists in medium mechs. (Title: The People’s Hero)
  • Then You Get The Winning: Get your first victory in a non-trial mech. (150,000C-Bills)
  • Yep, Dead For Sure: End a match alive with less than 20% health. (Title: Bad Company)

 

‘Cyber MONDAY” Deals

Published by Spectral Jester on November 16, 2016

‘CYBER MONDAY’ DEALS
Starts:  Monday, November 28th at 10AM PST (6PM UTC, SAME DAY)
Ends:  Thursday, December 1st at 10AM PST (6PM UTC, SAME DAY)
20% off the in-game purchase price for the following items:
‘Mech Bays
Active Premium Time
Mastery Bundles
EDIT:  50% OFF MECHBAYS!
and 50% off the in-game purchase price of select Heroes and Champions
(full list to be posted on Cyber Monday)
These Cyber Monday sales end December 1st at 10AM PST (6PM UTC)!
Gift Code purchases of the above items are not eligible for the Cyber Monday sale. Items must be purchased in-game with MC to receive the sale price.