18 replies to this topic

[VYR3]

Hey everyone, I haven't played in a few months, but I had an idea, as hawken has never left my mind.

I think that this game mode could use a new game mode, it would be a defence mission, here is how it would play out.

(if you have read the hawken comics then you know my idea already.)

You would have a large vehicle in a narrow canyon, this vehicle is transporting precious fuel back to your base.

The defending team is in the canyon, following the transporter.

The attacking team (which could be bots) is engaging the transport as it's primary target.

It takes anywhere from 2 minutes 30 seconds to 5 minutes to carry each load back to the base from the facility. After every delivery, the enemy would become slightly tougher.

This to me sounds like a fun mission type, if anyone is interested I can elaborate more on it, but for now, fight on pilots.

[EliteShooter]

Save the suggestions when devs comeback around. Right now, they're dissapeared.

Edited by EliteShooter, September 18 2014 - 09:28 AM.

[Dr_Freeze001]

Intereseting idea.

How about this: 3 turreted rocketeers forming a C-class train (choo-choo, all aboard the pain train!) Depending on the map (let's say bunker) they need to get from point A (the sea) to point B (opposite form sea). 3 defenders and 3 attackers. Defenders win if the rocketeers reach point B and get out of turret. Attackers win when they destroy ALL rocketeers.

Variable: 4 attackers / rocketeers are allowed to only use hellfires.

Could be fun to try out in one of the events.

[Pastorius]

I really like this idea. I know the scene in Genesis that you mean. It's when the Sentium mining facility convoy is hijacked taking Cavorite back to the City.



Mech Escorts sit well with the lore. It sounds like something you could knock up quite easily on an empty Bazaar server maybe_ It would need a big map to work though...

Great Idea!

Edited by Pastorius, September 18 2014 - 07:35 AM.

[ShadowWarg]

Not to be "THAT GUY" but I know for a fact this has been suggested before. Its still a good idea imo.

[Pastorius]

Booooooooooooooo!

[VYR3]

This game is run off the same engine that BL:R is and that game has siege mode that is pretty much this, so I wonder how hard it would be to make this a real game mode with a dedicated map and everything.

[Amidatelion]

We tried the convoy mission type in Funtime Fridays. It didn't work. The attackers have it WAY too easy. They need massive restrictions, Otherwise focus fire just destroys the convoy 1 by 1.

[crockrocket]

Amidatelion, on September 18 2014 - 10:23 AM, said:

We tried the convoy mission type in Funtime Fridays. It didn't work. The attackers have it WAY too easy. They need massive restrictions, Otherwise focus fire just destroys the convoy 1 by 1.

It was definitely a fun concept, but it needs some work. Maybe attackers are all techs or something haha

[ShadowWarg]

Amidatelion, on September 18 2014 - 10:23 AM, said:

We tried the convoy mission type in Funtime Fridays. It didn't work. The attackers have it WAY too easy. They need massive restrictions, Otherwise focus fire just destroys the convoy 1 by 1.

Something I typed out quite some time ago.

ShadowWarg, on July 29 2014 - 10:41 PM, said:

"Cargo Defense"

• Defending team must protect a turret mode brawler accompanied by a tech in order to get it from point A to point B (Tech cant attack but brawler can). Attacking team must blow up the brawler, but they cant attack the tech. When the brawler is dead team swap roles. The team with the most completed deliveries before time runs out wins.

There are actually a number of ways you can do this. But yeah. I could see the attacking team needing quite a bit of restrictions to make this work.

Edited by ShadowWarg, September 18 2014 - 11:26 AM.

[VYR3]

Amidatelion, on September 18 2014 - 10:23 AM, said:

We tried the convoy mission type in Funtime Fridays. It didn't work. The attackers have it WAY too easy. They need massive restrictions, Otherwise focus fire just destroys the convoy 1 by 1.

makes sense, focusfire ftw, maybe that means it would only work as bots vs players only_

either that or the transport needs to take like 2 damage from everything lol

[plons]

same thing done in steel legions ...;;protect transport

[Amidatelion]

VYR3, on September 18 2014 - 01:54 PM, said:

Amidatelion, on September 18 2014 - 10:23 AM, said:

We tried the convoy mission type in Funtime Fridays. It didn't work. The attackers have it WAY too easy. They need massive restrictions, Otherwise focus fire just destroys the convoy 1 by 1.

makes sense, focusfire ftw, maybe that means it would only work as bots vs players only_

either that or the transport needs to take like 2 damage from everything lol

Alternately you can buff the Brawler's health to obscene levels but the method for doing that is utterly time consuming.

[EliteShooter]

SwompKreetcher, on September 18 2014 - 06:38 PM, said:

i just had an "Elite" moment there.

Yeah, those are copyrighted

[Dr_Freeze001]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, in the comic the attacker is alone. A 1v2 sutuation. Why not try that, instead of equal teams. Make is a Challenge.

[Dawn_of_Ash]

Dr_Freeze001, on September 19 2014 - 12:05 AM, said:

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, in the comic the attacker is alone. A 1v2 sutuation. Why not try that, instead of equal teams. Make is a Challenge.

So something like in a game of 12, it would be 8/4_ Or are you thinking that it should be a max group of 11 or something_ Or possibly introduce 14 player games where it is more evened with 8/6_

Either way, giving the defensive team an advantage like that does seem like a good idea, but the transport would have to be pretty weak armoured...but then that would introduce the problem with Infils, Scouts and Preds just doing peek-a-boo tactics...

[XPloyt]

Twisted Metal was supposed to have a game mode  similar to this idea:
go to 2:27



It was one of a few things that got cut from the game due to time constraints.

Edited by XPloyt, September 19 2014 - 12:37 AM.

[Pelax]

What about 3 stages objective mission_

[Zuurkern]

Hehe I also thought about posting that vid when I read this, reminded me of it instantly.

We tried a variation on this tonight at the EU Event, 3 turretted rocketeers in train not doing anything except walking from A to B, 3 defenders and 4 attackers. Rules were one try, not respawning for attackers when they died. That needs some work I think.

I say let's just keep trying variations of it until we find something that works. WW, UVW, WFTF, all of us.

EDIT: @Pelax: multiple stages would be great, but only until we get this first stage balanced

Edited by Zuurkern, September 24 2014 - 02:49 PM.