What will Kill Hawken upon its launch
#1
Posted October 28 2012 - 01:16 PM
This is why I must recommend the creators of this game to change several general things before launching Hawken openly to the public.
Friday, my heart was filled with jpy as I entered the game and found server upon server filled with players. It was hard to pick and choose a server. It was aNY gamers wet dream. I wasn't sure if I was playing against real players or bots (Don't worry my mind was made up as soon as I played several matches).
The gameplay made me realised two things: 1, my gaming skills got rusty at evading general random shots (I'm use to noobs camping) 2, I needed to sharpen my skills.
Saturday, I must admit I was busy as a gamer somewhere else due to a purchase, but knew I'd return.
Sunday rolls around and due to my surprise & disappointment:
Hundred of servers are empty and the ones that have players are filled up. Worse is the fact I can't join any empty servers. Supposedly the matchmaking system doesn't work anyway and we know what the training mode entails even though it isn't operational.
Thing is I logged in seveal different times in hopes this would change and it didn't.
So I suggest several things that I think the Devs/Mods/Pubs should pay attention to because these are simple matters that can be fixed and if not would have an ability to kill a game upon its launch. I'm sure some players would agree and others who willingly blind themselves due to being fanboys will disagree (to each their own).
1) Training mode is fine, but add in a practice mode so players can opt to play on servers filled with bots. TF2 give some players who run severs the options to run bots on empty severs and the bots disappear as players enter the game. (I'm not saying to do it like TF2 because BLR-Blacklight Retribution actually has a practice mode where you play regular matches with bots in it). This will kill time for those who want to play against others, but the servers are full ATM.
2) Really you need not this many servers if you're going to have alot that are empty. You should start merging servers now so later on you don't have problems.
3) Your matchmaking system apparently doesn't work at all. Yes matchmaking is a difficult operation to do for any free to play, but better for a matchmaking system that is bad (which APB reloaded, BLR, Gotham City Imposters, Super MNC, etc. can attest to) than one that doesn't work.
Now one more suggestion which I'm sure you guys already got in mind, events. To make up for the shotty matchmaking system just run tons of events. You give a few nonchalant items away for free to winners of the events such as a new achievement, gear, paint, etc, (this is why you implement taunts into the game). Then most players forgive some crappiness in the game.
Thank you for your time.
Dam187.
#2
Posted October 28 2012 - 01:33 PM
Edited by Rosmarus, October 28 2012 - 01:36 PM.
#3
Posted October 28 2012 - 01:41 PM
Rosmarus, on October 28 2012 - 01:33 PM, said:
Yes I do agree. I do think biasly on all games I like. I think more in terms of their future than in their present state. I guess I just see potential in the games I like where others just see it as a game and nothing more. So sorry to look dumb because I assume that this mech game is going to make it pass its beta point.
#4
Posted October 28 2012 - 01:41 PM
Servers are empty due to our inability to join those servers.
Read the Closed Beta Forums, see how many dozens of new topics there are about unable to join a game.....
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#5
Posted October 28 2012 - 01:46 PM
SGRock, on October 28 2012 - 01:41 PM, said:
Servers are empty due to our inability to join those servers.
Read the Closed Beta Forums, see how many dozens of new topics there are about unable to join a game.....
I know this. That is why I made such suggestions, but still realistically-Hawken doesn't really need all those servers. They can at least get rid of 5 to seven of them.
#6
Posted October 28 2012 - 02:32 PM
-server code
It simply isn't fit out for these masses.
Breakign everywhere ^^.
Al-- ehh okay i could have been better made~
With preparations~
But lets see it in reality. ALL Betas i was in till now, which weren't marketing betas.
Had spike dumbs after alpha>beta>new player wave.
Simply because they tought "jeah the servers can handle most likely the few thousands.. ehh tenthousands.. ahh fxxxx it!".
A bug+ some netcode issues+ not enough servers and more people then they could fit into the few.
No wonder that today it wasn't that filled.
I never actually could join a siege mode "Server connection lost" "No host found" etc.
I kinda needed 5~11 try to find a missel mode. And then i stayed in it for as long as possible.
Seeing all that. I hope they will improve on second cb.
For a realese this isn't fit atm~
12.12 is still long time away.. if all they need is server+ netcode to really work.
matchmaker seems to coem soon. As they will give statistics out, which are collected for the matchmaker and our pride~
--
Not to boost.
I shoot down a tow missle i think one time in a fight.
And i killed the guy while he shouted angry and perplex xD. Dunno if bug or not, but thez seem detonatable.
That would be a freaking funny mechanic.. >D
Till it used up all the matter which let it react all that time~
Just be careful, how much of that matter you burn up for each second of your love.
You don't want to burn yourself on Love~
#7
Posted October 28 2012 - 04:07 PM
Dam187, on October 28 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:
ETA for $feature_you_want to be added to Hawken Open Beta: Imminent™
See someone breaking the rules_ Don't reply, just hit Report. I am a player, not staff.
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#8
Posted October 28 2012 - 04:48 PM
Elix, on October 28 2012 - 04:07 PM, said:
Dam187, on October 28 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:
Although his suggestion lacks any depth saying "they could use 5-7 less servers", comments like these don't belong in Suggestion Topics.
#9
Posted October 31 2012 - 06:12 AM
Nyyppä
#10
Posted October 31 2012 - 08:00 AM
Best of luck on the next beta event, terrible thread title.
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