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[KarlSchlag]

 In the last interview with Merl, Josh was talking about his visions on Hawken. How the world of Illal around could be expanded by adding new personalities (not just Laila for the first ten hours) and game modes (MMO, Moba, Open world, etc.). I am a huge fan of SubLevelZero and the classic Descent/Forsaken titles. So what do you guys think about something similar with the Repair drones? Flying around on the Hawken maps (or an excerpt) in a 6DoF minigame, zapping, welding and washing away little enemy drones in PvP or Co-op. Just really simple. Without any complex internal/items or weapons customization. Tell me what you think about this.

[nepacaka]

I think, repair drones which flying around (like a dynamic decoration) should be realized in Ascension patch. But probably ADH just don't have a time to implement this on 100%, or it was not in priority.
If you see hawken: ascension trailer, you may notice flying repair droid on wreckage map. When I see ascension trailer long time ago, I think ADH added this feature in game. But they not.

[nepacaka]

Oops, I mistake, it was not in ascension. It was a wreckage map trailer

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=DD6l210OZjM

Edited by nepacaka, 08 December 2015 - 01:23 AM.

[DerMax]

framerate

[Silent_]

Indeed. Hawken has serious issues with performance already and adding something like this would just make it worse without adding much value.

[nepacaka]

Delete useless places under the maps, and you get your performance/framerate.
Several drones which flying around at one route not give you fps drop.

Looking up on Origin, and you see 10 small-futuristic flyuing cars. It is not a problem. This drones have 150-200 polygons, if you add 4-5, nothing bad happens. Or cars which lying arond. It really not very important to fps.

On a framerate note. I want/dream that devs added an option to on/off "smoke trails" for bullet-type primaries weapons (like in pre-ascension). It really can be good. I don't understand why ADH replaced old trails. Current trails just bored :(

Edited by nepacaka, 08 December 2015 - 03:55 AM.

[MomOw]

I'd like to see a 2vs2 MOBA game mode with drones using siege maps (sort of drone siege).

I'd like to have the old garage

I'd like to have customizable off-line game mode (being able to duel against AI with perfect dodge and aiming, and chose the opposite Mech)

 

I'm OK with new characters, they should also be AI that have their own personnality when you play coop modes or offline mode.

I want J1-B4B4 to be one of them as a special limited easter egg.  

 

About MMO / open space, I don't know, the skill gap is huge and I don't know if it could be any good.

Maybe if you add moderators and make bigger maps available for special events it could be OK.

 

BTW I don't like game modes that last more than 15mins (even boss raid shouldn't last more than 15min for my taste)

 

And I really don't the actual coop bot destruction : the mode is really long (~45min when you win), waves are too short, I really dislike the HP / damage buff system that lead to stupid waves that require little skill, the game is really long with tedious waves until half way, and no scoring records (at least keep track of your best score, add a leaderboard...), and AI are useless past the second boss. So i'd really like a rework of this mode

[n3onfx]

How about we fix the servers first.

[nepacaka]

I want J1-B4B4 to be one of them as a special limited easter egg.

 

baba-ji actually one of the strongest bot in game (i mean, if compared with other bots)
also:


 

And I really don't the actual coop bot destruction : the mode is really long (~45min when you win), waves are too short

 

delete countermeasures from CobD, than made it "unlimited waves" (with more stronger enemies every time) and keep players add his "records" in global table. than more waves your survive, than more prize u have.
made it harder.
or made both. Standart easy cobd with countermeasures, and Hard survival mode with really high prizes if you can reach more than 20/30/40 etc.
 

How about we fix the servers first.

 

new content is also important, u know it.
ideal variant, work parallel on optimization / new content (yeah, somewhere in my dreams...)

Edited by nepacaka, 08 December 2015 - 05:24 AM.

[Sp3ctrr]

The bots could do with some...uh...Improving...

Spoiler

 

 

What am I looking for you ask? Well, if you look at the health bars, it would appear they are masochistic little bots who like to self harm.

[KarlSchlag]

Indeed. Hawken has serious issues with performance already and adding something like this would just make it worse without adding much value.

 

I meant more like a Standalone mini-game. Not an extra feature in a "normal" Hawken match. I was thinking of smaller maps or excerpts of the original maps. Lets say the labyrinth around S2 and S3 on wreckage. Image an arcade machine in the garage, somewhere in the corner.

Like the "Lost Viking" arcade in StarCraft2.

 

 

How about we fix the servers first.

 

You are right. First things first. But since there is no "we" in fixing the the servers, I spend my waiting time throwing ideas and dreams in the brainpool. One could counter literally every idea or suggestion with the big fixlist. But I want to think positive about my lovely Hawken.

 

I mean. The models are there. The animations and sound effects are there. The maps are there. As we all know... more or less :)

 

Oops, I mistake, it was not in ascension. It was a wreckage map trailer

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=DD6l210OZjM

 

Nice. I have never seen that one before. Only 16 views?

Edited by (KDR) KarlSchlag, 08 December 2015 - 11:13 AM.