MP Wishlist @ .COM

[Puzz3D]

Im sorry the game doesn't meet your standards, but why are you pursuing threads in a gaming forum where you not only don't have the game, but have no intention of purchasing it? Aren't forums supposed to enhance the community not isolate it?

It's not my standards that the game no longer meets. It's the standard set years ago by CA that it no longer meets. I think players should be aware of that instead of letting statements such as, "the gameplay is going to be a tactical extravaganza" or "one gameplay isn't better than another; it's just different", go unchallenged.

The official MP Wishlist thread at .com is damage control to offset public criticism of the multiplayer game. CA doesn't need players to tell them what's wrong with MP. CA knows damn well what's wrong with it.

I'll purchase the game when CA demonstrates that they are really interested in improving the standard of play.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I'll purchase the game when CA demonstrates that they are really interested in improving the standard of play.

One more reason I hope they do soon. Would love to see you and the rest of the Mizus return. In fact it would have many returning just like when it first came out. Word seems to spread quickly among the old clans.

And then theres the lobby. The mess there can be laid at the feet of the players although the lobby in VI was more user friendly IMO. The thing is there was an actual air of chivalry in the old lobby. And again that has to do with the players and nothing else.

[pike master]

since i went to newer rig im quite impressed by the games graphics and the multiplayer games run smooth when i host large games but i still have problems joining others games. its my modem/router thats the culprit.

however a freind of mine has unspecified error when he tries to join games

another clan member has nat failure problems

still another has the same gaming problem i have.

less than half of my peeps are trouble free on mp.

i tried to to run dmz.
a broadband connection that was supposed to bypass the router.
forwarded all the ports i know to forward.

are there generic dsl modems people can buy off the shelf? maybe if i can get a modem without a router built in i could get the problem fixed.

it is incredible the graphics im getting now and i can use them on multiplayer without turning them down and still get smooth performance.

shadows, bloom and reflections really bring out the 3d models very well.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

however a freind of mine has unspecified error when he tries to join games

another clan member has nat failure problems

still another has the same gaming problem i have.

less than half of my peeps are trouble free on mp.

Do they all have good PCs and connections? Its strange but on my last PC with the E6400 and 7950gt I would drop from games once in a while with an unspecified error . Never could figure it out. Ive found that if everyone has a good PC and connection the game runs too fast and rushing is the only way to win.

[Ghost of Rom]

I was getting the nat translation error quite often until I installed a router that was equipped with nat. Have not seen the error since.

BTW CA improved fatigue in MTW2, seems very natural and true to life now.

[pike master]

do you have to use the dsl modem/router from your provider or can you buy an off the shelf modem without router?

[Ghost of Rom]

Just make sure your router has all the features you need ie cable or dsl, nat, mac spoofing, etc. My paticular isp uses the mac address of the modem they provide to connect to my pc. Spoofing mac addresses and nat translation are fairly common features on routers these days...and not at all difficult to set up.
Good luck with it Mech!

[Mars]

One more reason I hope they do soon. Would love to see you and the rest of the Mizus return. In fact it would have many returning just like when it first came out. Word seems to spread quickly among the old clans.

And then theres the lobby. The mess there can be laid at the feet of the players although the lobby in VI was more user friendly IMO. The thing is there was an actual air of chivalry in the old lobby. And again that has to do with the players and nothing else.

While i have contact to many of the socalled Oldtimers ;) Im sure, that many wont come back, even if the game would fit our style better again.

Like u can say, i dont say the current game is bad, for some it is and for other not.

The problem is, i mentioned that already, that the basic mecanics didnt changed from 2000 to now! U still have an army, u still got some opponents and u still have all the factors around, hills, trees, fatique, shooter, melee, cav....

While other games improve more and more, simply as the better computer allow a lot more things now. STW in 2000 was already a top product, there were a few things which could have been improved, but nothing what the performence of these computer at this time would had limited or not allowed.

TW is stuck, this said... I doubt many of the older guys will come back, no matter if the game gets a lot better or not.

I like to look forward and not backward all the time. Im sure, once a different TW game which fits my liking, i gonna play 1 or 2 days in the week a few games, but i doubt i ever again will play with the same intensity i did back in STW. There are many other games, which are awesome.

Blizzard announced the Starcaft II.... hell, this game will have more tactical deepness as any of the latest TW games ever had.


@ Elmo

Yo man :D i played geddys with mag some evenings, its pretty old game, all i remember are slow movement and a lot less speed than i was used to from STW...


Back to topic.

Wishlist ;)


the com is far from interesting, i know people who was wellknown in the community and left as mod the com forum...

I just can agree with puzz, CA know what the problems are, if they want they could change a lot, what would satisfy like 5000 Mplayer.....

There lay the problem again, they had to spent endless cash to solve the problems for just a handfull customer.



I wish a game based on the engin we had with STW, the great bonusses, the routingpoints, the penatlys.... the whole feeling.

Now add, some improvements like:

fog of war - introduce new kind of units = scouts
Fatique points on the map, points where ur units can regain fatique

just think outa the box, if u limit these points, u would have tactical points where u have to fight about, there wouldnt be attacker/defender anymore, unless someone sit on such a point :D

Ammo reload points..

Unitrefreshing on Kaserns maybe

Rankbonusses for player, like u win 1000 games, and u gain a special unit, not too big bonusses, just some small....like a scoutunit with some increased speed.


There are tons of systems, how u can make the basic game more interesting, not just for people who already play it, also for new people who never player a TW game online before.

But first ofc, CA need an own server! the current system is terrible. Not to mention the lag or the computer u need to play this game properly.


Mars

[YellowMelon]

fog of war - introduce new kind of units = scouts

If they every fix the mouse3 bug where you can get around restricted camera it will be fine.

One other thing I think they need to implement is the ability to capture unused artillery or siege equip. So many times I see it just sitting there and I go..why not steal it? Maybe an engineer type unit with versatile abilities.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

One other thing I think they need to implement is the ability to capture unused artillery or siege equip. So many times I see it just sitting there and I go..why not steal it? Maybe an engineer type unit with versatile abilities.

In real battles couldnt just about anybody fire a cannon? I mean in the civil war they always turned the captured batteries on the enemy and they didnt use arty men to do it. I would think one well trained man in charge would suffice. So you being able to detach or reassign a unit or part of a unit for this task may be a good idea.

[Yun Dog]

While i have contact to many of the socalled Oldtimers ;) Im sure, that many wont come back, even if the game would fit our style better again.

Like u can say, i dont say the current game is bad, for some it is and for other not.

The problem is, i mentioned that already, that the basic mecanics didnt changed from 2000 to now! U still have an army, u still got some opponents and u still have all the factors around, hills, trees, fatique, shooter, melee, cav....

While other games improve more and more, simply as the better computer allow a lot more things now. STW in 2000 was already a top product, there were a few things which could have been improved, but nothing what the performence of these computer at this time would had limited or not allowed.

TW is stuck, this said... I doubt many of the older guys will come back, no matter if the game gets a lot better or not.

I like to look forward and not backward all the time. Im sure, once a different TW game which fits my liking, i gonna play 1 or 2 days in the week a few games, but i doubt i ever again will play with the same intensity i did back in STW. There are many other games, which are awesome.

Blizzard announced the Starcaft II.... hell, this game will have more tactical deepness as any of the latest TW games ever had.


@ Elmo

Yo man :D i played geddys with mag some evenings, its pretty old game, all i remember are slow movement and a lot less speed than i was used to from STW...


Back to topic.

Wishlist ;)


the com is far from interesting, i know people who was wellknown in the community and left as mod the com forum...

I just can agree with puzz, CA know what the problems are, if they want they could change a lot, what would satisfy like 5000 Mplayer.....

There lay the problem again, they had to spent endless cash to solve the problems for just a handfull customer.



I wish a game based on the engin we had with STW, the great bonusses, the routingpoints, the penatlys.... the whole feeling.

Now add, some improvements like:

fog of war - introduce new kind of units = scouts
Fatique points on the map, points where ur units can regain fatique

just think outa the box, if u limit these points, u would have tactical points where u have to fight about, there wouldnt be attacker/defender anymore, unless someone sit on such a point :D

Ammo reload points..

Unitrefreshing on Kaserns maybe

Rankbonusses for player, like u win 1000 games, and u gain a special unit, not too big bonusses, just some small....like a scoutunit with some increased speed.


There are tons of systems, how u can make the basic game more interesting, not just for people who already play it, also for new people who never player a TW game online before.

But first ofc, CA need an own server! the current system is terrible. Not to mention the lag or the computer u need to play this game properly.


Mars

Some great ideas there Koc,

I agree I mean look at BF2, just add some medals and you'll have people hooked till they get all the virtual medals at least - I mean gaining medals for heroic victories is right up TWs alley, and to the people who say pfft who would want virtual medals - well clearly looking at BF2 - a load of people - you could get cav/inf/ranged you name it, and then yeh some very small unlocks that give just a small tac advantage...


bottom line is these things havent been thought of at CA cause they dont care to think of them... other than graphics the game itself in its entirity has regressed.

[Mars]

Some great ideas there Koc,

I agree I mean look at BF2, just add some medals and you'll have people hooked till they get all the virtual medals at least - I mean gaining medals for heroic victories is right up TWs alley, and to the people who say pfft who would want virtual medals - well clearly looking at BF2 - a load of people - you could get cav/inf/ranged you name it, and then yeh some very small unlocks that give just a small tac advantage...


bottom line is these things havent been thought of at CA cause they dont care to think of them... other than graphics the game itself in its entirity has regressed.

well, ur right ofc ;)

But it was a "wishlist" ;)

In all the years, we had many ideas, most was good some was superb. Im not the guy, who is able to say what is easy to implent and what is a problem...i leave that to people who are smarter than me...

I just know that the current TW idea is old. Leave out the current engin and the current game, i speak about the generall idea of TW.

Imo u have to go around and look at other games and take some of these ideas and make it ur own kinda. Fog of war is nothing new, but it could be some more spice in this game.

The medails, u call it, u can gain ranks, u can get some special units and u will see much more people hugged to the game, yes...thats the whole point.

The current game has 1 very weak point and thats the completly missed competition! I miss the laddersyestem, it had its problem, but the basic idea was insane good.

Get Tourneys up, made on own CA server... There has to be some kind of "must play battles", means if u wanna gain a certain unit or rank u have to win a certain map 5 times as attacker....just example, but u can see the point.

Force people to play certain army setups, make em play certain maps...

There is a huge potential in this game, i dont really care about the socalled "imbalances" this can be changed, once this is done the whole game is only about the entertaining factor. People leave this game much easyer, since they cant find any challange.

There has to be goals, like in any other good game.

Mag and me made so many nice questlines back in STW, we used a mod to analize/count the stats and made u play 7 games in a row, where one of us played the defender and "u" (or whoever) had to attack and win without many losses....than we counted all 7 battles and u got an overall score...

We had bridge battle, we had also a castle battle. It was hard to get the armybalance right, but it was hella fun and a great challange.


Just an example... but u see the big point.

PLaying only "battles" where u won or lose, but noone can really compare how good ur is against human nature. We wanna compare, we wanna /flex and brag and we wanna be best!

Ofc we also want to have fun, but u need to fulfill the basics to get people love the game...

Anyway, CA cant even fix lag after 6 months... There hardly ever will be any improvements concerning online play within CA ;)

MArs