How to FIX the Merc Rotation!

(MatteMG) #1

So I don’t know if this has been suggested before, hell maybe I have and I just forgot about it, but I have an Idea…
So… The free merc rotation I feel is a great Idea and I think it’s great for letting new players try out mercs before they buy them. Buuuuttttt…

I personally think there is one thing really broken with this system. Yes, you guessed it, spam…
Yep, we’ve all been there, on a server with 6 Vassili’s or Proxies or Naders all on the same team. Yes it can be fun, but It can also be really boring and frustrating at times.

So, “how can we fix this?” you ask?
Well, it’s actually really simple. Just make it so the Merc rotation is Randomised for each individual and have it change possibly on a more regular basis. Yes, I know there is possibly a couple flaws with this plan but I personally think it would be a really good idea.

I know one of the main reasons this may never be implemented is because this isn’t I high priority for the Dev’s and I imagine it doesn’t really bother lower level players either.

But please SD, fix the rotation for us!

Thanks for reading :slight_smile:

(BananaSlug) #2

or add 1week test run like in tf2, i think that would be easier to implement

(Tenebris) #3

Or let players choose 2 or 3 mercs each week and not let you choose the same merc next week. That way players can try out mercs they may be thinking of buying but they don’t have to wait until that merc hits rotation. And if they make you choose 2 or 3 different mercs it keeps you from just choosing one and not having to buy it. Easy stuff.

(Nail) #4

part of the rotation is to test what happens when there IS merc spam

(TheStrangerous) #5

Randomized for each or trial, I support this idea!

(yesser) #6

i noticed that playing with merc missions is most of the time/always the mercs in rotations it would be better if it get changed to one of the owned mercs

(KUST__LunarTM) #7

You’ll eventually end up forgetting that the merc rotation even exists since you have most if not all the mercs.

(yesser) #8

yeah but i like doing missions and only getting the rotation mercs that become boring

(SaulWolfden) #9

I tend to ask if a certain merc is in free rotation if I see a lot of them, since I don’t always notice the news of a changed free rotation.

(frostyvampire) #10

@BananaSlug
And then people would abuse it and not buy 1 merc. For example: I’ll buy all mercs except Fragger and then take Fragger every week for free to “test” him. Ez 50,000 credits saved
Also it will be unfair if new players can only choose one merc and their squad will always be the same until they buy a merc. In tf2 it’s good because there are like 50+ weapons and weapons are really cheap anyways, but here you need to play for a whole week to unlock 1 merc (2 mercs if you are very active and even then at least 1 of them has to be a 30k credit)

What we need is a free engineer and every week each player will receive 2 random mercs.
Any merc except Aura, Skyhammer and the free engie will be eligible for the rotation (including mercs you already own to prevent abuse) and maybe being unable to get the same merc twice in a row

(BananaSlug) #11

@FrostyVampire but in tf2 you can take every weapon once for test run

(frostyvampire) #12

@BananaSlug
Oh, I didn’t know that. I never used this feature because I just bought all the weapons because they are so cheap, you just need 4 ref and boom you have all the weapons and a few scraps extra.

But still the main reason I don’t think it would be a good idea in DB is because new players only have Aura and Sky unlocked, which means they will always have exactly the same squad until they unlock a merc and borrowing 2 mercs of your choice will be too ridiculous

(Szakalot) #13

it will never happen. people would run multiple accounts and be able to use all mercs.

besides, i like how free rotation affects the pub meta, even though most players on minlvl10 have all the mercs already

(frostyvampire) #14

@Szakalot
lol but what’s the point in that. You can’t profit from it in any way.
Why would anyone do it?

(BananaSlug) #15

@FrostyVampire to play merc that they want to try, good point

(AnimeDude) #16

is a demo run of a merc such a terrile idea? It only takes 2-3 days to get a merc if you complete 2 mission cycles a day. There is no need for so many especially not when getting the 50k is so easy.

(EverythingElse) #17

So you say my salt-o-meter won’t break now because there wouldn’t be as many bunny hoping Proxys and spray and pray Rhinos?
I had to like with my left hand :wink:

(Supersneaky) #18

I actually find it hilarious when all the new players jump on certain mercs, having a million turrets or gas clouds covering the map like fog lol

(Dysfnal) #19

I didn’t know it was broken

(HunterAssassin5) #20

neither did i at first. still dont completely believe it since i never had the issue myself.