More time to select mercs/loadouts pre-game

(neg0ne) #21

in close beta there you could predefine 3 to 5 squads, depending on yout level, and name them. in lobby then you just click on one of your squads that match the need and … ready to go.

i want the pre-defined squads back !!!

(Atherel) #22

Me too! :slight_smile:

(Lissxy) #23

@neg0ne That sounds like a far better system than we have right now.

(Nail) #24

[quote=“neg0ne;77193”]in close beta there you could predefine 3 to 5 squads, depending on yout level, and name them. in lobby then you just click on one of your squads that match the need and … ready to go.

i want the pre-defined squads back !!![/quote]

I miss this a lot

(Ghosthree3) #25

[quote=“neg0ne;77193”]in close beta there you could predefine 3 to 5 squads, depending on yout level, and name them. in lobby then you just click on one of your squads that match the need and … ready to go.

i want the pre-defined squads back !!![/quote]
Why exactly would this get removed? Wanted to save database space?

(D'@athi) #26

Predifined squads would be nice, but you will still have to change mercs for doing the missions quite often.
But I oppose the adding of more time in between the maps, the transition between two maps already imo is taking to long.
I think, a bit more reactive/faster ui, and a default-loadout, which you can setup in the baracks, and is always used, if you select a merc. And tadaa, you have plenty of time chosing the mercs. Sure you still should be able to select other loadouts, if you want, but not mandatory every single time, you change a merc.
Probably even going further and allowing you to sort the loadouts into different groups, like “the default one”, “the ones you play”, “the ones you don’t wanna see when changing loadouts but still be locked”, and “the ones free to use when trading-up”.

(Nail) #27

[quote=“Ghosthree3;77440”][quote=“neg0ne;77193”]in close beta there you could predefine 3 to 5 squads, depending on yout level, and name them. in lobby then you just click on one of your squads that match the need and … ready to go.

i want the pre-defined squads back !!![/quote]
Why exactly would this get removed? Wanted to save database space?[/quote]

it was pre-loadout cards, when you hit level 4(?) you unlocked squad builder, but there were other things going on as well, and most still under NDA

(Amerika) #28

I look at my missions then put the mercs I need in for the mission/s and then put in what I probably want to play as. Then I play it. There is plenty of time to swap out mercs if you change your mind unless you’re joining an already in-progress Lobby IMO.

I personally don’t think there needs to be an even larger amount of time in-between getting into matches. One of issues I have with DB is the extreme amount of time spent in the lobby and between games. I would have much preferred a Limbo menu that you go into after the next map has loaded where you have some amount of time to swap things out but cut down on the amount of time between actually playing. It would also reduce loading times quite a bit.

I would like to see:

  1. Map ends
  2. Switch immediately to the next map after the scoreboard is shown for a while
  3. Put players immediately into warm-up and keep them loaded with the mercs/loadouts they already have.
  4. Let them go to the Limbo menu that previous SD games have had and be allowed to swap out mercs/loadouts for a certain period of time.
  5. Once the timer expires the typical map, “do these objectives” animation is played.
  6. Very little downtime, same amount or more time to pick mercs and not unnecessary lobby that seems to have been lifted from MOBA’s but doesn’t perform the same basic functions.