Ask a Dev #13 – Answers!

The MechWarrior Online team posted the answers to Ask a Dev 13 today.

Questions and Answers cover a wide range of topics, from Blizzard’s recent security compromise, to gravity..

 Q: Will Cicada be able to turn it’s torso? Design-wise, it doesn’t have the feature and it was also implemented in MW2: Mercs.[Adridos]
A: Yes, I don’t see any reason the MWO Cicada wouldn’t be able to turn it’s torso. [GARTH]

Q: Whether or not your main vision in mind is to balance on what’s practical(Low skill) or whats capable(High skill) – in terms of balance. [Fallen]
A: The basic idea is a high ceiling, low floor solution. Where the game isn’t balanced in a way that new players get annihilated no matter what – nor is it entirely devoid of skill. I wish I could be more specific but it’s a tough subject to put into words.[GARTH]

Q: Me and a few people in the group I play with were curious if there will be any plans down the road, after the game launches, to offer a name change service through fees or some other method. [Chilzen]
A: Nothing solid now, but it’s something we’re talking about internally. [GARTH]

Q: not shure of this is ot but with battle net recently being hacked has i got to thinking what if it happened to mwo ,if someone got hacked and what if anything has it brought any real talks to the table on what we the players can do to recover smoothly if hacked because nothing is totaly secure. [Raikaze]
A: Actually, one of the main reasons that the forums don’t just keep all of your login info is to prevent situations like that. We do our best to make sure as few people get their accounts compromised as possible first :) [GARTH]

Q: Did you look at my post on page 86 of your “help us help you get stuff” thread? You really should cause I had the best suggestions and I think they got buried at the back-end of the thread. :-) [Gear Devlyn]
A: We read it all the time, so yes at least one of us has seen it. We have a massive list of fan suggestions, as well as internal ideas.[GARTH]

Q: Will we see different gravitational pull on different planets, ex: planets with low-gravity/high gravity? If so, how will the tonnage work then? [Rasgueados]
A: I can’t confirm or deny that, but I can say it’s an excellent suggestion and I hope you post (all) of your suggestions on the Suggetsions Forum :) [GARTH]

Q: Where is the Zeus? :) [Ens]
A: Hesperus II. [GARTH]