Warhawk Omegathread

[Colorado Blu Skies]

Originally Posted by vektar

I owned on that last game we played a few days ago, its hard being as good as me.

I must admit that you played pretty good... I aspire to play as well as you bro...

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Colorado Blu Skies

The official Sony servers (Blue ones) have friendly fire off... When I create a ranked game it will not allow me to turn it off.

Okay that is good enough...

[Colorado Blu Skies]

The only thing I hate about player ranked servers is that somebody will join and I kill them, and then they leave. So now I have to wait for more people to join so the game will become official, but if people would join and stay the game will get more interesting. It seems like I can get 5 or 6 people to join and that's it... frustrating. Sorry about the rant...

[vektar]

Originally Posted by Colorado Blu Skies

I must admit that you played pretty good... I aspire to play as well as you bro...

lol, naw you killed me a lot more then i killed you

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Colorado Blu Skies

The only thing I hate about player ranked servers is that somebody will join and I kill them, and then they leave. So now I have to wait for more people to join so the game will become official, but if people would join and stay the game will get more interesting. It seems like I can get 5 or 6 people to join and that's it... frustrating. Sorry about the rant...

Understandable.. im happy they started the player ranked matches... none the less.

[bilbravo]

I'm not really complaining (because $7.99 isn't much) but I thought this upgrade/patch/expansion was going to be free? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

[vektar]

Originally Posted by Colorado Blu Skies

The only thing I hate about player ranked servers is that somebody will join and I kill them, and then they leave. So now I have to wait for more people to join so the game will become official, but if people would join and stay the game will get more interesting. It seems like I can get 5 or 6 people to join and that's it... frustrating. Sorry about the rant...

same goes for me when i make a game, its hard to get people to stay so it can stay a official game

[vektar]

Originally Posted by bilbravo

I'm not really complaining (because $7.99 isn't much) but I thought this upgrade/patch/expansion was going to be free? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

Same here, i thought i read someplace that it was all going to be free.

[Colorado Blu Skies]

Originally Posted by vektar

lol, naw you killed me a lot more then i killed you

Are you going to play later... and not for only ten minutes either . I'm talking hours and hours of Warhawk fest... I need to try and at least catch up to CYMBOL as far as points go (skillwise I have him beat j/k). No way I'll ever catch Copy unless of course he doesn't play for a while (very long while)

[Colorado Blu Skies]

I am so depressed just sitting here in game with my sniper rifle and nobody to shoot at... still says Pre-game... waiting for players (1/8)

[Colorado Blu Skies]

Originally Posted by bilbravo

I'm not really complaining (because $7.99 isn't much) but I thought this upgrade/patch/expansion was going to be free? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

patches are free 1.1, 1.3, all odd... pay for even 1.2, 1.4 and so on. At least we are getting some new stuff in the free patch and the new map does look really cool... I hope there is new snow gear clothing to wear because being a sniper in green, brown, or black with a white background is going to suck.

[vektar]

Originally Posted by Colorado Blu Skies

I am so depressed just sitting here in game with my sniper rifle and nobody to shoot at... still says Pre-game... waiting for players (1/8)

your playin right now then ill join you for a bit, i liked being sniped

[Colorado Blu Skies]

Originally Posted by vektar

your playin right now then ill join you for a bit, i liked being sniped

I see that you just logged on... sniper battle?

[Shin-Ra]

Warhawk Upgrade 1.3 (FREE - APRIL 2):

• #1 Mechanic’s Field Wrench
• #2 Bio-Field Generator
• #3 HOME Game Launching
• #4 New VOIP Options
• #5 New Paint Schemes & Insignias

Warhawk Expansion - Operation: Broken Mirror ($7.99 - APRIL 17):

• 10 layouts on a brand new winter battlefield, Vaporfield Glacier.
• 2 new Armored Personnel Carriers (Chernovan and Eucadian styles).
• 10 bonus layouts for battlefields from the original game so that you can play with the APCs.

edit: check the first couple of posts to easily find the in-depth descriptions by D.Jobe.

[bilbravo]

I am finishing up some stuff for work, I might join your game in a bit.

[Shin-Ra]

Here's the Operation: Broken Mirror Trailer in 720p HD .MP4 goodness.

Feedback Comments!

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

Hello Mr. Craazy !

I can see your point about wanting us to add more weapons and tanks. However…

…right now we are spending a big chunk of our time working on our next FREE upgrade which focuses a lot on 2 new game modes that will be added to all battlefields (core & boosters)

We’ve already had some initial play tests with these new modes and they’re really fun — I can’t wait to release them in the v1.4 patch.

Also working on another feature for the v1.4 patch that I can’t really talk about now…but I will be sure to include it when we unveil the v1.4 patch.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

Here the specific Bonus [APC] Layouts included in Operation Broken Mirror:

Eucadia Battle for Eucadia
Eucadia Valley Battle
Island Outpost Island Battle
Island Outpost Installation
The Badlands Desert Warfare
The Badlands Supply Chain
Destroyed Capitol Spire Shut-In
Destroyed Capitol Road to Ruin
Archipelago Island Warfare
Archipelago Acropolis Assault

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

LOL…
They’re [SCEA PSN Cards] coming I promise!

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

Great Question!!

Currently there is no “cross-pollination” of booster-packs.

We discussed this a lot amongst the team members here in the studio and felt that mixing them would fracture the player community too much.

A player that bought Warhawk and maybe didn’t like Omega Dawn but loved Broken Mirror, could just upgrade to the second booster and play on OMB servers just like normal.

If we mixed them, it would add another dimension of server variability, in essence, we’d be strong-arming players into buying all the packs…simply to make sure they could find a server to play on.

in this day-n-age of publishers “experimenting” with digital pricing models…the team and I are taking a strong stance that we don’t want to exploit players by passively *forcing* them to buy every single booster-pack we develop.

Players should be able to pick and choose which ones they want.

Ideally, a player should want to buy all of our booster-packs…but not forcing you to do so keeps us honest and makes sure that we continue to develop great booster-packs that you buy because you *want* to…not because you are being *forced* to.

Hope that makes sense.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we won’t be making Omega Dawn free. IMO, that would be a bad policy to set and also be pretty crapy to all the great players out there to spent their hard-earned money on Operation Omega Dawn.

We have been discussing the idea of a dual-booster bundle…maybe at some discount for players that want to purchase both Omega Dawn and Broken Mirror at the same time. But nothing is finalized yet.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

great observation about the buildings in the trailer…let me clarify.

YES — the buildings in the center of Vaporfield Glacier are fully traversable. Meaning that some of the collision “bondo” that we used in the core game levels has been done away with for the new level.

So…yes, you can climb on roofs and hide in the destroyed buildings of Olsavik Village.

Your second question, NO…the weather doesn’t change the physics of the game. We thought long and hard about this and in the end felt it was better to *not* screw with the core dynamics of the game.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we are looking to add a minimum rank option in the v1.4 patch.
And we were just looking at this post just today!
We are always looking at the forums for issues that need to be addressed.
…btw, we put in a fix for the invisible air mines exploit in the v1.3 patch.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

the v1.3 patch does not include lower rank requirements. However, we did increase the the points for CTF.

We originally nerfed these because of stat padders throwing the flag back and forth and totally screwing up the ranking and balance.

in the v1.3 patch, we have increased the point payouts for flag carrier kills and defends but block the ability to throw the flag.

This was based on the observation of a lot of games. The vast majority of players rarely used the throw feature yet stat padders use it constantly to exploit the system.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

the APCs are damn tough. So you don’t have to worry about it being a coffin!

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we are discussing a dual-booster bundle but haven’t decided on anything just yet.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

troops and ground vehicles can move through the shield.

Enemy aircraft cannot and in fact, the E-POD causes the engines of enemy aircraft to go “critical” which destroys the enemy ships…and yes, you get credit for the kill if you can pull it off

And yes, one the E-POD is placed, the APC can drive away to fight somewhere else.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we are going to be updating our server rotations soon so we can look to bring the Medium-Omega Dawn maps back.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

YES, enemy aircraft are destroyed immediately on contact with the E-POD shield.
YES, you can carry the flag back *and* drive or be a passenger of the APC.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

it does get a bit trickier but…the server list shows you a simple red light or green light so you can see if the server’s content matches yours.
and it would get far more tricky if we allowed mixing of the booster-packs.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

[custom soundtracks] we are exploring this…

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we are looking into messaging feature updates for our v1.4 patch.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

YES…missiles don’t lock onto 50’s any more. That is fixed in the v1.3 patch along with some other targeting and balance changes for the 50’s

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

we are looking at in-game music but we haven’t fully green-lit the inclusion of the feature for the v1.4 patch yet. The team is still investigating it.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

I know! April is crazy right? New store, new games…
…and GT5 is wicked fun! I’ve been playing it way too much!

New store, APRIL CONFIRMED!

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

yes…the field wrench repairs all vehicles, turrets, aircraft, etc.

Have I mentioned before how awesome Dylan and his team are?

[Copywriter]

Sorry about the mixup. I meant official servers, but was in a hurry and just said ranked.

I'll be playing later tonight PST most likely. Got to get my Pro Flight on.

As to getting new games started, I just act like a newb. I take the flag, let them kill me, fly like a dummy, stand still for their snipe, etc. It keeps people playing. When it's 8+, it's game on.

[X-Ninja]

I know! April is crazy right? New store, new games…
…and GT5 is wicked fun! I’ve been playing it way too much!

Yeah. I saw that too... hmmm...

[LynxFX]

So now with the price drop, I'm thinking of picking this up, errr downloading it. Is it still popular enough that I won't have trouble finding matches? I was in the Beta so know that I will like the game, but was wondering if it was still popular.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

So now with the price drop, I'm thinking of picking this up, errr downloading it. Is it still popular enough that I won't have trouble finding matches? I was in the Beta so know that I will like the game, but was wondering if it was still popular.

No problems here. Plenty of action to go around.