Simpod is Crap

[Cody Furlong]

Trying to replay the missions in the sim pod, to get the achievements I missed doing through the game is nearly useless. The amount of mech and pilot xp you get for replaying missions, is way too low. only 40 mech xp, per mech, per mission? Get absolutely no components for research. Not even from the collectibles, you can find from scanning.

[OKOK]

It useless.

[Lander1]

The Skill points are locked behind the Chassis Milestones.. Complete the Chassis Milestones to get the Mech XP.

[hilburnashua]

Why would you get components? It's a simulation. Within, you know, a simulation.

The less xp makes perfect sense as well since you already did this once, at that point, your just learning refinements on what works.

[ProzAction]

It sucks that there is no choose-your-own adventure Instant Action mode, like from earlier games, in the simpod. I don't want to replay old missions, that's what starting a new save file is for!

[asagi]

Simpod is excellent for getting Mech XP. While, yeah, you only get 40xp for completing the mission, your kills go towards your mechs milestones. Clear one and that's 1000XP. Pilot Xp is not desirable but my pilots are clearing all the objectives, sometimes running the mission 3 times, and it adds up.

I'm torn on the types of missions though. On one hand it gives me the ability to perfect the mission with minimal loss, but on the other hand i'd like some variation to the mission.

[Fiachra]

The payout in mech XP is way to low in simpod missions, you have to grind forever to complete a mechs upgrades. Attaching both upgrades and unlocking omnipods to mech XP is also a mistake as there is never enough even for just upgrades. Omnipods should have been tied to Kerenskies which we have more than we'll ever need, or Honour. I think Kerenskies should be removed and "buying" stuff linked to honour. To ensure we get enough honour we should be getting an honour bonus for being underweight on campaign missions like in MW2, this would also be more inline with lore.

[Tajin]

Originally posted by Fiachra:

The payout in mech XP is way to low in simpod missions, you have to grind forever to complete a mechs upgrades.

Why bother, you do get enough xp from regular missions. There is no need to use the simpod.

Only issue i have is the omnipods being sold as packages. Would be nicer if you had a selection of *different* pods for each component.

Currently there are always some components that are completely identical in all variants.



I do agree about the undertonnage reward though... that would be nice.
(although kerenskies seem to be a pretty much useless currency to me, you occasionally sell a few mechs you no longer need but other than that you pretty much always have enough money for whatever you want.)

[Fiachra]

Originally posted by Tajin:

Why bother, you do get enough xp from regular missions. There is no need to use the simpod.

This is true but only if you carry on using the mech long after the tonnage limits have left it behind. I was using the Adder and Nova long after the rest of the star was in heavies and assaults. Which would have made a tonnage linked honour bonus very handy.