Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An exclusive audio interview with Mavericks: Proving Grounds' Senior Game Designer, Lawrence Barnett, to discuss Mavericks: The Forge, the closed testing phase for the game. Topics we chatted about include gunplay, time-to-kill, game pace, armor, health, the Mavericks environment, spawning, and even how Mavericks started.
Timestamps for subjects discussed:
0:55 How Lawrence got involved with Mavericks: Proving Grounds
5:32 Gunplay
9:54 Possible issues with high ping players and how they are prioritised
12:56 Recent changes to gunplay - nerfed pistols and recoil factors
16:20 Gunplay in MMO vs Battle Royale (game pace-related)
18:15 Time-To-Kill
21:10 Game pace and player life cycle
25:02 Armour
29:02 Health regeneration systems (and reloading) and gunplay
37:36 The role of the environment in gunplay and the current environment features
46:34 Spawning
48:46 How you find other players on the map - the radar system
56:18 Lawrence asks me about my views on gunplay
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Mavericks Proving Grounds website: mavericks.gg
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Music: The Night & Me by Matt Langley from Winterdust album 2017.
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An exclusive audio interview with Mavericks: Proving Grounds' Senior Game Designer, Lawrence Barnett, to discuss Mavericks: The Forge, the closed testing phase for the game. Topics we chatted about include gunplay, time-to-kill, game pace, armor, health, the Mavericks environment, spawning, and even how Mavericks started.
Timestamps for subjects discussed:
0:55 How Lawrence got involved with Mavericks: Proving Grounds
5:32 Gunplay
9:54 Possible issues with high ping players and how they are prioritised
12:56 Recent changes to gunplay - nerfed pistols and recoil factors
16:20 Gunplay in MMO vs Battle Royale (game pace-related)
18:15 Time-To-Kill
21:10 Game pace and player life cycle
25:02 Armour
29:02 Health regeneration systems (and reloading) and gunplay
37:36 The role of the environment in gunplay and the current environment features
46:34 Spawning
48:46 How you find other players on the map - the radar system
56:18 Lawrence asks me about my views on gunplay
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Mavericks Proving Grounds website: mavericks.gg
If you like in-depth trailer and game analysis and speculation videos, please subscribe!
Join me on Social Media!
Twitter: twitter.com/RockhoundBlack
Twitch: twitch.tv/rockhoundblack
Facebook: facebook.com/RockhoundBlackGaming
Music: The Night & Me by Matt Langley from Winterdust album 2017.
mattlangley.bandcamp.com
**********
I use TubeBuddy to help manage my channel: tubebuddy.com/RockhoundBlack
This video was created on an ASUS GL502VM laptop: amzn.to/2JBIq19
Using a Roccat Suora mechanical keyboard: amzn.to/2GQhc5f
My voiceover was recorded using an Audix OM3 Dynamic microphone: amzn.to/2EBfItU
With a Rode Dead Kitten Windscreen: amzn.to/2Hr9Pm0
That is connected to my laptop via a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Generation USB Audio Interface: amzn.to/2GNLXfo
I listen to audio on Sennheiser HD471 Headphones: amzn.to/2GODYyn
DISCLAIMER: This video description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this one. Thank you for the support!
#MavericksProvingGrounds #TheForge #Interview
