MechWarrior Thread

[Red October1984]

I am a longtime fan of MW. Been talkin in chat with Raptor1 and some others about MWO.

Wondering if there any other players on Subsim. I havent played MechWarrior 4 in years and am looking to get back into it. :smug:

[Stealhead]

There are a few that play the new MW MMO beta Archlight I am fairly sure and maybe Dowly maybe Task Force.There are some screen shots from the new game in the screen shots thread.

You might need an upgrade to play that game though not sure I know you need 4GB of RAM you mentioned that your system could not really handle SH5. Not sure with MWO but I know it requires 4GB of RAM.I would try MWO out but I only have 3GB and a 32 bit system.

I used to actually play the original game as in the die rolling game they had the coolest books with all the data for stuff not just the mechs but everything.

[Arclight]

Been playing it since the first batch of keys for closed beta went out. :yep:

Need a decent rig though, but they are currently doing a lot of work on performance. It really is a beta, rather than the "it's done but we need some hype" betas you see a lot these days.

That's really why I didn't start a thread on it; it's perfectly playable, it's (imo) a lot of fun, but there's still a lot of work to be done. Balancing and optimization is ongoing.

[kiwi_2005]

Me too big fan of the MW games. MWO looks promising, for got all about it as well. When we hoping to go mechspastic on the battlefield 2013?

[HunterICX]

Also playing it for quite some time now and as Arclight already mentioned it still requires a lot of work but so far it's perfectly playable no real game breaking bugs.

the only advice if you do get in MW:O better gather up some friends to do the same and create a party (up to 4 People) because joining a group of random people will mostly turn the match into a clusterfudge as your team goes all over the place and you have no one to rely on.

HunterICX

[Red October1984]

I have 4gb of RAM and I have slots on my laptop for more if I need it. The SH5 detection tool says everything checks out except for my @&$?#%* 64mb GPU.

Another problem is my connection. Otherwise I'd be neck high in MWO as it looks very cool. I have the Mech Collection from MS and its got MW4 Vengeance+Black Knight Expansion, and MechCommander 2. That's what I played for years. I'm gonna reinstall on my laptop later today or tomorrow. I want to get MW4 Mercs but once again, Internet is too slow to download. It would take a week to finish. :/\\!!

[seaniam81]

I just started to play MWO again. I have to say it's improved since closed beta. And they've said no more wipes after this round of beta. So everything you earn now will still be there when the game goes live.

[Task Force]

Yep, been playing MW:O for a while now. I concur with the "play with a group" idea, I never play without one.

[Arclight]

Well, since we have a thread...

Random bits from some stomping last night;

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-22-52-58.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-23-12-58.jpg
Raptor bugs Hunter with his TAG.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-23-02-60.jpg
And is promptly punished by a PPC to the face.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-25-02-59.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-25-32-59.jpg
Hunter digs in after Bubba ripped the poor bugger in half.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-25-42-58.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-25-52-58.jpg
Here we see the illusive and murderous Task Force in the process of stepping in and blocking my shot. Seems to be a hobby. :O:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-26-12-59.jpg
All gone? Moving on.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1200-27-22-59.jpg
Hunter nails an Atlas in the back with the SRMs.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1202-42-59-21.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1202-43-29-22.jpg
Now you see them...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1202-43-39-19.jpg
Now you don't.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1202-43-49-19.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1202-52-39-28.jpg
Bit of showing off. The customization is nice even in its current barely-implemented state.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1207-56-55-35.jpg
If only I had remembered to transfer her over from the Hunchback before we stopped playing... :nope:

[reignofdeath]

WHAAAA?! THis game looks awesome, where do I get it and how much does it cost!

[Arclight]

Right here (http://mwomercs.com/) and it's free.

Note the beta in the name though, as said before, and know that being free-to-play it is grindy. You're limited to trial 'Mechs at first, untill you can afford to buy one for yourself. Trial 'Mechs are basically the stock setups (every owned 'Mech on the field is invariably customised) which really can't compete with custom designs, though a bit of skill goes a long (very long) way. Generally low ammo reserves and heat sinks hamper them a bit.

[HunterICX]

Well, since we have a thread...

Random bits from some stomping last night;


and some fine stomping we did :yep:

You should take Bubba out more often, he's a great companion of my Daddy Cool (my customized Hunchback HBK 4SP) :D

HunterICX

[Red October1984]

WHAAAA?! THis game looks awesome, where do I get it and how much does it cost!

Welcome to MechWarrior my friend. These games have been awesome for years. I recommend MechWarrior 4

Liking that new MWO cockpit too. Pretty nice.

[Raptor1]

And is promptly punished by a PPC to the face.


It should be noted that my amazing weapons fire-attracting powers would have caused me to catch that shot in any case.

I keep forgetting to snap screenshots, but if Arclight's allowed to show off then here's my shiny all-advanced tech Raven in the colours of the 3rd Free Worlds Guards:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7841/mwo1.jpg

Normally it'd be the Lyran 3rd Royal Guards or the 1st Regulan Hussars, but the Royal Guards paint scheme can't be made with the palette we have available now and the Hussars' colours are pretty boring...

[AVGWarhawk]

I still have MW3. Loved the game. Still do. I will try the MW4 free play. :up:

[HunterICX]

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7642/daddycool.jpg

HunterICX

[Red October1984]

Graphics look amazing. A step up from MechWarrior 4...

[AVGWarhawk]

I loaded it up. A lot of fun. Been a long time since I heard the Mech sounds. Need to set up the X52 :D

[Red October1984]

I bet that is a lot of fun. I'm attempting to download MW4 Mercs on my slow connection. I am going to install MW4 Vengeance soon. I keep saying that but I havent yet. :shifty:

[Arclight]

Keep forgetting to actually trigger the thing to take screens... just a few from when I did remember;

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-13-39-80.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-13-49-79.jpg
Basic tactics: spot enemy, chase it in a group, shoot any friendly in the back who dares get between you and your target. Make sure to ram your way to the front for maximum collision damage.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-23-25-35.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-26-15-35.jpg
This is going south...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-26-25-36.jpg
Anyone seen my arm? I think it fell off.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-26-55-36.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-28-05-32.jpg
Zombie Hunchback Hunter taunting a zombie Atlas while Task mops up.

[Red October1984]

After 2 hours, MW4 Mercs is at 2%.... :smug:

[Gerald]

After 2 hours, MW4 Mercs is at 2%.... :smug: Keep up Red,:)

[HunterICX]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1302-28-05-32.jpg
Zombie Hunchback Hunter taunting a zombie Atlas while Task mops up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zKhEw7nD9C4#t=167s

:D

HunterICX

[Arclight]

Should've called it Black Knight. :O:

Btw you can change the field of view. Just stick something like "cl_fov=85" in the user.cfg. The default works fine, played for a long time like that, but it is rather narrow.

* And *sigh* obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gNYVia2rg

[HunterICX]

* And *sigh* obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gNYVia2rg

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/736075_o.gif

:rock:

HunterICX

[Red October1984]

Keep up Red,:)

Still going....after 11 hours....at 14% and counting. I should have this game working by Saturday. Haha. Its 1.7 gb.

[Gerald]

Still going....after 11 hours....at 14% and counting. I should have this game working by Saturday. Haha. Its 1.7 gb. LOL :)

[AVGWarhawk]

By the time the game loads Red you Mech will be a rusted mass of wires. :haha:

[CaptainHaplo]

I got an invite and loaded this a while back - but couldnt figure it out. Maybe I need to give it another try

Subsim Clan anyone?

[Red October1984]

By the time the game loads Red you Mech will be a rusted mass of wires. :haha:

Day 2.

I don't know if I'll make it.....food and water stores are dangerously low. Morale is low...

Download is at 34% because a family member moved and didn't plug in my laptop. So it died.....starting back up now. Slowly trickling through on the slow connection.

Red October1984

[Stealhead]

In the mean time you can watch Boney M bust some more moves.
and where know where Micheal Jackson got his moves from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnVYJDxu2Q

[Stealhead]

Here is another music video to entertain you while you wait watch out for the lotion bottle at the end he gets a little excited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUAnhtt1xM

[Arclight]

I got an invite and loaded this a while back - but couldnt figure it out. Maybe I need to give it another try

Subsim Clan anyone?
It was mentioned a few times. Personally my worries are getting enough people, particularly ones that stick around.

Doesn't matter much at the moment, but I think you'll need some regulars in order to run a company once the community warfare stuff goes live. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Aparently you can get 1 day free premium time: http://mwomercs.com/pennyarcade

[Spike88]

Day 2.

I don't know if I'll make it.....food and water stores are dangerously low. Morale is low...

Download is at 34% because a family member moved and didn't plug in my laptop. So it died.....starting back up now. Slowly trickling through on the slow connection.

Red October1984


From the sounds of it, you'd have faster download speeds downloading from an Ohio Class Submarine 200 Feet down. :O:

[Blacklight]

The last Mechwarrior that I played that felt right was "Mechwarrior 3". Every version since then has disappointed me. They just kept getting less and less hardcore simulation, something that I LOVED, and got more "arcade-like" and console game oriented. Even the PC versions went in that direction.

Heck. Mechwarrior 3 even had individual soldiers running around on the ground that you could STEP ON!!!
There were tanks, and artillery, squads of solders on the ground, troop transport, drop ships, and the missions felt like real missions.

I just wish that whoever owns the rights to MW3 would be nice and let Gog get their hands on it. I would LOVE to play that again. It's definitely a "Holy Grail" game in my opinion for Gog to fix up and release.

I love Mech stuff. Battletech has been one of my favorite board games for over two decades now. (If you try it, go for "Battletech Classic". There's a Heroclix version out there and Heroclix and all those "clix" stuff that company releases are awful.)

[HunterICX]

In the mean time you can watch Boney M bust some more moves.
and where know where Micheal Jackson got his moves from

Yeah, Michael Jackons got nothing on Bobby Farrell the king of the Disco floor. :smug:

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

It was mentioned a few times. Personally my worries are getting enough people, particularly ones that stick around.

Doesn't matter much at the moment, but I think you'll need some regulars in order to run a company once the community warfare stuff goes live. :hmmm:

How many will be enough people, though? A full company may be too much, but I don't think it'll be that hard to get a demi-company or two lances of regular players.

The last Mechwarrior that I played that felt right was "Mechwarrior 3". Every version since then has disappointed me. They just kept getting less and less hardcore simulation, something that I LOVED, and got more "arcade-like" and console game oriented. Even the PC versions went in that direction.

Heck. Mechwarrior 3 even had individual soldiers running around on the ground that you could STEP ON!!!
There were tanks, and artillery, squads of solders on the ground, troop transport, drop ships, and the missions felt like real missions.

I just wish that whoever owns the rights to MW3 would be nice and let Gog get their hands on it. I would LOVE to play that again. It's definitely a "Holy Grail" game in my opinion for Gog to fix up and release.

I agree that MechWarrior 4 and those console games I don't want to think about got progressively more arcady and less faithful to the original rules, but MechWarrior Online definitely reverses that trend. It's far more complex and sticks to BattleTech's rules quite closely.

Oh, and MechWarrior 4 also had conventional forces (though they weren't nearly as threatening as they are in the board game) and DropShips (which were rightly murderous) and such in its missions. MWO unfortunately lacks those (as active units, anyway) since it doesn't have a campaign, though maybe they will add them at some point.

It would be rather nice if GoG releases MechWarrior 3, as well as MechWarrior 2/Mercenaries and the original game.

I love Mech stuff. Battletech has been one of my favorite board games for over two decades now. (If you try it, go for "Battletech Classic". There's a Heroclix version out there and Heroclix and all those "clix" stuff that company releases are awful.)

Helpfully, the ClickyTech game is mostly dead and out of print for several years now while BattleTech is not.

[AVGWarhawk]

I still have my MW3 disc and fold out keyboard key assignment. Very much a great game.

[Arclight]

How many will be enough people, though? A full company may be too much, but I don't think it'll be that hard to get a demi-company or two lances of regular players.
Was thinking 8 yeah, though I guess it really doesn't matter. I bet simply having a lance for hire would be enough. Not like we really know how the CW stuff is gonna work anyway.

Spend my day plagiarising;
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/4Finsignia_zps5b91ecd8.gif

[Dowly]

Spend my day plagiarising;
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/4Finsignia_zps5b91ecd8.gif

Add a white outline to the text and I give you a cookie. :yep:

[Stealhead]

I wonder if it takes Red October so long to D/L the game what his ISP speed is.Is it fast enough to even allow mulitplay.

Mine is not all too fast a large file like a game from Steam in the 10~GB range will take about 10 hours.

[Dowly]

I wonder if it takes Red October so long to D/L the game what his ISP speed is.

Mine is not all too fast a large file like a game from Steam in the 10~GB range will take about 10 hours.

Took me about an hour or so to download MWO. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

I think RO lives in a two horse town in the middle of the south, so there's probably alligators biting the cable and rednecks stealing the wifi. :O:

Oh, that's good timing, my re-download has just finished, time to see if it's fixed the rather abnormal behaviour I had earlier (entire portions of map missing, mechs clipping on everything, tremendous lag).

[Stealhead]

I live in the South and I can still get pretty fast speeds if I wanted I just don't want to spend that much money on it so I have an 8mbs connection and it works pretty well there are two other people in this house using the web which is what increases my D/L time also Steam puts me on the Miami server which sucks.On the Atlanta server a modern game will take about 3 or 4 hours.

[Arclight]

Cookie!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/4Finsignia_zps7dfe93e1.gif

[Dowly]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g132/MyzTracy/cute-cat-cookie.jpg

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/bugger_zps5ff3680d.jpg

I found it but it's empty. :(

[Dowly]

Sorry! :wah:

[Red October1984]

Well it's at 78% now. Got about 10 more hours left. In the meantime, I'm going to be neck-deep in Medal Of Honor 2 and MW4.

I live in southern Missouri in the woods. I look to my left, i have a wall of trees. On my right, more trees. Trees all around me. :up: No gators though.

[Red October1984]

GREAT NEWS EVERYBODY!!!! MW4 MERCENARIES IS DOWNLOADED AND IT WORKS!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

[Arclight]

Presumed changes for upcoming patch (final patch notes go live once the patch is live):


Currently announced for inclusion on the Dec 18 Patch:

Stalker (STK-3F, STK-5M, STK-3H, STK-4N, STK-5S) http://mwomercs.com/...assault/stalker (http://mwomercs.com/game/battlemechs/assault/stalker)
Conquest Mode (new match type!) http://mwomercs.com/...-mode-conquest/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/83539-new-game-mode-conquest/)
Cadet bonus http://mwomercs.com/...mber-18th-2012/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/84412-economy-update-december-18th-2012/)

New users can earn their first mech(of any weight class) in a very small number of matches
Existing users will recieve a lump-sum payment of 7.9 million C-bills

Economic changes http://mwomercs.com/...mber-18th-2012/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/84412-economy-update-december-18th-2012/)
Phranken, Dazzle, Urban for all mechs http://mwomercs.com/...ember-4th-2012/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/75704-content-roadmap-updated-december-4th-2012/)
New holiday items http://mwomercs.com/...ember-4th-2012/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/75704-content-roadmap-updated-december-4th-2012/)
Piranha Hunt Winners banner/Community Contributor banner http://mwomercs.com/...ember-4th-2012/ (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/75704-content-roadmap-updated-december-4th-2012/)
Projectile & PPC speed increase http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1546429 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/73536-weapon-balancing/page__view__findpost__p__1546429)
TAG range buff and NARC duration buff confirmed for the 18th http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1546429 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/73536-weapon-balancing/page__view__findpost__p__1546429)
LRM mech penetration bug fix http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1506153 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/66544-known-issues/page__view__findpost__p__1506153)
Floating missile bay doors bug fix http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1509018 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/66544-known-issues/page__view__findpost__p__1509018)
Crazy Wavy Bullets bug fix http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1554422 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/66544-known-issues/page__view__findpost__p__1554422)
Reduction in CTDs and overall performance improvements http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1587423 (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/80476-performance-update/page__view__findpost__p__1587423)
http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/84367-what-to-expect-dec-18-patch/

I feel a lot more comfortable now recommending people to give MW:O a shot. The only drawback to trial 'Mechs will now be the lack of customisation, and by the end of the 25 matches where you get cadet bonus you should have enough Cbills to buy any chassis you want, from a Commando to an Atlas. Combine it with 1 day free premium time and the cash should pile up pretty fast.

[HunterICX]

I feel a lot more comfortable now recommending people to give MW:O a shot. The only drawback to trial 'Mechs will now be the lack of customisation, and by the end of the 25 matches where you get cadet bonus you should have enough Cbills to buy any chassis you want, from a Commando to an Atlas.

Which imo takes away the feel of accomplishment...yes the Trial Mechs aren't fun to pilot since you can't customize it but you can your first mech in a reasonable amount of time which doesn't feel like grind (okay not an Atlas but a light/Medium chassis)

Also I'm not a fan of RNR beeing removed, it takes away the consequences people risk when running an expensive mech which they themselves modified that way with high tech equipment.

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

Removing Rearm and Repair is my only major problem with this patch. Star League tech-heavy setups are supposed to be quite rare at this point and making them too expensive to use all the time was a pretty good solution to that, even if it wasn't perfectly balanced yet, but removing that means there's absolutely no penalty to running an XLE Streak/Gauss/Pulse Laser/Whatever boat.

Well, hopefully it is only temporary...

[Arclight]

Honestly, as I remember it the plan was to let people pick a starter 'Mech instead of grinding your way to one. I think the grind was rather bad before, too bad. I wouldn't really know though, with the Founder stuff, but just getting the spacebucks for another 'Mech seems to take ages, even without a trial 'Mech.
-

Yeah... there's other tweaks to economy as well so imho it's too early to tell (and we don't have the full details yet I think), but I'm not sure what to make of it... There's should definitely be a drawback to running all the fancy stuff.

They could do it "behind the scenes"; balancing rewards based on the running cost of a 'Mech, but then they might as well just have removed the buttons from the UI and force eveything to rearm/repair to 100% all the time. Would have gotten rid of abuse and be functional (I've been doing full repair and rearm all the time anyway).

[HunterICX]

Honestly, as I remember it the plan was to let people pick a starter 'Mech instead of grinding your way to one. I think the grind was rather bad before, too bad. I wouldn't really know though, with the Founder stuff, but just getting the spacebucks for another 'Mech seems to take ages, even without a trial 'Mech.


It sucks...but it isn't bad
Winning a match gets you 90 - 100 K in a trial and you don't pay for RNR.
so getting yourself a light or medium chassis doesn't take that long that it starts to feel like a grind.

HunterICX

[Arclight]

No? 30-50 matches seems pretty steep for a Hunchback. At least while being "stuck" in a trial 'Mech.

Don't forget you've been running with a group for the most part. Running alone with 7 others you don't know tends to decrease your win-ratio pretty sharply in my experience. :hmmm:


You've got a better handle on it than me though. All I can really say is: Woot! 8 million spacebucks for existing! :woot:

[HunterICX]

No? 30-50 matches seems pretty steep for a Hunchback. At least while being "stuck" in a trial 'Mech.

Don't forget you've been running with a group for the most part. Running alone with 7 others you don't know tends to decrease your win-ratio pretty sharply in my experience. :hmmm:


You've got a better handle on it than me though. All I can really say is: Woot! 8 million spacebucks for existing! :woot:

Fair enough, in a group certainly helps a lot :yep:
as said it sucks but for that when you do get your own mech it feels nice, a lot nicer then when you can just buy it :D

I wouldn't know a better solution....perhaps the ability to customize your trial mech and keep the stuff you put on it so you can stick it on your own mech when you purchase it perhaps?

HunterICX

[Arclight]

Yeah some limited custimisation perhaps. Maybe disallow engine and armor changes, but allow dropping a sink for more ammo, or for example dropping the 4 medium lasers on the 4sp and use 2 med. pulse lasers.

Maybe they overcompensated again and simply giving them full Cbill and XP rewards would have been enough.


It's just a starters package though. New player retention is really important for games like this; most people aren't really interested in a sense of accomplishment, they just want to get to the meat of the game asap. And getting anything beyond that first 'Mech is still a fair grind.

By the time I had that 2X configured to my liking and all the basic perks unlocked, I wasn't even half way to getting my next Cataphract. And that's with scavenging parts from my other 'Mechs rather than buying new equipment for it. Only half the 'Mechs in my bay are in running condition. It's like a scene from Frankenstein in there, 'Mechs ripped apart, bits and pieces scattered about.

[Arclight]

http://mwomercs.com/game/patch-notes

Oh my, that is a doozy indeed. Not sure I'm happy with the change to Artemis though... LRMs are tricky enough with the current ECM landscape. ECM also had a change, but I'm not sure what it entails. :hmmm:

[AVGWarhawk]

Overall it is a good game online. I have much more to learn. I would love a single player mod.

[Arclight]

Honestly, the game hasn't even started yet. Community Warfare should introduce a system where bids are made on contracts and people/companies/houses fight for control of worlds. Then the clans come in at some point and bugger everything up.


I doubt this will offer single player, but I do hope that succes for MW:O paves the way for a more traditional MW title. Playing missions is still more apealing to me than, basically, deathmatches or capture-the-flag, especially in coop.

I'm not interested in piloting vehicles, but I'll happily target them. It would technically be closer to "true" Battletech as well; it's not just about 'Mechs going at eachother.

[AVGWarhawk]

Yes, mission based game appeal to me more than the MMO grinding in it out. This is why MW3 was a great game for me.

[Red October1984]

I just love MW4 Mercs.... :up:


Amazing game. A LOT better than MW4 Vengeance or Black Knight. :D

I've been a Wolf Dragoon ever since MechAssault 1 and 2....The 3rd one had you playing as the Lyrans...whom i dislike. :hmph:

I fight either for myself, Steiner, or Davion. I don't mess with anybody else.

[Raptor1]

I just love MW4 Mercs.... :up:


Amazing game. A LOT better than MW4 Vengeance or Black Knight. :D

I've been a Wolf Dragoon ever since MechAssault 1 and 2....The 3rd one had you playing as the Lyrans...whom i dislike. :hmph:

I fight either for myself, Steiner, or Davion. I don't mess with anybody else.

You should probably be made aware that House Steiner and the Lyran Commonwealth/Alliance are the very same faction. Also, I'd go on about how much I dislike Wolf's Dragoons but I hate the Davions even more.

Besides that, yes, I agree. Mercenaries is vastly superior to Vengeance.

[Red October1984]

You should probably be made aware that House Steiner and the Lyran Commonwealth/Alliance are the very same faction. Also, I'd go on about how much I dislike Wolf's Dragoons but I hate the Davions even more.

:huh:

I need to reevaluate my allegiance. I like the Davions because of Vengeance. I like the Dragoons from MechAssault. I like Steiner because of MW4 Mercs and Black Night.

I am lost at the moment... :huh:

[Arclight]

I'm afraid using the words "like" and "MechAssault" in the same sentence disqualify you. Thanks for playing. :O:

Speaking of playing;
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-55-40-62_zpsaa083529.jpg
New toy! (took like 30 secs to spend the 8 million we got for free)

Frozen City
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-33-22-36_zps624f9d25.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-34-12-36_zpsffeb5566.jpg
Gotta love chokepoints. And enemy teams determined to push through them.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-32-02-36_zps0c447ea5.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-35-42-40_zps3b037044.jpg

Frozen City (night)
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-50-30-63_zpsa9432ae6.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-52-00-63_zps82c31390.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-54-20-62_zps3b1be25d.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-53-00-63_zpsff4f33a7.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-54-40-65_zps314ca1fb.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-54-10-63_zpsea0a189b.jpg
(Think this is when I nailed Raptor in the back by accident. The closest spatter seems to be from my Gauss round :oops:)

Caustic Valley
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1901-25-49-87_zpsb2b0a773.jpg
I hate missiles...

River City (night)
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1902-27-41-21_zps1608a52e.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1902-27-51-22_zps8b65d327.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1902-07-41-99_zpsb88533d8.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1902-07-51-99_zpsc2f9caa3.jpg

Forest Colony
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1903-00-28-60_zpsf574660e.jpg
Everyone be hating on the poor Stalkers.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/MechWarrior%20Online/MWOClient2012-12-1903-01-18-60_zpsea014499.jpg

[Task Force]

I need to remember to start taking screen shots, but alas I forget.

[Spike88]

I need to remember to start taking screen shots, but atlas I forget.
Fixed.

[Arclight]

Awesome. Spike has gone stalk raven mad.

[Raptor1]

:shifty:

*picks up Firedrake Needler*

[HunterICX]

Me Tarzan you Dead
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8342/tarzanboy.jpg

HunterICX

[Spike88]

Awesome. Spike has gone stalk raven mad.

I'm one madcat. :03:

[Oberon]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/31083733.jpg

[HunterICX]

I'm one madcat. :03:

Say what?!:stare:

HunterICX

[Arclight]

He means a marauding catapult.

[Geno_Mariner]

Just downloaded the game last night, same username as usual. Going to be fun figuring this game out... :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Takes a bit. Aparently it's not the most intuitive thing to pick up.

[kiwi_2005]

Downloading this game now, waiting on patch update to finish. I hope theres oceanic servers available or at least US West servers ping wise

[Red October1984]

Downloading this game now, waiting on patch update to finish. I hope theres oceanic servers available or at least US West servers ping wise

Where do you live? Midway Island? :hmmm:

[kiwi_2005]

Where do you live? Midway Island? :hmmm:

New Zealand. I can get good pings from oceanic (AUST) or USA west servers. East servers = laggy, UK = very laggy

[Arclight]

It's just in Canada at the moment.

[kiwi_2005]

Doesn't matter game runs perfect. Tho i wish there were some ingame training missions to choose, verse AI or new players as i was thrown in the thick of it from the start where my joystick is going crazy :/\\!!, found some help in the forums to add lines in the cfg file but the joystick is still playing up. If i can't get the joystick (Logiteck Attack 3, 10 button) to work properly i might have to stick with the mouse.

[Arclight]

Probably better anyway, you won't get the same degree of precision from a stick. Think you're better off with a gaming mouse (or at least thumb buttons) on this one.

[kiwi_2005]

Probably better anyway, you won't get the same degree of precision from a stick. Think you're better off with a gaming mouse (or at least thumb buttons) on this one.

yea you could be right, i found another set of lines to add in the cfg file for joystick players put up by the devs but never checked to see if that fixed the problems i'll try again tonight after work and see how i go. Otherwise it will be kb/mouse.

Good to be back in a Mech :yep:

[Red October1984]

Good to be back in a Mech :yep:

Don't you just love that feeling? :woot:

[Arclight]

Double XP this weekend.

http://mwomercs.com/news/2013/01/579-double-xp-weekend

[Red October1984]

Double XP this weekend.

http://mwomercs.com/news/2013/01/579-double-xp-weekend

Too bad I can't play the game.

[darius359au]

I downloaded this yesterday - fun game even though I haven't managed to survive an entire match yet
I lasting longer now that I've bought my first non trial mech ,a little Jenner - squishy but you've got to hit me first,(it's not called Speedy for nothing:D).

[Arclight]

Best thing to do is finding people to play with. Playing by yourself is an exercise in frustration, if you let it.

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/91869-pug-herding-the-lone-wolfs-guide-to-overcoming-pug-grief/

[Targor Avelany]

I play on a regular basis atm!

Add me to your friends list (name is the same as here).

Enjoying it a lot, even through I primarely pug. Sometimes I play on the ComStar NA TS server. :salute:

[Arclight]

Done. Think I'll play this as much as I can stomach this weekend. The XP isn't particularly interesting really, but the need for Cbills is there.

Don't think I can stomach too much of it playing alone though. :hmmm:

[Targor Avelany]

Done. Think I'll play this as much as I can stomach this weekend. The XP isn't particularly interesting really, but the need for Cbills is there.

Don't think I can stomach too much of it playing alone though. :hmmm:

yeah. I managed to almost master Hunchbacks (3 variants). My next goal are Cataphract. Brrr... Need C-Bills.
In regards to playing with someone: if I have time I usually hang out on ComStar TS: http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/27913-need-help-want-to-team-up-then-look-here/

And if I'll see you online we'll pew pew big robots together.

[Arclight]

I usually drag Raptor and/or Task into a group. Saw you online over the weekend and send you over chat but that's rather easily missed.

Got 2 Atlases and leveled those, already had a ton of XP on the founder's D. Sold off the RS, kept the D-DC. Got the general XP for the lvl. 2 sensor module as well.

And bought back my Hunchback 4SP; still love it but with all the heavies and assaults around your life expectancy isn't very high. :hmmm:

[Targor Avelany]

I usually drag Raptor and/or Task into a group. Saw you online over the weekend and send you over chat but that's rather easily missed.

Got 2 Atlases and leveled those, already had a ton of XP on the founder's D. Sold off the RS, kept the D-DC. Got the general XP for the lvl. 2 sensor module as well.

And bought back my Hunchback 4SP; still love it but with all the heavies and assaults around your life expectancy isn't very high. :hmmm:

Heh, sorry that I missed the message. Sometimes my playtime is erratic.
yeah, I have hbk 4j, 4p and 4h atm. Finishing elites on 4h and love my 4p. Finally learned to play with Ac10 and usually get pretty high damage with it. :rock:
Love my 4p set up, as long as I can manage my heat, lol :sunny:

[darius359au]

Yay new patch has rid us of the lag shield teleporting ravens and spiders:up::up: ,you can now actually shoot the little bugger's as they swarm you:D
Looks like the raven ,commando and spider pilots will have to use light's properly now and not go rushing in and circle shooting heavier mechs!

[Task Force]

Muwahahaha! Now I can feed lights AC 20 rounds far more easier. Om nom nom... explosoin!

Also think Ive found my favorite build, an Atlas D DC, with a AC 20,dual SRM 6s and a SRM 4 and two large lasers. With a standard 350 and the speed tweak pilot upgrade thingy I go 62.4kph, just a bit slower than a stock hunchback.

[Arclight]

It's pretty amazing what this patch did for the game. Even the constant whining on their forums suddenly fell silent, and those are some hardcore crybabies.

[0rpheus]

Ha, knew I'd find a thread for this after seeing Arc, Task and someone else on the opposing team the other night!

I don't get on much as I'm mostly on Planetside 2 atm, but add 'Araxes' in MWO and I'll see if I can hook up with you chaps sometime. :salute:

[Arclight]

Ha, now I'm wondering who won that one. :hmmm: :D

[Red October1984]

Anybody here ever play MechWarrior Living Legends?

EDIT: I can revive my own threads.

[johnpera]

I play mech warrior online I even spend real money to purchase things in the game, but still you must admit youd rather have mech warrior 5.

[Red October1984]

I play mech warrior online I even spend real money to purchase things in the game, but still you must admit youd rather have mech warrior 5.

Definitely. I'd rather have another good decent game than an MMO any day.