MechWarrior Online (New) - Page 3

On November 09 2011 12:58 Eschaton wrote:


Nice freudian slip. Pay-to-win it is, then!

On November 09 2011 17:59 skeldark wrote:
the big problem of f2p games. They all say there will not be a pay-to-win.
Most start this way but you can never be sure about the future. A clear direct announced like:
No microtransition we ever sell will get you an ingame competition advantage.
like "Path of Exile" did would be nice.

Than they are committed and know they get alot of shit on the day they try to break it.
This will get you much more players at the start, because many a scared that they play for a month build up a char only to see that you can buy all this now.

EDIT: i really enjoyed the singleplayer in the old mechwarriers. Hoped for a sp game come out one day again.
Perhaps they have CO-OP modus. that would be awesome.

On November 09 2011 17:59 skeldark wrote:
the big problem of f2p games. They all say there will not be a pay-to-win.
Most start this way but you can never be sure about the future. A clear direct announced like:
No microtransition we ever sell will get you an ingame competition advantage.
like "Path of Exile" did would be nice.

Than they are committed and know they get alot of shit on the day they try to break it.
This will get you much more players at the start, because many a scared that they play for a month build up a char only to see that you can buy all this now.

EDIT: i really enjoyed the singleplayer in the old mechwarriers. Hoped for a sp game come out one day again.
Perhaps they have CO-OP modus. that would be awesome.

Ekman also promises that while players will be able to buy items with real money, nobody can buy anything that will confer a tactical advantage. “Anything that would affect or give you a tactical advantage, you can’t purchase with real cash. You have to earn that by playing the game,” he says.

On November 09 2011 22:43 Lucumo wrote:
How similar is this series to Earthsiege/2/Starsiege?

On November 09 2011 23:42 Coriolis wrote:

Well it isn't similar to starsiege since that was a first person fps with jetpacks and what not.

On November 09 2011 21:26 Belisarius wrote:


They pretty much do say that, for the record. As a card-carrying member of one of the most crusty, hardcore, battletech-based school of thought, I'm surprised at how impressed I am by Piranha's take on this. The only thing I'm scared about is how influential the XP system will be.

And they've also pretty much ruled out co-op.

On February 22 2012 12:22 JBright wrote:
http://www.mwtactics.com/

I didn't want to open up a new thread but I thought this game could fit here since it's a similar concept.

It plays like MechWarrior 4 and looks like Crysis 2. I'm kind of tempted to end the preview right there because, if that description doesn't make Piranha Games' upcoming resurrection of the franchise a "must play," nothing else I say is likely to matter. On the off chance that you're still not convinced, maybe I should also mention it marks the series return to the PC as well as its entry into the free-to-play market.

Welcome fans to Mech Warfare month. This is the month you’ve all been waiting for where we finally spill the beans on the BattleMech combat systems and experience.

With a combination of simulation controls and specialize terrain modeling, Mech combat is about to take on a whole new movement mechanic and means of acquiring targets. As discussed in previous Dev Blogs, there are various systems in place that will affect your personal gameplay style but they will all lead back to the core of BattleMech combat. The core of BattleMech combat encapsulates 3 base principles, Mech Operations, Target Acquisition and Engagement...

On March 09 2012 22:38 TigerKarl wrote:
MechWarrior Online, wow the escapist preview reads really sweet, this game has some sick potential. I've always liked the universe more when the Clans have arrived, featuring my favourite Vulture Mech, but still this is going to be huge. I hope they make a great game, i really hope.