Mechwarrior Online (Previously MW5/MW3015)

[dave_the_nerd]

Playing in an organized group takes this game from being pretty fun to an absolute blast.

That's true of most games.

 

[Fallen Kell]

They are woking hard on it. I have been having a blast. But there are certain designs that really do outshine others (case in point I have almost a 3:1 kill/death ratio, and that is after going through some bad designs). In my current hunchback, I have yet to have a match where I don't kill at least 3, and I typically will go 3-4 matches before I even die once.

 

[1ceHacka]

I have had great success running around in my Jenner with 4 small lasers. I mainly run around neutral group to spot for our LRM mech's, then hide in the back for a minute or two until I can see what the enemy is doing. I then make a push straight through to the back line Cats or other LRM mechs. I can solo the Cats very quickly with just simple circling (unless they are a very skilled pilot). If there are no LRM on the team, then usually a few mechs will turn around to come chase me as I shoot the base capture. My most killed was 5 mechs in a match, but normal is 1-3 kills. People take for granted lights I think.

 

[FallenHero]

NDA Violation stuff

Just FYI, you are still under an NDA and I don't know which forums they go to and check stuff. I'd hate for someone to lose their beta access over it though.

 

[DrunkenSano]

The only thing lifted from the NDA is that you can tell people you are in Beta if you are a Founder.

 

[Fallen Kell]

I was just going to say that. Since everyone knows who founders are (at least on MWO Forums, and people who said they bought it elsewhere), everyone knows that you are in the beta now that all founders have access (which was made public). And I think posts with people discussing being in mechs that are also public knowledge is also fine. Start talking about any more and, yes, you could be in trouble. But as I said, I am having a blast

They are still balancing things, and that is what Closed Beta is for, to find the right balance by having people try and find as many of the loopholes and game breaking mechanics as they can now.

 

[Ns1]

Is this game considerably more CPU/GPU intensive than SW:TOR?

 

[Lumathix]

Is this game considerably more CPU/GPU intensive than SW:TOR?

Maybe a bit, but not too drastic.

 

[Craig234]

They are still balancing things, and that is what Closed Beta is for, to find the right balance by having people try and find as many of the loopholes and game breaking mechanics as they can now.

So, play the mech you want to play, but in beta, but don't shoot, just run and get shot, so that the balancing stats they look at make your tank look bad and get buffed

 

[HydroSqueegee]

best match ever yesterday.

im running around in my cat C1, pummeling the enemy with my LRMs till im empty, then enter the fray with my two MLasers. We were doing well, but i notice our side start to break down. I make a mad dash to their base and start to capture. A lone hunchback on my team follows me. Its down to 2v2. Me, the 4G hunch vs a Commando and a mostly intact Atlas AS7D.
It turns into a slug match inside their base. the Commando engages me while the hunch trys to delay the atlas comming over the ridge. the hunch does his best, but is mauled by the atlas who finally draws his crosshairs on me and enters the base to stop the drain.
It becomes a game of manuvering. Im trying my best to get behind the atlas, but i end up plinking away at his front armor. the hunch is out of the base firing what was left of his lasers at the atlas before hes taken down. The commando fianlly pisses me off to draw my fire again. a quick blast of lasers to his torso and hes finished. So its just me and the atlas.
hes not that skilled of a pilot and moves out of the base capture zone. im being crippeled by his fire, but theres just a sliver of cap remaining.
The atlas finally cores me JUST as the victory screen comes up! i was able to hold out long enough to cap the base!

 

[HydroSqueegee]

i think im prefering ACs over lasers, even with the random firing delays. all that impact on one location guaranteed is nice. UAC5s are shit hot.

also... buy assualt for MC, sell it for c-bills. instant cash to fund my current catapult addiction.

 

[Feneant2]

Can someone answer a question for me... they may be in the thread but I haven't read through the whole thing.

I'm curious as to what type of game this is. Is it matched based like Call of Duty? Or is it a persistent world where you can hop in and out at any time and fight for whichever faction you've joined?

As a persistent game (an MMO basically), it looks enjoyable but from what I'm reading it almost sounds more like it's an FPS where you happen to be piloting a mech and that's not so much my thing.

 

[PowerYoga]

its a fps, but there will be factions involved.

 

[felang]

Can someone answer a question for me... they may be in the thread but I haven't read through the whole thing.

I'm curious as to what type of game this is. Is it matched based like Call of Duty? Or is it a persistent world where you can hop in and out at any time and fight for whichever faction you've joined?

As a persistent game (an MMO basically), it looks enjoyable but from what I'm reading it almost sounds more like it's an FPS where you happen to be piloting a mech and that's not so much my thing.

ATM it´s more like an FPS, but it´s only the BETA, the DEVS have stated that they want to make sure that the core gameplay is ready before focusing on other aspects of the game.

Retail version is supposed to play more like MMO with factions and the like.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

best match ever yesterday.

Yeah. Blundered into a group of three in my Atlas. An Atlas, Awesome, and Catapult. Killed first two, danced with the Cat until the rest of my team capped. Got accused of hacking and called a retard for tanking them.

Hey, I'll admit I suck. I don't have Vent, I don't coordinate well. But I'm pretty good at aiming my guns and you apparently suck more than I do.

 

[Feneant2]

Yeah. Blundered into a group of three in my Atlas. An Atlas, Awesome, and Catapult. Killed first two, danced with the Cat until the rest of my team capped. Got accused of hacking and called a retard for tanking them.

Hey, I'll admit I suck. I don't have Vent, I don't coordinate well. But I'm pretty good at aiming my guns and you apparently suck more than I do.

And this is why I likely won't play the game... I can't stand that kind of behavior. That's too bad because it looks pretty darn good.

 

[PowerYoga]

And this is why I likely won't play the game... I can't stand that kind of behavior. That's too bad because it looks pretty darn good.

that's all internet gaming. If you don't have a thick skin you really shouldn't be playing competitive games.

 

[DrunkenSano]

And this is why I likely won't play the game... I can't stand that kind of behavior. That's too bad because it looks pretty darn good.

I would avoid all online games then.

 

[Gunbuster]

And this is why I likely won't play the game... I can't stand that kind of behavior. That's too bad because it looks pretty darn good.

I always wondered who that lame "Game experience may change during online play" disclaimer was for.

 

[surfsatwerk]

I always wondered who that lame "Game experience may change during online play" disclaimer was for.

WhY WON"T THEY BE NICE TO ME AND GIVE ME TEH LEWTZ?

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Can someone explain the armor to me? I'll look at a part in the mech bay and it says 40/48 armor or whatever but I can't increase it up past the 40 even if I have tonnage available or decrease armor elsewhere.

 

[greenhawk]

Killed first two, danced with the Cat until the rest of my team capped. Got accused of hacking and called a retard for tanking them.

That is suprising, the enemy actually hung around after dieing to bother accusing you? most people I see logout of the match as soon as they die.

 

[greenhawk]

Can someone explain the armor to me? I'll look at a part in the mech bay and it says 40/48 armor or whatever but I can't increase it up past the 40 even if I have tonnage available or decrease armor elsewhere.

That would be one of the three torso sections. Total armour is split between the front and rear sections. All other areas (arms, leg, head) have just one "side".

You can move all your armour to the front in the torso sections, but it does not take much to kill you then.

One game I was playing I went dual ac20's in a cat, after a quick tango with a light (jenner or commando), I walk over the hill and find two atlas's picking on a friendly light (too fast to kill, too little to fight back effectivly with two assult class targets). I line up, fire both guns, must have hit rear CT perfectly as one of the atlas drops dead (player went "WTF!!" for a bit). From near full armour (looking at the damage display), that or the mech had paper thin armour in that location for some silly reason. Anyway, had to slug it out with the second and by then (3 kills, generally the best I can get in a round) I had about enough ammo for two more shots and the rest of their team came back for me (last man standing with no ammo, against about 3 remaining enemy). That round ended fast after that.

 

[Merad]

Can someone explain the armor to me? I'll look at a part in the mech bay and it says 40/48 armor or whatever but I can't increase it up past the 40 even if I have tonnage available or decrease armor elsewhere.

If it plays like the board game then IIRC armor must be added in 1 ton increments. Do you have a full ton available when you try to add it?

 

[greenhawk]

i think im prefering ACs over lasers, even with the random firing delays. all that impact on one location guaranteed is nice. UAC5s are shit hot.

also... buy assualt for MC, sell it for c-bills. instant cash to fund my current catapult addiction.

on the first, I can agree, but they are heavy for any real damage. And ammo becomes a issue if you survive a few exchanges. Side note is leading targets are a little harder at distance, and bullet drop is quite noticable at long range. But then the target leading is similar for the PPC's too. At least with lasers, you can readjust some (easier with larger lasers as they shoot longer). with small lasers, might as well be a AC given the allowed recovering time. But don't get me started on teh ER lasers, the heat in them is just daft.

on the second point, it works in beta, but once the game goes live, that MC can only be purchased with RL money and is the only thing that can be used for things like buying extra mech slots.