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[Remorce]

I'm really surprised at how few people here have played MWLL

[Kreisel]

Remorce, on 04 June 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

I'm really surprised at how few people here have played MWLL

It's less well know, no corporate advertising, your not going to find it sitting on the shelf in your local game shop. You kinda had to go out of your way looking specifically for it, have it mentioned by a friend who plays or stumble onto a reference in a forum like this.

I only barely heard about it before I came to these forums myself, I assume a lot of others are the same. It's a Mod rather than a stand alone game and it's simply harder to find out about it, I knew about Mektek and thought/heard they were the only video game update to MW for years before I heard anything about MWLL.

Edited by Kreisel, 04 June 2012 - 09:45 AM.

[Kenyon Burguess]

interesting to see the results. wish u had included the mech commander stuff too

[Nik Van Rhijn]

Not to mention Crescent Hawks Inception/Revenge

[Sassori]

I would have played MWLL if I didn't have to buy a game I didn't want in order to play it. That's something I think a lot of MWLL fans forget is that it's not something most people heard of. People heard of Crysis sure, Crysis 2, yeah, but some fan made mod of Crysis 2? No exposure there.

[Kreisel]

Geist Null, on 04 June 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:

interesting to see the results. wish u had included the mech commander stuff too

Lacked room on the polls to fit in any more questions. Also, it's a very different kind of game, entirely different genera. I understand so is the table top, but that's the origin from which the inspiration for all these games comes from, it's also being heavily drawn upon for design elements of the game, and moreover... a lot of players make arguments for how they think this game 'should' be based largely on 'that's how it was in the TT' and so it will be interesting to see what % of players have any connection to it.

Nik Van Rhijn, on 04 June 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

Not to mention Crescent Hawks Inception/Revenge

Wow, that's one I actually had not heard of until just now...

[IIIuminaughty]

Remorce, on 04 June 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

I'm really surprised at how few people here have played MWLL

I dont have cyrsis so I couldn't play at all I wanted 2 play it tho

[Cerlin]

I am shocked that more people have played MW1 than MWLL!!! As of yesterday I have played mw1...I wish I would have known about it 20 years ago! (It probably wasnt freeware then tho.)

[Starbadger]

Cerlin, on 04 June 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

I am shocked that more people have played MW1 than MWLL!!! As of yesterday I have played mw1...I wish I would have known about it 20 years ago! (It probably wasnt freeware then tho.)

I couldn't get past the "boop" sound for the footsteps. Didn't sound very intimidating.

Atlas: BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP

[Bloodycrow]

I find it amusing that some people say that they're prepared to throw tons of money at MWO, but won't spend the $10 for Crysis Warhead to play MWLL.

[Hawkeye 72]

Bloodycrow, on 04 June 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

I find it amusing that some people say that they're prepared to throw tons of money at MWO, but won't spend the $10 for Crysis Warhead to play MWLL.

Big difference between LL and MWO

[KeeperVS]

Strong representation of Federated Suns. I'm planning on playing IS Medium, but I'm interested in playing light as well. And I am interested in all roles for those tonnage categories. I'm really not that interested in heavies for some reason I've never really been able to pin down.

[Bloodycrow]

Hawkeye 72, on 04 June 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

Big difference between LL and MWO

Sure, but those differences aren't what are mentioned. Just the fact they have to purchase something beforehand.

[MagnusEffect]

Am I the only one who noticed the ratio of men to women as of this post is 352:5? I knew it wasn't going to be many but damn...

Short of us all getting fabulously gay for each other, I'm guessing a Mechwarrior-centric classifieds is never going to happen:

"SWMMW looking for SWFMW who enjoys hunchback rides, complaining about Comstar service, and blowing up munchkin-Clanners"

*looks at listing*

"Well... nuts"



lols

Edited by MagnusEffect, 04 June 2012 - 04:57 PM.

[BoydofZINJ]

I have almost tried MechWarrior Living Legends; however, it came at a time... when I gave up on the Battletech/MechWarrior Universe. MechWarrior Online is spurring old feelings into me - that I have not felt in a while.

Edited by Boydsan, 04 June 2012 - 08:51 PM.

[BlackMoore]

Interesting numbers.

[Private Matters]

Nik Van Rhijn, on 04 June 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

Not to mention Crescent Hawks Inception/Revenge

That was my introduction to BattleTech, too.  

[Sstrikes]

5 female votes, gosh we are a diverse lot!

Good to see we will have lots of medium/heavy mech fodder!

[Kreisel]

Updated to reflect the new numbers at 435 votes.

We had more commanders in this last batch and the interest in that role has grown across all weight classes.

For each pilot who indicated they drive a certain weight class, the following is the average number of roles picked.
Light: 1.65 Roles per Pilot
Medium: 1.88 Roles per Pilot
Heavy: 1.57 Roles per Pilot
Assault: 1.74 Roles per Pilot

Interestingly, this indicates Medium Pilots are indeed the most willing to fulfill a variety of jobs, while Heavy pilots are the least flexible in what role they fulfill. At least, given the current numbers. I was a touch surprised by how flexible this would indicate Assault Pilots are, then again with that much tonnage, the thought may be they can perform dual-roles. For instance, having enough armor for defense, but still loading enough guns for offense in the same build. Also they have the greatest percentage of Commanders which may be more likely to feel a need to perform a role other than 'giving orders' on the battlefield (especially if more than one commander ques into the same Lance).

On that note, I'm pretty happy with the numbers I'm seeing role wise. With these percentages out of a 12 Man team we could expect to see.
~2-3 Scouts
~4 Offense
~3 Defense
~2 Commanders
That seems like a pretty workable and balanced team to me.

[ElliottTarson]

Paige V, on 04 June 2012 - 09:14 AM, said:

*Ignites an urbanmech with a flamer on Kudzu's porch, runs*

(I meant old as in "been a fan for a long time". =) I'm only a teenager, but I played my first Btech video game around Kindergarten. Yes, I am a massive nerd. >_> )

Haha I played the first Mechwarrior game at the age of 4. I miss those days ><