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[mailin]

You only have access to the mechlab after clicking play and logging in. Also note that you will not be able to buy any mechs using in-game money called c-bills, until after you play several games using the trial mechs.

Edited by mailin, 12 July 2015 - 12:27 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

birddog crazy, on 12 July 2015 - 10:01 AM, said:

i downloaded the mechwarrior online, have access to about everything. but i do not see mechlab nor anything close.

Start the game, log in, and click the "Select mech" button in the top left. From there, choose "Trial" instead of "Owned"

For your first 25 matches you receive an extra stipend called "Cadet's Bonus". Save every single cent of it. Once you've experimented with enough trial mechs to figure out what you like or don't like, then come here to the forums, and we can help you choose your first mech to purchase, and upgrade.

WARNING: The game is difficult, and takes no prisoners. There is no "Vs. AI" mode in this game. You can hop into the training grounds to shoot mechs that are standing still, and experiment with your mechs, but that's about it. (I recommend you always hop into the training grounds when trying out a mech for the first time.)

Also, Disable third person view from the settings menu. It's really not helpful.

[birddog crazy]

i dont have a play button or select mech button showing up. i have a play for free button but ot wants me to make up a new account which i already have.

[TheCaptainJZ]

birddog crazy, on 12 July 2015 - 02:38 PM, said:

i dont have a play button or select mech button showing up. i have a play for free button but ot wants me to make up a new account which i already have.

The game itself is a separate program you have to save to your computer and install. It's not a web browser game.
Log in, then at the top, the big blue play for free now button turns into download now.

Edited by TheCaptainJZ, 12 July 2015 - 02:47 PM.

[Rogue Jedi]

birddog crazy, on 12 July 2015 - 02:38 PM, said:

i dont have a play button or select mech button showing up. i have a play for free button but ot wants me to make up a new account which i already have.

TheCaptainJZ, on 12 July 2015 - 02:46 PM, said:

The game itself is a separate program you have to save to your computer and install. It's not a web browser game.
Log in, then at the top, the big blue play for free now button turns into download now.

After downloading the file, run it to install the patcher, then when you run the patcher it downloads and installs the game, be warned, MWO is about a 7gb download, when it finishes the download it still has to install before you can play, if you have a great internet connection and a high spec PC it will still take at least an hour to download and install, it will more likely take 2+ hours and if you do not have a great connection it could take a lot longer.

[mailin]

Just so you know, the original download is huge. We recommend beginning it right before going to bed and do not have anything else running on your computer when you do it, except security software of course.

[TheCaptainJZ]

I have a slow high speed connection (oxymoron) and it takes about 5 hours. Luckily, I don't have to install but once.

[Rawnblaed]

Just bought a first mech on an alt account. How do i sell weapons/armor/ammo/gear that i dont need. I know how to buy stuff. Just not sure how to sell and if the sale price is the same as the purchase price.

[IraqiWalker]

Rawnblaed, on 13 July 2015 - 06:28 PM, said:

Just bought a first mech on an alt account. How do i sell weapons/armor/ammo/gear that i dont need. I know how to buy stuff. Just not sure how to sell and if the sale price is the same as the purchase price.

Sell price is 50%.

Got to the main screen, select "Inventory" and sell items from there. I am personally of the "never sell any engine" mentality. You will need most of them.

[TheCaptainJZ]

Armor and ammo cannot be sold at this time.

But again, you should hold onto stuff for awhile. You don't get much back for it and you might find a use for it down the road. If you find yourself with a massive surplus, sure, sell some of it. Medium lasers and regular heat sinks are a-plenty.

[Timicon]

Concerning having to buy 3 of the same chassis of each 'Mech, I have 2 Wolverines that have finished the basic tier, with 1 more Wolverine just 2 components to unlock the basic tier, but my question is this: once all 3 Mechs have finished the basic tier and have elite tier unlocked, can you then start to unlock the elite tier of 2 of those 'Mechs, even if you sell 1 of the chasis without even starting to work on its elite tier or must you keep all 3 chassis of the same 'mech and complete thew elite tier? I am not all that fussed about mastering the Wolverine (not yet away) so I was wondering that if you sell it, even with just 2 Wolverines now with the basic tier unlocked and the 3rd basic tier of the 3rd Wolverine, can you still continue to unlock the elite tier, even if you sell 1 of of the Wolverines without actually going through the hastle of haveing to unlock all of the elite tiers for all 3 'Mech chassis?
Or does it not matter that once I get my last Wolverine to finish Basic tier yet still be still be able to continue unlocking the elite tiers of the other 2 Wolverines?

Sorry for the question, but that has always left me scratching my head and truth to tell, I cannot be bothered having to go through having to then unlock all elite tiers on 3 chassis of the same 'Mech?

Thank you kindly for any and all replies and I apologise if I have asked tis question before

Leif Tanner
(Proud Warrior of House Liao)

[mailin]

Once all 3 have the basics unlocked you can sell any that you don't want and elite the one you do want. We're all pretty leery about selling mechs though. For that reason, I strongly encourage you to keep them all until they are all elited, then if you really, really want to, sell the one or two you don't want. That way you can still get one of them to mastery.

[Timicon]

mailin, on 14 July 2015 - 05:45 AM, said:

Once all 3 have the basics unlocked you can sell any that you don't want and elite the one you do want. We're all pretty leery about selling mechs though. For that reason, I strongly encourage you to keep them all until they are all elited, then if you really, really want to, sell the one or two you don't want. That way you can still get one of them to mastery.

Thanks kindly, I will take that under advisement and guve it a think for a few few days to a week before I dedice one way or anothor. I am really not fussed with making all wolveringes Mstertier complter, when all of thw other 'Medchs I own are already mastered.

[IraqiWalker]

Leif Tanner, on 14 July 2015 - 06:16 AM, said:

Thanks kindly, I will take that under advisement and guve it a think for a few few days to a week before I dedice one way or anothor. I am really not fussed with making all wolveringes Mstertier complter, when all of thw other 'Medchs I own are already mastered.

For the record. Since it's wolverines, that's mediums. If you already have 2 other medium mechs on full elites, you don't need to worry about keeping three wolverines to get to master level.

Here's how the system basically works:

1- You need 3 VARIANTS of this chassis to have full basics for elites to be unlocked.

2- You 3 CHASSIS (so you can have one wolverine, one centurion, and one balckjack) on full elites to unlock master level for a mech in that weight class.

3- When you have full elites on a variant, all of it's basic skills are DOUBLED in effect.

4- When you have a variant MASTERED, you gain an extra module slot, that can fit mech, or weapon modules.

Edited by IraqiWalker, 14 July 2015 - 07:00 AM.

[Rawnblaed]

IraqiWalker, on 14 July 2015 - 06:59 AM, said:

3- When you have full elites on a variant, all of it's basic skills are DOUBLED in effect.

So if i am understanding this right I can have an orion, a thunderbolt and a vulture all brought to elite and get the double basic effects?

[Rawnblaed]

One more question. Can I buy packages (e.g. Cauldron Born pack) before I am done with my cadet bonuses even though I wont be able to use the purchased mechs till I am done with the cadet bonus?

[birddog crazy]

How do i join or get invited to be part of one of the factions

[bad arcade kitty]

birddog crazy, on 14 July 2015 - 09:42 PM, said:

How do i join or get invited to be part of one of the factions

faction tab in the client
wait, you are already joined clan wolf

[Rogue Jedi]

Rawnblaed, on 14 July 2015 - 08:49 PM, said:

So if i am understanding this right I can have an orion, a thunderbolt and a vulture all brought to elite and get the double basic effects?

to unlock elite you must complete the basic skills on 3 variants of a Mech e.g. 3 different Orions, when you have done that you can complete the elite skills (sometimes referred to as eliting the Mech) to get the doubled basics on any one Mech, you need 3 varients of a Mech to basic then you can take one (or more) of them to full elite and get the doubled basics.

if you want to unlock the extra module slot you need to complete the elite skills on 3 different Mechs in a weight class, e.g. a Dragon, Hellbringer and Orion, or 3 Orion variants to unlock it then you can complete the Master skill Mastering the Mech

[Timicon]

Oh, so that is how it works?
Thanks kindly, everyone for explaining all of that to me. Though you will have to excuse for being ignorant, since I have only been playing since around the middle of February, this year.

And an update to an earlier post over whether or not I would choose to sell one Wolverine once I got them all to the full basic tier, I ended up selling the 6K, since I am not much one for using ballistic weapons (my aim is terrible, since I am still running an old laptop and some maps lag me out far too much *cough* Snow city, The Mining Collective and Veridian Bog *cough* but once I finish the Elite tier for the other two Wolverines, I will think again if I should rebuy the 6K just to get the 7k (my favourite, by far) to Master or not.

Still, with 2 Centurions at Master, 1 Hunchback, 1 Raven 3L and 1 Vindicator (would be 2 if I did not sell the cn9-a) I think I will just settle for it being unmastered, despite the perks Master comes with.