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[GoManGo]

I decided to finally re download hawken and give it a try. I played on a account I had used a few years ago and it still was active.At first I had to Aquent myself with the controls and mechlab again ETC.But soon I was in battles it was really fun they have slowed the mechs down even the boost jets are much slower and the weapons are no longer auto tracking. After a few hours i had a new mech to go along with my starter mech and scout a assault type mech.

I can tell you the game has many fun modes to play my favorite is siege mode.Hawken has become a very good mech game and gives me a break from MWO. Both are good games in many ways and im becoming a fan of each game as they progress.Hawken also does have private lobby's to practice and battle with your friends now.

Edited by GoManGo, 08 February 2014 - 02:56 PM.

[Sybreed]

yup I saw this as well... I'll have to reinstall it and give it another shot. I like how Hawken has role warfare and MWO doesn't

Edited by Sybreed, 08 February 2014 - 08:42 AM.

[GoManGo]

Yes Hawken has siege mode, missle mode, deathmatch,team deathmatch and you can play them 1v1=12v12 in VS mode-Coop mode-Squad match mode. The mechs now move normally about the same speed as MWO mechs and the boost mode is like using Jump jets in MWO now about the same speed. The community is good many players offered advice and help which was a big surprise because im such a new player.

Edited by GoManGo, 08 February 2014 - 08:51 AM.

[Navy Sixes]

Can you still kill someone by shooting them in the toe 4 times?

[scgt1]

did I miss something? I don't see it on Steam.... Not that I would play any more of this rubbish of a game. I played about 3 matches in beta and the Gundam style of cluster F wasn't my cup of tea.

Edited by scgt1, 08 February 2014 - 11:49 AM.

[Fabe]

The Changes look interesting,Think I'll log in and take a look myself.

[Adridos]

scgt1, on 08 February 2014 - 11:47 AM, said:

did I miss something? I don't see it on Steam....

AFAIK they are completely integrating the game within Steam (no more separate launcher) and as such, it's a long process (a week, I think) where the will first send a Steam activation key for all users and then open the game up for non-members at Steam.

I could be wrong, though.

[GoManGo]

Quote=(AFAIK they are completely integrating the game within Steam (no more separate launcher) and as such, it's a long process (a week, I think) where the will first send a Steam activation key for all users and then open the game up for non-members at Steam.

I could be wrong, though. )

No your not wrong I received my key in the Email added it to steam games then re-downloaded the game itself. Wow the players are friendly not one griever in any battles just hey all GG or can I help?
I wish MWO had the game modes and stuff Hawken has but I wish some things in MWO were in Hawken also.

Edited by GoManGo, 08 February 2014 - 02:55 PM.

[Jin Ma]

what kind of game nowadays doesn't have private lobby?

-oh MWO doesn't

Edited by Jin Ma, 08 February 2014 - 05:12 PM.

[Hex Pallett]

Got invited into Hawken's Closed Beta a long while ago. Played along with a bunch who were clearly also new to CB and didn't know the map like me, because thanks to my years of training in CoDs I was soon doing like 3:1 KDR per match.

Then I ditched the game. I was looking for something different with giant robots, and clearly Hawken didn't offer.

[Sybreed]

Helmstif, on 09 February 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:

Got invited into Hawken's Closed Beta a long while ago. Played along with a bunch who were clearly also new to CB and didn't know the map like me, because thanks to my years of training in CoDs I was soon doing like 3:1 KDR per match.

Then I ditched the game. I was looking for something different with giant robots, and clearly Hawken didn't offer.

yeah that's my biggest gripe with Hawken: too gamey and arcadey. It's a fun game, but MWO is more my style.... I just wish MWO had more polish and less frustrating mechanics...

[Anjian]

I like Hawken in the way its presentation makes it feel more sci-fi than MWO, especially when the stealth mechs go cloak. Yes its a bit twitchy. I did like the gameplay of the old Hawken more however, where everything is fast and dies fast, than today's Hawken, which is slower and takes a longer time to die. I used to remember how the Scout used to dominate matches, followed by the Infiltrator and the Reaper. But I think its the Rocketeer now along with the Bruiser that dominate matches thanks to their lock in and missile firing secondary weapons.

[Unleashed3k]

Till they fix MWO, Hawken is a good alternative for some month, and at least they deliever what the community asks for. and deliever in a way, that u dont think the truck crashed on its way to the community... ^^ and its so nice, to stay in a gamelobby or finding games in under 60secs.... =)

[GoManGo]

Setting in the game lobby just talking to players and the social aspect is great many long time Hawken players give you advice and help.I cant help but think PGI/IGP missed the boat when they made MWO without the basic lobby system and private games,social chat and leagues.

But I heard Russ, and Brian were never liked by MWL or NBT admins and staff or the leagues maybe that's why they hate them and will not let the community have them in MWO? I also heard Mektek were Ass-holes to them also .Now that I can understand Mektek owners and staff were Ass-Holes plain and simple.

[Hex Pallett]

FYI, Hawken had three times the budget than MWO to start with. During the Founder era that is.

[Unleashed3k]

Helmstif, on 10 February 2014 - 10:40 AM, said:

FYI, Hawken had three times the budget than MWO to start with. During the Founder era that is.

LoL, BUT MW:O had a core playerbase from mt/bt universe and Hawken started from scratch, and sure, PGI missed the boom, every normal onlinegame f2p or not hast options for privat matches etc, and thats what will likely kill mwo, april for mm sounds nice, but sorry, a year TOO LATE =)

Edit: BTW, Helmstif, instead of white knighting the devs better try make some good vids ^^

Edited by Battlestar3k, 10 February 2014 - 02:19 PM.

[Gremlich Johns]

GoManGo, on 08 February 2014 - 08:50 AM, said:

Yes Hawken has siege mode, missle mode, deathmatch,team deathmatch and you can play them 1v1=12v12 in VS mode-Coop mode-Squad match mode. The mechs now move normally about the same speed as MWO mechs and the boost mode is like using Jump jets in MWO now about the same speed. The community is good many players offered advice and help which was a big surprise because im such a new player.

Gosh, all those modes must have been sooooo difficult to code........

GoManGo, on 10 February 2014 - 08:35 AM, said:

I also heard Mektek were Ass-holes to them also .Now that I can understand Mektek owners and staff were Ass-Holes plain and simple.

To confirm, some of those Mek-tek guys were INDEED difficult to get along with, and therefore, easy to dislike.

[Hex Pallett]

GoManGo, on 08 February 2014 - 08:50 AM, said:

The mechs now move normally about the same speed as MWO mechs and the boost mode is like using Jump jets in MWO now about the same speed.

Wow, they certainly know how take the fun out of their own game.

[GoManGo]

Helmstif=Quote=(Wow, they certainly know how take the fun out of their own game)

I can see you probably never played Hawken by your statement the game used to be insane fast like Mechwarrior3 was only x10 speed. Now its playable and quite fun me and some friends play now every night and its much easier to group and squad drop than try sync dropping in MW:0.

We can also drop and do mission against AI bots to practice in the modes Hawken has.So please go download it from steam and try it out before you make any more stupid comments.By the way your name should be banned on the forums for young kids that might come on to read topics and posts.

[scgt1]

got my code a few hours ago. Guess I'll have to try it out and see if it is still the same steaming pile of $$@# it was before.