205 replies to this topic

[Hellen Wheels]

Wow, lots of Dallas area folks here. We should all get together some Saturday when MWO goes live and have a mech pizza and beverage party. The pods in Dallas are still available to play? Do you have to wait for an event?

[Grotonomus]

Last ones I saw were in Colorado Springs at a Video Arcade there that was like 7 years ago.......Just Checked, THEY ARE STILL THERE!!!

[Major Crash]

Used to fly from DFW to Chicago once a year for a day of play when they 1st opened. They then opened another over by that theater in Dallas off the canyon, & I had to move to another state. Just can't win.
Watching Madcat operators come from video games blow themselves up or shutdown w the 1st salvo was common. Great fun & still have many of my printouts.

[asland]

I started playing in the pods in '93-'96 in Dallas at VWE and D&B. Found them again in Houston at a D&B and played there for every birthday in my circle of friends. (There's nothing like piloting a battle-mech while tipsy from too many PPC shots). After D&B divested themselves of their pods was a dark time of no Battletech. And then came MechCorps. I play at least once a month now and can proudly say I'm in the top 10 pilots in Houston.
I'm under 50 missions from earning my 1000 pin.

Edited by asland, 21 December 2011 - 02:23 PM.

[Atlas3060]

Hellen Wheels, on 07 December 2011 - 03:32 PM, said:

Wow, lots of Dallas area folks here. We should all get together some Saturday when MWO goes live and have a mech pizza and beverage party. The pods in Dallas are still available to play? Do you have to wait for an event?

I like this idea, yes the pods are still up, no you don't have to wait for an event.

http://www.vgcorps.com/

They have "Boomtime", for about 25$ you play from 6pm to midnight or whenever they stop, same goes for Red Planet too.

[torren]

I was lucky enough to play at gencon 2010 in Indy. I wish I'd been able to get in more than one game but the line was long and I was busy like everyone else. But I would play again in a heartbeat and actually put one in my Living Room if I could. LOL...
Later Brothers,
T

[Blackfire1]

I use to play with the set that was in Michigan for awhile. No idea if they are still there or not. Fun devices.

[Dlardrageth]

Brixx, on 01 November 2011 - 02:18 AM, said:

Bring them to Germany, plox.

There used to be two set up in Berlin for a couple of months. Of course when I finally had the chance to go there, it was on a business trip and I didn't get the chance to even get near the location...

On another note, wouldn't it be a major PR stunt if PGI got hold of a couple and set them up with a new interface and exterior as prime showcase for their new MWO game on conventions? Heck, just imagine some minor redesign in "MWO style" and the crowds queueing up to get a shot at sitting in one...

Edited by Dlardrageth, 21 December 2011 - 06:52 PM.

[Hellen Wheels]

Atlas3060, on 21 December 2011 - 01:00 PM, said:

I like this idea, yes the pods are still up, no you don't have to wait for an event.

http://www.vgcorps.com/

They have "Boomtime", for about 25$ you play from 6pm to midnight or whenever they stop, same goes for Red Planet too.

Sweet. We are *so* there....
See ya soon. Got to feed the need, and maybe we can get a company level MWO group based there.
:-)

[Atlas3060]

Hellen Wheels, on 21 December 2011 - 07:08 PM, said:

Sweet. We are *so* there....
See ya soon. Got to feed the need, and maybe we can get a company level MWO group based there.
:-)

Well on a good night there's around 7 or so, one for each pod, so we'll get at least a Lance and a demi-lance, or a Comstar Level I reinforced. I know we've got a thread for the VGL recruitment going: http://mwomercs.com/...81-vgl-vwe-ddc/

[Dysan Necroden]

Played in the pods in 2 different incarnations. Did several trips to get my feet wet back in the mid-90's at the Chicago VW location then grew in skill at the pods in the Dave and Busters in Utica, Michigan (suburb of Detroit). Why D&B decided to take those out still boggles my mind!

Used to be great, had a friend that for years worked at D&B and was able to set myself and my buddy in the pods with much of the settings changed up. Really got our skills honed to a fine point.

[WMC Gomez]

i use to play at the Wizards of the Coast main site in the U-District in Seattle, same place Gargoyle played. I am happy to hear that the new pods are in Kirkland now. Will have to get up there some time although it is a long way from my house.

[Larry Headrick]

DamoclesGuard, on 02 November 2011 - 09:14 PM, said:

I always wanted to. but there wasn't one within 10,000 kilometers of me. Seriously, I live in Oklahoma, nothing cool ever comes to Oklahoma.

Amen brother.

[Orayn]

I will be heading to Fallout Shelter Arcade some time over Christmas break to get started on my pod-based mech career. They've got 12 Tesla II pods and they're only a few miles from my apartment.

[Tannhauser Gate]

Im also in Dallas and the meeting idea sounds cool. Maybe a full scale MWO launch party eh? Alot of MW people here, its in the central US, and we have a pod location, so it seems like a great place to have one. Sign me up!

And yeah, our BattleTech pod location. If the Dallas region people want to meet this would be a good place

http://www.vgcorps.com/

Edited by lakedaemon, 22 December 2011 - 08:24 AM.

[Wavelength]

everybodypanic, on 31 October 2011 - 09:36 PM, said:

I use to work at the original VirtualWorld Btech/Red Planet in Memorial City, Mall - Houston TX. Ah the good ol' days.

our paths probably crossed there! I live in Central Texas, discovered your VW while visiting my girlfriend(wife now). Went back many times and bought all the manuals there. My best friend and I traveled around TX to try all of them from Dallas to the D&B sites as well. I signed up on the MechCorp site but have not made it to play yet. The Loki was my favorite to pilot at VW.

[Blackjack]

I always go on at least one run in the pods at Gen Con every year. It's a must-do!

[PropWash]

We will be at GenCon again next year. Hopefully we will also be showing off some other new 'Mech goodness as well.

[EdrickV]

Got to play in the Chicago pods once back in the Virtual Geographic League days. (Still have my card somewhere, though it once spent a winter outside so doesn't look as good as it used to.) Since then I've played at D&B in California once or twice and up at Utica once. Was hoping the pods would show up at Youmacon 2010/2011, but no joy there. (Hint hint)

I've never actually played with the basic controls, I'd played Mechwarrior games with a rudder equipped joystick so I used the rudder petals. I also recall that on my first or second game I was changing around my weapon groupings despite not having read any instructions on how to do that. I just figured it out on my own. I believe I came in second in my first game and hopefully still have my printout somewhere. (I loved the play-by-play printouts.)

[Phoenixfire]

Played in them at the Dave and Busters in PA back in 2004. Not even sure they are there anymore