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[STEF_]

Being wating for a Battletech pc game since when I started to play battletech in 1989.
Not a "battletech related" game, but esactly BT, turn based game on pc!


My wallet is ready.

[SkyHammyr]

No.

Sorry, no, I have zero interest in pre-funding a game.
If they feel they have a winner on their hands, they should acquire financial backing the old fashioned way. Otherwise, you're just hoping the game will turn out well.

... kinda like you did with this game.

[STEF_]

Mcgral18, on 26 September 2015 - 08:05 AM, said:

Depends on the features. I want in depth salvage and at least some logistics.

Also price point-to-feature will be a factor. MegaMek offers obscene amounts of features for no cost.

The problem with Megamek is that is not meant to be for solo players.

I tried, but it's too boring to build scenarios and campaigns taken from lore-booklets, and the AI is quite poor.

So, yes, I'm really hoping for the best from this kickstarter, and above all from BT author.

[martian]

SkyHammr, on 26 September 2015 - 09:48 AM, said:

If they feel they have a winner on their hands, they should acquire financial backing the old fashioned way.

But HBS has funds for development. As far as I know, this upcoming Kickstarter is aimed predominantly on making the game better, with more features.

SkyHammr, on 26 September 2015 - 09:48 AM, said:

Otherwise, you're just hoping the game will turn out well.

... kinda like you did with this game.

There is a certain difference between PGI and HBS. Specifically, "HBS" has the good track record with delivering promised and funded games in time.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Imma have to support that new BT game. I generally dont like turn based games, but with Jordan at the helm and PGI's art work, and hopefully more TT oriented gameplay, I will prolly have some fun with it.

[Mystere]

I've said it before and I will say it again. It's already 2015. They should at least follow the mixed turn-based strategic and real-time battle formula used by the Total War series.

Hey, Creative Assembly, why not buy HBS and turn the game into:

Total War: Battletech

Edited by Mystere, 26 September 2015 - 10:13 AM.

[STEF_]

Mystere, on 26 September 2015 - 10:10 AM, said:

I've said it before and I will say it again. blabla

I've said it before and again: crescent hawk1 and 2, mechcommander 1 and 2, all real time "battletech related" games...BUT NOT BATTLETECH!

The time for true BT fans has come.
Out turn now.

[Johny Rocket]

SkyHammr, on 26 September 2015 - 09:48 AM, said:

No.

Sorry, no, I have zero interest in pre-funding a game.
If they feel they have a winner on their hands, they should acquire financial backing the old fashioned way. Otherwise, you're just hoping the game will turn out well.

... kinda like you did with this game.

Im Happy with this Game, what annoys me is all the QQ leading to changes in the game. I don't intend to play the new game. It helps BT as a whole. What makes a game good is subjective and I don't see them releasing a garbage game, so where is this a negative return?
Crowd funding works and it means less external influence in your decisions. Their point of view only comes into play post release. I just hope the forums for the new game are not as toxic as this one.

[Mister Blastman]

Star Citizen has jaded my will to fund any kickstarter.

[Mirkk Defwode]

Mystere, on 26 September 2015 - 10:10 AM, said:

I've said it before and I will say it again. It's already 2015. They should at least follow the mixed turn-based strategic and real-time battle formula used by the Total War series.

Hey, Creative Assembly, why not buy HBS and turn the game into:

Total War: Battletech

They're currently busy with Total War: Warhammer and Halo Wars 2

Though I'd love to see what they do with the franchise.

Rumor mill has it that they'll be doing a Total War: Warhammer 40K as well as Sega acquired the license in the collapse of THQ.

Edited by Mirkk Defwode, 26 September 2015 - 11:08 AM.

[Signal27]

I've backed many a Kickstarter project, and I can see myself playing this one because I played and beat "The Crescent Hawk's Inception" back when I was a kid. And I enjoyed it. Plus I've been a fan of turn based wargames for a while.

[SolarCleric]

Given PGI's history with this game...I'm never giving them my $$$ for anything ever again. Well maybe some $$$ but it would be after the game was 4 years in and their were rave reviews about it. Even then it doubtful.

[GrimRiver]

A TT mech game...sure, why not. Only thing is, it's a kickstarter project and kickstarter projects always end up in a bad way, which is why I never funded a kickstarter before.

[Signal27]

SolarCleric, on 26 September 2015 - 12:20 PM, said:

Given PGI's history with this game...I'm never giving them my $$$ for anything ever again. Well maybe some $$$ but it would be after the game was 4 years in and their were rave reviews about it. Even then it doubtful.

The thing is, PGI isn't making this new game. Harebrained Schemes is. PGI is just helping them spread the word. As far as I know they haven't really signed a deal with each other or anything.

GrimRiver, on 26 September 2015 - 12:21 PM, said:

kickstarter projects always end up in a bad way,

Not always. I've been satisfied with many of the projects I've backed. The key is to remember that while your heart might be into a concept, you've just got to take a step back and use your head when evaluating how much money (if any at all) you want to throw into it.

[Love in an Annihilator]

I won't back the Kickstarter, but if the game is as good as the Shadowrun series they created I'll definetly buy it.

[Sug]

I'm prepared to spend more than I should.

[Steinar Bergstol]

Mystere, on 26 September 2015 - 10:10 AM, said:

I've said it before and I will say it again. It's already 2015. They should at least follow the mixed turn-based strategic and real-time battle formula used by the Total War series.

Hey, Creative Assembly, why not buy HBS and turn the game into:

Total War: Battletech

How about... No.

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Aethon, on 26 September 2015 - 07:41 AM, said:

Hopefully, art is the only influence PGI will have on the new Battletech game.

I hope they add in Ghost Heat, ECM mechanics, Clan weapon nerfs, quirks and modules just like this game has. This game has balanced the Battletech universe in ways others neglected to touch, it'd be a shame if it wasn't passed on.

[Bracchus]

Mystere, on 26 September 2015 - 10:10 AM, said:

I've said it before and I will say it again. It's already 2015. They should at least follow the mixed turn-based strategic and real-time battle formula used by the Total War series.

Hey, Creative Assembly, why not buy HBS and turn the game into:

Total War: Battletech

Noooo not Creative Assembly! Anything they touch is ridden with so much bugs and glitches that the game is unplayable! Probably the worst AAA development house around...

[Leone]

What? No, Creative assembly mostly does good work. I mean, they put the game into text files so you could mess around with it yourself, how fun is that?

As for the kickstarter, I'm not much into kickstarting, and after MW:Tactics, kinda soured on the whole thing. That said, after seeing what HBS did with shadowrun, I'm in.

~Leone.