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[Dark Frost1]

Hey guys i was wondering if this game is like mechassault? When i was a kid those 2 mechassault games were beyond fun. So many memories. So basically i am wondering if its like mechassault with all the mechs and their cool weapons? If it is like mechassault i will buy a founder elite package. Thanks! and sorry im new...lol(:

[Thorn Hallis]

No. And thats for the better.

[TheOneGunslinger]

not sure if you are trolling?

well any way guessing this will be locked in a day

Edited by TheOneGunslinger, 17 July 2012 - 01:55 AM.

[Dataman]

[Sam Slade]

If you mean will it have cool mechs and guns then yes it will. Mech Assault is widely disliked because it failed in many gameplay aspects.

[Dark Frost1]

TheOneGunslinger, on 17 July 2012 - 01:54 AM, said:

not sure if you are trolling?

well any way guessing this will be locked in a day

No i am not trolling haha i seriously want to know how similar/different this game is from mechassault. I watched some videos of the classes on youtube and only saw lasers and missles so i was also wondering if there are more of a variety of weapons

[Adridos]

TheOneGunslinger, on 17 July 2012 - 01:54 AM, said:

not sure if you are trolling?

He's just asking...

And no, it's not like Mechassault. Mad Cat, Nova Cat, Uziel, etc. are till here, but Mechwarrior is a completely different beast both in look and gameplay.

There is, however, a new Mechassault game in making. It's called Reign of Thunder and it should be pretty similar. Maybe you should check it out.

[Der Zivilist]

It doesn't need to be locked if people can behave like decent human beings for once instead of flaming a newbie for an innocent question.

@DarkFrost1:
This game will be different from MechAssault in a few points, even though it does share the same universe. For starters, this game is set earlier in the BattleTech timeline. That means some of the more advanced/experimental 'Mechs and weapons you saw there will not be available in MWO. Secondly, this game will be more complex. MechAssault was as arcade shooter; MWO will be more of a simulation. There will be more things going on at once to keep track of, and it will be more difficult to steer, and you will have more options for in-depth customization. Thirdly, your opponents will not be the dumb AI, but rather real players on a bloodthirsty mission to farm you for XP.

Oh, and the graphics will be better

Edited by Der Zivilist, 17 July 2012 - 02:03 AM.

[Dark Frost1]

Der Zivilist, on 17 July 2012 - 02:00 AM, said:

It doesn't need to be locked if people can behave like decent human beings for once instead of flaming a newbie for an innocent question.

@DarkFrost1:
This game will be different from MechAssault in a few points, even though it does share the same universe. For starters, this game is set earlier in the BattleTech timeline. That means some of the more advanced/experimental 'Mechs and weapons you saw there will not be available in MWO. Secondly, this game will be more complex. MechAssault was as arcade shooter; MWO will be more of a simulation. There will be more things going on at once to keep track of, and it will be more difficult to steer, and you will have more options for in-depth customization.

Oh, and the graphics will be better

Thank You!(: haha and just saw the mechassault reign of thunder game.....eh that game looks boring and the graphics look bad so ill stick to mechwarrior online. I dont like games that are super fast paced. Plus the graphics in mechwarrior look amazing and its really realistic. Just learned about how you have to monitor heat and there are no repairs. So time to buy my package.

[BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON]

MechAssault remains unpopular (even hated) amongst most Mechwarrior fans because of its arcady re-adaptation to the original Mechwarrior games which were more sim-like.

If you want a more accurate impression of MWO I recommend you try out these games instead:

Mechwarrior 3 (MUST TRY, it's hard to get it working on a new system though but if you do you'll love it)
Mechwarrior 4 Mercs (It's F2P, just download it from MekTek. A little more arcady than Mechwarrior 2 and 3, but much much better than MechAssault)

[Dymitry]

Hey guys I am wondering, is this game like the next COD? Because it is called MW:O , what's the O for? OMG ?

Google is your friend. So Youtube.

Edited by Dymitry, 17 July 2012 - 02:09 AM.

[Adridos]

Dymitry, on 17 July 2012 - 02:08 AM, said:

Hey guys I am wondering, is this game like the next COD? Because it is called MW:O , what's the O for? OMG ?

You don't have to troll him...

Oh, and here's a video of how Mechwarrior feels (just for the basic idea of the game):

[Alymbic]

MechAssault certainly had its place, and I've know a lot of people who got into battletech/mechwarrior because of it. Personally I don't mind it, it certainly had its place in the arcade/shooter genre, just not in the simulator, and both the graphics and gameplay were nice for a original xbox console game.

Not sure if the COD guy is trolling, but this is MechWarrior Online, Mechwarrior games are more simulator style, so it will play and feel completely different. Each to their own.

Edited by Alymbic, 17 July 2012 - 02:12 AM.

[Der Zivilist]

Addendum:

If you are curious as to what weapons/equipment is available, look here: http://mwomercs.com/...-devs-1-answer/

Also, the following 14 'Mechs have been announced so far, each with at least two "variants" (different weapon layouts): Atlas, Awesome, Cataphract, Catapult, Centurion, Cicada, Commando, Dragon, Hunchback, JagerMech, Jenner, Raven, Stalker, Trebuchet.

For all your general BattleTech needs, go to www.sarna.net.

[Dark Frost1]

BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON, on 17 July 2012 - 02:06 AM, said:

MechAssault remains unpopular (even hated) amongst most Mechwarrior fans because of its arcady re-adaptation to the original Mechwarrior games which were more sim-like.

If you want a more accurate impression of MWO I recommend you try out these games instead:

Mechwarrior 3 (MUST TRY, it's hard to get it working on a new system though but if you do you'll love it)
Mechwarrior 4 Mercs (It's F2P, just download it from MekTek. A little more arcady than Mechwarrior 2 and 3, but much much better than MechAssault)

Thank you i am downloading a trial of mechwarrior 4 to try it out(:

[BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON]

Dymitry, on 17 July 2012 - 02:08 AM, said:

Hey guys I am wondering, is this game like the next COD? Because it is called MW:O , what's the O for? OMG ?

Google is your friend. So Youtube.

Oh you know what I'm not even going to bother

Edited by BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON, 17 July 2012 - 02:15 AM.

[Alymbic]

Dark Frost1, on 17 July 2012 - 02:13 AM, said:

Thank you i am downloading a trial of mechwarrior 4 to try it out(:

I go between mechwarrior 4 and living legends (crysis mod). Mechwarrior 4 is a good free mech game to hold the founders over until August 7.

And vat, be nice.

[Dark Frost1]

Adridos, on 17 July 2012 - 02:10 AM, said:

You don't have to troll him...

Oh, and here's a video of how Mechwarrior feels (just for the basic idea of the game):

Thank you again for being nice!(: and to some of the people here....sheesh it was just a question....didnt mean to offend you or something

[BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON]

Alymbic, on 17 July 2012 - 02:15 AM, said:

And vat, be nice.

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[Alymbic]

One of the videos for MWO, showcasing the ice map. A little more recent. Make sure you turn the quality up, the default is pretty poor on the video.

Edited by Alymbic, 17 July 2012 - 02:22 AM.