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[Cecily Fairchild]

Hello everyone !
Almost a month ago I've registered my account and started play.
I wish I could share with you some feelings about the game/gameplay.
First of all, I really like the community, always nice (even when killing me ) and always ready to answer my many questions (thankyou all).
The game works well even on an old PC like mine (AMD 4 cores, 8Gb ram and 1 GB radeon 5700), but I cannot run it with full particles/effects so probably I'm losing a lot.
I've noticed there are always new mechs and features, but I wish I could have patterns/paints a bit cheaper (in a month I could buy one pattern and one paint only )
Now the gameplay: I love it !
My mates are always really nice with me and cooperation is what makes the real difference.
Even if not really skilled, me and my Shaddy (Shadow Hawk) are sowing panic around
I love modding system, cbill allowing, I can try many different configurations on the same chassis.

Now few questions:
-I have a Shadow Hawk and a Spider: better buy an heavy/assault or before do that is better skill em?

-Are UAV useful? I always load em cos first games light mechs killed me without I couldn't see em (they come damn close and turn around me), so I am not able to lock em and call target, but I've noticed that few players use UAV. Most of mates (and enemies) use Artillery/Air strikes.

-I saw there are cosmetic parts i can buy (MC ). But do they influence mech's height/width?
I mean, if I buy a flag and put it on my spider back and then I go hide behing a hill, do enemies see a flag appearing from it?

-when I'll go to faction war, the House I will choose will influence my experience?

-what difference between Unit and Team?
Thankyou all, good game and enjoy it !!

[Gladiolix]

Your mechs are actually not very beginner friendly try to save up MC for a hero mech. I would recommend from clan side Ebon jaguar or Hellbringer. From IS side Marauder or Warhammer.

UAVs are very usefull, but for you I would suggest not using a lot of consumables yet, since they signifigantly lower your income.

Again for MC, use it to buy hero mech and mech bays.

The two last guestions I will answer at the same time, since for having success in Faction Play you need a unit behind you. The house you choose does not affect anything but the reward tiers (you can see them from faction reputation from faction play). You pretty much only need unit for Faction Play. Team is the team you play with, unit is the group you're grouped with.

[General Solo]

@OP I think your mechs are fine for a begginer
Learning in ez peezy mechs I believe hurts the learning experience
Kinda like training with a heavier sword

Try Triple RAC on your shadow, that is if you have one with triple ballistics as you didnt specify which models exactly.

If you want to get a heavy mech that's fine, though I think that skilling your existing mechs is better than getting an assault mech.
Which are expensive to buy, expensive to outfit and require good map knowledge and positioning to excel in.

Most people go for cool shots/strikes, but if your mech runs cool sure why not get a UAV.
On the spider UAV could be handy for marking targets
If your getting ganked by lights maybe your positioning could use some work, like you strayed too far from the team.

Cosmetic Bolt ons are visible so the Flag embedded in your poor spiders back will be seen, however they are very fragile these Boltons and will fall off at the slightest damage, I believe

As for Faction Warface, what unit you join has more of an impact on your experience than which house you join
Doh it must be said, mercenaries have it better in general compared to loyalists who stay with one House/Clan

Well each match has two sides called teams , comprised of 12 playas a side/team
Teams can comprise of players from one or multiple units and non unit dudes called soloes or pugs or meat shields, take your pick.

A unit is a bunch of playas who play together on a regular basis, usual they are organised, have a web site, Viop, but being in a unit doesnt make you magically better, doh in some units you do get better, depends on the quality of the unit

Hope this helps

Edited by OZHomerOZ, 17 May 2019 - 05:20 PM.

[RumpledMunky]

My opinon: I'd recommend doing your learning in some of the heavier mediums. Enough guns to have some variety and firepower, enough armor to trade decently, enough speed to keep up with the pack and move around. Hunchback, Bushwhacker, Stormcrow, Crab or Shadow Hawk. None of those have the overly specialised builds or roles that some others do. Better for learning.

I usually carry two UAVs on anything that moves decently fast say 70kph or better. One and an arty strike on anything slower. Save the one for those 'oh **** the team left me behind and a light or two with ECM are on my ***' moments.

[Marquis De Lafayette]

Welcome to the game!

As said above you really don’t have the great mechs. The shadow hawk variant that can run 3x rac2 would probably allow you to farm lots of c-bills in lower tiers...but otherwise both those chassis aren’t good. Again as said above the ebon jaguar, Hellbringer, or Warhammer are good places to start.

Save your MC for mechbays.

[FRAGTAST1C]

Cecily Fairchild, on 17 May 2019 - 02:08 PM, said:

Now few questions:
-I have a Shadow Hawk and a Spider: better buy an heavy/assault or before do that is better skill em?

-Are UAV useful? I always load em cos first games light mechs killed me without I couldn't see em (they come damn close and turn around me), so I am not able to lock em and call target, but I've noticed that few players use UAV. Most of mates (and enemies) use Artillery/Air strikes.

-I saw there are cosmetic parts i can buy (MC ). But do they influence mech's height/width?
I mean, if I buy a flag and put it on my spider back and then I go hide behing a hill, do enemies see a flag appearing from it?
Thankyou all, good game and enjoy it !!

Welcome, Mechwarrior.

1. There are certain Shadow Hawks that are kind of good with the hardpoints location and number. So, let us know which one you have. As stated above, the Triple RAC2 Shadow Hawk is good but I prefer the Bushwhacker X1 for the same build. For Shadow Hawk, it's better to do burst damage with AC10 or LBX10 or even UAC 10 and some lasers/missiles. Usually, the ballistic mounts are high up so you can aim easily over cover without exposing your mech early on.

2. UAVs are good when you're playing the scouting role. For e.g., if you're using the Shadow Hawk loaded with LBX10 and SRMs to skirmish, then UAVs are good so that you can alert your teammates and once they attack the cluster of enemies that you've spotted with your UAV, you can start attacking them and do hit-and-run manoeuvers. The Arty/Air strikes are good if your loadout is good for 400m+ and you can do good additional damage along with your weapons. If you're in a mech that can run in and out of the enemy positions, then running behind them and using Arty/Air strikes will be devastating! Also, the Arty and Air strikes can be used to force enemies out of cover but it takes a bit of battlefield know-how to pull that off.

If your mech shoots a lot with great dps, then having 1 Cool Shot with you is very helpful so that you can continue shooting for a while. Double Cool Shots are necessary for loadouts that do a lot of burst damage and build up a lot of heat.

3. The Bolt-Ons, as they are called, do stick out. But don't worry, one hit to them and they fall off and you can hide better after that . I wouldn't waste my MC on such things. I'd rather buy Mech Bays.

[Phoenix 72]

Okay, some random thoughts:

It is always better to skill up Mechs you own and not buy new ones until you are done, unless you decide the Mech does not work for you or the Mech you really really wanted is currently on sale. A fully skilled Mech is a good deal more powerful thank a freshly bought one.

There is plenty of pro/con regarding consumables. In short, if you use them a lot when you are starting out, it will really slow down your income to the point where you will be unable to afford new mechs, unless you perform a lot better than most people usually do. Beyond that, if you are playing solo, chances are the team composition will not allow you make a good use out of UAVs most of the time, since coordination is often not very good. In those cases, Artillery and Cool Shot will be of more use. If you are playing in a good team and there is good coordination going on, UAVs can win games even more so than Artillery and Cool Shot.

There are some colours you can buy with CBills. It's not many and they are not the prettiest around, but if you get sick of the basic colour, this will give you some choice. I would not buy patterns, myself. I would save the MC for either Hero Mechs (which will improve the money you earn ingame by 30%) and/or Mechbays (which will allow you more than the 4 Mech slots you start out with). Camo can be gotten via events, even though it is usually quite a while between camo events.

On the inner sphere side, the medium Mechs I usually recommend to people starting out are the Crab and the Bushwacker X1. The Crab will teach you about laser vomit quite well, and has variants suited for mobility, firepower or utility, depending on which ones you choose. The Mech is very tanky when well played and can take serious amounts of punishment. The Bushwacker X1 is good at ballistic builds like the ones recommended above and also fairly hard to take down. Living longer means learning more and earning more rewards. For Heavies, I recommend the Warhammer 6R, because it has good hitboxes and can field a number of different builds. If you do have the MC, the Black Widow (Hero Mech) is a good choice, as it can use pretty much the same builds. Most people learn best on Medium and Heavy Mechs, as both Light and Assault Mechs require special skills that most new people just do not have. I have been playing for about 18 months and I am still terrible at playing Light Mechs.

[Koniving]

Cecily Fairchild, on 17 May 2019 - 02:08 PM, said:

I've noticed there are always new mechs and features, but I wish I could have patterns/paints a bit cheaper (in a month I could buy one pattern and one paint only )

Trick of the trade, occasionally there's pattern and paint sales. Wait for those. There's a trick to getting cheap paint too.

There's a lot of similar paint, separated in 3 qualities...
Basic which are super dull , Dull to modest [meh], high-modest to HOLY JEEZUS MAH EYES GO BLIND Premium [Seriously overpriced].

The difference is in how bright it is...to be perfectly honest...and pretty much nothing else. You can basically get colors similar but-not-as-bright as the premium colors for half the price.. and if you do it during a sale, 1/4th of the price of a premium color. Or as many long term players have done, we get more colors than we know what to do with when we snag a mech preorder every couple of months for pretty much the same price as some would otherwise spend to get colors, with the downfall that we don't really get to choose the colors.

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Now the gameplay: I love it !
My mates are always really nice with me and cooperation is what makes the real difference.
Even if not really skilled, me and my Shaddy (Shadow Hawk) are sowing panic around
I love modding system, cbill allowing, I can try many different configurations on the same chassis.

Now few questions:
-I have a Shadow Hawk and a Spider: better buy an heavy/assault or before do that is better skill em?

Could go either way; you'll get better performance once they are skilled out which in turn could lead to faster cash grabbing.

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-Are UAV useful? I always load em cos first games light mechs killed me without I couldn't see em (they come damn close and turn around me), so I am not able to lock em and call target, but I've noticed that few players use UAV. Most of mates (and enemies) use Artillery/Air strikes.

Expensive overtime. Actually see UAVs used more often; the thing is good UAV users will rarely get their UAV detected.

Personally I don't use much of either. In slower, heavier mechs I tend to use a strike as a last line of defense or to help deal with a stalemate in firing lines. In faster mechs, a UAV-delivery is easy and very beneficial to the team. I sometimes but rarely carry a UAV in heavier mechs but this is usually to help with finding something when I lack support or as a distraction (I've found that some players will stop trying to kill you to get rid of the UAV, giving just enough time to turn the tide in a fight; and those that don't change targets tend to hear "Incoming Missiles").

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-I saw there are cosmetic parts i can buy (MC ). But do they influence mech's height/width?
I mean, if I buy a flag and put it on my spider back and then I go hide behing a hill, do enemies see a flag appearing from it?

They do not change your hitbox. But yes in your suggested case if the flag was still on your mech they would see it. The instant the flag is hit, however, it just flops off.

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-when I'll go to faction war, the House I will choose will influence my experience?

-what difference between Unit and Team?

1) Honestly, no. The only thing that will change your experience (unfortunately) is whether you choose the IS side or the Clan. Even choosing to be a mercenary or lone wolf has no real change. Each one is just an EXP bar that gives you free stuff as you level up; once you finish with one change to another.

2) A unit is like a guild, a group of players. A team is just red or blue.

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Thankyou all, good game and enjoy it !!

You're welcome. If you enjoy it, perhaps you'll consider other Mechwarrior/Battletech games. I'm looking forward to MW5: Mercs.

[Cecily Fairchild]

Koniving, on 17 May 2019 - 10:04 PM, said:

You're welcome. If you enjoy it, perhaps you'll consider other Mechwarrior/Battletech games. I'm looking forward to MW5: Mercs.

Unfortunately, I play on a AMD Phenom II with 8 Gb ram, 1 Gb Radeon 5700 and HDD sata2.
I saw Mechwarrior 5 and Battletech trailers, but I really doubt I could enjoy em even at low res.

But I have a lot to learn here, the game is great and community is really lovable, so I am fine.

PS. thankyou all for your answers!!

[Omniseed]

Cecily Fairchild, on 17 May 2019 - 02:08 PM, said:

Hello everyone !
Almost a month ago I've registered my account and started play.
I wish I could share with you some feelings about the game/gameplay.
First of all, I really like the community, always nice (even when killing me ) and always ready to answer my many questions (thankyou all).
The game works well even on an old PC like mine (AMD 4 cores, 8Gb ram and 1 GB radeon 5700), but I cannot run it with full particles/effects so probably I'm losing a lot.
I've noticed there are always new mechs and features, but I wish I could have patterns/paints a bit cheaper (in a month I could buy one pattern and one paint only )
Now the gameplay: I love it !
My mates are always really nice with me and cooperation is what makes the real difference.
Even if not really skilled, me and my Shaddy (Shadow Hawk) are sowing panic around
I love modding system, cbill allowing, I can try many different configurations on the same chassis.

Now few questions:
-I have a Shadow Hawk and a Spider: better buy an heavy/assault or before do that is better skill em?

-Are UAV useful? I always load em cos first games light mechs killed me without I couldn't see em (they come damn close and turn around me), so I am not able to lock em and call target, but I've noticed that few players use UAV. Most of mates (and enemies) use Artillery/Air strikes.

-I saw there are cosmetic parts i can buy (MC ). But do they influence mech's height/width?
I mean, if I buy a flag and put it on my spider back and then I go hide behing a hill, do enemies see a flag appearing from it?

-when I'll go to faction war, the House I will choose will influence my experience?

-what difference between Unit and Team?
Thankyou all, good game and enjoy it !!

Particles are a trap, you're better off without them. I'll prolly edit this comment to expand it later, but for now welcome aboard!

Edited by Omniseed, 18 May 2019 - 05:40 AM.

[DarkFhoenix]

Welcome to Giant Robot Pew Pew land . Hope you have fun .

Lets see your Questions .

1. Well technically , this game rewards bigger guns and tonnage . A bit unfair yes . You should get at least 1 of each of the weight classes and see what you like best . Warhammer is a good heavy and Cyclops is good Assault but choose what you like , its your fun time .

If you have a very good build , you dont have to worry about max skill . Check out mech specs .com or Baradul on You Tube .


2. Well UAV,s and Air strikes cost you 40 000 cbills . They can also easily be wasted . You need to be very close to the enemy to pop a UAV and get the full benefit . Its an option to give you more score but thats about it . There is lots of event prizes that give you free UAV,s . I say wait for those .

3. Cosmetics dont change anything . You should save your MC for discount mechbays and hero mechs . If you really really want a colour or Camo , you should wait for a discount . You can get them for prizes too if you wait .

4. Faction play can give you lots of money and xp . You should consider joining each faction to level 2 and score a free mechbay and then go to the next faction . Thats alot of mechbays .

The only different experience is that depending on your choice , you can only use Clan or IS mechs . You should join an IS faction for now since you own a spider and shadow hawk . Invasion matches needs you to buy at least 2 more battlemechs eventually. If you are very eager , you can fill your drop deck with trial mechs .

Faction Play is also a bit more serious . You need good mechs , good builds and all fully skilled if you want to contribute to your team . Still its good profitable cbills if your team wins even if you joined ASAP with sucky mechs and were carried . I jumped into FP as soon as i joined MWO .

Edited by DarkFhoenix, 18 May 2019 - 06:33 AM.

[Koniving]

Cecily Fairchild, on 18 May 2019 - 05:13 AM, said:

Unfortunately, I play on a AMD Phenom II with 8 Gb ram, 1 Gb Radeon 5700 and HDD sata2.
I saw Mechwarrior 5 and Battletech trailers, but I really doubt I could enjoy em even at low res.

But I have a lot to learn here, the game is great and community is really lovable, so I am fine.

PS. thankyou all for your answers!!

Unreal Engine is very optimized (afterall it must play on Consoles and all consoles have always been outdated the moment they release). I've got dinosaur computers that can run unreal engine games with little issue.

This said, RAM is cheap and is the thing hurting you the most.
Like...really cheap. Most computers have 4 ports, snag a couple of 4 gig cards and you can double your ram (assuming your base 8 gigs is on two cards), easily doable for as low as 34 bucks a stick.
If you're on a laptop..that's another story (laptops & gaming mix as well as using a lit cigarette as a broom to sweep up gunpowder.)

[General Solo]

Oh yeah get one shot camo for a tenth of the price
Some camoes are cheaper than others
Woodland is a good one for value and looks ok imo

Edited by OZHomerOZ, 22 May 2019 - 03:13 AM.

[PAQUERA]

you have basic colors for cbills.

pay atention to events, there are a lot fos prices and MCs to boy you mechbays and hero mechs.

Search for discount, hellbringer, evon jaguar, marauder,cyclops, grasshoppersm stormcrows, huchbakcs...

Now few questions:
-I have a Shadow Hawk and a Spider: better buy an heavy/assault or before do that is better skill em?

no i think, u better learn how to play, and try differents setups and weapons. NEVER EVER sell a engine. In general, dont sell stuff. heavy mechs are better than asaults. Assaults , like light mech, are very specialiced vehicles. Its better learn in a multipurpose mech, like mediums and heavies

-Are UAV useful? I always load em cos first games light mechs killed me without I couldn't see em (they come damn close and turn around me), so I am not able to lock em and call target, but I've noticed that few players use UAV. Most of mates (and enemies) use Artillery/Air strikes.

yes, but only if u know how to use. You can drop them ambushing the enemy route, or drop in the midle of a firefight, or drop hidden to cach enemy scouts. in your status, keep your money controled. dont be very generous with arty or UAVs. KEEP ALERT with events, those evetns will give u a reason to play, a lot ofg stuff, free MC and cbils. KEEP yourself with the group. one isolated slow mech is a death mech

-I saw there are cosmetic parts i can buy (MC ). But do they influence mech's height/width?
I mean, if I buy a flag and put it on my spider back and then I go hide behing a hill, do enemies see a flag appearing from it?

no incluence in performance, you have basic colors for cbills. Decal are for free in the free boxes (look in your inventory). bolts on are only cosmetics and sometimes enemy detect you because u have a flag or something. KEEP MCs for mechbays or hero mech (wait for a discount)

-when I'll go to faction war, the House I will choose will influence my experience?

no, experience is always the same, depending in your performance. You will have Loyalty points o mercenary points that are converted in free stuff.

DONT forget to make the tutorial. a lot of money is waiting for you

those packs gives you a lot of colors

https://mwomercs.com/origins
hunchback and orionIIC are good mechs

https://mwomercs.com/resistancetwo
crab is a good mech, blacknight is not a bad one

https://mwomercs.com...-mastery-bundle
locust bundle is the best price (13€). the locust is a very good mech , and you will have 30 premium days, plus 3 mech (you can sell the nonhero-nonchampion and get a empty mechbay

Edited by PAQUERA, 22 May 2019 - 04:02 AM.