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[DaChonkin]

I've really only played Mechwarrior Online....for years and love it.
So in a nutshell what is MW5 Clans?

Single player, group player?
Static or online?

Are there pre-cursor games you need under your belt before hand? MW4 something?

Any clues appreciated. I did watch the recent trailer but it didn't tell me much about game
play/requirements/costs/etc.

Thanks.

[VeritasSuperOmnia]

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

I've really only played Mechwarrior Online....for years and love it.
So in a nutshell what is MW5 Clans?

Single player, group player?
Static or online?

Are there pre-cursor games you need under your belt before hand? MW4 something?

Any clues appreciated. I did watch the recent trailer but it didn't tell me much about game
play/requirements/costs/etc.

Thanks.

Single player, campaign driven. You control a unit of 5 mechs during the Clan Invasion of 3049. You play as a mechwarrior from Clan Smoke Jaguar.

Precursor to it was MW:5 Mercs, which could be played online in cooperative mode. Not sure if this one will be too. You don't need to play MW:5 to play this, however if you want to understand the story in greater detail check out sarna.net and read up on the 3049 Clan invasion: https://www.sarna.ne...i/Clan_Invasion

Alternatively, you can learn about the greater lore from youtube channels like Black Plants Legion, BigRed-40Tech and others.

Have fun, the Battletech lore is AMAZING!

[1453 R]

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

I've really only played Mechwarrior Online....for years and love it.
So in a nutshell what is MW5 Clans?

A story/campaign driven first-person tactical combat game similar to MWO in broad style, but with a focus on hand-crafted PvE missions. The overall campaign can be thought of as similar in broad style to games like Call of Duty, but you get persistent upgrades and 'Mechs along the way. Also no PvP and dramatically less Activision ********.

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

Single player, group player?
Static or online?

Co-operative multiplyer with up to four friends, so five people in one mission.
If by 'static' you mean offline play capable, I think so? I do not know off the top of my head, but the game can be run as strictly single player and in this mode is pausable.

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

Are there pre-cursor games you need under your belt before hand? MW4 something?

No. MW5 is, as most MechWarrior titles in the past have been, a standalone game with no need for other games. It is, however, set in the BattleTech universe, which is thick as country porrige with lore and history many of the uninitiated find utterly incomprehensible. Short Version: you're an invading army of Super Warriors, come back to your long-lost home after three hundred years to try and purge it of the jerkwads who ruined it and drove your people out in the first place. it is incredibly more complicated than that, but frankly the game itself should give you the context you need to play and enjoy. The rest will come with time and a care to give.

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

Any clues appreciated. I did watch the recent trailer but it didn't tell me much about game
play/requirements/costs/etc.

Moment-to-moment gameplay is generally similar to MWO - pilot a big stompy robot, blow up other big stompy robots and their little tank and VTOL friends. Occasionally blow up buildings instead. Drop into a map, accomplish your objectives, than exfil. Cost is "it's a new game entirely and costs new-game costs", so sixty bucks for normal and ninety for Collector's. Requirements I do not know, but presuming you mean system requirements they should be available on the game's Steam page. It shouldn't require too dang much to run.

[Saved By The Bell]

Time to try Mechwarrior 4? Its not bad.

[martian]

DaChonkin, on 15 October 2024 - 05:21 AM, said:

I've really only played Mechwarrior Online....for years and love it.
So in a nutshell what is MW5 Clans?

Single player, group player?
Static or online?

Are there pre-cursor games you need under your belt before hand? MW4 something?

Any clues appreciated. I did watch the recent trailer but it didn't tell me much about game
play/requirements/costs/etc.

Thanks.

As the first thing, you should the check the game page: MechWarrior 5: Clans