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[Nathaniel Blackrain]

I've never played a mechwarrior game in my life.though i've played other mech games like armored core series,Z.O.E and some others that i can't remember the name of.The mech ATLAS reminds me of a game that i had for the ps2 but thats about it.

[L zard]

Well, I might have been a bit more reserved about admiting this, but welcome to the boards, eh?

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

Honestly I only knew about this game because I was looking for a decent mech game to play.Saw a trailer on youtube that looked good so i thought i'd give this game a try,but no game yet .I'm looking forward for the game to be ready too be played.

[Roughneck45]

Get ready from something different than your average mech game. Much deeper an more satisfying than the others, but takes more time, effort, skill, and dedication. Well worth it for the experience.

[warner2]

Nathaniel Blackrain, you could do worse than play some of the older battletech based games like Mechwarrior 4, Mechwarrior 3 and so on. They may be dated but they will still play well.

[Treffies]

Nathaniel Blackrain, on 27 January 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

I've never played a mechwarrior game in my life.though i've played other mech games like armored core series,Z.O.E and some others that i can't remember the name of.The mech ATLAS reminds me of a game that i had for the ps2 but thats about it.

If you can't wait to get into some mechwarrior goodness: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries is free to download and play. It's a bit dated, but its a good introduction to some core gameplay concepts of the mechwarrior franchise.

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

The thread was to give me something to talk about and learn more about MW,Should be interesting to give this game a try and look for myself about what it's like.Yea it will probably take me some time to get used too the game when it comes out but i'm willing to give it a go.

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

Just found Mechwarrior 4 and i'll give it a try,it'll also give me a general idea on what to expect in this new MW game.

[CoffiNail]

Welcome to the next best place on the web and the soon to be critically acclaimed, award winning MP MWO!

If you want to know anything about MechWarrior, feel free to ask, this site has A LOT of knowledgeable people.

[Treffies]

another good place to go to is the battletech wiki: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Main_Page
When you have some free time, its a good place to look through the mechs (and their terrible pictures) and the history of the great houses of the innersphere, if you're interested at all in the world the game takes place in.

[ice trey]

Nathaniel Blackrain, on 27 January 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

I've never played a mechwarrior game in my life.

Well, we can't all be perfect.

But in all seriousness, I hope this game turns out well and gives you a good impression of the franchise. If you want a good taste, I think the board has already agreed that the Mechwarrior 2 series for PC was the best play experience for us, though it's getting close to 20 years old, now. Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries, however, is still a pretty fun game and is free to download - complete with mods and fan mech-packs boosting the number of units to chose from significantly. The only downside to MW4 is that, outside of story, it had very little in common with the stats of the original tabletop game, forsaking it's roots in favor of catering to the casual gamer in a way that felt like being talked down to, but what more could you expect from Microsoft's marketing team?

On the flip side, if you're the type that might want to take a stab at the tabletop game, swing by the section on the forums and shoot the breeze, I'm sure someone could help you out with either running you through some games of Megamek (A Java recreation of the tabletop game), or where to get the materials to get started on the real thing.

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

Won't let me download MW4 for some reason,no biggie i'll just wait for this one.I'll give that wiki a good look through to get me up too speed on whats been happening and see what the mechs are like,though i've only seen a few of the new pictures of the mechs that look nice.Like the Centurion and the dragon.

[CoffiNail]

Nathaniel Blackrain, on 27 January 2012 - 08:01 AM, said:

Won't let me download MW4 for some reason,no biggie i'll just wait for this one.I'll give that wiki a good look through to get me up too speed on whats been happening and see what the mechs are like,though i've only seen a few of the new pictures of the mechs that look nice.Like the Centurion and the dragon.

Got a few bucks kicking around? A decent machine? Go try MechWarrior Living Legends, it is a mod for Crysis Wars, which is a MP part of Crysis Warhead. It is fairly cheap to get online at a digital download spot, like steam or such. Goes on sale quite a bit and it is fan-freaking-tastic!

Mechlivinglegends.net Worth to look at it. If anything gives you something to tide you over until this Summer

[Adridos]

Nathaniel Blackrain, on 27 January 2012 - 08:01 AM, said:

Won't let me download MW4 for some reason,no biggie i'll just wait for this one.I'll give that wiki a good look through to get me up too speed on whats been happening and see what the mechs are like,though i've only seen a few of the new pictures of the mechs that look nice.Like the Centurion and the dragon.

Well, you can try Mechwarrior 2: Mercs. It is harder to find to download, but if you do, just run it in DosBox and you will have a lot of fun. Centurion was not in the MW 4: Mercenaries, either.

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

I'm sure the game will turn out great just need to get used to how it and the mechs you can choose plays.Like to get up close with heavy weapons and deal some damage ,which probably won't help much here :/

[CoffiNail]

Nathaniel Blackrain, on 27 January 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

I'm sure the game will turn out great just need to get used to how it and the mechs you can choose plays.Like to get up close with heavy weapons and deal some damage ,which probably won't help much here :/

Sure can, I am very much a brawler. Hell just last night I was playing MWLL. When I am in a public game, I am there for pure fun, I ended the match with the most kills AND the most deaths. I just enjoy running in to the thick of things blasting away with autocannons, large lasers, srms and PPCs.. Also did not help that I went and played as Battle Armor and a weak aerospace fighter (think space plane), and those added up to my death count.

I just find it damn boring sitting 800m out tossing PPC and Gauss rounds back and forth. Not to say I do not, or cannot snipe. I just find messing some surat scum up is damned fun (surat is sort of flying monkey on a alien world, populated with a group that call themselves The Clans, it will all make sense soon enough)

[Omigir]

Welcome aboard! there are lots of us around to help you and dont be shy about reading whats in the forums! There are plenty of new people to the MW and BTU game series.. I think you will find us.. most of us.. very pleasant people to interact with.

[CoffiNail]

And if the Developer Paul Inouye gives you a hard time, just make fun of him, he likes the attention.

http://www.break.com...ai=0&zi=0&ds=1#

Paul is that crow.

Edited by CoffiNail, 27 January 2012 - 09:13 AM.

[Nathaniel Blackrain]

I'm honestly quiet surprised about how relaxed people are about how i'm a genuine newb at MW,Actually thought it would "Unleash the rage" in some people .Happy to see people are actually quite normal and happy to help other people

[CoffiNail]

Hey with a F2P model, and a hiatus of a decade in ways... We can expect A LOT of people who know nothing of BT or MW