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[tokumboh]

Hji Joined uo but waiting on my new computer to arrive tried on my old laptop and just died really believe we need some training ground to at least get back up to speed there are some subtle difference between this and mw4 the last time I played this game and even in that game there was somewhere where you could refine your setups and get tuned in without being blasted by MW vets

A training ground is a must but otherwise what I saw of the game using an i3 with IGP was good

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[o0cipher0o]

Hi all, i've been playing for a month, and i can say that this game is very promising.


See you on the battlefield!!

[RFMarine]

Hayashi, on 30 November 2012 - 04:45 AM, said:

Personally I wouldn't recommend it. It would probably be better to activate premium time instead, and use the increased C-Bills/XP from there, rather than to buy a mech directly.

After accounting for repair costs, the Premium Time modifier almost doubles your profit per game. Overall, it'll be more MC efficient.

is there a page showing how premium time works? how much bonus it gives and how long it lasts and how much?

[Hayashi]

RFMarine, on 07 December 2012 - 03:04 AM, said:

is there a page showing how premium time works? how much bonus it gives and how long it lasts and how much?

Not that I know of. But it adds 50% XP and C-Bills to whatever you earn at the end of the game. Given that your repair costs are constant, its actual effect is more like +50% XP, +100% C-Bill profits.

How long it lasts depends on how many days of it you buy, which you can decide when purchasing premium time in the client via MC.

As of now the 4 things most worth using MC on, IMO are probably:

1. MC only cockpit decorations.
2. MC only MechBay slots.
3. MC only Hero Mechs.
4. Premium Time.

I'll steer clear of using MC on paint jobs until they become permanent instead of pay-per-use things, and buying normal Mechs with MC wouldn't be worth it in a very short while, accumulated Premium Time bonuses are very powerful.

If you must buy Mechs with MC, buy the Hero type. =P

Edited by Hayashi, 07 December 2012 - 04:28 PM.

[funkynige]

Hi,
9th game in and I survived a battle! Even helped with the capping which I was dead chuffed with.
Couple of quick questions -
1) Is there a way of getting the menu screen fullscreen? At the moment the bottom line is behind my taskbar and I can't see most of it, if I try to move the window it just snaps back.
2) How good are the mechs I'm fighting against? In World of Tanks you fight people with tanks about the same level as yours, is there a similar system here or am I trying to kill people with hundreds of games behind them in good mechs?
3) I can see a couple of stats in my profile on this website, is there a way of seeing these in game? Also, can I see more stats like total assists, total damage, etc.?

4) What do factions do? Is there an in-game difference if I choose one over another?

Edited by funkynige, 08 December 2012 - 08:33 AM.

[Diplomat99]

Hi, I am new here, around 5 days in the game. Since I played 15 years ago tabletop MW and all MW Computergames there ever where. I would seek a clan sometime soon, now I am "grinding" C-Bills to get my Heromech on the level (**** do I hate my XL engine in a brawl). So are there clans alreay? Are there arranged teams? All I do is click launch and get half the time with a very "special" team of let-dont-stick-together.

[Jaymzz Gekko]

Hi, joined today, still downloading the game and lurking around the forum. Plenty of info to read.

I'm from Portugal GMT time and quite fluent in English.

Still not sure what to do next after downloading the game, so any tips are welcome.

[Taryys]

Welcome to the game!!

Perhaps the 2 most important things you will need to know is when starting is:

1. how to change your weapon groups: right ctrl toggles a weapon for a weapon group, and you arrow keys move you around the weapons and weapon groups.

2. The trial mechs are suboptimal and you will find them frustrating until you get into the groove of understanding how to control you heat buildup with that mech.


My guide here has a lot of info you will find interesting:


[Guide] Playing with Friends, Groups, and Teams

After a while you may feel the need to sign here:

How To Reduce The Grind And Create A Great New User Experience

[Taryys]

Oh, and if you download TS3 and jump onto the unofficial server of Helmer's, I think there is an education channel or people that can show you the ropes too so you can supercharge your start into the game..

[Jaymzz Gekko]

Thanks Taryys.

Already launched myself a couple of times, and indeed was a frustrating and short experience!

Will check your guides and will download TS3 to see if I can improve.

[Taryys]

If you can figure out how to use the trial mechs effectively then there will be no mech you will not be able to figure out.

There is one trial mech available for each weight class: light, medium, heavy, assault.
Each weight class has strengths and weaknesses as well as roles that it is meant to work with.
My guide goes over this info as well.

Learning the role the mech is configured for will also help you stay alive and contribute more effectively.

This is a complicated game with a kinda steep learning curve, but it is manageable with some patience and guidance.

You are off to a great start, by posting here even before you started your first match!!

Wheee!!

[Jaymzz Gekko]

One last question (for now). Should I join a faction or a group? If there are factions accepting newbies... Or should I stand alone for now trying to understand the game and let that for later?

[Taryys]

If you are familiar with the factions there is no harm in waiting since community warfare is not yet implemented.
However fi ndng a regular crew to run with increase your enjoyment of the game get you ready for cw when that gets added.

[Hayashi]

Thiaugux, on 09 December 2012 - 09:14 AM, said:

One last question (for now). Should I join a faction or a group? If there are factions accepting newbies... Or should I stand alone for now trying to understand the game and let that for later?

There are groups accepting newbies, and people who form groups dedicated to teach new players as well. It is up to you if you prefer to learn alone or from them. After all the problem with learning from others is that you tend to pick up their 'bad' habits as well as the 'good', and certain things that they themselves don't know, they can't teach. However, the advantage of learning from others is that it's much, much faster.

Really your choice whether you prefer to stumble around in the dark or have someone light the way for you. The first will be more painful at the start, but you'll gain a stronger overall understanding of the game. The second will be easier to start off, but you will see only a part of the game.

[Franz One Eye]

Good evening,
I'm still downloading the patches, but thank a lot to the MWO team for this game.
Younger, I played the boardgame and I m very happy to be again a mechwarrior.

[Jaymzz Gekko]

Hayashi, on 09 December 2012 - 02:45 PM, said:

There are groups accepting newbies, and people who form groups dedicated to teach new players as well. It is up to you if you prefer to learn alone or from them. After all the problem with learning from others is that you tend to pick up their 'bad' habits as well as the 'good', and certain things that they themselves don't know, they can't teach. However, the advantage of learning from others is that it's much, much faster.

Really your choice whether you prefer to stumble around in the dark or have someone light the way for you. The first will be more painful at the start, but you'll gain a stronger overall understanding of the game. The second will be easier to start off, but you will see only a part of the game.

Well, will give myself a shot for now and will decide later about joinning a group. Thanks for the reply.

[Kaemon]

Thiaugux, on 09 December 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:

Well, will give myself a shot for now and will decide later about joinning a group. Thanks for the reply.

Exactly what I am doing, play against the groups, see which ones are decent and which ones are A-holes, learn who the decent players are, listen to the gossip, yada, yada...

Community warfare comes in, pick a team, have fun (until then it's all BETA anywho).

Updated weekly updates, also added a promotion area so new peeps can quickly (and hopefully accurately) see all the current promo's going on and when they end.

Still need a new format for this post, I'm open to suggestions, I'd like more current info on top and the older stuff maybe even in a ref link (which I hate doing).

Hmmmm...maybe more spoiler tag usage to shorten it up a bit?

[William Draven]

Greetings fellow MechWarriors. This is my third day in game, but I figured I'd stop in here and say hi.

[PsycoSurgeon]

Hello. Been playing for about a week before the last patch and thought I would say hello here...

Have to say I am enjoying the game immensly and have already built a couple of mechs(Now using a centurian). Only problem the mechs have is me!!!! I have a tendancy to engage to many mechs or go one on one with something twice my size head to head...think I may need a bigger mech

Anyway...just saying hi

Edited by DrEvilsShornScrotum, 18 December 2012 - 12:43 PM.

[Sosouke Sagara]

Guess I'll say hello, and see some stoof