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[Saybin Iacere]

So I noticed something...

I have 10 posts in this forum... This is an achievement for me since I avoid almost ALL forums. (Star Wars the Old Republic being one... eeeww)

So I ask a question, to all you silent people like me. Are you opening up to Mechwarrior online like I have? I have always been a Battletech fan, but never saw the need for forums. But here among us are like-minded fans with diverse beliefs all united in the prospect of a franchise worth a priceless amount of C-Bills I for one am not only excited to play this game, but am looking forward to trying out a forum for once and giving the community a chance. Come on silent people, I know you there like I was. What are looking forward to?

(Sorry for this post, but this was kind of a revelation to me 0.o)

[Gigantes]

Amen,

Been lurking for awhile on other forums and made a profile here recently...I think I'll stay for awhile.

[Dirk Le Daring]

Indeed, this is the first forum I have participated in, must be something about the game, it needs to live

....or do I need IT to live :S

But I fail to see how this is a problem It has to be a good thing

Edited by Dirk Le Daring, 05 March 2012 - 08:37 PM.

[Saybin Iacere]

Gigantes, on 05 March 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Amen,

Been lurking for awhile on other forums and made a profile here recently...I think I'll stay for awhile.

I would hope that may extend to "forever"? Not enough Mech fans these days, at least to me. It's all COD and BF all day every day with my friends.

[Fresh Meat]

I have never been so active online as i am here. Mechwarrior is the only game that can keep me so enthralled.

[Insidious Johnson]

DrHawk, on 05 March 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

I would hope that may extend to "forever"? Not enough Mech fans these days, at least to me. It's all COD and BF all day every day with my friends.

Mech'ers occupy the utmost top tier of gamers, looking down upon the vast unwashed herds of CoD/BF heffers. Just look up, you'll see us.

[Fatty]

Yeah I've never really been into other forums very much either. But if there's one place to start then it's right here! And I totally concur about there not being enough people into mechs and the like.

[Mason Grimm]

I'm gonna move this to OFF TOPIC / BTHARMONY

[Kedoyn]

I've been lurking for a while too, finally registered and started posting today. For me part of it is limiting how many games and forums I'm active in at a time so I dont cut into work/life balance (once I plug into a community I start posting quite a bit).

Other part of it was waiting for some in game footage to convince me the game's fully legit (I've been a beta tester for too many games so I am a bid jaded). Technically my plan was to wait another week for the supposed GDC reveal to come out but I guess I didn't stick to my plan too well

What I finally decided was that the community here seems so great that it didn't matter since the reason of posting is the community your plugging into not the game so once I realized that I stopped lurking...

[osito]

I read and check other bt forums daily but rarely if ever post there. Here i post quite often and participate alot. I am glad this forum has kept me this active. i love it here.

[Mason Grimm]

If you guys get bored of stuff here there is always (points at the glowing yellow letters below this post)

Just sayin.

[Threat Doc]

For those of you who've been silent, and/or who remain such, I hope each and every one of you will, eventually, post. I realize there are a great many discussions/debates/heavy debates, ahem, taking place, but it would be awfully nice to hear from the rest of you. Welcome.

[Saybin Iacere]

Oops I have incurred the wrath of the mods, sorry.

[Earthtalker]

DrHawk, on 05 March 2012 - 08:25 PM, said:

So I noticed something...

I have 10 posts in this forum... This is an achievement for me since I avoid almost ALL forums. (Star Wars the Old Republic being one... eeeww)

So I ask a question, to all you silent people like me. Are you opening up to Mechwarrior online like I have? I have always been a Battletech fan, but never saw the need for forums. But here among us are like-minded fans with diverse beliefs all united in the prospect of a franchise worth a priceless amount of C-Bills I for one am not only excited to play this game, but am looking forward to trying out a forum for once and giving the community a chance. Come on silent people, I know you there like I was. What are looking forward to?

(Sorry for this post, but this was kind of a revelation to me 0.o)

Completely agree. I have almost never posted in any forum as I saw it as a waste of time. Why talk when you could play AND talk to others in game? I have always thought this as I've waded through game after game. Now though, not so much. Maybe it's the mechs. Maybe it's the people. Maybe it's just me getting older and wanting to connect more with my fellow gamers. I don't know. It's just, something about Mechwarrior/Battletech just seems to pull me in and not let go. It's funny. Some of the best times and books I've had/read have always revolved around MW/BT. I'm looking at my bookshelf right now and seeing row upon row, shelf after shelf, of all things Sci-Fi. And the mjority of it is made up of Battletech and Mechwarrior novels. No other work of fiction, storyline, or game has had the effect on me as this does. I hope this game, and this universe, doesn't die out and fade away against the tsunami that is CoD/BF and other games that are full of twitch and respawns(not that there's anything wrong with that. It has it's place.). Games that don't require you to think any farther then doing the most damage before you die just so you can respawn and do it again. There's something wrong with the way games are nowadays. All style, no substance. Maybe I am getting a bit too jaded, but it just hurts a bit when a great game with a really good, fleshed out background gets not one look because it was released on the same day as the next CoD. Or the next Madden. Or the next Zombie game #593. I think this next year will probably be the last shot at reviving the MW/BT universe. and bringing it mainstream like CoD or MW. I hope I'm wrong and we can have another chance if all this doesn't pan out like it should. I really do. It's just.......why doesn't feel that way?

[Saybin Iacere]

Earthtalker, on 05 March 2012 - 09:11 PM, said:

Completely agree. I have almost never posted in any forum as I saw it as a waste of time. Why talk when you could play AND talk to others in game? I have always thought this as I've waded through game after game. Now though, not so much. Maybe it's the mechs. Maybe it's the people. Maybe it's just me getting older and wanting to connect more with my fellow gamers. I don't know. It's just, something about Mechwarrior/Battletech just seems to pull me in and not let go. It's funny. Some of the best times and books I've had/read have always revolved around MW/BT. I'm looking at my bookshelf right now and seeing row upon row, shelf after shelf, of all things Sci-Fi. And the mjority of it is made up of Battletech and Mechwarrior novels. No other work of fiction, storyline, or game has had the effect on me as this does. I hope this game, and this universe, doesn't die out and fade away against the tsunami that is CoD/BF and other games that are full of twitch and respawns(not that there's anything wrong with that. It has it's place.). Games that don't require you to think any farther then doing the most damage before you die just so you can respawn and do it again. There's something wrong with the way games are nowadays. All style, no substance. Maybe I am getting a bit too jaded, but it just hurts a bit when a great game with a really good, fleshed out background gets not one look because it was released on the same day as the next CoD. Or the next Madden. Or the next Zombie game #593. I think this next year will probably be the last shot at reviving the MW/BT universe. and bringing it mainstream like CoD or MW. I hope I'm wrong and we can have another chance if all this doesn't pan out like it should. I really do. It's just.......why doesn't feel that way?

There will always be a shot, we just have to forcefully convert every COD/BF fan...

[Gammera]

I found it very easy to chat with people in game weather it was in planning a battle or during battle. MW opened me up to be able to talk to other folks online instead of lurking on the sidelines!

[Trogusaur]

DrHawk, on 05 March 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

There will always be a shot, we just have to forcefully convert every COD/BF fan...

Doubtful, considering they're mostly a bunch of 13-year old prepubescents with the attention spans of monkeys. I would rather not have a mass exodus whiners and flamers gracing the MWO servers with their presence. They can stick to their bro shooters for all I care.

Edited by Lord Trogus, 06 March 2012 - 11:34 AM.

[Earthtalker]

At PPC point if we have to.

[LordDeathStrike]

BURN HEEEEEEM!!!!!!

[Saybin Iacere]

Earthtalker, on 05 March 2012 - 09:27 PM, said:

At PPC point if we have to.

Just stare em down with this