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[Mathmatics]

IT is called hawken. It dosnt really feel as much of a mech as maybe a power suit but its EXTREMELY polished. I dont know which game has been being worked on longer but if I had to guess id say hawken has 3 years on MWO. 4 game modes, a really smart free to play cosmetic scheme and the generic exp bonus that all ftp has. The game runs 100+fps and looks omg fantastic (mwo runs on my high end system around 30).

Just wanted to point out the compatition is out there, I personally prefer mwo because I like battletech but hawken is a really well done game if its any where near as young as MWO

FOUR GAME MODES!

Edited by Mathmatics, 14 December 2012 - 10:12 PM.

[Sybreed]

I tried Hawken. It's a fun game, fun enough for me to put 20$ into it, but I still come back to MWO. The design philosophy is extremely different and while it feels like you're in a mech when you walk, the rest isn't very "mecha". These mechs in Hawken are actually a poor man's Gundam. It's cool, but I can't say it's better in terms of gameplay

In terms of polish though, they're a decade (exaggerating) ahead of MWO. Their interface is simply 10x better (PGI needs to completely revamp their game browser) and yes, there are more gamemodes, their Garage (mech lab) is also much more polished. It just shows how soon PGI launched MWO. I mean, MWO has potential, but there are a few key elements that need a lot of refinement (again, talking about game browser). Graphic wise, both are good, but their style are very different. I prefer MWO because of how damage a mech can look at the end of a round, but hawken runs smoother (with perhaps better graphics).

Gameplay wise, completely different games and it's now a matter of taste. Kids will probably prefer Hawken, but MWO's gameplay is potentially much deeper. PGI simply needs to stop cutting corners (referencing to the incoming Conquest game mode which is simply assault with 5 bases) and it can become the better game.

Edited by Sybreed, 14 December 2012 - 10:21 PM.

[PlzDie]

Hawken is no competition for MWO, it is not battletech it is COD with mechs and just another twitch game so no thank you sir not for me.
For the guys out there that's into twitch games I say enjoy I will stick with this one.