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[stVillain]

Maybe i'm old.

But i Definitely remember a Mechwarrior Online game done in the early 2000s with arena combat and an Over world where different Battletech factions fought across the Innerphere. Same Idea a F2p game where you purchased mechs and equipment with cash.

That game never made it out of beta. it got squashed maybe 2-3 months into open beta.

Now we have the same Game with updated graphics. F2p arena style combat.

How will the new MWO last longer / be better then the prior incarnation?

does the development team know they're arguably treading the same ground?

Now don't get me wrong I'm more then a little excited to return to piloting a Mech. But this has always nagged me when ever i've seen MWO news.

Edited by stVillain, 22 May 2012 - 12:31 PM.

[Risky]

Oh really, please do show us your Mech Warrior Online that this game is a sequel to.

[Hayden]

That was Multiplayer Battletech 3025.

The game was largely hobbled by the developers and rights owners (looking at you, EA and Microsoft).

I think the biggest advantage MWO has is the sheer amount of time that has passed since the last release of an MW game. The community has waited a long time for this, and I think things will pan out better this time.

[Fezzwig]

Is this what your thinking of?

http://www.mpbt3025.....php?q=node/388

[Stalkerr]

Fezzwig, on 22 May 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

Is this what your thinking of?

http://www.mpbt3025.....php?q=node/388

Wow, the graphics on 3025 look a lot better than I remember them.

[Mota Prefect]

Stalkerr, on 22 May 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

Wow, the graphics on 3025 look a lot better than I remember them.

Ahh memories... I think you're thinking about the beta mpbt 3025 - The graphics were most sparse indeed.

[Arafinar]

Hayden, on 22 May 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

That was Multiplayer Battletech 3025.

The game was largely hobbled by the developers and rights owners (looking at you, EA and Microsoft).

I think the biggest advantage MWO has is the sheer amount of time that has passed since the last release of an MW game. The community has waited a long time for this, and I think things will pan out better this time.

MPBT 3025 the only mech game I have been in that you would hear ppl say over coms "HOLY S*** ITS A RAVEN!!!"
I loved that game. Its proof that EA can screw up anything.
Ara

[cinco]

stVillain, on 22 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

Maybe i'm old.

But i Definitely remember a Mechwarrior Online game done in the early 2000s with arena combat and an Over world where different Battletech factions fought across the Innerphere. Same Idea a F2p game where you purchased mechs and equipment with cash.

That game never made it out of beta. it got squashed maybe 2-3 months into open beta.

Now we have the same Game with updated graphics. F2p arena style combat.

How will the new MWO last longer / be better then the prior incarnation?

does the development team know they're arguably treading the same ground?

Now don't get me wrong I'm more then a little excited to return to piloting a Mech. But this has always nagged me when ever i've seen MWO news.

this game isn't arena combat. you're talking about mech warrior 5, which was announced late 2000s, so you're wrong.it was also not planned to be f2p. so you're wrong again.

[KoBaC]

Risky, on 22 May 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

Oh really, please do show us your Mech Warrior Online that this game is a sequel to.

Great idea, jump on someone for asking a question.

[Suskis]

THIS

[Karyudo ds]

stVillain, on 22 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

Maybe i'm old.

But i Definitely remember a Mechwarrior Online game done in the early 2000s with arena combat and an Over world where different Battletech factions fought across the Innerphere. Same Idea a F2p game where you purchased mechs and equipment with cash.

Prehaps you are old, indeed there hasn't been a previous MWO or F2P MW title at all. Though there was MBT3025, that was subscription...or was intended to be.

stVillain, on 22 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

That game never made it out of beta. it got squashed maybe 2-3 months into open beta.

It got EA trying to get tons of money out of Microsoft and Microsoft saying "screw that, I can just buy the rights to the entire IP for less" then when EA had to renew...the price had gone way up. EA basically got greedy and that cost them. From my understanding anyway.

stVillain, on 22 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

How will the new MWO last longer / be better then the prior incarnation?

There's about a billion threads, dev posts, and FAQ on this.

stVillain, on 22 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

does the development team know they're arguably treading the same ground?

MW, MW2, MW3, MW4, MBT3025, MWO...yeah, pretty sure they know this isn't the first game with mechs over the internet.

In fact the second Mechassault was the first Battletech related game to launch with an online faction map. Though the implementation was terrible.

Edited by Karyudo-ds, 22 May 2012 - 01:15 PM.