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[Bhael Fire]

I tried playing Hawken today.

Didn't care for the lack of depth and lack of tactical options in the game (heal bots...really?).

I like the gritty militaristic aesthetics and the HUD (the targeting reticle looks like something that might be found in an F-16), as well as the dramatic dystopic maps, but that's about it.

Think I'll be sticking with MWO.

[Vassago Rain]

But hawken is getting a live-action webseries this year!

[Protection]

For all of its flaws, Mechwarrior has depth and awesomeness that is hard to appreciate and rarely seen in modern games, and in some distant day when the many issues are resolved and problems are fixed, the game has tremendous potential.

[jakucha]

I like both, for different reasons, as they're quite different games.

[matux]

Both this game and hawken have their merits..... its been said before, MWO is a thinking mans shooter.

[Thirdstar]

Bhael Fire, on 01 February 2013 - 09:55 PM, said:

Didn't care for the lack of depth and lack of tactical options in the game (heal bots...really?).

You think the ability to repair your bot while in combat (with the caveat that you're more vulnerable) is a LACK of tactical options?



I think there's plenty of depth and tactical options in Hawken, perhaps you did not play enough to discover said depth. My main beef with Hawken is the grind.

Edited by Thirdstar, 01 February 2013 - 10:11 PM.

[Muffinator]

I played a little Hawken too. Coming from MWO I was absolutely blown away by the interface, presentation, tutorials etc. Unfortunately I didn't find the gameplay very deep compared to MWO.

[BerryChunks]

Bhael Fire, on 01 February 2013 - 09:55 PM, said:

I tried playing Hawken today.

Didn't care for the lack of depth and lack of tactical options in the game (heal bots...really?).

I like the gritty militaristic aesthetics and the HUD (the targeting reticle looks like something that might be found in an F-16), as well as the dramatic dystopic maps, but that's about it.

Think I'll be sticking with MWO.

Bhael Fire, on 01 February 2013 - 09:55 PM, said:

I tried playing Hawken today.

Didn't care for the lack of depth and lack of tactical options in the game (heal bots...really?).

I like the gritty militaristic aesthetics and the HUD (the targeting reticle looks like something that might be found in an F-16), as well as the dramatic dystopic maps, but that's about it.

Think I'll be sticking with MWO.

Bhael Fire, on 01 February 2013 - 09:55 PM, said:

I tried playing Hawken today.

Didn't care for the lack of depth and lack of tactical options in the game (heal bots...really?).

I like the gritty militaristic aesthetics and the HUD (the targeting reticle looks like something that might be found in an F-16), as well as the dramatic dystopic maps, but that's about it.

Think I'll be sticking with MWO.

Terrible review by a bad player. nothing to see here.

[Felicitatem Parco]

This thread is being moved down to Off Topic, since its a discussion about an other game. The General Discussion is meant specifically for generally discussing MW:O, and discussing other games like Hawken 'n stuff should be in the Off Topic section of the forums. Thanks for understanding.

[BerryChunks]

matux, on 01 February 2013 - 10:08 PM, said:

Both this game and hawken have their merits..... its been said before, MWO is a thinking mans shooter.

oh definitely. Think "do I want to play SSRM ez mode or AC/20 cat ez mode, or SRM cat ez mode?".

Lots to think about. then there's the thought required to push the launch button, then the thought required to accelerate so you can go to the enemy and Brawl it out. Then there's the thought required in Lasers and PPCs and even some ballistics being hugely nerfed via double armor and double heat, leading one to think "hmm, I could cheese and be effective, or I could take bad weapon systems (which they are going to mess up even more by tweaking individual weapons) and die all over the place".

Yep, lots of thinking involved.

[Bhael Fire]

Prosperity Park, on 01 February 2013 - 10:25 PM, said:

This thread is being moved down to Off Topic, since its a discussion about an other game. The General Discussion is meant specifically for generally discussing MW:O, and discussing other games like Hawken 'n stuff should be in the Off Topic section of the forums. Thanks for understanding.

Whoops...sorry..guess you're right. I was mainly thinking about how much more awesome MW:O is compared to Hawken.

[Bhael Fire]

Thirdstar, on 01 February 2013 - 10:08 PM, said:

You think the ability to repair your bot while in combat (with the caveat that you're more vulnerable) is a LACK of tactical options?

Yes. Indeed. It means damage means nothing in Hawken. Tactical "hit and run" strikes mean nothing...therefore attrition tactics are pretty much null and void. Specific damage to critical areas on mechs means NOTHING....so...legging your enemy to slow them down or stripping away their weapons is not possible. Ammo? Yeah...it's infinite. LAME.

There's nothing in the game that promotes tactical use of anything, except leveling up and hoping your enemy is lower level than you and that you can catch them out in the open just as they are spawning back into the match...the same match that you've been farming them from for the last 10 minutes. The ability to strafe does not count as "tactical" options.

Hawken is basically cheap, silly thrills...no thinking required at all. FUN...but by no means engaging beyond a quick casual level.

[Bhael Fire]

BerryChunks, on 01 February 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

Terrible review by a bad player. nothing to see here.

[Fully Automatic Taxidea Taxus]

To me it looks like CoD with armed, walking televisions with their jumpjet lodged up its a**es in a rusty environment.

[Randall Flagg]

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