Mechwarrior Online. Yes, really :)

[Sleepery]

http://mwomercs.com/

Very little info available at the moment, but if ever a fictional universe deserved an mmo, this is it

 

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Just a pilot name by the look of it. Reading more in the harsh morning light, it's doesn't look great so far - no avatars outside of the mechs, ony 3(!) mechs confirmed so far, and they've very vague on whether it's a lobby based arena thingy or persistent online world.

 

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what ever happened to MW5?

They're just calling it 'Mechwarrior' now :

http://ie.pc.ign.com/articles/100/1002275p1.html

Still seems in the early stages of development

 

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Quite limited at the moment, seems to be basically a lobby and arenas from what they're saying. Bit of a waste of the licence

 

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I'm shocked and disappointed at how little reaction this game has gotten on OCUK.

I thought there would be far more Battletech fans here.

It's just that they don't look like doing this justice, it seems to be just a lobby / match type game, not a proper mmo.


Real Battletech fans this way -> http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18379860&highlight=mechwarrior+tactics

 

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I have to admit, some of this sounds brilliant :

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/5155-dev-blog-5-mech-warfare-part-i/

MechWarrior Online is more simulation than arcade

In the center of the HUD there are two aiming reticles, a circle and a cross. The circle represents where weapons mounted on the arms will fire while the cross represents where all other weapons will fire. When the ’Mech’s torso is not currently rotating, the two reticles will align over top of each other and all weapons will fire on the same point. When the player rotates the torso’s pitch or twist, the ’Mech’s arms and their reticle lead the rotation while the slower torso follows

In addition to what’s displayed on the actual HUD, the monitors in the cockpit will also display information about the ’Mech. While some of the monitors may be in the pilot’s normal field of view, they can all be seen by free looking around the cockpit. The information displayed on them is generally of a secondary or tertiary nature, like the status of the ’Mech’s actuators or heat sinks, or more detailed information about the distribution of ammunition within the ’Mech.

They're not messing about

 

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The raven in Mechcommander. The standard of acting in this never fails to amaze me

 

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Locust I think.

 

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Don't suppose you have a link to the order the books should go in? I read a few of them years and years ago, very enjoyable.

 

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Nice one, thanks

Edit - bloody hell, there's load of 'em!

 

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A gameplay vid! With some of the worst music ever!

 

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Who cares, downloading tonight

 

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I know I started the thread but I just completely lost interest when I found out it was just another lobby shooter. Other than the fancy graphics it was exactly like playing any of the MW games from the last century.