Mechwarrior time for a refresh?

The Running Man · 4 Sep 2007 at 11:48

with XboxLive and PSN flourishing, bigger better gfx etc, wouldt this be an ideal time to refresh the Mechwarrior approach and include Online play?

imagine 32mechs on a map @ war, with decent world gfx, physics, mental weapons, and ultimately online play!

im thinking unlockables, upgradeables, levels etc...

but not mechcommadner...

Kreeeee · 4 Sep 2007 at 11:49

Was that the game with the enormous control system?

Mr Jones · 4 Sep 2007 at 11:57

Kreeeee said:
Was that the game with the enormous control system?

Not that much was there?
I'm sure they can cut down the controls to simple toggle weapon change/cycle, aim, fire, "jump/fly", waypoints/targets and such...

But I've got to agree, time for a Mech5

Abooie · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:01

Nickg said:
with XboxLive and PSN flourishing, bigger better gfx etc, wouldt this be an ideal time to refresh the Mechwarrior approach and include Online play?

imagine 32mechs on a map @ war, with decent world gfx, physics, mental weapons, and ultimately online play!

im thinking unlockables, upgradeables, levels etc...

but not mechcommadner...

Chromehounds.

Persistent online war, squad based with the Mechwarrior 2 feel and probably the most online fun I've had since getting a 360.

Kreeeee · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:08

Dr Jones said:
Not that much was there?
I'm sure they can cut down the controls to simple toggle weapon change/cycle, aim, fire, "jump/fly", waypoints/targets and such...

But I've got to agree, time for a Mech5

smcshaw said:
Chromehounds.

Persistent online war, squad based with the Mechwarrior 2 feel and probably the most online fun I've had since getting a 360.

That was a horrible game though, nice concept but implemented poorly.

Mr Jones · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:12

Kreeeee said:

LOL!
That's madness... but I can see MS selling it along with the game or something, like Guitar Hero type, £80 for the whole came and controller...

Abooie · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:25

Kreeeee said:
That was a horrible game though, nice concept but implemented poorly.

I disagree. The single player game was quite poor (they were more training levels) but if you could get into a good squad and with regular players the 6vs6 online battles were amazing.

Shamikebab · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:31

Dr Jones said:
LOL!
That's madness... but I can see MS selling it along with the game or something, like Guitar Hero type, £80 for the whole came and controller...

they did, thats the steel batallion controller isn't it? it cost like 100 quid or something and came with the game.

Kreeeee · 4 Sep 2007 at 12:36

smcshaw said:
I disagree. The single player game was quite poor (they were more training levels) but if you could get into a good squad and with regular players the 6vs6 online battles were amazing.

I disagree. I really liked the concept and wanted to like the game but it was pretty dull.

The Mad One · 4 Sep 2007 at 14:32

I agree Mechwarrior defiantly needs a refresh in the style of mechwarrior 2, but I'd say its more suited as PC game then a console game otherwise its in-depth game play and controls will be dumbed down for the average console, I don't want to see my long time favorite series reduced to that.

Chromehounds was a good game, a good attempt at a mechwarrior clone but yes the single player was a joke.

Bolerus · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:15

mechwarrior (3) online on hte pc was a great game, particulary if you team up with a friend regualry

myself and a friend had a nice tactic, one would set up a small and very very fast mech, with little weapons except a tagger, the other would set up a big bad missile boat, reduce everything, engine armour the works, to get as many missiles on as possible.

the tagger would run in dodge and weave and tag a target, then activate the beacon, and let the missile boat fire from a hidden position.

we won some battles with that strat (one shot in on hte scout was usually enough to kill him though)

ahh i miss those days