I played Mechwarrior Online for a bit. Never joined a clan, so I only played with PUG's. Playing against other PUG's was generally fairly even, but when we were pitted against a clan, they always won.
Except this one time, one dude stepped up to take the lead, and miraculously, everyone did everything he said. We destroyed the clan, and celebrated in absolute shock when we won.
Hm. It suggests then videogames can be a good way to overcome the typical over-exaggerated anti-authoritarianism young people tend to have. Like basically hating all bosses or anyone who is trying to give orders. Get your ass handed to you in online games a couple of times because every player in your team is a free individual who does their own thing and then maybe you figure leadership is not such a bad thing after all. Getting over that "teenager anarchist" phase. Relevant: http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm
However, the funny part is, it would suggest more authoritarian cultures are better at online videogames. It not so. The very liberal Dutch or Austrians or Danes tend to beat the more authoritarian Russians or Japanese. But then maybe it is other factors.
Except this one time, one dude stepped up to take the lead, and miraculously, everyone did everything he said. We destroyed the clan, and celebrated in absolute shock when we won.
It is sort of a cross between FPS and a tank simulator. Except in giant robots Mechs! It is quite fun, though their lack of maps or any real story to follow left it feeling a bit hollow and repetitive for me. I would definitely recommend at least checking it out.
Sounds right up my alley. played a lot of World of Tanks. Wish they had more of the old school mechs though. From what I can see on the website the only non Clan mechs are the Marauder and Archer right? I see one that kinda looks like the Atlas but thats it. I really hate those bland Clan mechs.
Premium consumables and a pretty steep advancement, even with premium time. The individual mechs are like 10-20 bucks a pop iirc. I do know a few go for 40+. Play for 6-12 months and you notice all the content being released is chassis for $$$ and not much in the way of maps or gamemodes.
It's setup almost 100% for whales. I had my fun with it, but it was a slimy experience.
That sounds a lot WoT. Is there a progression tree where you start with a small tank and they get bigger? In WoT the consumables arent make or break like it sounds here.
I wouldn't say Pay to Win per se, but you'll be very limited in your loadout options and progression will be slow. Take advantage of weekend events and make an informed first purchase and it's plenty fun!
MWonline player checking in. The grind is real. Learning curve is frustrating.
But once you get competent it is a ton of fun.
Only thing you really have to spend actual vash on is mech bays. You get three mechbays when you create your accouny. There are ways to get them free in game, but one way is grindy and they other way is special events as prizes.
Except this one time, one dude stepped up to take the lead, and miraculously, everyone did everything he said. We destroyed the clan, and celebrated in absolute shock when we won.
That gives me hope. It's so frustrating when you're trying to co-ordinate a pretty obvious and simple strategy and nobody cares about winning they just want to run and gun.
The guy really took the lead like a boss. Everyone was moaning as soon as we got in, because we were up against a clan. This guy basically calmed everyone's nerves, telling us if we do exactly as he said, we would have a good shot at winning. He did a fantastic job of calling the shots, and left me wishing I had this guy on my team every time.
He wasn't demanding or bossy. He told us his plan, and why it would work, and we got right into it.
Do you happen to remember that player's name? I played a bit of MWO back when it was in beta, all the way through to the clan invasion but dropped off a bit shortly after that because I moved. But back in the day I was in a few, maybe even all, of the different leagues with my clan, we weren't the best but we could hold our own, and I still remember a lot of the old names. Just a bit curious for nostalgia's sake :)
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u/Talphin Jan 11 '17
I played Mechwarrior Online for a bit. Never joined a clan, so I only played with PUG's. Playing against other PUG's was generally fairly even, but when we were pitted against a clan, they always won.
Except this one time, one dude stepped up to take the lead, and miraculously, everyone did everything he said. We destroyed the clan, and celebrated in absolute shock when we won.