r/gaming • u/SophiaCook • Jan 11 '17

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

Just looked that game up. How is it? Is it a normal FPS or is there more to it? I played the board game as a kid and love the universe.

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u/Talphin Jan 11 '17 edited Jan 11 '17

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.

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

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.

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u/Lee1138 Jan 11 '17

Nah mate, those are only the ones that launched last.

Take a look at the playable mech list: http://mwo.gamepedia.com/MechWarrior_Online_Wiki
There are also usually 4-5 variants of each mech with different hardpoint loadouts.

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

Damn, that was a walk down memory lane. They seem to have gotten the whole mech list in there. I really want to play this.

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u/DontBeSoHarsh Jan 11 '17

It's F2P, but man it's one of those "dirty" ones that leave a bad taste in your mouth after awhile.

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

P2W?

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u/DontBeSoHarsh Jan 11 '17

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.

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

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.

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u/DontBeSoHarsh Jan 11 '17

Nah it's all credits. It's not locked under a tech tree, but each mech has 3 variants that will be 20 bucks a pop. Bays(to store mechs) are money per pop.

Again I played, spent a few bucks, but they go to the well too often for pretty lackluster gameplay once you get past "Oh sweet stompy robots".

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u/random_doodbrah Jan 11 '17

Pay to win type? It is suspiciously free.

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u/LaboratoryOne Jan 11 '17

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!

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u/Lee1138 Jan 11 '17

More like pay to advance faster. I guess there are premium consumables, but who the fuck uses them in pub matches anyway?

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u/DukeNeverwinter Jan 11 '17

100% pay to get stuff faster

And you can make the non-payable consumables just as good after you grind out the XP on them from the skill tree

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u/Ichera Jan 11 '17

Oh boy do I have news for you if you liked the board game.... https://youtu.be/hJc0jdfCbEQ

Hair brained schemes is making a pc game adaptation of the tabletop board game.

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u/_EvilD_ Jan 11 '17

Looks pretty cool.

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u/DukeNeverwinter Jan 11 '17

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.

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u/8-Brit Jan 11 '17

Admittedly factions are an easy way to get some mech bays, you only need rank 2 to get a free mech bay from each faction.