Mechwarrior Online

[Evildrider]

Have they said when this preorder period ends?

Think it's Aug. 7th.

And I'll be in House Davion.

[Hoax]

FWL for sure. Interested to see how many old names and faces from the old 3025 days are back.

Also +1 for any serious Friday or Saturday night out is going to cost at least $120.

[Trippy]

House Davion is what I was back in the days of MW2 and our cobbled together meta-game. Dunno what I would want to pick if I played this game. Are merc companies an option?

[Evildrider]

From what I gathered the guilds will be Merc Companies.

[Merusk]

Mercs are an option on the 'pick your faction' thing for the site profile.  As is "Lone Wolf"

Though Evildrider's post does ring familiar with me.

[Lantyssa]

If Mercs are an option, then I'll be a Belt Pirate.

[Furiously]

If Mercs are an option, then I'll be a Belt Pirate.

Why would you want to steal belts? You are the worst pirate!

[Llyse]

One thing I haven't checked: is there going to be any kind of persistency when it comes to war and the likes? Or is it all arenas after arenas? Can we create "guilds"? This is maybe the first time I'd really love to be part of an f13-kind-of-party. Do we need to all pick the same faction to make a guild (again, if possible)? I know it's premature considering some of us haven't preordered yet, but it's only 2 weeks 6 weeks away and I am rally looking forward to this.

$120 is a lot, but I haven't subscribed to an MMO for almost years now, haven't gone drinking for a few months and I love Battletech so I'll support it. I was shattered when 3025 beta/online/thingy ended.

You can create guilds (they're called Merc Companies though). The question is can you switch between faction with the same account? The impressiong I get is that you won't be able to which could be a bigger problem is what Simond hinted at.

Goonswarm is playing in House Liao and bringing all their poke the NeckBeard (which I qualify). So while I love the SA gaming culture, I have to smack myself not to take internet robots so damn seriously...

But Goonswarm/SA/PA/Ars or whatever group playing is great for the game because it adds an existing vibrant gaming culture and will keep it alive for at least a year.

But yeah it'd be nice to be in the same house as some awesome f13 folk.  


Edit: Founders FAQ compilation

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/15171-founders-qa-compilation/

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

[apocrypha]

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/15171-founders-qa-compilation/

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

If NDA hasn't dropped before then then I will consider this one of the most cynical moves in gaming ever.

[Falconeer]

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

Oh, don't worry. I did. But I bought the 60$ one, not the 120$.

[Arthur_Parker]

Full credit to the nutter who created this thread.

[Llyse]

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

Oh, don't worry. I did. But I bought the 60$ one, not the 120$.

Just means you have 15th of JUly to upgrade for all 4 mechs... 

[satael]

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

Oh, don't worry. I did. But I bought the 60$ one, not the 120$.

Just means you have 15th of JUly to upgrade for all 4 mechs... 

Atleast until that (there's no definite end date for the founders yet I think).
Can't wait until someone spills the beans so I can give em money for an atlas (or a catapult) 

[Ironwood]

Full credit to the nutter who created this thread.

Holy shit.

[Falconeer]

You have until July 15 to crack Falc 

Oh, don't worry. I did. But I bought the 60$ one, not the 120$.

Just means you have 15th of JUly to upgrade for all 4 mechs... 

SHIT. YOU KNOW ME SO WELL.

[Arthur_Parker]

Holy shit.

Yeah.

As Simond said earlier, the goons/goonfleet is going, there's wormsign Jade Constantine...

And somebody is already ramping up the propaganda.

The Mittani

To the neglected citizens of the Federated Suns, shadowed in ignorance, feudalism, and illiteracy, I, The Mittani of House Lowtax, Coordinator (Chancellor, too) of the Capellan Confederation, King of Space, King of Internet Robots, the Worst Person On The Internet, Scourge of Man-Children, and Feathered-God-King of the Tetatae, bequeath unto you the following sage wisdom:

"Single autocrat backed by a team structure to avoid burnout; abhor democracy, councils and e-honor."

It is with this wisdom that I have gently guided the beating hearts of some nine thousand internet spaceship pilots and managed a coalition of some additional twenty thousand though various no-holds-barred internet space wars. I give you this wisdom as a gift, knowing full well that you will probably be unable to read these words, but fear not! As Coordinator/Chancellor, once I bring the sacred Word of Lowtax to your feudal colonies, I will implement the same universal education and health care that your own leaders have failed to provide your neglected citizenry, so that you may one day read this sacred post and bask in the glory my House.

I wish you all the best in your internet robot-driving endeavors, with the proviso that we are going to do our level best to, er, level your House.

Yours in TENBUX,

His Majesty The Mittani of the House of Lowtax, King of Space, King of Robots, Divine Feathered-King of the Tetaetae, First Lord of the Star League, First of His Name, By the Grace of God, Of the Confederation of Sian, Capella, Victoria, St. Ives, and Liao and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Confederation, Commander in Chief of the Death Commandos, Second Lord of the Star League Too, Inner Spheroid Representative of the Tetatae, Rightful Claimant to the Sarna March and its Constituent Territories of Sirius, Keid, New Home, Bryant, Small World, Epsilon Indi, Ingress, Procyon, Carver V, Epsilon Eridani, Sheratan, Fletcher, Talitha, Van Diemen IV, Outreach, Terra Firma, Woodstock, Ronel, Tybalt, Tigress, Achernar, Hall, Wasat, Elgin, Capolla, Acamar, Bharat, Hamal, Yangtze, Tikonov, Hsien, Nanking, Arboris, Azha, Slocum, Alrescha, Kansu, Tall Trees, Menkalinan, Salph, New Canton, Zurich, Aldebaran, Liao, Ningpo, Algol, Buchlau, Gan Singh, Pleione, Poznan, Styk, Shensi, St. Andre, Hunan, Menkar, Foochow, Jonathan, Tsitsang, Wei, Shipka, Foot Fall, Second Try, Palos, Zaurak, New Macao, Highspire, Mandate, Matsu, Elnath, Yunnah, Phact, Wazan, Old Kentucky, Corey, Ulan Bator, Tsinghai, Chamdo, Camperton, Lesalles, Raballa, Bora, Quernoy, Sarmaxa, Sakhalin, Kaifeng, Truth, Hellgoland, Remshield, Tsingtao and Sama, Rightful Claimant to the Cappelan March and its constituent territories of Sonnia, Mira, Mesartim, Almach, Halloran V, Demeter, Chesterton, Ulan Batar, Algot, New Aragon, Valexa, Ashkium, Goshen, Bell, Axton, Morvian, Cala, Perkasie, Gallitzin, Orbisonia, Lee, Cammal, Monhegan, Daniels, Alcyone, Shoreham, Redfield, Stein's Folly, Quittacas, Royalston, Weekapaug, Scituate, Kittery, Gurnet, Spica, Mentasta, Beid, Haappajarvi, Corella, Atlas, Tecumseh, Beten Kaitos, Emerson, Smolensk, Andro, Bethel, Monongahela, Novaya Zemlya, Kluane, Wappingers, Kathil, Ziliang, Uravan, Immenstadt, Velhas, Manapire, Weatogue, Ikast, Verlo, Kafr Silim, Jonzac, Safe Port, Hadnall, Bacum, Colocallao, Sirdar, Abruzzi, Glentworth, Courcellete, Ashley, Shaunavon, Frazer, Mendham, Horsham, Bromhead, Avigalt, Narellan, Beenleigh, Jaipur, Alucara, Taygeta, Mandaree, Wrentham, Ridgebrook, Merope, Maia, Electra, Robsart, Flintoft, Diefenbaker, Carmichael, Linsday, Brockway, Midale, Carmacks, Ogilvie, Fortymile, Seikulmun, Kigamboni, Cumberland, Mordialloc, Wernke, Hobbs, Okains, Hobson, Kaitangata, New Syrtis, Oltepesi, Birqash, Firgove, Brusett, Lothair, Hyalite, Drienfontein, Kiserian, Marodzi, Enchi, Die Moot, Keutervile, Anaheim, Weippe and Warren, Rightful Claimant to New Avalon and All Its Governed Territories and Protector of the Sphere.

I'm not in the beta and therefore can't comment on the game itself, but it seems there's some interest out there for something other than Eve.

[Falconeer]

So we can be everything but Liao. Ok, cool.

[Falconeer]

This is my bad, I totally missed it, but could anyone give me a rundown on why we haven't been playing Mechwarrior Living Legends like crazy until now? Pros and Cons? I am trying to download it as we speak...

[Lantyssa]

I had to laugh at Mittani's title.

Thankfully Star's End isn't on it.  Of course it is a useless clump of rocks on the far end of the galaxy from Liao.

[Draegan]

This game looks fun, but I don't think I can play it since I close on my new house next week and will spending most of July doing shit.

Anyway, there any good writeups on this game since I'm lazy?  What's the gameplay like etc?  Or NDA is up and no one can talk?

[kildorn]

The latter. There are gameplay movies from the company, and they seem to be too small to aggressively take down the  movies lying around. But I've seen nothing on the out of combat advancement mechanics beyond the text of the preorders talking about some form of tree.

[Draegan]

I'm assuming that the game mechanics are going to be something like WOT?

[Ironwood]

Define 'Lying Around'.  With Links.

[Falconeer]

Yeah it's crazy, I can't find anything. Granted, I haven't ventured in the darkest corners of the internet, but I am surprised how little (actually: zero) is coming up. Not only the only footage they released is very, very limited (what, 5 minutes total? 10 if you had the mechlab?), but there's not much in written form either. It's the biggest tease I can remember in recent videogaming history, and still it managed to score 600k $ in 1 day. We are all a bunch of fools, I am sure. Especially because usually we'd think that such an obsessive radio silence probably means the game is shit, while this time around we are shelling out big cash out of nothing else than dreams & hopes.

May the spirit of the Hellgate London Lifetime Subscription save our souls.

[angry.bob]

Enough with your cynicism, giant internet robots are at steak!

On the other hand, that douchy announcement from that douchy mittani guy is almost enough to turn me off buying the game. I just want to log in, shoot robots in my robot, and log out. The idea that anything from boring as fuck Eve could be dragged into the game repulses me. That includes fucking fruity pseudo political roleplaying or whatever the fuck it is he's trynig to do. It annoys me so much I'd hit him in his fucking face with a claw hammer in real life to make him keep this shit to himself.

[Arthur_Parker]

He's not roleplaying, he's just trying really hard to piss people off, as it will help his recruitment drive later on.

[Simond]

"Divine Feathered-King of the Tetaetae" is likely to cause strokes in quite a few of the traditional BT grognards all by itself. 
( http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Tetatae )

[Llyse]

So let's say I buy into the God King of Tetaetae, how do you go about joining them Simond? Is it the 6 month SA account thing?

Othewise I might just play Steiner with Lantyssa or Davion or something. Fuck Comstar. (Not the poster) 

[UnSub]

Not only the only footage they released is very, very limited (what, 5 minutes total? 10 if you had the mechlab?), but there's not much in written form either. It's the biggest tease I can remember in recent videogaming history, and still it managed to score 600k $ in 1 day. We are all a bunch of fools, I am sure.

You throw the right buzzwords around and nerds are happy to throw money at it. That's pretty much the rule governing every successful video game Kickstarter as well.

[Comstar]

Someone needs to convince Sir Molle to join the Federated Suns. Get the old band back together.  Just like old times.


Damm, trying to tell myself not buy a full game price for a game that probably will such as much as WoT did (I loved it. Till I got to the 4th tank. Ugh).  I's really weird that there's so little your tube of it. WTF are they hiding (for)?!?

[apocrypha]

WTF are they hiding (for)?!?

Maybe people spending $120 on this in advance should ask themselves the same question. Maybe there just isn't that much game to hide?

How many tanks and maps did WoT have at launch, does anyone know?

[Falconeer]

World of Tanks only had German and Russian tanks at launch, up to tier 8 if I can remember correctly. It was about 40 tanks I would say. And maybe 6 to 8 maps. Also, when it launched, it had been in OPEN beta for more than a year.

So, no one is up for an f13 thing? Based on the website and the Dev blogs, 6 factions are confirmed PLUS Mercenary Corps and Lone Wolfers. We could all choose a faction (Both Steiner and Davion are OK to me), or go f13 Mercenary Corp.

[Llyse]

World of Tanks only had German and Russian tanks at launch, up to tier 8 if I can remember correctly. It was about 40 tanks I would say. And maybe 6 to 8 maps. Also, when it launched, it had been in OPEN beta for more than a year.

So, no one is up for an f13 thing? Based on the website and the Dev blogs, 6 factions are confirmed PLUS Mercenary Corps and Lone Wolfers. We could all choose a faction (Both Steiner and Davion are OK to me), or go f13 Mercenary Corp.

An f13 Mercenary Corp sounds wonderful but would we have 4 people who consistently play in the same timezone? This is why I'm leaning towards the Serious business side of World of Lowtax. You will always have Lancemates, and besides the static of idiocy and publicity the majority of Goonswarm were (anecdotally) intelligent and nice.

I'm so overhyping myself for this...

[apocrypha]

World of Tanks only had German and Russian tanks at launch, up to tier 8 if I can remember correctly. It was about 40 tanks I would say. And maybe 6 to 8 maps. Also, when it launched, it had been in OPEN beta for more than a year.

OK, well those may be interesting numbers to remember. Just saying.

[Falconeer]

I hate to even dedicate one single post to the guy, but add me to the horde of people that would happily punch that privileged asshole to a pulp (EDIT: morally, figuratively). The simple idea of "playing with him" make my intestine want to rip out of my body and strangle him. Infinite reasons for this, Fanfest's display of "because I can" kind of mean mediocrity being the biggest one. My one and only off topic comment about that idiot.