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Posted: 6/13/2012 8:58:06 PM
Originally Posted By DocBach:  http://youtu.be/NMqO_k5B2LEconcept video of the "OFFICIAL" mechwarrior online joystick I wonder if any of the HUD graphics will be exportable to other screens...I'd like to modify my pit slightly for this.... |
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Posted: 6/18/2012 4:57:14 PM
Originally Posted By SeanR: SaKahn Clan Hells Horses checking in. I still have everyone of the old games in the box. Tried to load them up last year on my Win7 box but it was a no go, couldn't get in to any game/servers so unloaded them. Might have to check this out again, I think I spent a good 4 years of my life playing them and is the sole reason I ended up in Texas, the CHH Kahn and I became great friends and went in to business together. That didn't work out well but I'm still gaming. I remember playing CHH in some league games back when. |
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DragoMuseveni
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Posted: 6/18/2012 7:23:48 PM
[Last Edit: 6/18/2012 7:24:40 PM by DragoMuseveni]
Originally Posted By JSteensen: Originally Posted By DocBach: http://youtu.be/NMqO_k5B2LEconcept video of the "OFFICIAL" mechwarrior online joystick I wonder if any of the HUD graphics will be exportable to other screens...I'd like to modify my pit slightly for this.... It needs to be modular, that way some hardcore players with too much time and money on their hand can build a custom POD.   |
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DocBach
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Posted: 6/18/2012 8:58:50 PM
Originally Posted By SeanR:
SaKahn Clan Hells Horses checking in. I still have everyone of the old games in the box. Tried to load them up last year on my Win7 box but it was a no go, couldn't get in to any game/servers so unloaded them. Might have to check this out again, I think I spent a good 4 years of my life playing them and is the sole reason I ended up in Texas, the CHH Kahn and I became great friends and went in to business together. That didn't work out well but I'm still gaming. Of all the awesome reasons to move to Texas you did it for MechWarrior? Hard-fucking-core man, I thought I was a Battletech nerd! |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 9:21:13 AM
Originally Posted By DragoMuseveni:
Originally Posted By JSteensen:
Originally Posted By DocBach:
http://youtu.be/NMqO_k5B2LE
concept video of the "OFFICIAL" mechwarrior online joystick I wonder if any of the HUD graphics will be exportable to other screens...I'd like to modify my pit slightly for this.... It needs to be modular, that way some hardcore players with too much time and money on their hand can build a custom POD.
http://jido-genshi.com/battletech.jpg I remember those - they were underappreciated and WAAAY before their time. |
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Paulie771
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Posted: 6/19/2012 12:32:32 PM
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Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter.
ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... |
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navvet89
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Posted: 6/19/2012 1:38:27 PM
Originally Posted By Paulie771: Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter. ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... I'm still not fond of the FTP format, seems like "pay to win" to me but I guess theres nothing to it except watch and see what happens. |
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Swoosh101
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:12:34 PM
Mechwarrior online has founder packs available now.
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M-1975
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:22:50 PM
I'm debating between the Catapult and the Atlas founder's mechs.
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Paulie771
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:41:49 PM
Originally Posted By navvet89:
Originally Posted By Paulie771:
Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter. ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... I'm still not fond of the FTP format, seems like "pay to win" to me but I guess theres nothing to it except watch and see what happens. Having played a few FTP games, few were straight-up "pay-to-win" (I avoid games like Combat Arms or Battlefield that seem to be that way). Take World of Tanks, for example. Sure, you can buy unique tanks, but they're not any more or less better than the ones you have to work for. Hopefully, any mechs that are buyable are just variants of other, available chassis. Either way, a PPC hitting a Hunchback is still a PPC, doesn't matter if the dude paid for it or earned it in game. Time vs. money and all that. Since it seems like MWO is modeled after the WoT set up, I'm hopeful. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:42:55 PM
Originally Posted By M-1975:
I'm debating between the Catapult and the Atlas founder's mechs. I love Jenners, but I'm going Catapult. Never a big fan of assaults and the Hunchy just doesn't do it for me. I don't think I can justify $120 to get all of them, though. |
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DragoMuseveni
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:54:16 PM
Originally Posted By Paulie771: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By Paulie771: Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter. ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... I'm still not fond of the FTP format, seems like "pay to win" to me but I guess theres nothing to it except watch and see what happens. Having played a few FTP games, few were straight-up "pay-to-win" (I avoid games like Combat Arms or Battlefield that seem to be that way). Take World of Tanks, for example. Sure, you can buy unique tanks, but they're not any more or less better than the ones you have to work for. Hopefully, any mechs that are buyable are just variants of other, available chassis. Either way, a PPC hitting a Hunchback is still a PPC, doesn't matter if the dude paid for it or earned it in game. Time vs. money and all that. Since it seems like MWO is modeled after the WoT set up, I'm hopeful. It does matter if the only way to get the PPC is to spend real money or if there are consumables that give you a damage bonus. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 3:11:07 PM
Got a Founder's Pack
Is it August 7th yet? |
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JSteensen
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Posted: 6/19/2012 3:37:04 PM
How long are they going to sell the founder packs for?
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Paulie771
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Posted: 6/19/2012 3:37:47 PM
Until Aug. 7th.
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Posted: 6/19/2012 3:43:05 PM
Originally Posted By BigAJ: Got a Founder's Pack Is it August 7th yet? Sucker.  (And now I just need to avoid you for two months to keep the temptation down...) |
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navvet89
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Posted: 6/19/2012 3:51:17 PM
Originally Posted By DragoMuseveni: Originally Posted By Paulie771: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By Paulie771: Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter. ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... I'm still not fond of the FTP format, seems like "pay to win" to me but I guess theres nothing to it except watch and see what happens. Having played a few FTP games, few were straight-up "pay-to-win" (I avoid games like Combat Arms or Battlefield that seem to be that way). Take World of Tanks, for example. Sure, you can buy unique tanks, but they're not any more or less better than the ones you have to work for. Hopefully, any mechs that are buyable are just variants of other, available chassis. Either way, a PPC hitting a Hunchback is still a PPC, doesn't matter if the dude paid for it or earned it in game. Time vs. money and all that. Since it seems like MWO is modeled after the WoT set up, I'm hopeful. It does matter if the only way to get the PPC is to spend real money or if there are consumables that give you a damage bonus. One thing I thought was interesting is that founders buyers get a lifetime 25% cbill earnings bonus, seems like pay to win to me. Keep in mind that I played all of the previous MW games but have no experience playing F2P games at all. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:04:21 PM
Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By DragoMuseveni: Originally Posted By Paulie771: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By Paulie771: Founder Packages are available in less than 30 minutes (12 noon CDT) according to Russ Bullock on Twitter. ETA: as of 1230 the servers were still down from the load their under. LOL. It's possible this game may be popular.... I'm still not fond of the FTP format, seems like "pay to win" to me but I guess theres nothing to it except watch and see what happens. Having played a few FTP games, few were straight-up "pay-to-win" (I avoid games like Combat Arms or Battlefield that seem to be that way). Take World of Tanks, for example. Sure, you can buy unique tanks, but they're not any more or less better than the ones you have to work for. Hopefully, any mechs that are buyable are just variants of other, available chassis. Either way, a PPC hitting a Hunchback is still a PPC, doesn't matter if the dude paid for it or earned it in game. Time vs. money and all that. Since it seems like MWO is modeled after the WoT set up, I'm hopeful. It does matter if the only way to get the PPC is to spend real money or if there are consumables that give you a damage bonus. One thing I thought was interesting is that founders buyers get a lifetime 25% cbill earnings bonus, seems like pay to win to me. Keep in mind that I played all of the previous MW games but have no experience playing F2P games at all. My understanding is that it is going to operate much like World of Tanks. In WoT, you can buy a premium account for about $12 per month (or cheaper). Basically, it increases your credit and experience income both by 1.5x. So, if you average 400xp per game and 10,000 credits it'd bump it up to 600xp per game and 15,000 credits. When it comes to grinding, if you're trying to get 20,000xp and 800,000 credits to get that next tank, the premium account just cuts down on the number of games you have to play to advance. It doesn't give you an advantage in that particular match, it just lets you advance faster. As for premium vehicles, they're not necessarily super tanks, they just get a credit boost so you can make your credits faster. A lot of the premiums are actually a bit underpowered but may get a match making advantage to offset that. Maybe MWO will be different, but if it operates like that, you're not really paying to win. |
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DragoMuseveni
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:22:35 PM
WoT also lets you buy "preimum" ammo which has better penetration over standard ammo. I don't like the idea of someone having better HE penetration than someone rolling with standard AP ammo just because they have money to blow.
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DocBach
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:40:09 PM
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LEGENDARY, BABY
Murphy's Law My merc group is still looking for people, we have a couple open slots to fill up our company. We're mainly made up of real world veterans and have a lot of experience throughout the different MechWarrior games, from the tabletop to the MechWarrior series to MPBT. Arfcommers would fit right in. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:48:30 PM
Originally Posted By TempExp:
Originally Posted By BigAJ:
Got a Founder's Pack Is it August 7th yet? Sucker.
(And now I just need to avoid you for two months to keep the temptation down...) You know you can't resist, Come to the Dark side, we have Mechs |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:49:31 PM
Originally Posted By DocBach: LEGENDARY, BABY Murphy's Law My merc group is still looking for people, we have a couple open slots to fill up our company. We're mainly made up of real world veterans and have a lot of experience throughout the different MechWarrior games, from the tabletop to the MechWarrior series to MPBT. Arfcommers would fit right in. I'm tempted... 60 bucks, grab myself an Atlas off the bat. I never was any "good" at MechWarrior (back when I played it... MW2: Mercenaries was the hot shit then ) but I did enjoy putting that one superfuckinglongrange missle on an Atlas and just controlling the battlefield from a disgusting standoff distance. I'll PM you for sure once I decide to take the plunge. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:56:22 PM
Originally Posted By BigAJ: Originally Posted By TempExp: Originally Posted By BigAJ: Got a Founder's Pack Is it August 7th yet? Sucker. (And now I just need to avoid you for two months to keep the temptation down...) You know you can't resist, Come to the Dark side, we have Mechs I'd do it in a heartbeat if I didn't have 10k gold sitting on my WoT account. Which pack did you end up going with? |
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VacaDuck
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Posted: 6/19/2012 5:08:57 PM
Went Elite and chose the Atlas.
Always did prefer to get in close and slug it out. |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 5:10:31 PM
Originally Posted By TempExp:
Originally Posted By BigAJ:
Originally Posted By TempExp:
Originally Posted By BigAJ:
Got a Founder's Pack Is it August 7th yet? Sucker.
(And now I just need to avoid you for two months to keep the temptation down...) You know you can't resist, Come to the Dark side, we have Mechs I'd do it in a heartbeat if I didn't have 10k gold sitting on my WoT account. Which pack did you end up going with? Yeah but you have until August 4th to spend that gold in WOT Legendary Founder's Pack, I'll be eating PB&J sandwiches and not shooting much, but I have 4 mechs to start with |
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