Mech Warrior Online

We could do with a FAQ section for beginners... LOL.

Seems pretty popular if you guys want me to open a little Mech Warrior section drop me a line. Ive gone into battle twice. My team lost both battles but I got 2 assists in the first battle and second battle I got absolutely nailed as soon as I went H2H with an enemy Mech.
 
I don't see enough interest yet to warrant a separate section.
What's your callsign Bootie? I will send a friend invite so we can see when you are online.
I will start a separate thread where we can all post our callsigns.
 
Ok...here be my opinions as unbiased as I can make them.

1. Map quality and graphics are proving to be very good I would give them an 8.5 it would be higher if there were more of them ,there are currently 4 maps with multiple time frames and conditions for some of them bringing the map number to 6. More are on the way. One thing that makes the maps unique is the various ambient temperatures which affect Mech performance.

2. Sound quality like the graphics I find to be very good . Will give it another 8.5

3. Documentation: Well ...hate to say it but documentation sucks as there isn't any. All game play information is to be found on the forums in the various guide threads ,I know that may sound a bit picky on my part but I prefer some form of printed or downloadable pdf type manual. I do admit that that may prove difficult for the developers at this time as the game is still evolving. There is one training video and a key chart in the websites training area. Giving Mechwarrior a 4.0 in this category because I am a disagreeable old bastard. However the information is available on the forums.

4. Warts, frame rate and issues. I am going to leave this category for someone else to comment on as my system is not optimal for this game as I am still running Windows XP with its inherent ram limitations.I will say that the game runs well for me with 28-34 fps on average. I do get the occasional ctd at the start of a match but never during one. AMD A8 3870 black label quad core 3.0 with a Nvidia gtx470 card ,4gigs of Corsair ram and a resolution of 1680X1050.

5. Gameplay: My best recommendation is to go to the Mechwarrior websites media section and watch the videos to be found there. Like all games that have come before it won't appeal to everybody and does have a bit of a learning curve. Your ubber BF3 skills will not see you through and Rambo very definitely dies a hideous death. Install teamspeak and get on comms for the best gameplay experience. There are several community provided TS3 servers to chose from listed in the forums. Personally I really like the game and tend to be more then a little prejudice in my opinions in this area. Mechwarrior scores a 9.0 in this category ......at least for me.

6. The Mechs: There are a bunch of options in four weight classes Light,Medium,Heavy and the largest Assaults. There are several mechs with several variants each within each weight class. There are currently three trial mechs in three different weight classes that can be played free that will bring you c-bills toward the purchase of a premade mech which you can modify with different power train ,armour and weapons options when your available c-bills permit the purchase of such items. If your patient the game is a free to play title. If your not patient one can drag out the credit card and buy the mech of your choice. My recommendation here is to give the trial mechs a good bashing around to get a feel for the game . The mech lab where one goes to alter his mech can be a little buggy at times but I am inclined to give the mechs a 9.5.

Got to run into town so more to follow when I get back
 
Back...... One thing to remember is that I am a new player of some four weeks and Facman is positively the best source here at the FGM for information on this game. These are my opinions of this game at this point in time.

I am finding Meckwarrior online to be a unique game with a technical and FPS aspect with community/faction warfare coming I guess sometime next year. I am having a heck of a lot of fun with it and am finding the entertainment value per dollar spent to be amongst the best Tactical FPS games I have played since the early Ghost Recon and Rainbow 6 titles but of course a very different game then those mentioned. It is very much a team driven game in my opinion which is where I draw that comparison from,so if Rambo is your hero you may not find Mechwarrior to your liking.

I chose to start out in medium mechs with the Centurion class,for me it was the best choice while learning to play ( still am learning ) not as powerful as there medium mech counterparts the Huntchbacks but potential faster ( handy for dragging your backside out of trouble ) . The Cicada's are faster yet but lighter and thinner skinned. As the "Injun" ( Facman ) has pointed out in his comments earlier in the thread without knowing the role you wish to fill within the team its hard to recommend a mech to start with.

Recommendations:

1. First and foremost a trip to the New Player section of the Mechwarrior online forums is in order. Spend some time reading through the player guides. At this time there is no player basic training mode in this game,its going to drop you directly into the shark tank.
http://mwomercs.com/forums/forum/94-guides/

2. There is a player introduction video in the sites training area I would take the time to watch it if I were you. http://mwomercs.com/game/training-grounds

3. One word of warning...the General section of the forums is the worst I have seen since the Ubisoft forums when Ghost Recon advanced warfighter was released. Luckily the majority of posters there it seems are in the minority of users. Folks are at each others throats long,hard and contentiously. As an example every weapon system in this game is ether overpowered or useless........both at the same time !!! depending on which sniveling horses dingus is carrying on about it. Testing the game for yourself and making up your own mind is highly recommended.

4. Give the trial mechs a good bashing before moving up to the premades.

5. This actually among the most important, Get a mic and headset ,instal TS3 ( its free ) and get on comms. You can play without it but you lose allot of the teamplay potential of the game.
http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads
 
As a long time BT fan and miniatures player I must say that apart from the style and graphics, I do not find MWO to be very true to the Battletech spirit.
To me it seems like just another 'arena style' shooter which happens to feature Mechs.
There are no other assets apart from Mechs, there is nothing to fight over, no bigger (persistent) campaign, just duking it out against other Mechs isn't really going to cut it for me, it seems. Am I wrong with these observations? (Mind you, I am NOT playing, this is just what I am able to gather)
 
7thcav said:
Back...... One thing to remember is that I am a new player of some four weeks and Facman is positively the best source here at the FGM for information on this game. These are my opinions of this game at this point in time.
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Hey Walt... Im going to place your review into the Official Review Section with some pics etc. Out of 10 what would you score it at present?
 
Bootie
Sorry about slow response,I am giving MWO at this time a 7 of 10. If not for some performance issues mainly the occasional ctd's at match start it would be higher probably in the 8.5 to 9 range. I realize that 8.5 to 9 may sound high to some but MWO has considerable depth for a fps type game with an extremely interesting ( at least for me ) technical customization side to it.
 
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