Bernd 03/30/2020 (Mon) 17:53:40 No.35556 del
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I got myself Mechwarrior Online on steam.
It got some bad press at the release because of some retarded decisions made by developers/publishers but after couple days of playing I can say it's worth checking out.
It's a free to play fps but with giant walking robots that act more like tanks rather than foot soldiers, so I guess it is somewhat similar to World of Tanks or Warthunder. Your mech's legs and torso are controlled independently (also arms) and you have a momentum so you can't just walk into enemy squad and immediately jump behind cover.
There's a wide variety of mechs to choose from and as long as you have game money you can get any. No grinding for higher tier vehicles like in WoT/WT. Also there's no weaker or stronger mechs, rather they each fulfill their own role on the battlefield. They're also all very customizable, allowing for multiple builds per model you own. You can pick different weapons, engines, how many heat sinks you want, what type of armor etc.
There's 3 different game types, but so far I only tried standard quick play which is 12vs12 on a map with various objectives. While personal skill matters, it's very important to have your team working together. You can't just walk in alone and headshot 5 guys in a row. Everyone has to work together for victory and better strategy will win the game. Also community here is pretty cool. They talk a lot and are generally friendly and will direct newcomers a bit. Worst that happened to me was when no one was talking. They're also mostly american.
As all of free to play games it has some paid content, but thankfully there's no pay2win options. All of the premium content is cosmetics or boosts to your money earnings or more space in garage for your merchs. Also they're giving away 2 weeks of premium now for quarantine.
This game has some problems though and one of them is low player count. This game was released in 2013 and player count since then dropped from 1 million to 500 players I think. I've been playing just a few days and already I'm recognising some players by their names. Tried to play together with a friend but group matchmaking couldnt fit us in any battle. Thankfully I don't have this problem when playing alone.
I actually was inspired to get this game because of another game from this universe called Battletech that I got earlier, but I'll talk about that one later. Or I won't talk about it at all. We'll see.