New Mechwarrior Confirmed - UPDATED

[KaZZaP]

oh.....my....god..... The 2 games I've wanted to come out forever but knew were never coming out we're Golden Sun 3 and MechWarrior 5. I must be dead this just couldn't be real.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Timberwolf is a Clan mech, but depending on the era of the game, there are plenty of them in Inner Sphere hands due to battle salvage. Also, Clan Wolf-in-Exile, single largest user of Timberwolf mechs, is on the IS side. Though not knowing the factions, plot, or era, can't say what to expect.

It says 3015, so the Clans aren't even known about yet. But The Wolf Dragoons are about being 'merceneries' although they didn't pack any of the latest Clan Mechs at the time, so no Timberwolfs, Mad Dogs or Dire Wolfs, which is probably just as well for the sake of game balance.

Of course they could just hit the Atomic Ret-con button and have the Clans march in with their chicken legged instruments of death anyway. Fan service and all that.

 

[Spleenbag]

I want this. Never played one before but it looks damn cool.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Oh.....oh god. Happy, happy times.

Now if we can get a new Steel Battilion, or an upgraded Chromehounds, I think I'd just die of pure, mecha-induced joy.

 

[Kojiro ftt]

That's hot. And bonus, it will be on 360!

 

[Ravenbom]

I still play Mech 4 Mercenaries from time to time, thanks to the modding community.

I'm really excited.

 

[The_Prophet]

Impressive.
I'm dissapointed EVEN BEFORE the game is released.

Atlas is not difficult to defeat. It is not a terror to behold.

Aren't Atlases the biggest and most heavily armed mechs there are? Surely that would be pretty terrifying for lil'ol medium mech there?

Getting hit by that many rockets ingame, will not instantly KO you (unless they are changing it for this game).

He was getting peppered with fire beforehand anyway, as you'll see when he misses, and when the camera moves out of first person to look at the protagonist mech.

And finally, the pilot was to passive & defensive.

Uh...huh...

Another thing about the trailer... Is it just me or isn't that ending a bit of a cliché?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr2_gH5ixQg

If you go back far enough, everything has been done before. It doesn't make the ending any less awesome.

Man, why is everyone so negative all the time?

Hey, I'm satisfied. It's on the PC.

 

[Ancientgamer]

Timberwolf is a Clan mech, but depending on the era of the game, there are plenty of them in Inner Sphere hands due to battle salvage. Also, Clan Wolf-in-Exile, single largest user of Timberwolf mechs, is on the IS side. Though not knowing the factions, plot, or era, can't say what to expect.

It says 3015, so the Clans aren't even known about yet. But The Wolf Dragoons are about being 'merceneries' although they didn't pack any of the latest Clan Mechs at the time, so no Timberwolfs, Mad Dogs or Dire Wolfs, which is probably just as well for the sake of game balance.

Of course they could just hit the Atomic Ret-con button and have the Clans march in with their chicken legged instruments of death anyway. Fan service and all that.

They said the dragoons could make an apperence, but in 3015, they were supposed to be in the service of house marik, soo... :x

It wasn't that easy of a KO, the warhammer hat been hit repeatedly with an AC\20 and then blasted at point blank range with two LRM\20s (or 15s, I can't remember) it's fully possible for that to have breached the reactor.

The lack of timberwolf in single player is somewhat dissapointing if only because it was so iconic of the franchise. But Kurita will be able to make up for it.


I can't find this planet on my map however, could someone tell what province it's in?

 

[Laura.]

Yeeeees!
I think I just had a gamegasm.

I really hope they put coop in it.

 

[Zer_]

Yeeeees!
I think I just had a gamegasm.

I really hope they put coop in it.

Yes. There will be Co-Op mission.

 

[Laura.]

Yeeeees!
I think I just had a gamegasm.

I really hope they put coop in it.

Yes. There will be Co-Op mission.

Happy dance!
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[Ancientgamer]

It says 3015, so the Clans aren't even known about yet. But The Wolf Dragoons are about being 'merceneries' although they didn't pack any of the latest Clan Mechs at the time, so no Timberwolfs, Mad Dogs or Dire Wolfs, which is probably just as well for the sake of game balance.

Guess it would have helped if I read the article itself eh? 3015 will mean a very limited list of Mechs are even available, which could work very well. But the arty said this is to be more like a do-over of Mechwarrior 1 (which I can totally get behind), and yet there's a directed plot of whoever-we-are vs Kurita... I somehow think it would be more fun to have the whole openness of the original Mech1, able to side with whoever you like the paycheque of.

If it's Kuritans on the menu, they'd better give us access to plenty of Fedsun mechs, not just the Kuritan ones we capture from kills. The Kuritan mechs sucked in that era, while Fedsun had the best designs out there... FUCK they'd better include the Thunderbolt this time!

It's taking place during one of the border disputes between FedSun and the combine. 8)

Though am I the only one who thinks a game about the 1st succesion war would be badass?

 

[MR.Spartacus]

I'm just glad there's any version. What with my computer being barely powerful enough to run a browser. This could be great I just hope it has all the customization options of the older games.

 

[Jumplion]

*reads update*

Woo hoo! There may still be hope for a PS3 owner after all!

 

[Lord_Panzer]

The free game package will be available for download soon at Battletech.com [http://www.mektek.net/][/b].

Your last link needs a fixing.

Thanks, fixed it - Mod

 

[Andy Chalk]

Atlas is not difficult to defeat. It is not a terror to behold.
Getting hit by that many rockets ingame

*ahem*... Missiles, not rockets.
/nitpick

And yes, the Atlas may be a beast in the realm of armor, but it's poorly armed for a 100T mech, and its weapon loadout is too varied to be fearsome. The 'Hammer should have flattened him in no time, what with dual PPCs, and a chest full of close-in range weapons.

PPCs have tracking problems at close range, and while not as bad as LRMs, they're definitely medium-to-long range weapons. Unlike that Autocannon-20 on the Atlas. Partway through the battle, a weapon display pops up out of the middle of the bottom of the HUD, and it appears the Warhammer lost its laser weaponry at some point. Possibly to some of those autocannon hits that rock the Warhammer back and cause the PPC shots to go wide. No matter how big the mech, two or three AC/20 shots will seriously cramp your style.

Also, and this is pure speculation, the video indicates it's an Atlas-C, which is a command variant (see the IGN interview linked in the newspost for their discussion on information warfare), which is likely piloted by one of the best in the Kurita assault force.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

I was excited enough to know simply that a new Mechwarrior game was coming.

Then I saw the trailer.

I now need a clean pair of pants.

 

[Laura.]

lots of technical stuff

Wow.
I'm just glad there will be customizable giant robots.

BTW: free MW4? Neat, I don't even know where my disc is!