[Joazzz]

the cockpit and its controls are the only cool thing about that thing anyway


actual legs with real walking or no buy

[Aathma]

Does anyone else think the weapon module models for MWLL look ridiculous?

[Mattk50]

Aathma posted:

Does anyone else think the weapon module models for MWLL look ridiculous?

I used to, mainly because of the bright colors for ballistics and energy but they've grown on me.

[Banned?]

http://mwomercs.com/news/2012/08/380...ate-august-7th

So if you still want to buy your way into the beta, you have time.

[Pinut]

I'm surprised there hasn't been much breaching of the NDA and lack of official footage in general. Is a shame because if there was footage and it looked good I would probably buy the lowest package.

Still extremely undecided.

[Banned?]

Pinut posted:

I'm surprised there hasn't been much breaching of the NDA and lack of official footage in general. Is a shame because if there was footage and it looked good I would probably buy the lowest package.

Still extremely undecided.

As someone who only played Mechwarrior 4 and remember fuck all about it, pretty much only playing this because I have some friends who are really into Mechwarrior, it's fun. It's apparently following Mechwarrior faithfulness pretty well too (according to them). I dropped $30 and it's been worth it.

[Birdman101]

So is the NDA still in place now that we know everyone that bought founders got in?

[krail9]

can anyone say how much MC you get for x amount of dollars?

[Raidyr]

Everything I've seen leaked makes the game look sick as hell. I love the graphics and sounds. Wish they would lift the NDA.

[Saber15]

Raidyr posted:

Everything I've seen leaked makes the game look sick as hell. I love the graphics and sounds. Wish they would lift the NDA.

The sounds are mediocre at best atm, hopefully they'll re-do them because none of the weapons feels particularly powerful, and it's hard to tell what is going on around you by the sounds.

[Squeegy Mackoy]

I threw 120 dollars at this, with good reason.

[goon165]

With the August 7th date quickly approaching, we wanted to give you guys a quick update on some important points of note. We have noticed some wide-ranging discussion on the forums as to what exactly will be happening on August 7th, and we are pleased to share the official rollout plans.

Firstly, it's important to reiterate that the standard retail ALPHA/BETA definitions do not necessarily apply to online Free to Play (F2P) games. MechWarrior Online will always be in development, which means exciting new features and content will roll out frequently. As you know, we have yet to announce hard dates for Open Beta or our official Live date. Our goal has always been to achieve Open Beta status before the end of summer.
What will happen on August 7th? Great question!

All Founder's Program members will be granted access to all of their Founder's perks and rewards.

So basically:

Beta access (granted with any Founder's program)
Founder's Tag (granted instantly)
Premium account*
In-game currency**
Founder's Mechs for Elite and Legendary Founders
The Founders Program "Credits" and "In Game Currency / MC" are ready for you to spend at will.
Important: You will be refunded the entire amount each time we patch the game during Closed Beta & once again when we commence the Open Beta.

Once all Founder's Members are in the Open Beta, your premium account bonuses will be treated as "live" and any MC used will be permanently spent.

Please Note:

* The premium account grants you 50% more XP and C-Bills. Even though you will get those benefits while the duration of Closed Beta, the REAL clock will only begin at Open Beta where there will be a final reset of all accounts so everyone starts at the same level.

** In game currency will be reset and re-injected at every reset until Open Beta. This means you can experiment and spend it all with no worries as it will be given back to you on the final reset of Open Beta.
How long will the Founder's Program be on sale?

Due to recent overwhelming demand, the Founder's Program will continue to be made available beyond August 7th. Cut-off timing for the Founder's Program offer will be announced at a later date.
The game is currently in Closed Beta, what does this mean?

Ancillary features are done.
New features are being added.
New content is added on a regular basis.
Access to MechWarrior Online is by invitation only.
All purchases are tracked and will be credited to a player's account when Open Beta starts. (Example: If you purchase 5,000 MC during Closed Beta, your account will be credited with 5,000 MC once Open Beta begins.)
Data is reset regularly.
Balance and tuning are extensive and regular.
Lots of bugs.

Once we announce we are in Open Beta (Date TBD), what will change?

The game is 95% stable.
New features are still being added.
New content is added on a regular basis.
Final data reset.
Balance and tuning are still happening regularly in response to scaling up the user base.

As mentioned above, terms like "Release" or "Live" are hard to determine with a Free to Play game like MechWarrior Online, however you may consider the game "Live" when:

The game is stable.
New features are grouped into more formal releases.
New content is added on a regular basis.
Unrestricted public access to the game.
Ongoing tuning and minor bug fixing.

We hope this clarifies things a little more and gives you a bit more information on the different milestones we are trying to achieve. Until next time, happy gaming!

welp.

[kenji]

Oh, i didnt know MC reset. time to spend it all.

[goon165]

kenji posted:

Oh, i didnt know MC reset. time to spend it all.

Yeah, they usually wipe and reset everything with every patch.

[Saber15]

God, the MWO forums is such a shitfest. So many goddamn fanboys and neckbeards that bash MWLL at every opportunity for the dumbest of reasons (Medium lasers are now called Medium beam lasers? Blasphemy! The Daishi's toes were rotated 90 degrees? HERESY!)

Edited:

And you can't say anything bad about the game as it is without a stream of "L2P", "it's beta", or "HE'S VIOLATING THE NDA" (when in pub forums) posts afterwards.

[suppertime]

Saber15 posted:

God, the MWO forums is such a shitfest. So many goddamn fanboys and neckbeards that bash MWLL at every opportunity for the dumbest of reasons (Medium lasers are now called Medium beam lasers? Blasphemy! The Daishi's toes were rotated 90 degrees? HERESY!)

Edited:

And you can't say anything bad about the game as it is without a stream of "L2P", "it's beta", or "HE'S VIOLATING THE NDA" (when in pub forums) posts afterwards.

STOP VIOLATING THE NDA!

[01271]

Here's something that may cheer you up, provided that it was true:
There may have been someone who global chatted "PONIES RULE, FIGHT FOR EQUESTRIA!"
That person may have been shot in the back by 3 ppc's as that theoretical person left the starting area.
The rest of the team may or may not have congratulated or grudgingly accepted what the pilot who shot the 3 ppc's had done.
The team may or may not have won the match later despite being down one member.
The person who pulled the trigger may or may not have been the user posting this, it's unlikely though.

[FlakAttack]

Saber15 posted:

God, the MWO forums is such a shitfest. So many goddamn fanboys and neckbeards that bash MWLL at every opportunity for the dumbest of reasons (Medium lasers are now called Medium beam lasers? Blasphemy! The Daishi's toes were rotated 90 degrees? HERESY!)

Edited:

And you can't say anything bad about the game as it is without a stream of "L2P", "it's beta", or "HE'S VIOLATING THE NDA" (when in pub forums) posts afterwards.

Oh man, I love the game and I really feel like it's going to be amazing, but the fanboys on the forums... fuck are they irritating. They're literally just as bad as WoT's arty fanboys.

01271 posted:

Here's something that may cheer you up, provided that it was true:
There may have been someone who global chatted "PONIES RULE, FIGHT FOR EQUESTRIA!"
That person may have been shot in the back by 3 ppc's as that theoretical person left the starting area.
The rest of the team may or may not have congratulated or grudgingly accepted what the pilot who shot the 3 ppc's had done.
The team may or may not have won the match later despite being down one member.
The person who pulled the trigger may or may not have been the user posting this, it's unlikely though.

Who ever this man is did us all a great service.

[Timebomb575]

01271 posted:

Here's something that may cheer you up, provided that it was true:
There may have been someone who global chatted "PONIES RULE, FIGHT FOR EQUESTRIA!"
That person may have been shot in the back by 3 ppc's as that theoretical person left the starting area.
The rest of the team may or may not have congratulated or grudgingly accepted what the pilot who shot the 3 ppc's had done.
The team may or may not have won the match later despite being down one member.
The person who pulled the trigger may or may not have been the user posting this, it's unlikely though.

This theoretical person has done well

[Joazzz]

one step closer to myomer guys


http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1204419

[MadCatMkII]

Joazzz posted:

one step closer to myomer guys


http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1204419

Oh god oh man oh god oh man

[PaChIrA]

Joazzz posted:

one step closer to myomer guys


http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1204419

Every time I hear "myomer muscle" I think of a 'mech flexing his guns for lady 'mechs.

[Joazzz]

and jump jets remind me of a mech farting

[Saber15]

ugh



UGHH

[Trooper0315]

So I take it that we are going to be targeting just them when we get our Merc corp after release?

[Joazzz]

SlayPonies Inc.

[gufu]

Everyone is going to be targeting them. Let the galaxy burn through the pyres of burning cadavers of equine worshipers and their defiled and corrupted machines.

[Joazzz]

burn the heretic, kill the mutant, pur-


oh wait wrong thread and universe

[Gunner th]

Joazzz posted:

burn the heretic, kill the mutant, pur-


oh wait wrong thread and universe

Just claim to be Word of Blake, good enough.

[Birdman101]

all ponies receive one free AC/20 round to the back, delivered by "express airmail"

[Saber15]

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/376...n-global-chat/

[suppertime]

Why do people do Internet voting for anything anymore, didn't they learn back when Moot won that Time thing?

[MendozaMan]

Saber15 posted:

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/376...n-global-chat/

My sides

[01271]

It has been quite a tragic month and a half.

First there was that actuator failure that resulted in the test-firing of 3 ppc's into a mech's back but now a strange string of accidents has followed.

A catapult armed with energy weapons was having trouble keeping its heat down in caustic valley, this was later concluded to be due in part by a nearby jenner's malfunctioning flamethrowers. While not in itself a deadly act, it was such a poorly timed incident that the catapult overheated just as enemy mechs got into range of it.
The Jenner's pilot was not experienced and did not know how to stop the flamethrower leak, he wanted to stick by experienced pilots to learn so it's not a surprise that the flamethrowers just kept leaking onto the catapult which was cut down by laser fire, such a shame.


Another horrifying incident occured when yet another failing actuator drew a small laser onto a catapult's missile pods during a pre-game test fire. The laser itself did not do that much damage but the AC/20 that was in a co-axial position with the laser did. The panicking pilot unfortunately sent his weapons the wrong way as he tried to avoid further damage and the catapult lost its second missile arm to an AC/20 round aswell.


Another strange incident occured when an atlas didn't see a friendly Commando and stepped on it repeatedly. It was infuriating to the atlas pilot that the Commando just kept walking into his legs over and over no matter how much the Commando tried to avoid it.
The Commando was unfortunately crippled as a result and was later lost in battle.
The Atlas pilot reportedly stated "stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself!" during the event.

Tragically these events have led to the deaths of over five coloured horse pilots.

[Trooper0315]

Am I the only one who thinks this is going to suffer with the same community as World of Tanks? It sure does feel like it most of the time when they decide to all chase after the scout mechs in their atlases leaving EVERYTHING undefended and them in some ass-end of the map inside a volcano (not even kidding), and deciding to all go a single flank when they know from the scouts that the enemy team is on the other.

[suppertime]

Wait you mean people who play games online sometimes suck?

[Saber15]

suppertime posted:

Wait you mean people who play games online sometimes suck?

It's a lot more prominent in this game than in others.

[suppertime]

It's all the mech assault baddies gettin' stomped

Edited:

Just roll in premades

[Raidyr]

suppertime posted:

It's all the mech assault baddies gettin' stomped

Someone on the official forums was disappointed because the Spider wasn't the Spidermech thing from "Mechwarrior 2: Lone Wolf"

hnnnngh

[Saber15]

Crysis Maximum Edition is on sale for $7.49 on Amazon direct download. You get Crysis (one of the coolest FPS games ever made), Crysis Warhead (an awesome expansion pack), and Crysis Wars, to play one of the greatest mods of all time:


http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Art...dp/B0047O2L52/

buy that shit, yo