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"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy) 01/17/2019 at 02:46 • Filed to: None

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I have played pen and paper roll playing games and table top stuff since the late 70s. I loved the first Mechwarrior computer game in the late 80s for its pve value and overall fun. For those of you who are fans of BattleTech and Mechwarrior, Mechwarrior 5 looks to be freaking amazing. PGI has absolutely embraced what the original Battletech game was about, and the new game is only pve, not pvp. I love that bit. For what it’s worth, I still have my original dungeons and dragons boxed set from ‘76. Yes, I’m quite the nerd.

Trailer for those interested.

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facw > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 02:51

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Despite the heavy to mech in the screenshot, I’m pretty sure that Raven is in trouble.

Need to get back and finish off Battletech, was having fun with it, but got distracted by some other things.

gettingoldercarguy > facw 01/17/2019 at 03:03

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That game is turbo fun. If you get into MechWarrior 5 and want to four man it, hit me up.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 07:10

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Man I haven’t played Mechwarrior since Mechwarrior III on Sega Saturn.

This takes me back.

nermal > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 08:10

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Depends on what the combat mode is, if it’s more of an FPS or a turn-based.

If it’s an FPS it will probably have a battle royale mode, since that’s what all the kids are into these days. 

InFierority Complex > nermal 01/17/2019 at 09:55

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They developers have alre ady had Mechwarrior Online for years for multiplayer. Seems like it will be somewhat similar but maybe more open ended version of the old MW4 expansion but set during the 4th Success ion Wars.

The is also BATTLETECH which is a turn based tactical game that was released recently.

t0ast > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 10:04

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I’m sure I’ll be all over MW5 like I have been for every title in the series since 2.  Easily one of my favorite franchises.

Urambo Tauro > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 10:07

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To this day, I still read that as “MECI-IWARRIOR”.

user314 > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 10:14

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I still fire up MW IV Mercs occasionally, so this has my interest. Love that old school artwork.

gettingoldercarguy > nermal 01/17/2019 at 10:37

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It is Pve with four man squads, no pvp and is fps.  Thankfully no battle Royale.

My bird IS the word > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 11:12

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I played some of the later mechwarrior games, and what made them fun was that it seemed like a simulator for something that didn't exist.

OmerCarrothers333 > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 11:39

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There is a really good comic I just started reading, called DIE, as in the singular of “dice”.

It’s about role-playing games, because the writer loves table-top role-playing games. His pitch to publishers was essentially “Hey, what happened to the kids in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon?”

random001 > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 13:40

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Needs VR!

But yeah, I’m in.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:13

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I wouldn’t rule out some extension of the Solaris Arena competitions. It was in Mechwarrior Mercs 4 and I loved that campaign. Although that was all PVE, so I don’t know if they’d ever add it as PVP. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > gettingoldercarguy 01/18/2019 at 15:02

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Huge Btech fan here - caught the bug with Mechwarrior 2 and Mechwarrior 2 Ghost Bear’s Legacy when I was a kid. That turned into Mech 3, Mech 4, Mech 4 Mercenaries, and currently Mechwarrior Online (though I don’t have as much time for it as I used to). Between my brother and I, we’ve got every single Battletech/Mechwarrior novel except the bullcrap Dark Ages stuff. Neither of us ever have played the actual board game, but we both (my brother, especially) play Megamek online from time to time, which is a very well done digital version of the board game with a CRAPton of options.

Looking forward to Mech 5!