MechWarrior Online

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  1. diremerc
    Dec 19, 2013
    4
    MechWarrior Online was pitched as being a thinking man's shooter with depth and complexity, an overarching 'Community Warfare' territory control meta game with specialization options depending on the mech you pilot (called role warfare).
    The current state of the game is as follows:
    -Hit detection is buggy, and not just for high ping players. You will see a gauss slug hit the chest of a    MechWarrior Online was pitched as being a thinking man's shooter with depth and complexity, an overarching 'Community Warfare' territory control meta game with specialization options depending on the mech you pilot (called role warfare).
    The current state of the game is as follows:
    -Hit detection is buggy, and not just for high ping players. You will see a gauss slug hit the chest of a stationary assault mech but sometimes no damage registers.
    -Alternately hits will sometimes slam into invisible terrain hit boxes that extend beyond the visible edge of terrain, making shooting over anything a guessing game.
    -There are only two game modes assault (capture the 1 base) and conquest (capture the 5 bases)
    -Role warfare does not exist. There are no scouting or fire support skill trees. Every single mech from a 25 ton commando to a 100 ton atlas gets *exactly the same skill unlocks*
    -Community warfare was supposed to be in January 2013. It is now 11 months later and the centrepiece feature/the overarching metagame does not exist yet.
    -They took money from founders (I paid 120 dollars) after advertising the game as first person view only, then they put in a 3pv camera against the will of the core players that is only good for peeking over terrain. I stopped playing as soon as this was implemented and will not play again.    … Expand
  2. TheRulesLawyer
    Dec 18, 2013
    1
    This games rapes your childhood memories of battletech and mechwarrior. It blatantly ignores canon in the battletech universe and have completely ignored the worst issues in the previous multiplayer mechwarrior games. Its a never ending round of 'balancing' changes that prove the devs are brain dead incompetent and ignore their fan base.
  3. cicciobello
    Dec 17, 2013
    0
    It's a shame a such beautiful and important franchise like Mechwarrior has been devastated by PGI.
    They are currently sacking the users and it looks they'll do it again and again.
    Almost nothing has been done in the last year and some stuff it's just pretty ridiculous (like the low res where you should put the embarrassing stuff they sell for real money). Most of the BT stuff has been    It's a shame a such beautiful and important franchise like Mechwarrior has been devastated by PGI.
    They are currently sacking the users and it looks they'll do it again and again.
    Almost nothing has been done in the last year and some stuff it's just pretty ridiculous (like the low res where you should put the embarrassing stuff they sell for real money).
    Most of the BT stuff has been just raped and slaughtered, time is frozen and so and so on.
    I hope they we'll get the license revoked as soon as possible.    … Expand
  4. taco86
    Dec 16, 2013
    1
    Beloved 80s IP being actively destroyed by a cash hungry, incompetent developer... What's sad is spending thousands of dollars on this title nets you far less content than what was available in MW4...

    The game, as with most other industry destroying "Free to play" titles is nothing more than a gimmick designed to suck loot from the pockets of dedicated MW fans... This game could have    Beloved 80s IP being actively destroyed by a cash hungry, incompetent developer... What's sad is spending thousands of dollars on this title nets you far less content than what was available in MW4...

    The game, as with most other industry destroying "Free to play" titles is nothing more than a gimmick designed to suck loot from the pockets of dedicated MW fans... This game could have been something great... But as like most other things... When money is the primary motivating factor, quality takes a total ****

    Don't support IGP or PGI if you are or ever were a true fan of the Battletech IP. The sooner this sorry excuse for a company sells the IP, the sooner a "chance" of a good developer picking up the IP.    … Expand
  5. birkow
    Dec 15, 2013
    1
    Whole game development process and especial last Clan grab deal can be described like this :

    A drowning PGI will clutch at a straw. PGI and MWO are sinking, it's only time before they say that game development has stopped and servers will be closed in 1 month, probably soon after clans release (if they manage to stay afloat that long). People responsible for development of this game    Whole game development process and especial last Clan grab deal can be described like this :

    A drowning PGI will clutch at a straw. PGI and MWO are sinking, it's only time before they say that game development has stopped and servers will be closed in 1 month, probably soon after clans release (if they manage to stay afloat that long).

    People responsible for development of this game would fail at designing Minesweeper clone.    … Expand
  6. Knightrun
    Dec 9, 2013
    8
    I've been playing MWO for probably 3 months now, and overall I'm perfectly satisfied with it. Yeah, it has glitches. And maybe it's not all it was cracked up to be (I wouldn't know, I wasn't around during Beta). What I DO know is that I find it thoroughly enjoyable to drop in with a bunch of random people, make an impromptu battle plan, and blow some stuff up. I didn't find the learningI've been playing MWO for probably 3 months now, and overall I'm perfectly satisfied with it. Yeah, it has glitches. And maybe it's not all it was cracked up to be (I wouldn't know, I wasn't around during Beta). What I DO know is that I find it thoroughly enjoyable to drop in with a bunch of random people, make an impromptu battle plan, and blow some stuff up. I didn't find the learning curve especially steep. Success depends more on learning combat techniques than understanding the upgrades, and that only comes from time and experience. That does indeed require a bit more commitment than one may expect, but it adds an interesting mechanic that prevents a noob from stomping all over everyone with the swipe of a credit card. There are a few weapons that could really use some tweaking (flamers and NARCs mostly, IMO), but by-and-large you'll see a wide array of combos on the field, so apparently it's not so ill-balanced as many claim or we'd all be driving the same setup. Heat is incredibly annoying, but equipment limitations make it more realistic and less an arcade shooter. Mostly, I see a lot of people complaining about a game that DOESN'T COST A DIME if you don't want it to. Not very realistic expectations, if you ask me. You wanna play free, you grind. PGI isn't a charity. Hero Mechs ARE a bit pricey, but I consider that a fair trade for no subscriptions and the in-game cash bonuses the Heroes award. If you're willing to pony up for the extras, you do so knowing full well the current limitations of the game, so again, why all the whining? For a casual gamer such as myself that loves giant mecha, MWO does a fine job covering the bases.… Expand
  7. filter41
    Dec 5, 2013
    6
    At its core MechWarrior Online (MWO) is a MMO-FPS and -TPS (you can change perspective at every moment of the match) with very big tactical and strategical component. This means, that high shooting-skills like reactions and awareness will pay off for sure, but also a deep understanding of reasonable mech loadouts (strategy) or right choice of useful combat zones (tactics) gives greatAt its core MechWarrior Online (MWO) is a MMO-FPS and -TPS (you can change perspective at every moment of the match) with very big tactical and strategical component. This means, that high shooting-skills like reactions and awareness will pay off for sure, but also a deep understanding of reasonable mech loadouts (strategy) or right choice of useful combat zones (tactics) gives great benefits. That point makes the biggest difference to its brother in mind: World of Tanks (WoT). MWO shares with this very popular game the FreeToPlay and Anti-PayToWin architecture.
    You can get into MWO with instant PvP combat on a trial mech together with 23 other players. The matchmaker tries to balance such a so called 12v12 PuG (randomly merged teams) for a close finish. You can also jump in a battle with a group of 4 (lance) or 12 (company) mates. In that case you will meet similar team structures on the other side. At the moment two game modes are provided: conquest (get resource points out of capturing bases) and assault (kill all opponents or get their base). Further modes are promised since months. But unfulfilled promises by the developer PGI would be another story...
    The first look and feel of MWO with a good performance PC is fancy, grounded on CryEnginge3. After some hours the lifeless and indestructible environment, multiple texture errors, not optimized effects or some breakdowns are a pain in your neck.
    The unique experience you can get in MWO is the high AND long learning curve, besides the official BattleTech IP. No matter where you veteran come from (WoT, BF, CoD, TF, etc.), there is a long way to go to become a good MechWarrior and this can be addictive. The complexity and interdependency of different weapon mechanics, mech classes, maps, teamwork opportunities, match-up situations and so on need hours of gaming and a high resistance against frustration. Even more because there are no introductions, tutorials or PvE-missions. As a reward for invested time you get a big stock of (necessary) equipment or access to special modules. They provide for example better sensors, visuals or movement and can not be bought with real money right at the start. You have to learn it the hard style, but spectator mode and the grown-up and international community helps significantly.

    MWO is a recommendation, if you played the previous games of the series with fun. Same for other Robo-Mechas-Tank-sims or -shooters as Heavy Gear, Steel Battalion, Front Mission Evolved, World of Tanks, Hawken and so on. Supporters of BattleTech in general, its table top game or other spin offs can take a look on it, but will have a rough start. At least it is the right choice for (semi-)competitive-PvP-gamers, which dislike the idea of respawn and appreciate substantial outcome from the needed combination of different skills and team play.
    Thus its hard difficulty MWO is NOT the right choice for newbies. Even more as the high priced, so called Hero-Mechs will not deliver any high value in challenge. They are just "bling-bling" chassis. So keep your money and save it for mech-bays or premium time, to minimize the grind.

    Summing all this up: 6 points out of 10 for me. And that means PGI sadly did not add strength or popularity to BattleTech or MechWarrior as a concept of SciFi yet. There are still some additions promised by PGI, but I would not bet on something substantial in the next months...    … Expand
  8. StalagCrack
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    Shameful display.. A game that makes me look back at MW4 and Microsoft running the franchise back then, with keener eye.
    MWO tries to go back to MW3 with it's more oldschool control system, which actually works quite well. It is smooth and natural, gives you the feel of a powerful warmachine that weights tons. This small dose of MW3 nostalgia though is completely ruined by staggering    Shameful display.. A game that makes me look back at MW4 and Microsoft running the franchise back then, with keener eye.
    MWO tries to go back to MW3 with it's more oldschool control system, which actually works quite well. It is smooth and natural, gives you the feel of a powerful warmachine that weights tons. This small dose of MW3 nostalgia though is completely ruined by staggering everlasting work in progress status of the game that doesn't seem to change since CLOSED BETA! You got to keep an eye on momentum of your 100 ton machine to steer it effectively? Well, a pity, because there is still no collision detection, although the engine is fully capable of it. Running though trees and shoulder rubbing buildings 100 mph, circrling around heavies with lighter mechs, bouncing off walls imposes no penalties, no damage... and they can't fix it for almost a year now! Horrible lag problems and abysmal optimization. The game works awfully on decent duo-cores. Even though you may be way above minimal requirements, got stuff from recommended shelf, but unfortunately your CPU is not a quad, you may experience graphic and system lag on lowest settings and ridiculous resolution! Devs promised to address this issue as soon as possible... for almost a year! again! Each month, each patch a loyal fanbase is promised a fix for their issues, but instead we get another premium mech. Map choice is rather pathetic, maps being tiny enough not to get lost but unfortunately offering very little but few same old paths, forcing use of same tactics.
    It's almost like Piranha Games is not interested in fixing issues their customers are expecting on purpose, waiting till they upgrade their rigs or just leave the game instead of making the game playable for quite large userbase, which they sadly loose.

    Another awful thing is the economy system copy-pasted from World of Tanks, which honestly is the worst choice possible... but copying cheep ideas seems be the theme around PG, so, that's not entirely unexpected. In the end we are left with system that rewards for group victory over personal contribution. Meaning, even though you did a lot to help your team, you killed majority of the enemy forces, but still your team lost, you are awarded less then you'd earn in a game you did little-to-nothing but with your team actually winning the match in the end. This is a big turn down to any player that values what little time they can spare and would rather be rewarded accordingly to their skill and input rather than "randomity" of matchfinder. Like in world of Tanks when you loose your mech you are locked for the rest of the match, allowing you only to spectate, what leads to situations where most games and matches are won after couple minutes. If you loose three mechs on the very start, either due to bad luck or whatever the factor, your team can pretty much quit or sit and get killed. Of course that is a broad generalization, but i'm writing it in regard to new ideas presented in Warthunder game, where you can take couple of machines you got in your garage. You loose one, you can take 3 more, but of different class and role. This is not present in MWO, meaning, if you lost a scout, you lost your eyes and ecm protection for good. Lose of Long range support may mean the same thing. Long story short it's easy for team tactics to crumble and no way to reward players contribution accordingly.
    MWO also features one of worst experience and pilot development system. In order to improve some sills of your pilot on a specific mech, you need to grind xp, obviously, but in order to progress to higher tier feats, you need to grind skills and feats on 3 other variants of same mech model! Meaning if you got your cataphract and you got it geared and ready for combat, you will literarly need to buy 3 other variants, grind them, sell them so you can progress in the one original you have! And that is no cheep deal, believe me! Buying those useless mechs is a wallet smashing deed, and Piranha Games couldn't be more obvious with "you MUST give us money" attitude than that, also pushing out new premium mechs every month instead of FIXING THEIR DAMN GAME, is just a sign of an awful dev. It is a shame that there are games out there, vehicle based MMO battlesims, that are aware of how to treat their clients.    … Expand
  9. SupaChigga
    Nov 19, 2013
    6
    Single Player/Multi Player (1/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player) Gameplay (2/2) Visuals/Story (2/2) (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is    Single Player/Multi Player (1/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player)

    Gameplay (2/2)

    Visuals/Story (2/2)

    (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is better than the visuals, review this section as if the visuals didn’t matter)

    Accessibility/Longevity (1/2)

    (Review this section only on Accessibility if the game has no longevity) (Review this section only on longevity if the game isn’t accessible)

    Pricing (1/2)

    Wildcard (-1)

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    The review score is based out of 10 points. There are no “half” or 0.5 increments. It is impossible to have a score above 10 or below 0. The review score will change as the game gets new dlc, drops in price, or if more secrets are found through the game increasing its appeal.

    The scoring is split into 6 sections. The first five sections can add a possible 2 points to the final score. The first 5 sections are Single Player/Multi Player, Gameplay, Visuals/Story, Accessibility/Longevity, and Pricing.

    Notice that 3 of these sections have two parts. These particular sections will be scored based on the stronger part of the game of the two. For example, if a game has a lousy single player campaign, but an excellent multiplayer component, that section will be based solely on the multiplayer as if the single player did not exist. This allows games to be based on their own merits, as many unnecessary features are shoehorned into video games by publishers to reach a “feature quota”. Games that excel in both areas of a section don’t receive should be noted in the written review, but cannot increase the score past 2 in that section. However, it can be taken into account in the final section

    The final section can add 1, add 0, or subtract 1 to the final score. This final section is the “wildcard” section. This section is for how the reviewer “feels” about the game, but limits this only to this section, rather than the entire 10 point review. This section can include any positive or negative point that was not covered in the previous 5 sections.    … Expand
  10. JoraM7
    Nov 18, 2013
    0
    The title has a lot of potential but the developer fail and continue to fail to keep to their promises.. you just cant wait forever. this game has taken too long to develop and continue to cash grab
  11. EndCrescendo
    Nov 13, 2013
    2
    Game registry is purposely nerfed if you have a high elo.
    Moderators delete any talk on the forum about anything faulting the developers.
    Matchmaker is broken.
    Maps and mech selection are boring and repetitive due to design flaws.
    Game itself is repetitive.

    I was so excited for this... but now it's just
  12. CodeJerry
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This game can be explained easily WOT with mech warrior skin. Except with terrible collisions. You will find yourself getting stuck and unable to move near small objects and many objects you can walk inside of and shoot through.... This game feels like its barely reached alpha. They cranked out Pay 2 Play pilot skills only available for real cash and no way F2P people can get them orThis game can be explained easily WOT with mech warrior skin. Except with terrible collisions. You will find yourself getting stuck and unable to move near small objects and many objects you can walk inside of and shoot through.... This game feels like its barely reached alpha. They cranked out Pay 2 Play pilot skills only available for real cash and no way F2P people can get them or anything like them. Its not small things too one gives a radar that shows all enemies in a huge radius so people that an pay money will never be surprised attacked again. Seriously nothing new and is worst than WOT… Expand
  13. Steelpaw
    Nov 10, 2013
    3
    A mediocre installment in the Mechwarrior franchise the game has a somewhat solid mechanical base but is plague by a parade of technical and balancing issues that have lead to a largely divided and caustic player base. Failed promises, truly ponderous update progress and poor developer communication has only driven a larger wedge between the already bitter community and the developers. TheA mediocre installment in the Mechwarrior franchise the game has a somewhat solid mechanical base but is plague by a parade of technical and balancing issues that have lead to a largely divided and caustic player base. Failed promises, truly ponderous update progress and poor developer communication has only driven a larger wedge between the already bitter community and the developers. The new player experience is incredibly unforgiving with little in the way of game play explanations and hidden unexplained mechanics like ghost heat cripple new players without telling them why. The combat at it's core is interesting and the customization creates a lot of interesting options, but the weapon balance and hit registration problems force a small variety of cookie cutter builds on the player base in order to remain effective. Try the game if you're a die hard mech fan but don't bother sinking any money into it since you're only going to regret it once the realization of the state of the game and community sink in.… Expand
  14. veep
    Nov 9, 2013
    3
    This game does not deliver on its promise. High points are good graphics and great sound engineering. The rest is decidedly underwhelming.

    The game modes are boring and uninspired. The BattleTech rules are badly represented; typical problems that have plagued MechWarrior games in the past and which the developers swore to avoid have reappeared: weapon boating, power creep, heavier is    This game does not deliver on its promise. High points are good graphics and great sound engineering. The rest is decidedly underwhelming.

    The game modes are boring and uninspired. The BattleTech rules are badly represented; typical problems that have plagued MechWarrior games in the past and which the developers swore to avoid have reappeared: weapon boating, power creep, heavier is better.

    Technical issues keep throwing things back. Standard features such as lag compensation (in a real-time multiplayer shooter, of all things) took months to even appear on the roadmap. In fact, it was once an official position that lag compensation in particular was not strictly neccessary for a game of this type.

    Generally, the developers do not seem to know what they are doing.    … Expand
  15. derScharni
    Nov 6, 2013
    10
    Best battletech game ever. Yes, there are still somethings to do but it is free to play, easy to learn, and just a lot fun. Try it and u will love it.
  16. ChaosMatrix
    Nov 6, 2013
    2
    One of the things I look into before getting into an mmo is not only how good the game looks, but also how it plays as well as how the community is. I got to say after scrutinizing the forums and learning the history of the game, which strongly reminds me of my days back in SWG, I decided to put this game down, if it is of any indication, there isnt much future left in it. Gameplay wise,One of the things I look into before getting into an mmo is not only how good the game looks, but also how it plays as well as how the community is. I got to say after scrutinizing the forums and learning the history of the game, which strongly reminds me of my days back in SWG, I decided to put this game down, if it is of any indication, there isnt much future left in it. Gameplay wise, it extremely generic with certain options completely dominating the game, the 3rd person view feels akward and completly ruins whatever immersion there is to be had when facing an enemy team of exactly the same suits. Definetly not newbie friendly. If there was any potential to this tittle, its been completly thorn from it.… Expand
  17. JokerVictor
    Nov 4, 2013
    3
    Where to start with the biggest letdown in my gaming career? It's hard to describe succinctly how far this game missed the mark, but I'll attempt to tell the story of MWO's development as honestly as I can.

    During the early summer last year, the developers of MWO (Piranha Games PGI) offered a Founder's Program to help fund the game and bring in tons of fans to test and provide feedback    Where to start with the biggest letdown in my gaming career? It's hard to describe succinctly how far this game missed the mark, but I'll attempt to tell the story of MWO's development as honestly as I can.

    During the early summer last year, the developers of MWO (Piranha Games PGI) offered a Founder's Program to help fund the game and bring in tons of fans to test and provide feedback on the game. There was a grand vision of where the game was going, it was all documented in the dev blogs, and this is the vision that was used to market the game at this stage.

    In closed beta at this time (I bought in to the beta through the founder's program) the game was essentially a giant trainwreck. The UI was completely awful, and often crashed your game. Actually, nearly everything crashed your game at this point. The netcode was awful, the game only had one mode, and there was a very thin selection of mechs and maps. However, this was the point where the game most closely resembled a proper mechwarrior game, and it's only gone downhill from this point.

    I should also point out, that at this point there were many strong positives about the game. It was gorgeous, for starters, and the combat pacing was excellent. It was still early in development, so the massive problems could be overlooked, as there was a shining gem underneath all of that.

    Over the nearly year and a half since I joined the beta, I've watched poor decision after poor decision completely erode that shining gem underneath into a dull, bland, rock. All the while repeatedly missing development milestones, and completely forgetting about or willfully ignoring the original vision that the game was sold on.

    A small list of features this game was supposed have had months ago:
    -DX11
    -New game modes (dropship mode, and asymmetrical assault)
    -UI 2.0
    -Lobbies (yes, an online game that doesn't have lobbies of any kind)
    -In-game VOIP (yes, an online game that doesn't have in-game voice of any kind)
    -Community Warfare (the large overarching meta-game system)
    -Mech tonnage limits
    -Functional bases with turrets and capture mechanics
    -Clan mechs
    -Role Warfare (systems and skills that made each mech class and role unique and useful this in particular has completely failed and this doesn't exist in the game at all. You either go fast and cap bases, or carry lots of guns)

    And now, here we are at launch day. The game has seen exactly 0 of the promised features actually make it into the game. Instead, PGI utterly ignored its community and wasted immense amounts of time developing features that no one wanted, like P2W consumables and third-person view.

    So, in closing MWO is an incomplete mess of a game that has changed very very little from its closed beta state.

    Graphics: 5/10 This was a 8/10 before, but continued 'optimizations' have steadily ruined this department. Mech scaling to the environment has always felt completely off as well.
    Sound: 9/10 Quite good, actually... a highlight.
    Music: 0/10 Lol, they forgot this feature.
    Presentation: 2/10 The UI is extremely bad, dense, and non-intuitive
    Gameplay: 1/10 Perpetually bad decision making has taken what was once an extremely fun stompy robot game and made it a bland twitch shooter. There are only two game modes, which are both extremely simple and essentially 'stand in square or kill everyone.' The game is horribly imbalanced, and is extremely unfriendly to newbies. You can expect to have your face used as a bullet sponge when you first attempt to play, as the matchmaker will happily drop you against grizzled veterans that have mechs far far more powerful than what you start with.

    This game gets a 3/10 overall for nostalgia reasons only, I had tons of fun playing this once upon a time. The current game is a shallow grindfest, and looks like that is going to continue for a very long time. I can't say don't try it, as it is free, but do not be tempted to spend money, you will later regret it.

    PS I will likely be banned from the game for this review. Yes... PGI actually are complete dicks like that.

    Update: I've been banned (and received zero notification of it). Thanks for proving my point!    … Expand
  18. Jingo
    Oct 28, 2013
    8
    This game is heaps of fun if you've played the previous Mechwarrior games and are a long-time fan of the Battletech stuff, like I am. But I'll start with the bad. Promised development and improvements are slow in coming. They introduced 3rd person. Some of the chat from other players is atrocious, and there will always be a few idiots that think friendly fire is somehow fun. The ELO systemThis game is heaps of fun if you've played the previous Mechwarrior games and are a long-time fan of the Battletech stuff, like I am. But I'll start with the bad. Promised development and improvements are slow in coming. They introduced 3rd person. Some of the chat from other players is atrocious, and there will always be a few idiots that think friendly fire is somehow fun. The ELO system is not based on individual skill.
    But here's what's really special about it:
    1. It's not pay-to-win! Plenty of other games out there are, but I do much better in the mechs I got without spending any money on than I do with the special ones that cost me $.
    2. There's no respawning. It matters to you and your team if you get destroyed in the match. Most games respawn, so it doesn't matter like it would in real life. Immersion is king!
    3. Deeeeep customisation.
    4. There is some form of teamwork, albeit it handicapped by PUGs and voice-chat options that aren't particularly user-friendly.
    5. There's nothing random in the gameplay, winning or losing is entirely based on skill and teamwork.

    All that together makes it a very engaging, complex and awesomely fun shooter.

    But if you're not a fan of the whole battletech thing and aren't used to the previous Mechwarrior games (which came out over a decade ago) you can expect a tough time in your early days. Stick at it though, it's fun already and will get better.    … Expand
  19. EzraTwitch
    Oct 27, 2013
    0
    This game showed to so much promise, however between the complete lack of any real progress, and the producers repeatedly going back on their word (after cashing in on the investment players made in the game based off false promises) it is drifting farther and farther way from mechwarrior, not to mention good game design and balance. Do Not Recommend.
  20. Airyfairy
    Oct 25, 2013
    0
    If they hadn't promised people that kickstarted their project one thing and did the other, this would just be a half developed game by a C grade game dev. But as it stands, this is a dishonest arrogant and inept developer. Every month the cash shop has new items and expands consistently. And the game, after a year and a half, pretty much stays the same. I could elaborate, but the variousIf they hadn't promised people that kickstarted their project one thing and did the other, this would just be a half developed game by a C grade game dev. But as it stands, this is a dishonest arrogant and inept developer. Every month the cash shop has new items and expands consistently. And the game, after a year and a half, pretty much stays the same. I could elaborate, but the various review sites and player blogs have documented this game devs failings well, no need to repeat. Famous IP, made into a turkey, go Star citizen folks!… Expand
  21. Trance
    Oct 24, 2013
    6
    It's fun. Sit around the computer at get drunk fun. But before that is a lot of time wasted and plenty of frustration to accommodate the experience to an average level at best.
  22. Kaizor
    Oct 24, 2013
    5
    I was very excited to try the game out, waited a night for it to download, and was sorely disappointed after playing a few matches. The game kept tossing me up against grizzled veterans, and squaddies who hated anybody who wasn't very good. I have to say, the community for this game is horrible when it comes to new players. I'm not saying it's a bad game, if you had friends or knew whatI was very excited to try the game out, waited a night for it to download, and was sorely disappointed after playing a few matches. The game kept tossing me up against grizzled veterans, and squaddies who hated anybody who wasn't very good. I have to say, the community for this game is horrible when it comes to new players. I'm not saying it's a bad game, if you had friends or knew what you were doing it'd probably be fun, the sounds are nice, the graphics are okay, but really none of that makes a difference when you're being murdered horribly.… Expand
  23. Azula
    Oct 23, 2013
    0
    For players who are not familiar with battletech don't have any idea about what's going on here. No content, I mean no story or campaign. So why can you chose a faction?! Whats this faction for?! No background info about this game, no missions only multiplayer.
  24. Quellor
    Oct 20, 2013
    9
    First it's free! Second, it's giant stompy mechs! Solid game play and mech customizations make this a fun online game to play with a good selection of maps. Many fans have been involved during its Beta release and some of that drama has bled into the toxic reviews. Seriously, rating one or even zero for a free working game that they admittedly say was fun is not helpful. Again, you don'tFirst it's free! Second, it's giant stompy mechs! Solid game play and mech customizations make this a fun online game to play with a good selection of maps. Many fans have been involved during its Beta release and some of that drama has bled into the toxic reviews. Seriously, rating one or even zero for a free working game that they admittedly say was fun is not helpful. Again, you don't need money to play the game, but it helps to raise experience and money for gear if you had a premium account. Also, it does help if you game with others in the MechWarrior Online community. I admit it's much more fun to Shoot, Move and Communicate with friends. I believe that's the core of the game, having fun with friends in an online gaming community.… Expand
  25. cwendland
    Oct 18, 2013
    2
    While a promising category and basis for a game (giant robots!) the game continues to struggle through buggy, repetitive and frustrating gameplay. Although excelling graphically and allowing for a wide range of customizations for your "mech," the failure of the developing company to properly balance the game and resolve recurring bugs has turned its fanbase rabid.

    Throughout its beta    While a promising category and basis for a game (giant robots!) the game continues to struggle through buggy, repetitive and frustrating gameplay. Although excelling graphically and allowing for a wide range of customizations for your "mech," the failure of the developing company to properly balance the game and resolve recurring bugs has turned its fanbase rabid.

    Throughout its beta phase, the game was plagued with horrible weapon balancing, frequent disconnects, and other issues. Many of these problems remain in current gameplay, even after a year of "beta" testing and feedback. Moreover, and much more painful, is the game's team balancing system. This system, which is ineffective if not totally absent, pits new players against highly experienced players, places light mechs against assault and heavy mechs, and allows teams using outside communications to play against groups comprised of individuals without coordination. The results are predictable... a game which is either repetitive and unskilled, or incredibly frustrating.

    At this point, the developers are almost solely focused on the release of new mech variants, as this is where the game generates its pay-2-win revenue. It is becoming more apparent that the soul of the game has departed the developers, and the game is devolving into a shameless cash-grab.

    Unless you truly intend to play it for free, avoid the game. While the game is promising, it cannot currently deliver. Until these issues are fixed, it is likely your money is best spent elsewhere.    … Expand
  26. Slayn95
    Oct 18, 2013
    0
    Came into this game excited to play a Mechwarrior title without an ending. It's a lot of things to take in as a new player. The learning curve is steep, but rewarding once you get the hang of it. There's a training mode to test out how your mech moves. Other then that your throw into wolves as it were. Every match your thrown into has multiple people usually groups of four or more whoCame into this game excited to play a Mechwarrior title without an ending. It's a lot of things to take in as a new player. The learning curve is steep, but rewarding once you get the hang of it. There's a training mode to test out how your mech moves. Other then that your throw into wolves as it were. Every match your thrown into has multiple people usually groups of four or more who are using outside game voice chat programs. As a new player you will die often, pretty much all the time as your team gets rolled by people using voice chat. There is no separate queues for solo playing. And they have no plan to add an in-game voice chat. So if your new, and want to play the game solo queuing for these matches you will grow frustrated and quit.… Expand
  27. Daekar
    Oct 14, 2013
    10
    I have really enjoyed watching this game develop. In fact, just about the only thing that bugs me about it is the players who are never satisfied with anything the devs do.

    As of this posting, the weapons are balanced fairly well, Elo matchmaking is in, they are about to release (tomorrow, actually) a wave of new mechs, the game is stable, and I really enjoy the time I spend playing    I have really enjoyed watching this game develop. In fact, just about the only thing that bugs me about it is the players who are never satisfied with anything the devs do.

    As of this posting, the weapons are balanced fairly well, Elo matchmaking is in, they are about to release (tomorrow, actually) a wave of new mechs, the game is stable, and I really enjoy the time I spend playing it.

    While I would have preferred a standard boxed game for my Mechwarrior experience, I understand that F2P is the reality for the industry now whether or not I like it, and I do approve of how the devs have decided to monetize the game. It is not in any way pay2win, it is pay2avoidsomegrind. While that bothers some people, I feel like there really isn't much grind because I enjoy the gameplay. If you want to collect mechs like you would collect pokemon, then yes, you're going to be frustrated unless you lay out some cash. However, if you don't have to have everything immediately and enjoy a tactic shooter, you really owe it to yourself to try this game.

    And for the love of Pete, read the FAQs and newbie section of the forums for play tips first. I will say that they need better tutorials for those who have not played previous Mechwarrior games before and who don't look at the key mapping.    … Expand
  28. LaaFen
    Oct 14, 2013
    9
    Mechwarrior online is great game with few unfinished features what have got part of playerbase upsed but core gameplay is awesome. Many balance problems are fixed and game is nowadays much fun. Game has steep learning curve but time spent wont be wasted. Hope that more players would get interesred this mechmayhem. See you on battlefield.
  29. Tugboat
    Oct 12, 2013
    0
    This game is not fun. It's bad. The graphics are bad. The sound is bad. The netcode is terrible. The developers are terrible. The community is terrible. Try it at your own risk.

    At this point the game exists as nothing more than a way to take advantage of fanboys and white knights who will spend money on anything with Battletech or Mechwarrior on it.
  30. CoffeeGuy22
    Oct 11, 2013
    8
    This is a very fun free to play game about huge battlemechs, the F2P business-model is fair and the game runs smoothly. There's certainly enough maps and they are adding more, only 2 gamemodes though. the game has good in-depth mech customization as well.
  31. D34K
    Oct 10, 2013
    0
    I am a Legendary Founder and have played since closed beta. I was sold on the ideas of a great MechWarrior action game (which this game isn't) with planetary battles/factions via Community Warfare (which they've hardly even started work on even though the game is released).

    The truth of things is that PGI got screwed over by their publisher IGP. A massive amount of cash was raised by    I am a Legendary Founder and have played since closed beta. I was sold on the ideas of a great MechWarrior action game (which this game isn't) with planetary battles/factions via Community Warfare (which they've hardly even started work on even though the game is released).

    The truth of things is that PGI got screwed over by their publisher IGP. A massive amount of cash was raised by Founders to fund this game, but sadly a lot of it was funnelled away from MechWarrior Online and into other IGP projects. This left PGI in hopelessly over their heads having made promises they couldn't keep.

    The result is a game that has a mediocre online mech gift shop and no gameplay depth whatsoever. It takes mindless grinds to a whole new level. There are so many missing features; there's not even a basic lobby to organise and socialise.

    I have to say in closing that the way the players have been treated has been a demonstration in how not to run a community.    … Expand
  32. payne4evr
    Oct 10, 2013
    0
    I was putting together a review that would best describe my opinion for this game, when i ran across an article on GameFront. The article is called, "A Cautionary Tale: The Rage of the Mechwarrior Online Community." It's written very intelligently. I would recommend that everyone read it so they can understand why there are so many negative opinions of this game as a whole. I won't includeI was putting together a review that would best describe my opinion for this game, when i ran across an article on GameFront. The article is called, "A Cautionary Tale: The Rage of the Mechwarrior Online Community." It's written very intelligently. I would recommend that everyone read it so they can understand why there are so many negative opinions of this game as a whole. I won't include a link since that's not kosher here.. but u can plug the quoted phrase into any search engine and find it.

    People may gripe that it deserves a better review. They'll say, "People are complaining about the publisher. The game is good." Now, think about this. This game was crowd funded. Normally, whoever makes a game to sell pays for it up front. They try to craft something that will sell the most games. WIth crowd funding, they take your money first. They get it because they promise you a game that you will want and tell you everything that you want to hear. Shouldn't they feel obligated to deliver on those promises?

    Now, if you wanted your house painted blue, paid someone to paint it blue, and came home to a red house, wouldn't you be the least bit angry? Wouldn't you at least question why and expect a straight answer? Of course they offer to repaint it. The next day, however, your house is green. They convince you that you wanted it green. Green is better then blue. They promised you blue, but after taking your money, you end up with green. Would you be happy? Something to think about.

    update 10/10
    I didn't think it could get any worse, but sadly I can't drop the score any lower. I have been encountering swarms of bugs and game freezes since my review posted that have been present since early game. I had believed these to be fixed, but they seem to re-emerge with each new patch. I will be putting together a review soon of the "new player experience." in it, you'll see exactly how much time and effort are required to get to a playable state (ie "not" overheating constantly and dying early). it will include detailed stats at each milestone, unlike pgi.. that just makes up numbers based on "theoretical averages" to blow smoke up your butt. yes, real numbers.    … Expand
  33. Hotpocket
    Oct 10, 2013
    1
    dev's disrespect community. features promised not delivered. F2P but P2W. gameplay is so buggy youll miss 90% of your shots. match-making encourages steamrolling or spamming 1 weapon type. litterly 2 or 3 maps that i remember. 2 game modes only 1 mode makes it so that light mecs are KIND OF useful only their mostly garbage. despite looking like complete ass and using directx9 it still hasdev's disrespect community. features promised not delivered. F2P but P2W. gameplay is so buggy youll miss 90% of your shots. match-making encourages steamrolling or spamming 1 weapon type. litterly 2 or 3 maps that i remember. 2 game modes only 1 mode makes it so that light mecs are KIND OF useful only their mostly garbage. despite looking like complete ass and using directx9 it still has the audacity to drop below 60 FPS.

    steer clear. this game is F2P and P2W rolled into one.    … Expand
  34. Idle_anon
    Oct 5, 2013
    6
    This game has its good points and bad points but it's also still under continuing development. It might be a while before we start seeing things such as the strategic element but they do have a roadmap and have given it much thought.
    I'd say this game is alright and has potential. Certainly worth checking in to see how it progresses but not something I would hold my breath over since the    This game has its good points and bad points but it's also still under continuing development. It might be a while before we start seeing things such as the strategic element but they do have a roadmap and have given it much thought.
    I'd say this game is alright and has potential. Certainly worth checking in to see how it progresses but not something I would hold my breath over since the progress is a touch on the slow side. Still, I enjoy it from time to time.    … Expand
  35. microcoma
    Oct 4, 2013
    7
    A fun and nostalgic game, but PGI made a huge mistake by bringing the game out of beta in the state that it's in. If they had waited until the release of UI 2.0, more game modes, and more polish, I believe the game would have been better at the official release, and subsequently, the reviews would have been better. The game needs a good bit of work to be great.
  36. ComradeWinston
    Oct 1, 2013
    5
    Boring.

    Where some games like Arma aren't action packed ADD experiences, they're still enjoyable. Mechwarrior is painfully uninspired and the customization system is too all over the place.
  37. cpt_manboobs
    Sep 30, 2013
    1
    Thank you PGI for lying to all the old fans and making this horribly unbalanced game.
    Thank you PGI for making this game look worse than a game that came out in 2006
    Thank you PGI for making a game so bad it dooms the possibility of more mechwarrior games. Thank you PGI for making MWO 11/10 "SRS" 5 stars "JIDF" it's a hit. "IGN" inb4 I get banned from MWO when the devs read    Thank you PGI for lying to all the old fans and making this horribly unbalanced game.
    Thank you PGI for making this game look worse than a game that came out in 2006
    Thank you PGI for making a game so bad it dooms the possibility of more mechwarrior games.
    Thank you PGI for making MWO

    11/10 "SRS"
    5 stars "JIDF"
    it's a hit. "IGN"

    inb4 I get banned from MWO when the devs read these reviews.    … Expand
  38. Stackzonyou
    Sep 29, 2013
    6
    An adequate mech shooter marred by a polarised and toxic community, indifferent developers and what appears to be a main screen/menu that's comprised of 80% ads for overpriced in-game items.

    It is recommended that prospective players first approach the forums for information regarding C-Bill spending, as earnings after the initial cadet bonus are abruptly castrated not constructing the    An adequate mech shooter marred by a polarised and toxic community, indifferent developers and what appears to be a main screen/menu that's comprised of 80% ads for overpriced in-game items.

    It is recommended that prospective players first approach the forums for information regarding C-Bill spending, as earnings after the initial cadet bonus are abruptly castrated not constructing the first owned mech properly can make or break a new user's experience.

    If you're here purely for stompy-shooty, then this is your game. If you seek depth and the big vision of interplanetary mech warfare initially foisted on the wary long-time players by the dubious developers, look elsewhere.

    Teamspeak is a must.    … Expand
  39. RoniYiu
    Sep 29, 2013
    0
    Extremely disappointed. This company trashed the IP with it's shoddy incomplete product and premiupricing. Steer clear of this one if you are a MW fan, it's a hollow world of tanks ripoff more than a true MW game.
  40. Jule
    Sep 28, 2013
    3
    This game lacks any kind of repeatability after about the first week of playing. There are limited maps, even less game modes and the match making has to be one of the worst around. There are many times you will have 10 game losing streaks as your grouped against pre made groups. The game feels more like it should be in closed beta than an official release.
  41. Sjalka
    Sep 28, 2013
    1
    i had expected a lot more from it. Or maybe i had false expectations to begin with. Mechwarrior or rather BattleTech for me is a mixture between RP or character development and tactical mech combat. But what i get here is instanced arenas where players incidentally fight in mechs.

    And the worst part is i do not even recognize most mechs. They are so far from the pen & paper sourcebook    i had expected a lot more from it. Or maybe i had false expectations to begin with. Mechwarrior or rather BattleTech for me is a mixture between RP or character development and tactical mech combat. But what i get here is instanced arenas where players incidentally fight in mechs.

    And the worst part is i do not even recognize most mechs. They are so far from the pen & paper sourcebook material that some of them are unrecognizable.

    I also found that they do not have sufficient individual characteristics and that the combat was much MUCH more twitch based than having the feeling of piloting some dozens of tons of steel. To me it felt more like one of those "mecha" games where you are in powerarmor and not like you are in a huge robot.

    on the technical side well, i guess it is the engine decision. this engine does not run well on my system, which is entirely my problem though and i do not blame the game for it but for such a small-scale game it does not even look very good.
    the sounds are OK but lack a lot of "punch", the effects are only standard.

    but all that would be irrelevant if the game did not feel like some generic 1st person shooter.

    When it comes to multiplayer i came to the conclusion that the MTX mechwarrior 4 mercs title, which is a free download, is more fun even if by todays standards it looks hideous.

    conclusion: when you regret the download on a "free to play title", something is wrong, or it simply was not "your type of game".
    i like battletech but i wish we d rather get a real mechwarrior 5 than a free to play arena shooter.    … Expand
  42. RedOctober
    Sep 28, 2013
    1
    The best thing I can say about MWO is it didn't cause my computer to catch fire, so that is something.

    Mechs are woefully unbalances as are teams and entire matches. The overwhelming majority of matches I have played in end in a one sided slaughter. The learning curve is brutal as is the grind to obtain anything worth stomping around in. Only two modes, well one really, since    The best thing I can say about MWO is it didn't cause my computer to catch fire, so that is something.

    Mechs are woefully unbalances as are teams and entire matches. The overwhelming majority of matches I have played in end in a one sided slaughter. The learning curve is brutal as is the grind to obtain anything worth stomping around in.
    Only two modes, well one really, since "conquest" just ends up being a slaughter fest most of the time anyway.
    The number of boards is pathetic.
    River City. River City Night.
    Frozen City. Frozen City Night.
    Come one, changing the lighting or adding snow is your idea of a new map?

    The last, best hope is for this to die quickly and the IP picked up by someone competent.    … Expand
  43. Toxiccandy
    Sep 28, 2013
    0
    Want a no BS review without the flowers and rainbows being shot out of someones butt at you? Here you go:

    The game isn't done, not by a long range missile shot. It has bugs, and not just a few, many. Worse, quite a few have been in the game for half a YEAR and have not been fixed. MORE worse, they haven't even been acknowledged and aren't even given an ETA on being fixed. Much MORE    Want a no BS review without the flowers and rainbows being shot out of someones butt at you? Here you go:

    The game isn't done, not by a long range missile shot. It has bugs, and not just a few, many. Worse, quite a few have been in the game for half a YEAR and have not been fixed. MORE worse, they haven't even been acknowledged and aren't even given an ETA on being fixed. Much MORE worse, they've outright lied to the players and the people who invested REAL eash to fund the game. They made FIVE MILLION DOLLARS since July of last year, but did they hire some serious programers or coders? Nope, kept it all in-house and just kept riding the "Battletech" fame that OTHER developers, writers and games have built over the last 30 years.
    You want lots of promises with no serious game play, sign up, but bring your own lube because they don't use any when they stick it to you.    … Expand
  44. Caballo
    Sep 28, 2013
    4
    As a Battletech fan, I've played almost all and every game around the franchise, and this iteration brought up a lot of hype back in the day. It was 10 years after the last known official mechwarrior game, and the community was hungry,

    Unfortunately, the game developed by Piranha games is, at launch day, nothing more than a beta. The progress over the last year has been minimum to none,    As a Battletech fan, I've played almost all and every game around the franchise, and this iteration brought up a lot of hype back in the day. It was 10 years after the last known official mechwarrior game, and the community was hungry,

    Unfortunately, the game developed by Piranha games is, at launch day, nothing more than a beta. The progress over the last year has been minimum to none, and, while it's got a huge potential, more and more features are either delayed or treated the opposite way Piranha sold me a year and a half ago.

    I think I'll wait for the next iteration.    … Expand
  45. Grimbrand
    Sep 28, 2013
    1
    I'm a huge fan of the Mechwarrior and Battletech franchises. I've played them since the original tabletop game came out. It is a universe filled with rich heritage, intricate balance, and unique customization.

    When MW:O was announced I bought the biggest Founder's package they offered, to wholeheartedly offer my support. They promised a continuation of the series that I'd come to    I'm a huge fan of the Mechwarrior and Battletech franchises. I've played them since the original tabletop game came out. It is a universe filled with rich heritage, intricate balance, and unique customization.

    When MW:O was announced I bought the biggest Founder's package they offered, to wholeheartedly offer my support. They promised a continuation of the series that I'd come to know and love, offering giant stompy mech goodness.

    The promise was one of more faction-driven combat on a galactic scale, with highly customizable battlemechs in unprecedented detail.

    We started with a game that started with a strong foundation and very tried-and-true mechanics, easily tweaked to fit the engine that PGI selected to support it.

    As testing progressed, the game has gotten less glitchy, which is a testament to their work, but the balance has been continuously destroyed. Without any real effect of tonnage in-game, and with broken weapon stats, a 35 ton Spider can easily expect to not only destroy hundred-ton assault mechs like the Atlas, but in fact, to deal far more damage.

    The developer ignores constructive feedback and suggestion, while using draconian measures to hide any hint of dissatisfaction or negativity in the forums.

    When I emailed the developers a few weeks ago, I mentioned that a lot of the game's Founders were very upset with the fact that the game was such a departure from other Mechwarrior games. I specifically asked why so many seemingly random changes were being implemented, and why more of the old Battletech rules were not being utilized. I also asked about aspects of the game that are absent, and unlikely to be added even if Community Warfare is ever implemented.

    Here is a part of the reply I got, unedited, and in context.

    "I feed on the hostility myself as a long time gamer I've come to realize that there will ALWAYS be some who are unhappy for whatever reason. I'm personally enjoying this game quite a bit, although I think it helps that while I played the old MechWarrior games, I wouldn't call myself a huge fan I don't feel like I need to relive my childhood, etc. still that's just my own thoughts."

    Why are people that don't even care for the old MechWarrior games in charge of producing this one?

    As it stands, the game is now just a mindless grind, with total disregard for any reason to be fighting. Twelve mechs at a time batter themselves to bits ineffectually, while their pilots spend more money on a doomed and badly done version of this once-amazing franchise.

    I still love MechWarrior, but MWO isn't it. I've hung up my cooling vest until further notice, folks. Maybe the next generation of this game will be better.    … Expand
  46. PharmD2002
    Sep 27, 2013
    3
    I am seeing wide variation in ratings here on Metacritic for Mechwarrior Online. I think I might know why.
    TWO different games are bing rated at the same time, causing lots of confusion:
    1. There is a First Person Shooter using Mechs that is being rated. It is basically the Beta of MWO, which has been somewhat dumbed-down for less knowledgeable players. 2. There is the PROMISED MMO    I am seeing wide variation in ratings here on Metacritic for Mechwarrior Online. I think I might know why.
    TWO different games are bing rated at the same time, causing lots of confusion:
    1. There is a First Person Shooter using Mechs that is being rated. It is basically the Beta of MWO,
    which has been somewhat dumbed-down for less knowledgeable players.
    2. There is the PROMISED MMO with new UI 2.0, Community Warfare, longterm objectives, AI
    opponents, etc which has been delayed again and again.

    The original Founders paid big money into this game for the development of a rich, in depth BattleTech
    Experience. Instead, apparently most of the money they paid was used to develop another game! The
    title of which has Mechwarrior in it, but it is "tactics".
    So basically, I believe the developers have discovered that diehard BattleTech Fans will pay for a mere
    ghost of the game they were promised, and can be milked for more and more money with more and more
    Empty promises. After a year in open beta, this game has not progressed, it has gone backwards! Many
    supporters have walked away in anger, having figured out they were suckered by an immoral game company. But that is OK! The developers changed this FPS so that with 3rd person view, even the simplest gamer can play it, or so they hope. Then they can milk a new crowd of BattleTech fans for more
    Money before the game DIES.......

    So you will continue to see 10 and 9 ratings, which are actually for the simple Deathmatch game with Mechs. And you will continue to see Zeroes and ones and twos from the people who are angry it is not what was promised and what they PAID for!

    Maybe the developers should change the name of the game to Mechwarrior Deathmatch Online, and be honest for a change? And let another company develop a real BattleTech Game?    … Expand
  47. ScottieQD
    Sep 27, 2013
    0
    The game is tolerable for short periods, recurring video problems as well as crashing issues make the game a iffy proposition if you're going to play with friends.

    The dev's are a huge weak point for this product and as of launch the games design pillars are almost all missing. The devs take months to do simple things for instance it generally takes a full month to review a weapon    The game is tolerable for short periods, recurring video problems as well as crashing issues make the game a iffy proposition if you're going to play with friends.

    The dev's are a huge weak point for this product and as of launch the games design pillars are almost all missing. The devs take months to do simple things for instance it generally takes a full month to review a weapon tweak, sometimes it's more than that leaving the flavor of the month to last entire seasons, the summer of the sniper meta for instance. Map bugs are also long lasting, and map design is weak in general.

    These same devs are reprtedly are working hard on the key design pillars but after almost a year in open beta they’re still missing and given their shady history of lying about what will and won’t be in the game you have to wonder if any of the stated design pillars will ever make it into the product.

    In the end I’d say to go to other products which have a more constant history of telling the truth, as well as more stable products and more professional developers.

    TL;DR
    Just don't do it man, you'd be better off with any of the other possible F2P games    … Expand
  48. SausageTheBruce
    Sep 26, 2013
    9
    While it would be white-washing to say that the game is without issues (as all new games are), it is clear from reading many of the reviews that a lot of the people who are slagging the game are disenfranchised individuals who take their dislike of a certain design feature or the unavailability of a feature at launch to mean that they can (and should) call the game garbage. This is,While it would be white-washing to say that the game is without issues (as all new games are), it is clear from reading many of the reviews that a lot of the people who are slagging the game are disenfranchised individuals who take their dislike of a certain design feature or the unavailability of a feature at launch to mean that they can (and should) call the game garbage. This is, unfortunately, very characteristic of the entitled attitude that many gamers have.

    Shortly before launch, two things happened; a feature that the developers had stated quite some time ago would not be used was in fact put in game (and as of writing this is no longer in any meaningful matches), and Community Warfare (the 'meat and bones') was post-poned. Both were disappointing issues, but understandable on both counts; regarding the first issue of the suddenly-implanted feature, design paradigms change for any product, and it was still Beta; at actual launch, the feature was relegated to 'casual only' games, not true competition. Regarding post-poning Community Warfare, it's only to be expected that a F2P title with a limited budget may have to push a feature back awhile.

    Neither occurrence should be reason to slag the game in horrible ways, but the spite of internet warriors is indeed legendary. I would urge anyone who comes here for advice on what to play to take a good, hard look at what one is reading, and if it looks hyper-negative, to disregard it.

    Fundamentally, MW:O is a Free-to-Play title. Free. As in it does not cost most players a single penny. If this game had been released and/or published by a company like Blizzard-Activision, Microsoft, or even Electronic Arts, I would say that a number of criticisms were fair. As it is, it is a free-to-play title from a minor studio who built a functional and stable game in only two years on a very small budget. Their entire development team wouldn't even fill a single section at any major developer. Perspective goes a long, long way towards affecting how one should see things, and I think that some people simple forget to put this company and this title in said perspective.

    Game Play: Superb. The game has been stable for most players for quite a long time. There are terrain bugs at times, and as with any PvP game, weapons and equipment balance is always in flux; if there are complaints about PvP in games like World of Warcraft, with a decade of development under its belt and billions of dollars to command, it should surprise nobody that MW:O has its own issues. For the most part, though, the game plays well; it feels like you are in command of a giant machine, not like you are some faceless solider in a Call of Duty clone.

    Graphics: Rendered on the Cry Engine, the game looks as one would expect very, very good. DX11 is in the pipe for testing and should only increase the magnitude of what we already see, which is fluid movement, gorgeous lighting, beautifully rendered 'mechs, and a very 'to scale' impression of combat.

    Sound: The effects are brilliant, and especially with headphones or with a good surround-sound system, one feels very much like one is in the of a machine. The only failing is the lack of music. Trailers for the game and trailers for special 'money only' BattleMechs have featured some fantastic music, all original compositions, but none is in the game... yet.

    Overall: If you're a BattleTech or MechWarrior fan, this is worth it. If you're a Call of Duty-style gamer, this is not your kind of game. If you want to play something that requires team-work, something that is far (FAR) more complex and challenging that your standard FPS game, and something that has a bright future in the form of dynamic and meaningful results from battles, MW:O is a great title to get onboard with. It's not all here yet, but it's getting there.    … Expand
  49. Phorashi
    Sep 26, 2013
    2
    I used to be involved in the competitive scene in this game. I played in RHOD and watched the metagame stall and finally lost total interest after a competitive scene dominated by one type of mech was allowed to exist for 6+ months. PGI has continuously failed to deliver and created overwrought and expensive ideas where simple number balancing would have worked. I also participated in theI used to be involved in the competitive scene in this game. I played in RHOD and watched the metagame stall and finally lost total interest after a competitive scene dominated by one type of mech was allowed to exist for 6+ months. PGI has continuously failed to deliver and created overwrought and expensive ideas where simple number balancing would have worked. I also participated in the first and only ever community involvement event, the Design a Trial Heavy contest. I chose literally the worst chassis of the worst mech and fit it out with a configuration I had never driven before and won.

    This game is garbage and most of the development and publishing companies are blind to the issues with the game. Rust in Pieces 'Mechwarrior Online.

    SQUAWK!    … Expand
  50. Dexyt
    Sep 26, 2013
    7
    Mechwarrior Online is a decent game. The concept is solid and has potential, but at the moment there is not much content (and a lot of grinding to make up for it) and there is an inexcusable technical problem which makes small fast mechs unreasonably difficult to hit. Aside from this, the matches are fun. In organized groups, there is considerable depth to the gameplay as well.
  51. PunkRoadkill
    Sep 26, 2013
    0
    Been playing since very early on and its been nothing but one crushing disappointment after another, and from that early on its been clear the only objective here is to milk money as fast as possible and to hell with what people are actually interested in playing
  52. almeras
    Sep 26, 2013
    7
    UI (1.5) 4
    Gameplay 8
    Balance 8
    Graphics 9
    Replayability 9
    Progressing 7
    Chat 2
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    6.7 from me. The core core is there they just need to add more game modes and a better UI which should be in soon
    Result 7
  53. SquidvonTorgar
    Sep 26, 2013
    8
    After a 10 year Hiatus Mechwarrior explodes once again on to the PC and this time its a F2P title. At its heart MWO captures perfectly mech combat and customisation that are the hallmarks of this franchise. It has excellent graphics and sound, and battles are tense affairs where you try to eek out the best from your build and stomp to glory. In this respect MWO delivers and as a F2P titleAfter a 10 year Hiatus Mechwarrior explodes once again on to the PC and this time its a F2P title. At its heart MWO captures perfectly mech combat and customisation that are the hallmarks of this franchise. It has excellent graphics and sound, and battles are tense affairs where you try to eek out the best from your build and stomp to glory. In this respect MWO delivers and as a F2P title you would be mad to pass it up. That said the game is not flawless. The new player experience can be somewhat unforgiving, especially for those new to piloting mechs. PGI the games developers have recently added a movement tutorial and plan to follow this up with further instruction. However the match maker can often pitch green players against veterans and this may cause frustration. At its heart though MWO is a team based game and provided that new players stick with their team there should be no reason they wont achieve victory.

    MWO also seems a rather fair F2P title without any P2W components. The free starter mechs are outclassed by player custom jobs, but all the content (with exception to Hero Mechs which offer an earnings bonus and different weapon configs) is accessible without spending a penny. Currently the meta game consists of earning C-Bills (money) and XP (Experience Points) in order to upgrade your mechs and expand your pilot skills. The mech customisation is excellent and features most of the options found in the board game. The pilot skills are generic for each type of mech chassis and whilst offering good bonuses could do with some more variation and specialisation.

    In fact this cycle of battles and customisation and unlocks is incredibly addictive helped in no small way by the multilayered combat. This truely is a "Thinking Mans Shooter" and whist it can seem overwhelming to the new player the level of depth here provides for a rich and deep combat experiance that transends any other shooter this reviewer has played.

    And whist that is MWO's strongest assest it is also its biggest shortcomming. Eventually you realise that the endless cycles of battles are all there is to the game. Whilst you may be having a literal blast playing them, MWO really does need other layers to round it out. Thankfully PGI are aware of this and from the get go have been promising players a much vaunted "Community Warfare" mode. In short this allows players to join factions from the game universe and engage in a ongoing campaign for the known galaxy. Unfortuantley despite the best laid plans of the devs CW isnt yet in the game. Which is a shame because with it MWO could easily rank up there as one of the best PC games of all time, let alone the best F2P title. The devs have stated that it is comming soon and infact plan to make a detailed announcement providing further details at their launch party. CW will also be preceeded my a much needed upgrade to the UI, which, whilst doing its job certainly could do with more polish.

    So that said should you bother with MWO and will you be playing it in 2 months time? The answer is a unreserved YES! At its core as a action shooter it is fantastic. It requires the player to make a choice as to their prefered playstlye and then challenges them to create a mech which can undertake that role most effectively. Provided the player does some research outside the game (such as the MWO forums) the sheer range of options can be breathaking. This in itself is reason enough to get this on your hardrive. However when CW arrives it has the potential to boost this title into the stratosphere. However without that feature and given the current poor UI and unforgiving new player experiance I have to award MWO 8/10. Once CW and UI2 drop though....get ready for something special.    … Expand
  54. Revenge
    Sep 25, 2013
    5
    A game of great potential, but persistently hampered by increasingly slow development times. There is a strong admitance that the game is not complete, but as it has been in beta for over two years, nobody should be holding their breath for the features that initially suckered us in to the game 2 years ago. I can certainly say that if Mechwarrior Online can sustain itself long enough toA game of great potential, but persistently hampered by increasingly slow development times. There is a strong admitance that the game is not complete, but as it has been in beta for over two years, nobody should be holding their breath for the features that initially suckered us in to the game 2 years ago. I can certainly say that if Mechwarrior Online can sustain itself long enough to truly full-fill its original design document, then it will be a great game to play, one worthy of proper competitive gaming. But I anticipate that this time is going to be at least another year or two, and it might not have hat long left to live.… Expand
  55. mwofan
    Sep 25, 2013
    3
    Decent attempt at a multiplayer game but it lacks focus and has been plagued with problems by developers not having a clear vision. Communications issues along with the developers insulting those who crowd-funded the game to make it possible are also an issue. The graphics are not bad but there are UI issues and constant promises of "improvements are on the way" but little has been made onDecent attempt at a multiplayer game but it lacks focus and has been plagued with problems by developers not having a clear vision. Communications issues along with the developers insulting those who crowd-funded the game to make it possible are also an issue. The graphics are not bad but there are UI issues and constant promises of "improvements are on the way" but little has been made on that front for the past 7 months. Controls are also not bad, but mechanics in the game have caused more issues and the solutions have not resolved the problems those issues represented. The game is just not good and should have been managed better by a more experienced staff..… Expand
  56. Worul
    Sep 25, 2013
    8
    Fun game which, as so many online games, starts out somewhat limited, but with a solid core, and then evolves over time into something much larger.

    It's developers listen to the community and make a great effort to try and balance all the different weapons that the game allows for, and they come up with some interesting solutions that force players to think about making balanced    Fun game which, as so many online games, starts out somewhat limited, but with a solid core, and then evolves over time into something much larger.

    It's developers listen to the community and make a great effort to try and balance all the different weapons that the game allows for, and they come up with some interesting solutions that force players to think about making balanced loadouts instead of just running out there with as many of the same powerful weapon that you can fit.

    This has, however, made a bunch of people very angry. Don't ask me why, because I find it interesting that a fight doesn't end instantly because some guy had so much firepower in a single click that he could kill anything with one hit.

    If you're into a tank/robot style ranged weapons combat game, this might be for you. You can buy more mechs in the game and upgrade them with weapons, engines, armor and so on, with resources you earn in matches. With real money you can buy "Mech Credits" that you can use to buy premium time, which boosts your XP and resource gain, or you can use it to buy mechs, including "hero" and "champion" mechs, which are only buyable with those, these work by either boosting XP or resource gain, but are otherwise the same as the ones you can with your earned resource. Additionally you can use the MC to buy skins, colors and decoration for your mechs, which allows for some pretty cool customization.

    Development is ongoing and a bunch of very cool looking features are on the way in the next 6 months. It's still a relatively new game, development wise, and you will find problems and issues sticking out, but the fun mech combat is second to none and it looks to be getting better.

    And hey, it's free. Play some hours, if you don't like it, at least you didn't spend any unrefundable money!
    Another great thing is that you can play just a week a month and then whenver you come back, two patches will have been round and there'll be a new mech, maybe a new map, a bunch of fixes and other things changed! I love reading update notes for my games, and it means you always have something to look forward to     … Expand
  57. wombat13
    Sep 25, 2013
    0
    The game play isn't so bad, but in a F2P you need to trust the team. This game was released with a place holder UI, no meta game to speak of. It has limited replay s there are only 2 very similar modes and few maps. It may get better but the issues have been known for a while but are you willing to take that chance?
  58. DeadLikeRev
    Sep 25, 2013
    1
    When this game launched it was full of home and wonder. It promised a lot and then, delivered very little. Launching with no major update, literally just removing the beta tag, the game still has only 2 game modes. Has a unexplained and very complicated system for heat if you have more than 2 types of a weapon, and new players have no way of knowing about this system. The long announcedWhen this game launched it was full of home and wonder. It promised a lot and then, delivered very little. Launching with no major update, literally just removing the beta tag, the game still has only 2 game modes. Has a unexplained and very complicated system for heat if you have more than 2 types of a weapon, and new players have no way of knowing about this system. The long announced Community Warfare and heralded UI 2.0 have been "in the works" since closed beta and theres still no promise of them ever happening.

    To make matters worse the lead developers have sadly, very publicly stated that community feedback doesn't matter. A game that won't listen to feed back? Its solution to EVERYTHING is complicated hidden systems instead of simple balancing? Stay far far far away from this game.    … Expand
  59. AntharPrime
    Sep 25, 2013
    7
    Mechanically and visually, MechWarrior Online is at it heart a 10 point rating game. However MWO is supposed to be a MMO but does not have any of the features that it should have as a launched title. It lacks in game VOIP and an overall immersive experience linking all the endless coliseum style matches.

    That being said, a majority of the negative reviews can be attributed to poor    Mechanically and visually, MechWarrior Online is at it heart a 10 point rating game. However MWO is supposed to be a MMO but does not have any of the features that it should have as a launched title. It lacks in game VOIP and an overall immersive experience linking all the endless coliseum style matches.

    That being said, a majority of the negative reviews can be attributed to poor community management at MWO. Other games have their detractors but have very little effect on the game reviews, in PGI's case with MWO, they are experiencing a backlash from their poor PR skills. As far back as Oct 2012 in closed beta, there were many vocal members pointing out all of the shortfalls which are being highlighted now by professional reviewers such as poor initial game experience and a longer grinding experience compared to other games. PGI unfortunately belittled them through posts on their forums, twitter, FB and in podcasts (yeah it wasn't just a one time careless comment) essentially telling them to off. While some of the negative reviews can be taken word for word, others are simply a vindictive backlash. There are plans to introduce a more immersive experience but no solid dates have been given.    … Expand
  60. bobthebomb
    Sep 25, 2013
    5
    This is mechwarrior so this is a good game !!

    But on the other hand we have no game room, no matchmaking, no way to balance different mech (no battle value, no tonnage), no visibility of your level (ELO, rating..) In itself the game is not bad, but the way we play it is terrible "Click the play button and hope you be in a good game". 30% of time you get pug stomped, 30% of time you    This is mechwarrior so this is a good game !!

    But on the other hand we have no game room, no matchmaking, no way to balance different mech (no battle value, no tonnage), no visibility of your level (ELO, rating..)

    In itself the game is not bad, but the way we play it is terrible "Click the play button and hope you be in a good game". 30% of time you get pug stomped, 30% of time you pug stomp, 30% of time you get a 900 tons vs 700 tons battles, 10% of time you get a good game.

    12vs12 game are terrible, and are forced, it's impossible to challenge an enemy lance to do a 4vs4 vs friend....heck we don't even have chatroom "Do you really want chat rooms?" ;)

    It's a good game but very far from completion, it's only alive because of the battletech fan base.    … Expand
  61. 99necron99
    Sep 25, 2013
    8
    As of Sept 2013, core gameplay (that is, the actual fighting part) is solid, immersive, and fun. Promised meta based around that gameplay (factions, lobbies, etc) has been delayed and is definitely lacking. However, IF you take the game that we have at this minute, discounting what may or may not be added in the future, you still have a great experience.
  62. totalknowledge
    Sep 25, 2013
    9
    Well on its way to being the best MechWarrior game. Sure it has its rough spots at the moment, but they don't detract from the game.

    Definitely worth a try.
  63. Kilron
    Sep 25, 2013
    1
    Very disappointing game at its launch there's just the core component of the game (robot deathmatches) they've worked on.
    UI did not change from closed beta and really need to improve, no endgame, no lobby etc.
  64. Flanker35M
    Sep 25, 2013
    8
    Been playing the oldskool MechWarrior games and when saw the BattleTech universe would get a new revival I jumped the wagon on MWO as a Founder. The game has a lot of promise and graphics pleasing most of us. Gameplay and balance is WIP still, more features on the way. There are some things here and there that irritate, like too much of FPS feel of the game instead of simulator feel manyBeen playing the oldskool MechWarrior games and when saw the BattleTech universe would get a new revival I jumped the wagon on MWO as a Founder. The game has a lot of promise and graphics pleasing most of us. Gameplay and balance is WIP still, more features on the way. There are some things here and there that irritate, like too much of FPS feel of the game instead of simulator feel many waited for. But still offers a lot of fun and exciting battles from novice to veteran players.

    MWO has potential and a lot of promise. There has not been a single BattleTech game in over a decade. Now we got one. Jump in the Mechwarrior!    … Expand
  65. Ymirok
    Sep 24, 2013
    3
    I learned of this game just before its supposed "launch" which did not really add or change anything. The game can still be considered to be in beta. It's not complete. As I played a few matches and read the forums, I started to learn about how disgruntled and jaded the loyal customers are. It would appear that PGI have been doing some very shady and questionable acts, such as ignoring (orI learned of this game just before its supposed "launch" which did not really add or change anything. The game can still be considered to be in beta. It's not complete. As I played a few matches and read the forums, I started to learn about how disgruntled and jaded the loyal customers are. It would appear that PGI have been doing some very shady and questionable acts, such as ignoring (or outright deleting) perfectly legitimate questions and criticism on a certain type of topic called "Ask the Devs".

    Another significant event was when the third person camera view was implemented without the consent of almost the entire playerbase. It ended up with PGI's CEO, Russ Bullock apologizing for their incompetence. The problem was never entirely resolved as development in general is remarkably slow.

    I haven't spent a single dime on this game because it's such a liability. And might I add, the currency purchasable with real money is very expensive. Also, you can buy "Hero" mechs, which are basically variants of regular mechs with unique hardpoints. While it isn't straight-up pay to win, it's certainly a feature impossible to acquire using regular in-game currency. Paintjobs are also only acquired using real money currency.    … Expand
  66. Indak
    Sep 24, 2013
    10
    I have been playing for almost a year now, and I have to say, I am honestly hooked. This is my first foray into the Mechwarrior universe and I'm glad I started here. It's an absolute thrill to get into the of a 20+ ton robot, roll out with your lancemates, and blow other mechs up with impunity. The graphics are gorgeous, the customization is great, and the sound quality is superb (whenI have been playing for almost a year now, and I have to say, I am honestly hooked. This is my first foray into the Mechwarrior universe and I'm glad I started here. It's an absolute thrill to get into the of a 20+ ton robot, roll out with your lancemates, and blow other mechs up with impunity. The graphics are gorgeous, the customization is great, and the sound quality is superb (when you fire a ballistic weapon, you KNOW you're firing something with a gigantic slug coming out of the barrel). As a casual player, I can spend hours playing and just lose track of time.

    Unfortunately, many of the negative scores you find here are the hardcore crowd who think they got cheated and are now trying to "teach PGI a lesson". If it's not their way, then it's no way. Could PGI be more transparent, yes. However, since they are a smaller company than say Blizzard or CCP, development takes a bit longer. If you listen you the No Guts No Galaxy podcast, they have the devs on a lot, and have had 2 in-depth interviews with the devs about upcoming features. The hardcore crowd will get what they want, it'll just take more time with a smaller staff to get it implemented. In the meantime, if you're looking to have a ton (or several tons) of casual Mechwarrior action, this is your place.

    See you on the battlefield, Mechwarrior!    … Expand
  67. Monocle
    Sep 24, 2013
    3
    I have never seen such utter contempt from developers poor communication, censorship (with threats of bans for speaking negatively about the game) and outright lying to the player base. I don't know what happened over the last years, but whoever is calling the shots now needs to be fired. What started as the promising multi-player Mechwarrior with community warfare has turned into aI have never seen such utter contempt from developers poor communication, censorship (with threats of bans for speaking negatively about the game) and outright lying to the player base. I don't know what happened over the last years, but whoever is calling the shots now needs to be fired. What started as the promising multi-player Mechwarrior with community warfare has turned into a grinding, repetitive shooter. Instead of spending the last year working on game mechanics the development team has been more concerned about churning out new mechs so they are able to provide another new hero mech.

    There is no purpose to play other than to get another mech that you probably don't need because only a handful of mechs are even useful. I wish the developers would go back and look at the concepts that they sold to us in the closed beta phase (information warfare, role warfare, etc.)

    There is no point to play anything but an assault mech with the 'flavor of the week' weapon that is given advantage by their broken method of weapon balancing (trial and error) where they randomly pick a weapon and tweak the values and wait for the tears on the forum to start.

    if you want to try the game go ahead but beware before you spend your hard earned money. This game may not be around this time next year with the direction the Dev team is taking it.    … Expand
  68. CorpusIncognito
    Sep 24, 2013
    10
    MWO is a fun game at its core. The levels and mechs are beautiful and the controls are, once gotten used to, make sense and work well. PGI has a relatively small team and what they've accomplished is nothing short of amazing.
  69. voxterra
    Sep 24, 2013
    1
    Where to start? The list of broken promises, unattained potentials, and disregard to the paid customer base is so long that I am forced to review in generalities. Not because I want to, but because there is little other choice... who has that much time?
    MechWarrior Online has such potential, but it has been unfulfilled for the year plus that I have been beta-testing and playing.
    They    Where to start? The list of broken promises, unattained potentials, and disregard to the paid customer base is so long that I am forced to review in generalities. Not because I want to, but because there is little other choice... who has that much time?
    MechWarrior Online has such potential, but it has been unfulfilled for the year plus that I have been beta-testing and playing.
    They are not shy about asking for cash payments, but...
    We are still stuck with only two play modes, both of which are strangely similar.
    We still have only 8 maps (and some of them are merely night/day versions of pre-existing maps).
    The long promised and undelivered Community Warfare is still a far away dream. That is, unless you count the ongoing state of war between the community and the devs taking place in the forums.
    Game play itself goes through massive balance swings, with vastly overpowered weapons meeting draconian nerfs, only to be replaced with new, more egregious game balance issues... all in an endless cycle.
    We seem to be going nowhere fast.
    As much as I (and many others) paid out early on in the development cycle, I really wish I could be more optimistic, but it seems like we were suckered with empty promises and the ole vaporware switcheroo.
    Still, I hold out hope. I hate to spend that sort of cash and expend so much effort for a game that even the devs don't take seriously any longer.
    Pray for MechWarrior Online. It may yet recover from its glacial development and anemic offerings... with divine intervention.    … Expand
  70. DastardlyPete
    Sep 24, 2013
    1
    I would almost never give a game a single star, but this game promised so much, and at first it appeared to deliver on said promises. Now we're a year and a half later and we have very little to show for it. If I could refund my initial investment in this game I would in a heartbeat.
  71. Redmacher
    Sep 24, 2013
    1
    The art is the only redeeming thing about this game. Gameplay has only 2 modes which may as well be the same. Both are 12v12 (which makes death happen very fast, and you only get one life per match), and the only difference is one mode has 5 bases to capture and the other has 2. The UI is terrible, with extra clicks needed all over the place where only 1 could have been used. The biggestThe art is the only redeeming thing about this game. Gameplay has only 2 modes which may as well be the same. Both are 12v12 (which makes death happen very fast, and you only get one life per match), and the only difference is one mode has 5 bases to capture and the other has 2. The UI is terrible, with extra clicks needed all over the place where only 1 could have been used. The biggest problem is probably the developers. They promise one thing (no 3rd person view ever!) then do the opposite. They promise features (community warfare, clans, and a new UI have all been coming "soon" for about a year and a half now) and then never deliver. They implemented ghost heat: a confusing, convoluted system to solve a problem that not only doesn't solve the problem it was intended for, but also ruins lots of things that weren't problems. perhaps worst of all is that ghost heat is hidden in the game and you would never know about it unless you read the forums. They regularly troll legitimate questions on twitter. They edit users' posts on the forums to make it look like they're saying something positive when they weren't.… Expand
  72. sarkun
    Sep 24, 2013
    1
    If you are a huge mechwarrior/battletech fan... then give it a go after all it's free to play. Otherwise stay clear while the game has it's merits: it looks good, the weapons look and feel good, the mechs look fantastic, it has some irredeemable major flaws:

    The gameplay is very stale and repeatable, there is nothing but an endless grind towards... nothing really? If you are not the    If you are a huge mechwarrior/battletech fan... then give it a go after all it's free to play. Otherwise stay clear while the game has it's merits: it looks good, the weapons look and feel good, the mechs look fantastic, it has some irredeemable major flaws:

    The gameplay is very stale and repeatable, there is nothing but an endless grind towards... nothing really? If you are not the "must collect them all" type, then I don't really know what can you play for all the mechs are available from the start (providing you grind or buy them with real cash),

    there are just a few maps, with most of them being so small that the game turns into a slaughter immediately.

    But worst of all are the hit-detection issues, which mean that sometimes you just don't deal damage when you hit someone this is just plain inexcusable in a game in 2013.    … Expand
  73. Zmechman
    Sep 24, 2013
    2
    This game had potential early on. It has steadily gone down hill. It is not a simulator anymore... it has become an arcade shooter with mechs.
    You might find it fun for a little while but it grows old very quickly.
    The game has no content to speak of... one game mode (they claim two but realistically they have Deathmatch with 1 base... or deathmatch with several bases) In addition, the    This game had potential early on. It has steadily gone down hill. It is not a simulator anymore... it has become an arcade shooter with mechs.
    You might find it fun for a little while but it grows old very quickly.
    The game has no content to speak of... one game mode (they claim two but realistically they have Deathmatch with 1 base... or deathmatch with several bases)
    In addition, the addition of 3pv into the game removed its simulator qualities and the Devs have consistently "dumbed down" the game.
    This game is designed for consoles in my opinion... that is all it is... a console shooter game.    … Expand
  74. Rallye2011
    Sep 24, 2013
    0
    Anyone rating this above a 5-7 range is either paid employ of PGI/IGP or a paid employee of a marketing firm. MWO is half a game. It deserves no better than half a full score.
  75. Gilfner
    Sep 24, 2013
    8
    I love the BattleTech franchise and this game lets me play the mechs I love. Not only that, but it is essentially a first person shooter without the twitch game play. Having your feet pointed in one direction while you are looking sharply to the side is a very different game mechanic from the other FPS out there. There is the whole leveling up to gain a more useful mech, the ability toI love the BattleTech franchise and this game lets me play the mechs I love. Not only that, but it is essentially a first person shooter without the twitch game play. Having your feet pointed in one direction while you are looking sharply to the side is a very different game mechanic from the other FPS out there. There is the whole leveling up to gain a more useful mech, the ability to edit the mech within limits. The game is free to play, free to download. You can pay money for extras, but you can also play for free and while it will be more difficult, it will be playable and you can be competitive. This game still has alot of room to grow to, with more mechs, maps, modes, etc.

    Yeah, the developers haven't done everything the community asks for the way it's asked for. But the game is very playable. If something is overpowering they tweak it. It may not happen instantly, but they work on it. There isn't much for tutorials, so a new player without a BattleTech background or friends that already play, will have a steep learning curve.

    I would like it have more maps and more game modes. I can't wait for the new user interface for the MechLab, because while the current one is usable, it could be better.

    Bottom line though, I liked it so much, I built an entire computer to run it.    … Expand
  76. Salient0ne
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    I have played this game since closed beta. I can honestly say it was a better game 2 years ago than it is today. Before it had mech collisions, better graphics, and none of the new terrible maps. It didn't have any of the strange game mechanics that break the game like ECM, Seismic sensors, ghost heat, and 3pv. Very disappointed in this game, it had great promise. Its just another cashI have played this game since closed beta. I can honestly say it was a better game 2 years ago than it is today. Before it had mech collisions, better graphics, and none of the new terrible maps. It didn't have any of the strange game mechanics that break the game like ECM, Seismic sensors, ghost heat, and 3pv. Very disappointed in this game, it had great promise. Its just another cash grab f2p now, and its clear that's all it'll ever be.… Expand
  77. valore
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    For all of those trying to figure out if the upset customers are simply entitled trolls who are posting bad reviews out of unwarranted anger, I can summarise things simply.

    Play the game for free. Enjoy what you can. The experience itself is fine if you're not paying a cent. However, do not, AT ANY TIME, spend a cent on the basis of any promises the developers make. These devs lie    For all of those trying to figure out if the upset customers are simply entitled trolls who are posting bad reviews out of unwarranted anger, I can summarise things simply.

    Play the game for free. Enjoy what you can. The experience itself is fine if you're not paying a cent.

    However, do not, AT ANY TIME, spend a cent on the basis of any promises the developers make. These devs lie through their teeth, and have no respect for their customers whatsoever.

    If you would like concrete examples, here are a few I'll share.

    One of the key promises made back when they were soliciting funds from fans back a year ago was 'No third person'. There is now third person in the game.

    Breaking a promise is bad enough, but perhaps it is fair to argue that things change, and sometimes developers don't have a choice in the matter.

    However, the developers of this game proceeded to lie twice. First they said 'sorry, we need third person in this game to cater to a bigger audience. But we will have both first person and third person only queues, so you'll all be happy'.

    There are no seperate queues.

    When confronted with this lie, they were ONLY pushed into action because several players finally had enough and asked for refunds which they were forced to give, because they had no other option: They had marketed and sold a product that turned out to be something it wasn't, and they risked legal action otherwise.

    Their official written response was also a passive-aggressive half apology which basically blamed the fans for being too demanding. You can find the release for yourself on the official forums.

    Players who were upset at various aspects of the game wanted to meet up in a sychronised fashion to show how many of them were upset at various decisions that had been made in the game.

    The response by the devs was 'We should shut the servers down just as they're meeting up, just to f*** with them'.

    This wasn't just a rare case of a dev having a bad day.

    Devs have also responded to legitimate concerns voiced in very reasonable tones by members, with sarcastic remarks about the player being in a very vocal minority. The most famous term used by a dev towards a player when asked if they were concerned about unhappy players was 'you're on an island'.

    Game stability and reliability is non-existent. Patches can render your game unplayable while 'premium time' you paid for continues to count down. However technical support just shrugs its shoulds and says there's nothing they can do. Bugs of this nature include: Black screen on game launch, crash to desktop, massive rubber banding not involving your ISP, bugged weapons that one shot enemies, etc.

    And just today, in a hilarious inability to see their hypocricy, they've labelled 'premium time' basically a paid for booster that you can buy to increase the rewards you get for playing the game, a 'must have'. This, after trumpeting far and wide that this game was not Pay 2 Win.

    TL;DR

    Play for free, it is fun. Don't pay a cent for their promises, they're not worth that.    … Expand
  78. moe479
    Sep 23, 2013
    1
    it's not your fathers mechwarrior yeahits even cheaper and more incomplete!
    10 points for being there but -9 for lack of content, f2pay, the redesing of redesing of redesing of classic drawings it just don't feal good.
  79. CrazyViking
    Sep 23, 2013
    8
    The core gameplay of mechwarrior: online is fun. There are plenty of mechs with about seven about to be released. The main problem with the game is it still doesn't feel done, the new ui 2.0 is absent and the game still needs optimization. Balancing is much better than what it was months ago to the point where you don't need to have any very particular loadout to be successful *cough coughThe core gameplay of mechwarrior: online is fun. There are plenty of mechs with about seven about to be released. The main problem with the game is it still doesn't feel done, the new ui 2.0 is absent and the game still needs optimization. Balancing is much better than what it was months ago to the point where you don't need to have any very particular loadout to be successful *cough cough 3 ppc gauss*… Expand
  80. D04S02B04
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    This game has a lot of potential and is entirely ruined by Pay to Win. I recommend new players not to play this game at all. It takes time to figure out how you want to play and a lot of time is spent grinding up barely enough ingame currency to customise your mech. Without a customised mech, you will lose flat out and have zero fun. The grind takes at least 250 mins of game time to earnThis game has a lot of potential and is entirely ruined by Pay to Win. I recommend new players not to play this game at all. It takes time to figure out how you want to play and a lot of time is spent grinding up barely enough ingame currency to customise your mech. Without a customised mech, you will lose flat out and have zero fun. The grind takes at least 250 mins of game time to earn ingame currency to buy a single pathetic light mech. We have not even factored in the cost of changing out weaponry, upgrading etc. If you want to play a heavier mech or medium mech, we're talking upwards of 1000 mins of game time just to get one Heavy/Assault mech built up. Buying with real money is INSANELY expensive. Just avoid this game, the older Mechwarrior games are more fun and cheaper.… Expand
  81. Goerym
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    This is a bad game. Hit detection is bad. Graphics are bad. Gameplay is bad.

    * Hits fail to register nearly 50% of the time. * This is a CryEngine3 game and it looks like something from 2004. * The Gameplay is TERRIBLE. The weapons make no sense, the heat system makes no sense, the game modes are repetitive, boring, pointless. The grind is worse than any other F2P game I've ever    This is a bad game. Hit detection is bad. Graphics are bad. Gameplay is bad.

    * Hits fail to register nearly 50% of the time.
    * This is a CryEngine3 game and it looks like something from 2004.
    * The Gameplay is TERRIBLE. The weapons make no sense, the heat system makes no sense, the game modes are repetitive, boring, pointless. The grind is worse than any other F2P game I've ever attempted.
    * The netcode is ATROCIOUS. EVER SINGLE MATCH at least 1, 2, sometimes 3 people get disconnected.
    * The community is dying off rapidly. Time to find matches is getting longer. All the public Teamspeaks are ghost towns.

    It's simply an utterly garbage game. There are literally no redeeming qualities whatsoever that I can see.

    I give it a 0/10 now, because there's not even anyone to log into the game with anymore and make fun of how terrible it is.    … Expand
  82. Type4101
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    One has to wonder where all the money extracted from beta version micro-transactions went. It certainly didn't go into improving this game. MechWarrior was always a blend of RPG, strategy, and action. But this "reboot" of the series seems to think that MechWarrior fans don't like all that pesky "depth" or "tactics." What the fans want, the developers believe, is to pay hundreds andOne has to wonder where all the money extracted from beta version micro-transactions went. It certainly didn't go into improving this game. MechWarrior was always a blend of RPG, strategy, and action. But this "reboot" of the series seems to think that MechWarrior fans don't like all that pesky "depth" or "tactics." What the fans want, the developers believe, is to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars on micro-transactions so they can pay to win. Do you love the feeling of blasting "newbs" in their underpowered "free" mechs, using your expensive pay-to-win mech? Then, this is the game for you!… Expand
  83. Razor1611
    Sep 23, 2013
    0
    One of the worst examples of no-communication with the communitiy so far. Developers did not only ignore the will of the communitiy, but went straight against it. Sad to see just how fast a premium IP like Mechwarrior can be driven against the wall by developers. Will not play ever again. Even registered for refund to drive my point home. First time ever i did something like that in my 25One of the worst examples of no-communication with the communitiy so far. Developers did not only ignore the will of the communitiy, but went straight against it. Sad to see just how fast a premium IP like Mechwarrior can be driven against the wall by developers. Will not play ever again. Even registered for refund to drive my point home. First time ever i did something like that in my 25 year gaming career.… Expand
  84. LordVishenka
    Sep 22, 2013
    4
    While the gameplay is pretty good and catchy, there is nothing more to look for in this game, especially is you are a Battletech fan, as in this case you are not the target audience, by the words of developers. The game is never going to be what it promised to be from the start a thought-out mech simulator in BT universe, with role warfare and massive faction war over the star map withWhile the gameplay is pretty good and catchy, there is nothing more to look for in this game, especially is you are a Battletech fan, as in this case you are not the target audience, by the words of developers. The game is never going to be what it promised to be from the start a thought-out mech simulator in BT universe, with role warfare and massive faction war over the star map with hundreds of planets, all made in CryEngine3. The game lacks not only stunning graphics promised in the early days and comparable at least to Crysis 1 on CryEngine1, it lacks any vital gameplay content, except for grinding over and over on the setting of just 6 maps and 2 game modes. And it is more than clear, that it is not going to change in the nearest decades, we'll just have some more mechs to grind in, and a couple more maps to grind on. Well, this game is not even a simulator! Not only the development of sim features ceased a long time ago, some of already implemented features were cut from the game in the early stages, since then several casual features have been imported to make the game more arcade. And the devs are doing it right in the eyes of protesting community, ignoring the core fans over and over again.
    Verdict: MWO had some potential and is still playable and even enjoyable in small doses, but it is already clear that destination of this game is, sadly, nowhere. Lack of interesting content, grinding, horrible UI, unwanted innovations, cancellation of promised features, bugs, pretty high prices and lots of disregard to community.
    Have to wait another 10 years for someone competent to pick up the franchise and give us a proper MechWarrior game.    … Expand
  85. Arcaist
    Sep 22, 2013
    8
    I´ve been playing MWO since closed beta.
    On the first hand, the devs didn´t keep a lot of promises about the features they plan to implement.
    And the launch was kinda dissappointing, with almost new features in it..

    BUT: Even though the game still lacks some basic features, and has a very hard learning courve its fun
    to play after all...and thats everything that counts below the line!
  86. MRJayJ
    Sep 22, 2013
    7
    I have played since closed beta and the game is very fun and entertaining, but there has been a major lack of variation in game play and mechanics since closed beta. PGI has taken a big stance on giving the finger to some of their player base due to decisions made for the game (and i agree they are bad (3pv)). Other than that the game shows great promise just does not have a lot ofI have played since closed beta and the game is very fun and entertaining, but there has been a major lack of variation in game play and mechanics since closed beta. PGI has taken a big stance on giving the finger to some of their player base due to decisions made for the game (and i agree they are bad (3pv)). Other than that the game shows great promise just does not have a lot of variation or content to be worth paying money into it. Whenever Community warfare and some other key features are released this game should be well worth any monetary investment, but at its current state I would definitely take advantage, playing for free, the best mechwarrior game since mw3.… Expand
  87. danathos
    Sep 22, 2013
    0
    This game seemed to be so promising, it's a shame how it turned out.
    There are still no european servers, so I'm lucky when I get a ping of 150.
    Matchmaking balance does not seem to exist. I guess it's impossible to create a matchmaking system because there are not enough people playing this game. Beginners with starter-mechs are thrown into battles with veterans who will just farm you    This game seemed to be so promising, it's a shame how it turned out.
    There are still no european servers, so I'm lucky when I get a ping of 150.
    Matchmaking balance does not seem to exist. I guess it's impossible to create a matchmaking system because there are not enough people playing this game. Beginners with starter-mechs are thrown into battles with veterans who will just farm you all day long.
    I played MWO during closed beta and now after it's official release I don't see any improvements except all those new expensive hero mechs you can buy for    … Expand
  88. Kotrin
    Sep 22, 2013
    3
    Fun at times, Mechwarrior Online is by no means a "thinking first person's shooter": first, it's not FPS anymore, second, matchmaking is poor, and finally, everyone plays the same Flavor of the Month build (an array of Particle Projection Cannons at time of writing). There are plenty of giant robots to choose from but only a handful maps to play with and only 2-3 new maps seems to beFun at times, Mechwarrior Online is by no means a "thinking first person's shooter": first, it's not FPS anymore, second, matchmaking is poor, and finally, everyone plays the same Flavor of the Month build (an array of Particle Projection Cannons at time of writing). There are plenty of giant robots to choose from but only a handful maps to play with and only 2-3 new maps seems to be released every year.

    Mechwarrior Online crew fails to impress and fails to deliver. Given its recent track record and inability to make any significant advances in feature implementation, game balance, and blatantly lying to its community no one can recommend this game as worthy of your money and this is a diehard fan of the Battletech franchise writing this. Yet, it's a free game so you may jump in and judge for yourself without any cost. Be sure however to invest a good amount of time in the game and before investing any real money.    … Expand
  89. eudaimonean
    Sep 22, 2013
    4
    A "Free to Play" title, MWO is the only game in town if you like oldschool stompy robots, and the developers know it. As a free game, the experience is enormously grindy, and as a paid game, the content is massively overpriced. MWO does deliver a unique experience, but ultimately the provided content is rather thin and still quite rough; as a competitive multiplayer game it lacks the depthA "Free to Play" title, MWO is the only game in town if you like oldschool stompy robots, and the developers know it. As a free game, the experience is enormously grindy, and as a paid game, the content is massively overpriced. MWO does deliver a unique experience, but ultimately the provided content is rather thin and still quite rough; as a competitive multiplayer game it lacks the depth and balance to sustain long-term interest despite how novel the mechanics are in the current shooter landscape.

    MWO seems designed to deliver the minimum needed to extract as much as possible from fanboy "whales" starved for a Mechwarrior experience. If that description does not apply to you, then MWO probably isn't the game for you either as there are far better values out there in the multiplayer shooter genre.    … Expand
  90. KovarD
    Sep 21, 2013
    1
    No lobby, No chat voice, No DX11, No Community Warfare, No New User Interface, No music, No Collision, No Destructible Assets. Everything promised was not delivered at launch. That resumes MWO fiasco.

    Developers promised to NEVER force 1PV players to play against 3PV, then they broke their word. Last 2 patches they made the grind even more torturing. This game have a lot of balance    No lobby, No chat voice, No DX11, No Community Warfare, No New User Interface, No music, No Collision, No Destructible Assets. Everything promised was not delivered at launch. That resumes MWO fiasco.

    Developers promised to NEVER force 1PV players to play against 3PV, then they broke their word.

    Last 2 patches they made the grind even more torturing. This game have a lot of balance issues. Map is out of scale.

    I already got my money refunded. I don’t recommend this game.    … Expand
  91. Keldor
    Sep 21, 2013
    4
    This game had so much potential. Giant robots shooting at each other? Sign me up. And while it certainly began to meet that potential early on, nearly everything that made it a great game has been watered down in an attempt to make the game more popular for a broad audience. Without that lost depth, the game doesn't have any true staying power... even with the eventual promise of anThis game had so much potential. Giant robots shooting at each other? Sign me up. And while it certainly began to meet that potential early on, nearly everything that made it a great game has been watered down in an attempt to make the game more popular for a broad audience. Without that lost depth, the game doesn't have any true staying power... even with the eventual promise of an extensive Community Warfare system (which as of launch, is not present).

    MWO will never be a sandbox game for people looking to carve out a robot empire with their friends and be part of a living, breathing community. It will be fun for a few months, until you realize all the mechs are just slight variations on a theme, and that all you're doing is playing a weak version of Call of Duty with robots.

    It's a shame that, yet again, the MechWarrior franchise is visited by a substandard game. There's so much lost potential in this series... maybe someday an independent developer (like Mechwarrior: Living Legends) will build something really solid that will stick. I had hoped MWO would be that game, but alas, it is not.    … Expand
  92. maxblaster44
    Sep 21, 2013
    0
    I have played this game for at least 6 months and have heavy and assault mechs up to elites. And for all that time, up to launch day, the progress of the development team has been molasses slow. The game runs ok on a good gaming rig, and the net code is competent, but the game itself falls apart much after that.

    There is NO CONTENT. It is just to flavors, conquest and resources, and    I have played this game for at least 6 months and have heavy and assault mechs up to elites. And for all that time, up to launch day, the progress of the development team has been molasses slow. The game runs ok on a good gaming rig, and the net code is competent, but the game itself falls apart much after that.

    There is NO CONTENT. It is just to flavors, conquest and resources, and that is only against other players that may be much better or worse than you are. The majority of games one side is steamrolled by the other..

    On top of that COMMUNICATIONS is ABYSMAL NO VOICE IP CHAT.. and the chat window is horrendously awfull that text just goes away and you can not even respond intelegently.

    It is sad really, this game had a lot of promise in early beta, and then it all went to the managements head and pocket books, because they sure as hell did not spend it on the game.

    As it is right now, its god awful for new players, and the old players have had it.. most have parked thier mechs and walked away from this disaster.    … Expand
  93. kitazari
    Sep 21, 2013
    0
    I see my review was deleted.
    This game is counter-strike with less maps, intense brown and bloom graphics(Try and run this on anything but a gaming rig, I dare you.), and boring game modes.
    The only point of this game is grinding for better equipment that you could buy(Or buying premium mechs that offer gameplay advantage over regular ones). Bottom line is that this is a boring Free    I see my review was deleted.
    This game is counter-strike with less maps, intense brown and bloom graphics(Try and run this on anything but a gaming rig, I dare you.), and boring game modes.
    The only point of this game is grinding for better equipment that you could buy(Or buying premium mechs that offer gameplay advantage over regular ones).

    Bottom line is that this is a boring Free to play, Pay to Enjoy(If it's possible.).    … Expand
  94. CombatVolcano
    Sep 21, 2013
    5
    This review is impartial toward past-and-future. I don't care what was promised or what will be, only what is.

    I will rate those primary areas I feel are most important to average a final score and they are as follows; Learning Curve (approaching MWO as a newbie): (3/10) Let's start off with getting started: While MWO is not a difficult game by any means once a player can learn and    This review is impartial toward past-and-future. I don't care what was promised or what will be, only what is.

    I will rate those primary areas I feel are most important to average a final score and they are as follows;

    Learning Curve (approaching MWO as a newbie): (3/10)
    Let's start off with getting started: While MWO is not a difficult game by any means once a player can learn and map the controls to their liking, some very important options are not immediately obvious (such as the zoom feature, torso centering, leg centering) and some default options don't seem to make any sense whatsoever such as the 'hold button to move' being default instead of 'slider sets speed' which is a far more manageable mode.

    Critical to end-game success but not necessarily required for play is the mechlab. Those who are heavily familiar with Battletech will have little trouble understanding the basic principles however even these likely-also-computer-nerds will stumble around figuring out how to navigate at first. It is (perhaps by design) sometimes not immediately obvious which choices are best or even worse which choices cost real money and which cost in-game currency. Those who are unfamiliar with Battletech weapons and configurations will find that there is absolutely no build-in tutorial or tips whatsoever to guide them. While the development staff has done much better in recent months with providing tutorials and new player help, the in-game interface is absolutely devoid of information pertaining to how the game works. It is extremely common for a new player to go through their first 25 matches, earn the 'newbie bonus' credits, waste them all and then feel like they need to abandon their account for a new one to earn the newbie bonus over and do it right. Some of the best mechs (in general and also to get started with) cost the entire newbie bonus and then some. Much better would be to let you choose any mech you like once you complete the initial battery of newbie matches.

    Graphics: (7/10)
    While MWO does have modern graphics that in most cases are quite stunning the developers also have a very long way to go toward optimizing their engine. Often it seems that they will tack on new features that drastically reduce framerate without fully optimizing the engine, which leads to inconsistency between play sessions. With 8 GB of ram, 6 core processor and a Radeon HD 7970 on a fresh install of Win7 and the game on an SSD I was struggling to get a reliable 40 FPS out of the game on any settings level. While verbose, slow and sometimes even confusing (some of the screen shake effects are downright strange feeling) the graphics are very GOOD. Things look like they should and the game doesn't suffer from that that 'shrink wrapped in plastic" Crysis feel that plagues so many modern engines. Smoke and particle effects look very convincing and some weapons are downright pretty when fired.

    Control: (6/10)
    Ugh. They really should take an average of what people have configured for this game and change what the default options are. It can take quite a few matches to really understand how to set your controls up properly and how important doing so is. Some players never really seem to learn this at all which is really a stain on this game because this is the largest reason that players quit it simply is so very hard to understand what exactly is expected of you when piloting a mech though once you find a schema that works you shouldn't have a problem.

    Configuration aside, the controls do feel responsive once learned. I've never felt like the mech ignored my keypresses or that my mouse wasn't tracking correctly. The missile lock controls feel fair (if quite unforgiving) and leading properly will usually land you hits... but read on.

    Engine/Programming: (2/10)
    MWO in this regard is an absolute tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. Very frequently when firing certain types of weapons they will (seemingly randomly) appear to strike the target but return no red "confirmation" flash on the reticule or they will return that reticule but in both cases do no damage about half the time. Players often claim that light 'mechs have a "lag shield" that protects them from legitimate damage and this does actually appear to be the case. While certain measures (client side hit detection aka please hack our game) have been implemented for particular weapon types to compensate, nothing can change the fact that the hit detection in the underlying engine does not seem to be up to what they are asking of it.

    Taking damage also isn't very well explained. Supposedly your 'mech has as many internal hitpoints per location as it does armor points but this is not information that the developers seem willing to divulge. How the weapons and mechanics in the game actually function on a numbers level is gilded in dark obscurity and it makes one wonder if anyone on the developer staff actually has a clue what everything in the game is supposed to do.    … Expand
  95. Shaddock
    Sep 21, 2013
    4
    Bottom line MWO was not ready to launch. On the surface you a presented with giant stompy robots online and that is all that should matter. However, lack of promised features, poor community relations, balance issues, and a lack of additional game modes or maps quickly turn what should be an amazing game into at best half a product.

    When the UI gets much needed changes, community    Bottom line MWO was not ready to launch. On the surface you a presented with giant stompy robots online and that is all that should matter. However, lack of promised features, poor community relations, balance issues, and a lack of additional game modes or maps quickly turn what should be an amazing game into at best half a product.

    When the UI gets much needed changes, community warfare is implemented, Direct X 11 is working, collisions are added, terrain stoppage is fixed, ghost heat is eliminated or clearly explained, etc this may be an amazing game. In the meantime there are other products worth your time, and certainly others that are more worth your money.    … Expand
  96. Sidhewyn
    Sep 21, 2013
    2
    I have played MWO from closed Beta on as a founder. Logged many an hour on this game. Fundamentally the game suffers from poor development of a beloved franchise and too many undelivered promises. MWO live and dies by community warfare. Can vs clan vs Inner Sphere and so forth. Right now it is just a Mech sim with no point. Even there is wonky at best. The development teams seem toI have played MWO from closed Beta on as a founder. Logged many an hour on this game. Fundamentally the game suffers from poor development of a beloved franchise and too many undelivered promises. MWO live and dies by community warfare. Can vs clan vs Inner Sphere and so forth. Right now it is just a Mech sim with no point. Even there is wonky at best. The development teams seem to prioritize game/weapon balance in a "Rube Goldberg" style. They add and add weird constraints and mechanics making the system increasingly brittle and hard for new people to understand. Its simple because they built their game on a bad foundation and are trying to correct it ever since. They also have incredibly poor interactions with a community that is desperate to help test and balance. I am no Battle tech guru but there is tons of knowledge out their for them to use not fight. If you are new to MW then you can have fun playing but since the game HAS NO LOBBIES! Its hard to hook up and play against friends or have ladder leagues etc.....eg the game is for casuals...who know maybe that is where the money is these day. Too bad this could have been fun.....… Expand
  97. Grindstone
    Sep 21, 2013
    4
    Well, a lot of people love the original game, Mechwarrior... which is why I went into this game with high hopes. I wish I hadn't spent the money. Years into development, and a year into Beta, the game remains broken. The netcode is buggy, the matchmaker is non-existent, (the devs seem intent on pitting experienced teams against inexperienced individuals and weight-balancing appearsWell, a lot of people love the original game, Mechwarrior... which is why I went into this game with high hopes. I wish I hadn't spent the money. Years into development, and a year into Beta, the game remains broken. The netcode is buggy, the matchmaker is non-existent, (the devs seem intent on pitting experienced teams against inexperienced individuals and weight-balancing appears useless), the weapons remain unbalanced, the maps are few and repetitive, the gameplay limited to two modes (which is really just deathmatch), disconnects and player drops are commonplace, and I could go on and on.

    Rather than focus on these issues, PGI has moved the game out of beta and provided a bunch of new mechs to purchase and a 12v12 mode (while 8v8 remains buggy).

    Having said that, the graphics are enjoyable, and it IS MechWarrior... so it does have that going for it. Worth checking out for 5 minutes, but prepare to be underimpressed... AND TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.

    I purchased the game early, and have significant experience in playtime... nevertheless, I will NOT be recommending the game to friends. Which, quite frankly, is sad... MechWarrior is one of my favorite genre/game titles ever. A better bet is to spend your money on Star Citizen, Eve Online, Titanfall, Battlefield 4, WoT, War Thunder, or any of the other upcoming or current games that have been well done.

    Sorry, PGI, no more money to you...    … Expand
  98. Sajel
    Sep 21, 2013
    8
    The game has its flaws, Ui is poor, and getting a grasp on how to play is a bit of a struggle, but once you understand the basics there you can get lost playing a great multiplayer experience and spend even more time tweaking your mech. Find a group to player with and you'll have a blast
  99. Tapeman
    Sep 21, 2013
    0
    Not a very fun game, absolute grind fest, seems like a total money grab, cant help but get a bad taste after playing it. Dev team seems incompetent to the point of it being almost funny, if only they weren't destroying a classic franchise with a really tight core player base. Basic features are still lacking a year into development. Devs constantly disrespect the community and their coreNot a very fun game, absolute grind fest, seems like a total money grab, cant help but get a bad taste after playing it. Dev team seems incompetent to the point of it being almost funny, if only they weren't destroying a classic franchise with a really tight core player base. Basic features are still lacking a year into development. Devs constantly disrespect the community and their core players (They literally said those who disagree with them are "on an island"). Gone back on their promises many times, constantly delay upcoming features, or rush to implement ill-conceived gameplay mechanics which just decrease the quality of the game.

    In game and metagame economy is an absolute shambles. Their idea of a "micro transaction" is 6.99 USD (the lowest cost MC package). What does a 7 dollar investment get you? Maybe a stock light (crap) mech, a bay to hold it in, and a paint color. Congrats! Even with earning boosting "premium time" and "hero mechs", still takes hours and hours of grinding to unlock a new basic chassis. Devs themselves said they didnt want the game to become an "arms race" to the biggest, heaviest mechs, and then compare the Atlas (currently heaviest mech) to a "top tier avatar" in other games. Grinding for an Atlas is "supposed to take 20 hours". Here's the real kicker: you need to buy 3 different Atlases to make any of them any good, as well as upgrade them. That means you have to do another 4 hours of grinding for the upgrades to the mech itself, and then another 24 hours TWO TIMES to make your first mech combat effective. Buying into it with real money doesnt help much at all, as the rewards per hour were recently about halved with the addition of 8 more players per game (longer matches), an actual direct cut (less money in salvage, damage, kills, assists), and longer wait times (the search queues take up to 5 minutes because population is so sparse.

    BOTTOM LINE/TL;DR: Do not spend money on this F2P game! Its a dull, repetitive, grindy money-grab headed by an absurdly incompetent dev team.    … Expand
  100. Flavor-Country
    Sep 21, 2013
    6
    I love this game and play it near daily. I have for most of a year, since open beta began. I've learned to dislike the devs as promises made are not promises kept. 3pv specifically. Anemic content, horrid tutorials, broken hit boxes, bad netcode, cbill nerf, but...it's getting better. Someday we'll have a complete MechWarrior game. Someday just not now, not yet.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. IGN Italia
    Sep 14, 2014
    85
    Nice gameplay and deep strategy for the latest incarnation of Mechwarrior. Too bad it lacks any kind of Single Player content.
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  2. PC Gamer
    Nov 4, 2013
    83
    Slightly overpriced, but a more than worthy successor to one of PC gaming’s greatest franchises that nails the important part: combat.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 22, 2013
    65
    MechWarrior Online does a pretty good job in balancing out the gameplay and gives you lots of BattleMechs, weapons and items to buy, but it's got only two game modes and it's definitely not that fun.
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