Cool Stuff about the new mechlab

[MONKE_JAc]

1. Unlock the other omnipods and you can swap them super quickly - basically allowing you to reconfigure your mech in a few seconds before each mission. To do this you need to unlock the omnipods using mech XP. This is probably the number one thing you need to do instead of using it like the mercs mechlab.

2. You can tinker and save out the loadout to be restored whenever you want rather than having to recreate an older loadout like you had to in mercs.

3. You can mix and match omnipods from different sets then save them to your own loadout as described in 2.

4. You can customize the equipment in any omnipod. By lore engines and jumpjets are fixed to the omnipod. However you can put general equipment into weapon slots for more space - something not possible in mercs.

5. There are armor pods you can equip to up armor your mechs instead of just +/- like in mercs. You can also equip other stuff like targeting computers and other cool goodies.

So to summarize
- unlock the omnipods to get the most out of the new mechlab.
- use the flexibility of swapping fullsets of omnipods to do things quickly.
- save your loadout creations
- explore and have fun

[Old Man Gibb]

The new mechlab sucks, just pure and simple.

[Wingnut Mcmoomoo]

yeah the more i've played with the system the more fun i've had with it, you can basically unlock the mech fully (in terms of pod sets) after only a mission or two depending on the challenges you beat for the chassis, and then you have a ton of builds to play with right away.

I'm really liking how they did the system in this game tbh

[reven29]

im just sad i cant rip the jump jets out and add more armor and ammo or bigger guns

[Wingnut Mcmoomoo]

Originally posted by Old Man Gibb:

The new mechlab sucks, just pure and simple.

People said that about the mercs mech lab, for the first like 2 years it was out people would just go on and how about how much the mech lab sucked compared to MWO.

Mechwarriors just have braindamage from too much time baking in the cockpit and have trouble adapting to new things so they stomp their feet and call it bad till they forget they spent 2 years calling it bad and now suddenly its the gold standard. The mechlab is more than fine and actually fun to play with once you're used to it.

People also complained about the MWO mechlab and i wish i was joking. There was about 3 years where complaints about the MWo mechlab were common. So yeah again... mechwarrior players tend to be a bit on the slow side so they don't like change.

So its clear i've been a mechwarrior fan for about 3 decades, I'm not insulting other people i'm just stating the facts that the fanbase historically hates to learn to do new things. From mech 2 till now theres always been people saying "BUT THE LAST ONE WAS THE BEST AND THIS ONE SUCKS"

[Old Man Gibb]

Originally posted by Wingnut Mcmoomoo:

Originally posted by Old Man Gibb:

The new mechlab sucks, just pure and simple.

People said that about the mercs mech lab, for the first like 2 years it was out people would just go on and how about how much the mech lab sucked compared to MWO.

Mechwarriors just have braindamage from too much time baking in the cockpit and have trouble adapting to new things so they stomp their feet and call it bad till they forget they spent 2 years calling it bad and now suddenly its the gold standard. The mechlab is more than fine and actually fun to play with once you're used to it.

People also complained about the MWO mechlab and i wish i was joking. There was about 3 years where complaints about the MWo mechlab were common. So yeah again... mechwarrior players tend to be a bit on the slow side so they don't like change.

So its clear i've been a mechwarrior fan for about 3 decades, I'm not insulting other people i'm just stating the facts that the fanbase historically hates to learn to do new things. From mech 2 till now theres always been people saying "BUT THE LAST ONE WAS THE BEST AND THIS ONE SUCKS"

I never played MWO, I watched a few videos of it, I din't like what I saw so I never played it. MW5 mercs had a great Mechlab, why would PGI go and screw is up. If it ain't broke... Leave it the hell alone. PGI has so 90% fraked up Mechwarrior with this almost abortion of a Mechlab. But hey, I like what I like, I like simple non- complicated. This new abortion is like playing Eve Online, It's a spreadsheet exorcise in frustration. However I really feel that the Mechlab in MW 3 was the best. But whatever. The Mech lab is the least of the problems with this new version of what once was a great gaming world to be a part of.