Why the name?

[Juuken]

This seems to be a new game unrelated to MW5 Mercs story wise. It even uses a new engine. Did the devs ever say why they still call it MW5 instead of MW6?

[Cuce]

it has been this way since mw2 stand alone games of same generation share the same generation numeral

[Juuken]

Originally posted by Cuce:

it has been this way since mw2 stand alone games of same generation share the same generation numeral

What defines a generation then?

[Cuce]

new set of assets, new engine, new features, design changes, etc

and unfortunatly 22 years since last one

[Juuken]

Originally posted by Cuce:

new set of assets, new engine, new features, design changes, etc

and unfortunatly 22 years since last one

Is that directly tied to changes in the tabletop or RPG of Battletech?

[Monky]

Originally posted by Cuce:

new set of assets, new engine, new features, design changes, etc

and unfortunatly 22 years since last one

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ - its the same time period - the generation is marked through the story of Hanse Davion and Takashi Kurita - not tech related. Learn the Lore. This story part starts by 3025.

[Cuce]

oh no, all the games more than one era of the setting. I think mw2 does after invasion clan stuff, than second mw2 (called mercs) game goes back to start of invasion but as mercenaries against clans. mw3 really after invasion spoiler stuff I dont wanna say here. mw4 is after invasion but not related to clans, its kind of a inner sphere civil war. its stand alone expansion again called mercs takes place in the same war but more sandboxy and you can do solaris arena stuff

[Monky]

Originally posted by Cuce:

oh no, all the games more than one era of the setting. I think mw2 does after invasion clan stuff, than second mw2 (called mercs) game goes back to start of invasion but as mercenaries against clans. mw3 really after invasion spoiler stuff I dont wanna say here. mw4 is after invasion but not related to clans, its kind of a inner sphere civil war. its stand alone expansion again called mercs takes place in the same war but more sandboxy and you can do solaris arena stuff

The games are not related to the lore but to several game studios - if u are so mathematically correct - paint yourself numbers and cover your boxes from 1-8 in your proper order. The first MW game came out 40 years ago - any questions?

[Juuken]

Originally posted by Cuce:

oh no, all the games more than one era of the setting. I think mw2 does after invasion clan stuff, than second mw2 (called mercs) game goes back to start of invasion but as mercenaries against clans. mw3 really after invasion spoiler stuff I dont wanna say here. mw4 is after invasion but not related to clans, its kind of a inner sphere civil war. its stand alone expansion again called mercs takes place in the same war but more sandboxy and you can do solaris arena stuff

So, the idea here seems to be that every generation has games that explore the viewpoint of different factions of the universe, hence the repeated use of the sub title 'mercenary' and so on?

[panzerd18]

I would guess a lot of things/code was directly ported from MW5.

[Imperialus]

It's confusing as hell I agree, but that's just par for the course with Mechwarrior games.

Just counting the mainline stand alone PC games you have:
Mechwarrior
Mechwarrior 2
Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries
Mechwarrior 3
Mechwarrior 3 Pirate Moon (though that might have been an expansion, not stand alone)
Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance
Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries
Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries
Mechwarrior 5 Clans

[Cuce]

pretty much. This generation they did in reverse. they started with mercs with all inner sphere accesibble. bunch of dlc where you play story missions about pretty much every faction and great house in game. all before clan invasion. nobody even knows they exist.
second to last dlc was the saddest one. its about the rasalhague repuclic. they have a big war of independence like 20 years before this game. unfortunatly they are in the most northern part of innersphere just where invasions starts.

[Juuken]

Ok, thanks. I think, I understand better now.

[Moe]

You could have actually read into the lore instead of complaining about it. Jeez.

[Phil]

Originally posted by Monky:

Originally posted by Cuce:

new set of assets, new engine, new features, design changes, etc

and unfortunatly 22 years since last one

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ - its the same time period - the generation is marked through the story of Hanse Davion and Takashi Kurita - not tech related. Learn the Lore. This story part starts by 3025.

Thats not really remotely true. Time periods within the same generation can vary wildly. he's right, it tends to be the engine that determines gen

[Drokk]

But if it is engine I think MW5 Mercs has UR4 and MW5 Clans has UE5.