Is this game done now?

[alumlovescake]

I thought Call To Arms was the last update and even heard everyone moved on to work on the Lord Of The Online update but then they made another DLC. Is it still going or have they "completed" the game and moved on.

[LeftPaw]

No expert but I think there is a ton of room for updates, and it seems to get more popular with every DLC.

[Wolfsun]

Mechwarrior and it's ilk were very, very popular a generation ago - like in the 90's. Then within just a few years in the early 2000's it just dried up and blew away. Battletech is the only game I can think of that was worth a damn since then. There's Solaris and MW online
too but...

Then came Mechwarrior 5 Mercs.

Got it. Tried it - didn't have the same glow that the 90's games had. Play it every now and then now - just can't seem to get back into it even though - every now and then I play it some more but it just doesn't have the same vibe as the 90's games had.

[alumlovescake]

Originally posted by Wolfsun:

Mechwarrior and it's ilk were very, very popular a generation ago - like in the 90's. Then within just a few years in the early 2000's it just dried up and blew away. Battletech is the only game I can think of that was worth a damn since then. There's Solaris and MW online
too but...

Then came Mechwarrior 5 Mercs.

Got it. Tried it - didn't have the same glow that the 90's games had. Play it every now and then now - just can't seem to get back into it even though - every now and then I play it some more but it just doesn't have the same vibe as the 90's games had.

Really loved MW4 back in the day it was my favourite game for a long while never played much of the older ones besides a bit of 3 and mechcommander 2. Lets not even talk about MW online. I heard that mods make MW5 actually good what to be honest is the only reason I am considering giving 5 a chance

[Bovril Brigadier]

Apparently they are making another Mech for MWO which will probably mean another DLC for MW5 and also making another game which people are to guess based on MW5.
There's stuff been added related to FedCom Civil War in game files as well.

[Wayz]

With PGI there is no way to tell until they start teasing about a few months prior to release. They don't give us a road map or communicate with players much.

[themovingfinger]

I started with the turn-based tactics table top game decades ago, but I've played every PC version that has been released, plus the ill-fated Mech Assault from the very first XBox back at the turn of the century. Mech Assault was a fun shooter, but Halo cleaned its clock... :)

With the exception of HBS's Battletech, which is the sole computer version that retains the old-school turn-based tactics and deep strategy layer, the franchise seems to be going in the wrong direction. Wrecking mechs is fun, and doing it in the first person is really fun, but if that is all there is, it gets boring fast. In MW5, a couple of sixpacks to the rear arc of any mech is all it takes for a kill. That is just depressing. There is very little strategy involved in any of the shooters; MW3 was the first of the shooters, and it had no strategy at all. Ditto MW4, though the Solaris VII sideline quest was absolutely a blast, and hiring a real sports caster to do the arena commentary audio was brilliant.

Even though MW5 does have a thin strategy layer, it is probably just a distraction for the target demographic they are trying to appeal to, which to me seems to be 12 year olds with ADD. Don't misconstrue me, I will still shell out for the next iteration of the game when the studios figure out what to do with all the IP they have licensed. I just hope we get to see the Clan invasion. And yeah, I know you can get that with several mods, and kudos to the modders for bringing it in. But unlike other studios that actually support modders, this studio seems to be only going through the motions. Each new DLC breaks way more mods than if the studio actually did care about the modding community. Honestly, it boils down to "Do I run this mod to get access to clan tech, only to have it break with the next patch, or do I bide my time and wait for the DLC?" My time has value, and tweaking mods after every patch is a terrible waste of my time.

[.ZombonerX13]

I kinda hope its done but kinda don't. I want them to move on to the next thing. I want something with clans, maybe in particular, only clan stuff in clan space before the inner sphere invasion.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by Wayz:

With PGI there is no way to tell until they start teasing about a few months prior to release. They don't give us a road map or communicate with players much.

Never been a fan of roadmaps.

Roadmaps set expectations and expectations can lead to disapointment. I prefer getting surprised by announcements. :)

But, of course, when a project is done and done. Please, don't leave us in the dark.

[ಠ_ಠ]

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Never been a fan of roadmaps.

Roadmaps set expectations and expectations can lead to disapointment. I prefer getting surprised by announcements. :)

But, of course, when a project is done and done. Please, don't leave us in the dark.

The last game I got hyped for was Fable. Bought it on release day and played the whole game in one night. Peter Molyneux killed my dreams.

I barely even keep up with gaming news now. Makes finding new games more fun.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by ಠ_ಠ:

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Never been a fan of roadmaps.

Roadmaps set expectations and expectations can lead to disapointment. I prefer getting surprised by announcements. :)

But, of course, when a project is done and done. Please, don't leave us in the dark.

The last game I got hyped for was Fable. Bought it on release day and played the whole game in one night. Peter Molyneux killed my dreams. :spooky:

I barely even keep up with gaming news now. Makes finding new games more fun. :cubelol:

That too. But, using Molyneux is kind of low. Like, gotta give the man that. He's the real OG gaming snake oil salesman. And he was damn good at it.

[Lord-Knight Fandragon]

I still want a Clan invasion addon to this game. Career mode, or an addition to campaign mode, where after your done, you get to 3049 and hear about clans and the HUGE contracts and hard enemies that are in those contracts.

[Wayz]

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Originally posted by Wayz:

With PGI there is no way to tell until they start teasing about a few months prior to release. They don't give us a road map or communicate with players much.

Never been a fan of roadmaps.

Roadmaps set expectations and expectations can lead to disapointment. I prefer getting surprised by announcements. :)

But, of course, when a project is done and done. Please, don't leave us in the dark.

They tend to not have any surprises though, they announce a teaser with features and I have learned not to imagine anything beyond the letter or the announcement or even dare to think that there is any depth beyond these. Honesty as far as actual content goes I get disappointed even without a road map or expectation.
The open support and freedom to mod will always get respect from me though.

[PhatKid]

MW 5 is a ton of fun with friends and a few mods. I understand that the mechlab is on the simpler/customization is on the lighter side, but that was specifically done to try to get new players into Mechwarrior.

But PGI is still active in the MechWarrior scene. The CEO Russ Bullock announced in an interview with NoGutsNoGalaxy that a new single player / co-op standalone MW game is in the works, and will be announced later this year. So yes, thankfully Mechwarrior is still showing a pulse, and fingers crossed the next game will introduce our favorite tribal buddies, the clans.

[Dalinar917]

Originally posted by Lord-Knight Fandragon:

I still want a Clan invasion addon to this game. Career mode, or an addition to campaign mode, where after your done, you get to 3049 and hear about clans and the HUGE contracts and hard enemies that are in those contracts.

PGI has made statements before that they'd love to add in the clans to MW5 but that a DLC would not do them justice. So the Clans will not see the light of day in MW5. If you want Clan mechs there are two mods out there you can check out, Clan Invasion Mod by Templar and Yet Another Clan Mech by the YAML Crew.

If we see any more DLC for this game before the launch of their next title that Russ has confirmed is in the works, it would most likely be something like a Solaris VII DLC.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by Wayz:

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Never been a fan of roadmaps.

Roadmaps set expectations and expectations can lead to disapointment. I prefer getting surprised by announcements. :)

But, of course, when a project is done and done. Please, don't leave us in the dark.

They tend to not have any surprises though, they announce a teaser with features and I have learned not to imagine anything beyond the letter or the announcement or even dare to think that there is any depth beyond these. Honesty as far as actual content goes I get disappointed even without a road map or expectation.
The open support and freedom to mod will always get respect from me though.

Stop buying EA games. Problem solved.