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Rip wrote:

Daehawk wrote:Rip didn't you play the first two Merc games? Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries and Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries. Both were great.

Played them all, I even played the game before it came to computers.

At MechCon tonight, developer Piranha Games announced that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will release in December 2018.

It was also announced that the game will have full mod support integrated with the Steam Workshop and up to four-player co-op.

It's been 17 years since MechWarrior 4, making this one hotly anticipated. Piranha told us that MechWarrior Online fans have been waiting for a campaign experience, and that they want this game to fill that role.

In the campaign, you will take command of a mercenary crew, picking randomized missions across different planets while also following a main quest line as you improve your team.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:27 am

It's been 17 years since MechWarrior 4

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is deeply obsessed with the fantasy of piloting a giant 100-ton suit of mechanized armor. It doesn't just revel in the blistering thuds as volleys of short-range missiles catch your shoulder, but all the little minutiae that makes MechWarrior a universe you want to submerge yourself in. Each mission kicks off with a lengthy scene as your mech is slowly brought online and prepared for battle. It's a contemplative prelude to the chaos that will erupt the moment I step out from my dropship and onto the battlefield. I love it.

It's that fantasy that draws hundreds of people to Vancouver each year for Piranha Games annual MechCon. It's a celebration of everything mech, with the tabletop game, MechWarrior Online, and sister games like Harebrained Scheme's BattleTech coming together under one roof. While the main event of MechCon is usually the world championship MechWarrior Online tournament, this year Piranha is also showing off a playable demo of MechWarrior 5. It's a significantly more fleshed out build than what I played back in June, and it's a ton of fun.

NickAragua wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:16 pm I'll be the guinea pig.

gbasden wrote:

NickAragua wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:16 pm I'll be the guinea pig.

You and me both.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:25 am 20 minutes of game play. The player who is our view doesn't seem that good even with the fancy hardware set up. Misses so much with beams.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:25 am 20 minutes of game play. The player who is our view doesn't seem that good even with the fancy hardware set up. Misses so much with beams.

DD* wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:21 am

gbasden wrote:

NickAragua wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:16 pm I'll be the guinea pig.

You and me both.

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Hyena wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:08 pm I found myself thinking, "SWEEP THE LEG, JOHNNY! That's some good salvage, there!" Been playing too much BattleTech, I suppose.

killbot737 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:35 pm I like the narrative in that video - "Save the farm!"

OK, so we only smashed like 60% of your structures and scorched or trampled nearly all of your crops, mission accomplished?

It has been officially announced that Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries will now be releasing on December 10th 2019 exclusively on the Epic Games Store.

Community Pre-order pilots will be able to access the Closed Beta to access practice missions in November, prior to the game’s full launch.

Our partnership with Epic Games store allows us the opportunity to make sure MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries meets our internal goal of creating the best MechWarrior game possible.

Fans looking to obtain refunds from their pre-order of any tier are able to do so by September 1st. Pre-order refunds of any tier will be refunded in full. Additionally, those seeking refunds will be able to keep all bonus MechWarrior Online content from the Standard, Collector and Ultimate Editions of the pre-order, which amount to $100, $180, and $300 dollars worth of in-game currency and content for MechWarrior Online including all bonus items like XP, premium time, badges, decals, cockpit items and more, depending on which pre-order tier purchased.

However, refunded pre-orders will forfeit their access to the full game and be unable to participate in the upcoming closed beta for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, now scheduled for November as well as lose the exclusive MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC items.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:00 pm It doesn't matter to me. I'm still getting Ubi games off of Uplay, EA from Origin, older games from GoG, various games on Steam, Bethesda games on Bethesda. I don't have any issue with Epic, and still hope it forces Valve to up their game a little.