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Greetings fellow mech pilots! Just wanted to let everyone know that Mechwarrior: Online has finally entered its "Open Beta" stage.

Even though the game is still technically "beta", it's now available for everyone to download and play. There will be no more server resets, no loss of your mechs, money, credits or experience. This is it moving forward now.

The game is FREE TO PLAY, and it's awesome! I've been playing for a few months now so I'm excited to finally start working on my mechs and not have to worry about server resets.

Let me know if you're going to check it out. We can group up in game sometime if you were interested.

I'm gona give it a shot, but I fear my PC won't be able to handle it.

You can probably dial down the settings to low and play on like 1360x768 or whatever it is.

Probably.... but for now I need to figure out why the patching isn't doing anything....

Hmmm.... might take a little while to DL the whole client and patch?

I was about to post that it finally started..... for some reason when you click "patch" to install the game I guess, the launcher would take time to actually start.

Anyways, it started now and it's gona take some time.

Lemme know Kira!

34 of 38 patches done...... -yawn-

EDIT: jeeze.... 38 patches done only to start 16 others..... dafuq.

Can't even get past the launcher... black screen.

Might have to reinstall everything from what I'm reading.......what a pain.

That sucks.... Ive never had a problem.

Just took this. Yeah, I listen to jazz while running around in my mechs lol

I like it cause he blows up right at the end when the music ends haha

browser rape.

sorry for the full 1080 hah

My buddy has been trying to get me to play this. I might have to give it a shot sometime. Are there separate servers or is everything all together?

Nope, everything is all together AFAIK.

The ONE thing I have a complaint about is complete lack of any sort of game/server chat in what I guess I'll call the prep menu stuff (basically what you're looking at and using any time you're not "in game".) There is a "Social" button that you can use to add/remove friends, form groups with them (up to 4 at the moment), and launch into games. Problem is you just cant talk to them. I imagine this will change eventually (considering how almost exactly similar the setup is to World of Tanks and they have chat).

So load up messenger or steam or some sort of voice chat before getting together. Will make it easier. Also I think you'd like the game. It's a LITTLE grindy at first, getting your first real mech and outfitting it how you want, but eventually you'll start making money.

Also I'd be more than happy to give people hints/tips. I've mostly been running my "Zombie" Missle Boat Atlas to make money at the moment. I'm zombie because I don't spend money on repairs in between fights and only repair my left torso where all my missle launchers are. I also don't buy ammo and take the free 75% refill every match. So yeah, I'm a cheapskate, but I'm making ridiculous amounts of money. It's also hilarious to watch people rage over the missles. There was a patch yesterday to add this Artemis Targeting System you can buy (hella expensive) which makes the missles cluster better/more accurate/better lock on, therefore more kills.

I bought it right away, and I just slowly lumber around burping out ridiculous amounts of heatseekers the whole match and have been averaging 4+ kills a match. In my opinion I think they should nerf it a bit, and I never say that!

It does sound really fun. Is it entirely pvp? Not an issue but I have concerns with match making in multiplayer games that have ranks and levels. Especially when you can buy up.

It does sound really fun. Is it entirely pvp? Not an issue but I have concerns with match making in multiplayer games that have ranks and levels. Especially when you can buy up.

Just like World of Tanks, it's all PvP. 8v8 matches. To be honest you start out with a selection of "trial mechs" that you can't really mess with but they're all definitely good. You don't earn XP to upgrade small things, but you do earn CBills to buy your own first mech (and I have a few suggestions on that depending on playstyles). People can spend money to buy the CBills and exchange XP from one mech to another, but the game is definitely skill based. I haven't seen a single mech that I couldn't reasonably go toe to toe with inside one of the trial mechs, but it's all rock-paper-scissors. You don't take a light class Jenner or Commando up against an assault Atlas, especially 1v1 lol.

Seeing as it's free it's not like there is a commitment to play, it's fun to play at your leisure. Thats why I always liked World of Tanks.

They are going to come out with clan wars eventually too (very similar to world of tanks in this aspect too, which so far was been willlldly successful), except it will be all faction based and revolving around canon battletech stuff which is cool.

I enjoy the game. Lots of fun and you can't beat free. The only thing the "founders" really get as bonus is premium time (50% more cbills and exp per match) and depending on their donation levels in closed beta have "founders mechs" which are normal mechs but they give you a bit of a Cbill boost when you use them. *shrugs* Nothing game changing.

Well. I'm sold. If I can get through some of the bigger single player titles I have I'll jump in and give it a go.

Lemme know! I'd be glad to help anytime!

Awwwww. They hotfixed the missles yesterday lol.

I logged on to do some missleboating and they DEFINITELY don't do as much damage anymore. They've made missles more of a support weapon (as it should be). I knew it was coming but was hoping I'd have one more fun day of darkening the sky with a gratuitous amount of ordinance.

That's all good. I'm working on "PewPew", the loving name I gave to a new mech I just bought with NINE energy hardpoints. I think I'm just going to load him completely up with nothing but small lasers to chain fire, heat sinks and an oversized engine for speed.

Can't make the damned thing work.... I give up.

Whats going on Kira? Anything I can help with?

Unless you happen to know how to fix always having a black screen when the game opens......

Is it happening when you first boot the game, or can you get into the launcher/garage?

If it's for the launcher then check this out.

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/67530-black-screen-on-client-launch-workaround/

click play -> window appears -> sound plays -> screen stays black.