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Poll: Hardcore or Just Looking, how deep into the mech rabbit hole have you gone? (146 member(s) have cast votes)

How hardcore of a mech aficianado do you consider yourself?

  1. I play every mech video game I can, every platform & console, including mech games that are rpgs/fighters, also consume all available mecha anime (12 votes [8.22%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.22%

  2. Got way deep into one particular mech title back along, but now I play mostly Hawken (34 votes [23.29%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 23.29%

  3. Played some mech games , but played video games in general, Often enjoy Hawken when I'm feelin' it (27 votes [18.49%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 18.49%

  4. Fan of shooters, never was able to hang for very long in a mech game until Hawken (36 votes [24.66%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 24.66%

  5. I play various games but I'm losing sleep and growing pale playing Hawken (28 votes [19.18%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 19.18%

  6. whatevs (9 votes [6.16%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 6.16%

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#1 craftydus

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Posted December 10 2013 - 09:21 AM

I have a theory, please humor me.
If "whatevs" applies best, was there a time where you played more than you do now? Please explain.

Edited by craftydus, December 10 2013 - 12:59 PM.


#2 Nvain

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Posted December 10 2013 - 09:32 AM

Voted for "Fan of shooters" because I think it's what best applies to me.
I had played a lot of different games, many of them shooters, but never a mech game until Hawken. I play Hawken because it feels a lot like Unreal Tournament and due to the possibility to upgrade/enhance/customise your mech, apart from the nice change it is to play a machine, so to say, instead of running around as a character. Oh and pretty graphics, awesome setting and lore :P

Edited by Nvain, December 10 2013 - 09:34 AM.


#3 Silk_Sk

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Posted December 10 2013 - 09:58 AM

Where's the option for "I play no mech games except Hawken but I play the hell out of it?" All of the options seem to assume that if I play a lot of Hawken I play a lot of other mech games as well. Or that if I don't play a lot of Hawken then I must not play a lot of mech games or video game shooters in general. None of the options really apply to me.
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Posted December 10 2013 - 10:31 AM

I used to be really big on OG Steel Battalion back in the day. Hawken is a nice change of pace but I'd kill for a new simulator-level mech game with a modern art style similar to Hawken.
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Posted December 10 2013 - 10:49 AM

Top vote is a little extreme but the closest option for me. I'd call it "most" mecha related stuff. I am that guy with the mechwarrior models on my desk and the Hawken t-shirt. They give me luck in my matches ;).

#6 craftydus

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Posted December 10 2013 - 10:57 AM

View PostSilk_Sk, on December 10 2013 - 09:58 AM, said:

Where's the option for "I play no mech games except Hawken but I play the hell out of it?" All of the options seem to assume that if I play a lot of Hawken I play a lot of other mech games as well. Or that if I don't play a lot of Hawken then I must not play a lot of mech games or video game shooters in general. None of the options really apply to me.
Closest one I guess would be losing sleep playing Hawken.
Just  a rough approximation'll work for our purposes.

*edit on second thought, you're right. Wouldn't be close enough, and I'm nearly in the same boat as you. Modified that choice to better serve people partial to it.

Edited by craftydus, December 10 2013 - 01:02 PM.


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Posted December 10 2013 - 11:01 AM

I voted for "whatevs."

Reason being I have always been a fan of mech games, but I never really played them that much since they often aren't very competitive. I am actually a fighting game junky who grew up playing classic shooters like Quake, Duke Nukem and UT99. I've bounced around playing a lot of games, but Hawken has had me hooked since Alpha 2 (some breaks during Beta 2-3, but I came back around the Raider Patch).

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Posted December 10 2013 - 11:13 AM

I used to run open-source fps a lot: open/alien arena, UT, doom(all 3), bzflag, (as well as windoze--the only reason i got it was to play mw & hawken. VMs can only go so far) mw2/3/4, urbanterror, etc. i prolly clocked more hours in hawken the last 5 months than all those others in any 5 years... meh  ;)

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#9 MechCraft

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Posted December 10 2013 - 11:16 AM

Always been a fan of mech games, but the only one I really played extensively was Mechcommander 2, way back when. God I sunk so many hours into that game. Somehow I never got bored of the campaign, and the occasional LAN parties with the neighborhood kids were awesome too.

Eventually I moved on to Starcraft, and once Hawken's Open Beta started I moved here. It was a bit of a shock transitioning from RTS to FPS, but it's been a lot of fun regardless. :)
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Posted December 10 2013 - 11:57 AM

I was a big fan of Mechassault (still holding out for 3 - that would be a reason for an Xbox One), but after playing as much CoD4 as I have, I could not go to the lumbering mechs of MechWarrior Online, I still want to play it though. Hawken has been my go-to game when I have downtime at school.

Whenever I see a giant fighting robot in a game it brings a smile to my face :)

#11 Hijinks_The_Turtle

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Posted December 10 2013 - 03:02 PM

I don't play every mech video game, but I have played a few and watched walkthroughs of others.  I do watch a lot of mecha/sci-fi anime I get my hands on.

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Posted December 14 2013 - 02:32 PM

I'm with you

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Posted December 19 2013 - 06:00 AM

ive loved mechs from the get go, good there awesome

i used to play MechAssult (it is a good game even though "traditional" MW players hate it) and armored core
and i mess around with legos and build mechs :P
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#14 LONEDEADWOLF

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Posted December 19 2013 - 06:52 AM

I found mechwarrior along time ago game and it was fun but then a friend told me about Hawken. I dont normally play games but i am a war junkie and its evolution to adapt to new tactics and weaponry so here i am....None of the above fit me.

I dont play to be competitive just for the fun of it...and i love to support underdogs in the industries

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Posted December 19 2013 - 09:38 PM

View PostSilk_Sk, on December 10 2013 - 09:58 AM, said:

Where's the option for "I play no mech games except Hawken but I play the hell out of it?" All of the options seem to assume that if I play a lot of Hawken I play a lot of other mech games as well. Or that if I don't play a lot of Hawken then I must not play a lot of mech games or video game shooters in general. None of the options really apply to me.
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Posted December 20 2013 - 11:30 AM

I absolutely love giant stompy robots, and I think I always will.  I have gone through ups and downs with Hawken, but that's a pretty common experience for me in a lot of games.  When I get frustrated, I just take a break for a while and then come back later.  I really want Hawken to succeed, and I've put my money where my hopes are.  I'll be sticking around for a while, eagerly awaiting new features and content.

I also wanted MW:O to succeed, but that has nose-dived in the past several months and doesn't currently show signs of recovering.  I'm down to just Hawken to scratch my giant robot itch.  =(

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Posted December 22 2013 - 10:34 PM

Half-recovered enormous mech nerd here. 2much animes in teenage times, every armored core until 5, ZOE 2, buncha stuff.

#18 Bazookagofer

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Posted December 22 2013 - 11:06 PM

People still play this game. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! :D

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Posted December 23 2013 - 01:16 AM

View PostBazookagofer, on December 22 2013 - 11:06 PM, said:

People still play this game. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! :D
I will stay here so long I can. I have been part of train wrecks before and I will stay here, hoping this train keeps itself on its rails.
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#20 Dinre

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Posted December 23 2013 - 04:36 AM

It's WAY too early to start talking about Hawken dying.  Remember when LoL was "dying" after initial launch, because it was losing players to HoN?  Or when TF2 was considered just a "dead" freebie thrown in with HL2?

There is always room for improvement, and if the devs can keep pushing forward, it's likely that we will have a good game on our hands.  It's just a question of whether or not the devs will press forward quickly enough to make a solid game before the seed funding runs out.  Some teams dry up too quickly (I'm looking at you HiRez and Piranha), and then we get a fuzzy bunny game.  The teams that keep pushing, though, tend to create "good" games at the very least.

I'm hoping Adhesive can pull it off.

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