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Hawken vs MWO (Mech Warrior Online)


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#1 Mek Boyz

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Posted June 30 2012 - 06:54 AM

Hello Mech Veterans,

I am a freshmeat to the "Mech Robot" genre. Before becoming familiar to games like these recently through E3 trailers and the such, I was playing MMORPG games and FPS games. The two I play now are Runescape and Battlefield 3.

Seeing this genre and how awesome the graphics is, I surely want to play it, try it out, and of course to test the awesome gaming PC that I have built.

The question I have is: How is Hawken different from MWO (Mech Warrior Online)?

I surely did ask this same question to Modern Warfare 3 vs Battlefield 3.

I get this impression:

MWO = Battlefield 3

Hawken = COD: Modern Warfare 3

Is this the right assessment? I am trying to figure out which game I should play... and the first part of this will probably just to play both. But before that, I just want to get the general sense of what is the different between the two or what distinguishes them from the other? is one more fast pace and casual? while the other is a little slower and have a more focus on realistic mechanic such as bullet dropping in BF3?

I hope for veterans of this genre to come and answer this question for a freshmeat to the genre like so I can become more familiar with the genre overall!

Thank you so much for your help =)!

#2 Tylee

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Posted June 30 2012 - 07:10 AM

I don't think hawken and MWO can be compared at all. MWO is a slower paced tactical mech simulator that is all about managing your heat levels and positioning. Hawken on the other hand from what we have seen so far seems to be a fast paced objective based FPS. I have only played MWO so far as Hawken has yet to have any public testing events so anything i say regarding hawken may be incorrect but both games seem to be well made and fun. As for wondering as to which game to play, both are F2P so just play both and if you are dead set on only playing 1 try them out and then drop the one you do not like.

#3 decayingapple

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Posted June 30 2012 - 05:37 PM

Yeah, I kind of think that Hawken just looks like a Mech version of Call of Duty and I am hoping that it will not be that similar.

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Posted July 01 2012 - 02:34 PM

You are asking people to compare a game that isn't out of closed beta yet to one that hasn't even entered closed beta.

One people can't talk about because they aren't allowed to, the other people can't talk about because they haven't played it yet.

#5 Mech Mechanic

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Posted July 01 2012 - 06:20 PM

Versus threads always end well.

: )..


"MWO = Battlefield 3

Hawken = COD: Modern Warfare 3"


Who allowed the fucking troll roam this site?

#6 Nitris

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Posted July 02 2012 - 03:37 PM

Because they are both F2P, you have no reason to not try both.

I know I will.


Oh, and just as an FYI: Comparing Hawken and MWO to BF3 and MW3 is pretty silly. Might as well start comparing apples to oranges.
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#7 Cjail

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Posted July 07 2012 - 06:58 AM

First MechWarrior has the same look already from many years, it's so consolidated that frankly I am no longer surprised.
Hawken art style/aesthetic instead is really fresh, colorful and Mechs are really cool PLUS there are a lot of little things that makes it stand out: the HUD is gorgeous, the lighting also is fantastic.
Unreal Engine shines with this kind of  design philosophy far more then the Cry Engine which is a great engine but IMO is all about realism and often lacks that extra spice that helps(Crysis 2)
Environments also looks far more unique/vary in Hawken and really there are some amazing weather effects: so far in MWO I have seen only big forests that frankly are generic at best.
Gamepaly wise Hawken is far faster then MWO, far more focused the magic of FPS that on the simulation and personally I prefer games with a fast gamepaly: taking too long to kill someone is  dangerously close to frustration for me...it just me though.
As far as the RPG elements (customization, character/mech progression, etc...) it's hard to tell which is delivering more: I have seen both Hawken & MWO customization videos and IMO Hawken delivers a more then excellent customization, so surely it won't disappoint.

#8 Mech Mechanic

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Posted July 11 2012 - 07:43 AM

Different games in style and approach.

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Posted July 11 2012 - 09:14 AM

Mech Mechanic said:

Different games in style and approach.
And quality.

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Posted July 11 2012 - 09:18 AM

And hoping for an easier installation as well..

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#11 fac3nade

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Posted July 23 2012 - 08:49 PM

the only thing that can be said with any certainty is that hawken looks more like armored core than it does call of duty. and to be honest thats all i need to know =)

#12 persilja

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Posted July 25 2012 - 12:40 AM

I thought the same thing when i saw hawken for the first time. Its like Armored Core in the first person.

#13 Salvatore_Endboss

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Posted July 25 2012 - 05:13 PM

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by decayingapple » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:37 am

Yeah, I kind of think that Hawken just looks like a Mech version of Call of Duty ...
You really have to be kidding me.
Hawken has absolutely nothing to do with CoD. And it doesn't look similar in any way.

The art style is totally different.
Hawken is rather original and uses a setting, which is fairly new in the gaming world. CoD looks just like any other of those many war games, we've seen in the last years.
The gameplay seems to be very different as well. And Hawken is developed as a multiplayer title (with all its focus on that), while CoD is mainly a single player "game" (well, rather interactive film).

And MWO is of course not comparable to BF3 as well.
We will see how good those games will be (MWO and Hawken). I think they both look really promising, and even though I have a pretty good picture of how the gameplay will most likely be, I still don't know which game I will like more in the long run. It really comes down to how good the balance, variety, etc. is.
I will definetly play both when they come out.

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Posted July 26 2012 - 10:09 PM

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#15 MOVIELORD101

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Posted July 27 2012 - 10:15 AM

Back on topic, I'll be taking this over Mech Warrior Online, any day! At least with Hawken, I'll be able to play it on my web browser via Gaikai.
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#16 Varaka

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Posted July 27 2012 - 01:46 PM

I'll be playing both.
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#17 Mech Mechanic

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Posted July 29 2012 - 02:27 AM

Varaka said:

I'll be playing both.


Two different approaches. I'll probably try both, why not. But for some reason Hawken appease better my FPS mech sci fi needs than any other game out there. Ah and there's Planet Side II.

Hawken.
Planet Side II.
Ravaged.


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#18 SamSlade

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Posted August 03 2012 - 01:19 AM

I get the feeling Hawken will suck up more of the FPS crowd... a forsee alot of chasing through streets and up walls...  with headshots.  Good fun if that's your thing, but if the community is anything like the majority of FPS servers then....  The generic cockpit with 'arms' changed out to 'machine guns', 'long recycle sniper guns' and the speed with which a 'health bar'(ugh!) beside the mech drops give an indication as to the FPS-ish feel.  Again, not a criticism just a logical step if you want to attract the FPS masses.

It'll more then likely end up being two very different games catering to different crowds.
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Posted August 06 2012 - 09:45 AM

Mek Boyz said:

is one more fast pace and casual?


If a game is fast paced, it's not casual, as you need to be a better gamer to play fast paced.

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Posted August 06 2012 - 11:22 AM

Redvan said:

Mek Boyz said:

is one more fast pace and casual?
If a game is fast paced, it's not casual, as you need to be a better gamer to play fast paced.
You also need to be a better gamer in order to land sustained hits over a longer period.

Difficulty and pacing are two ENTIRELY different things. Neither has anything to do with the other.
EDIT:Hawken is faster paced though.




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