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'Cause according to the kickstarter announcement, they are planning to launch a mech FPS TBS combat game. 

 

Their kickstarter goal was split up in 4 stages (with the 4th enabling multiplayer at 2.5 million $). Stage 4 has been funded so I guess we will see a competetor to Hawken soonTM.

 

 

No idea what to expect from this game but I'll definately keep an eye on it. :)


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Was kinda excited until I saw it will be turned based.

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they are planning to launch a mech TBS combat game.

FTFY :)


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Turn based? Might be interesting but I can't see it competing with HAWKEN in the Mech niche since HAWKEN is an FPS and very different.


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It'll basically be Battletech Lite and in a videogame. I lost interest when they decided to use only a fraction of the rulebooks.

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FTFY :)

 

Fixed in the OP! :D


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So the thread isn't about the technician? Man, I thought this would be pretty interesting. XD

Edit: Though, as it turns out, that video was actually pretty cool.


Edited by minefake, 02 January 2016 - 10:56 AM.


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Makes me wonder if it's possible for hawked to get re-backed on Kickstarter or indegogowhatever it's called. If I remember I think they ran out of funding because they had to use a lot of resources to finish the game in time, as nvidia was backing it and wanted to showcase direct x or something.
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Makes me wonder if it's possible for hawked to get re-backed on Kickstarter or indegogowhatever it's called. If I remember I think they ran out of funding because they had to use a lot of resources to finish the game in time, as nvidia was backing it and wanted to showcase direct x or something.

 

No, on both counts. 

 

The Hawken brand has been comprehensively ruined by Meteor, who wasted literally millions on trying to launch the IP as the next big multimedia thing. Following the lack of money, development by Adhesive slowed, then halted altogether and has resulted in the fact that at this junction it is extremely difficult to pitch the IP online without being laughed off the page by jilted former players.

 

A few months ago there was a thread on one of the gaming subforums in which someone suggested Hawken as a good F2P. The only defense mustered by anyone of it was someone claiming to be a former dev explaining how everything went to fuzzy bunny and that barely got any sympathy. The situation is certainly better now and, within this community at least, there is some willingness to defend and/or promote the game but Reloaded has a long, hard road ahead of them.


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No, on both counts.

The Hawken brand has been comprehensively ruined by Meteor, who wasted literally millions on trying to launch the IP as the next big multimedia thing. Following the lack of money, development by Adhesive slowed, then halted altogether and has resulted in the fact that at this junction it is extremely difficult to pitch the IP online without being laughed off the page by jilted former players.

A few months ago there was a thread on one of the gaming subforums in which someone suggested Hawken as a good F2P. The only defense mustered by anyone of it was someone claiming to be a former dev explaining how everything went to fuzzy bunny and that barely got any sympathy. The situation is certainly better now and, within this community at least, there is some willingness to defend and/or promote the game but Reloaded has a long, hard road ahead of them.

Yah I knew about the meteor issue by I also heard about an issue with nvidia pressuring the secs to finish the game early leading to bad business, programming and game decisions. I think that was way earlier though. I probably confused the details between the two issues.
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Battletech is hella fun. I still own the 2nd edition of the core tabletop game.

 

As for competing with hawken, Battletech already has an online shooter - it's called Mechwarrior Online. It's the exact same universe/franchise.

 

It'll basically be Battletech Lite and in a videogame. I lost interest when they decided to use only a fraction of the rulebooks.

 

Ooh. That might suck, then. :\

 

Then again, they did a stellar job with Shadowrun Returns, so ... Guess we'll just have to wait and see.


Edited by Nightfirebolt, 04 January 2016 - 08:41 AM.


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turn base? i rather play mech commander then


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turn base? i rather play mech commander then


This is literally what mech commander was based on -_-

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