Mechwarrior 5: Clans First Impression | Full Mission Gameplay + MechLab

Welcome to the first part of my Mechwarrior5: Clans gameplay series. In this playthrough I will show you everything from the Mech Combat, over Mech customization in the Mech Lab to the cutscenes of MW5: Clans.
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In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players take on the role of a newly graduated pilot from the Smoke Jaguar cadet program, thrust into the heart of the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere during Operation Revival. This pivotal moment in the MechWarrior universe sees players leading a five-mech "Star" squad across numerous planets with diverse biomes, engaging in an expansive campaign filled with immersive gameplay and intricate combat encounters. Armed with customizable BattleMechs featuring cutting-edge technologies, players explore a wealth of tactical options and strategic possibilities. The game leverages the power of the Unreal Engine to deliver stunning environmental details and visceral destruction, making every battle against the tyrants of the Inner Sphere an epic experience. As the first Clan-based MechWarrior game in nearly three decades, it combines a captivating narrative with well-crafted characters and moral dilemmas, culminating in a dynamic and adaptive combat experience enhanced by a revamped MechLab, Hardpoint, and OmniPod system.
Experience the Clan Invasion from the perspective of Clan Smoke Jaguar as you lead your Star through engaging missions and combat, with cinematics unlike anything seen before in MechWarrior
Strategic adaptability is key to victory and more accessible than ever with the new Battle Grid, Command Wheel, and Streamlined Controls
Customize your 'Mechs with advanced Clan weapon systems, equipment, and upgrades for mission-specific battles, and advance your pilots with the new pilot progression system
Experience MechWarrior like never before with a fully standalone campaign featuring detailed environments and dynamic destruction using the latest Unreal Engine and new Tech Updates
Play with up to 4 other players as you protect and lead your Star through complex missions and thrilling combat
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#MW5 #Mechwarrior #mw5clans

[@possumGFX]

"We are Clan Smoke Jaguar..the strongest of Clans" I am sure that is going to age well.

[@Some_Really_Random_Dude.]

It most assuredly aged well, just not as intended.

[@andrzejwysocki609]

*second star league has remembered that*

[@HateMachine103190]

The Great Houses certainly treated them like they were... To great effect.

[@Primearch-GG]

Clan Smoke Jaguar: the 31st century's version of Ozymandias.

[@HateMachine103190]

@@Primearch-GG Look upon our works, ye freeborn, and despair?

[@scottycheesecake]

As someone who started the series with Mech Commander, feels weird being a Smoke Jaguar

[@iconbearer]

i started with mech warrior 2 so im definitely with you there.

[@odinulveson9101]

Getting different perspectives and kill the black/ white morality with interesting viewpoints is Imo alway preferred, interesting and valuable

[@neverable2]

Beware of LT Harris.

[@iconbearer]

@@neverable2 I'm so old I remember Colonel Holly Harris!

[@andrewfionik1406]

Gosh... we are all Jade Falcons.

[@kirill1052]

Bara: "I lead by being in the fight" Also Bara: On a lurmboat

[@3rdcain356]

please do not forget to mention him smelting the back armour of his friendlies while being at it

[@jhonrock2386]

Maaannn... the weapon behavior/effects became so good in this game. The missiles falling on target, the shotgun pellets. So cool.

[@Gimpo925]

you are by far the biggest mw5 youtuber I know, how didn't you have this early?

[@ClnlBogey]

Noticed a lot of people didn't start until the actual release. Reviewers of course pre played, but most content creators wanted to go in with the rest it seems.

[@christophermzdenek]

You're assuming this isn't prerecorded to release when the embargo lifted. I might be wrong, but it's super common with hardware, why not software?

[@williamalvarez9563]

Think it might be up to the publisher.

[@Tabledar]

The Mad Cat reveal and subsequent cutscene defeat really could have been played up for more hype. That was kind of flat. I'd have preferred it be a massively unfair fight. ECM, ferro fibrous materials, AMS, maximum laser reflective armor, PPCs. Perfect counter to a fire-and-fade laser/missile boat.

[@HateMachine103190]

That Timber Wolf in the trial came after you like you'd personally offended them in the cafeteria that morning.

[@joshmorales770]

@HateMachine103190 right? Dude didn't even wait for the bay doors to finish opening. MUSSSSTTTT KIIIIIIILLLL!!!!!!

[@Bill53AD]

Nice to see that PGI story people read the old books and used the original character names.

[@HateMachine103190]

Its their strong suit for sure. I have been reading the classic Battletech novels, and the first time I played MW5 I was pleasantly surprised to see a headline on the news ticker talking about an event I had literally just read about. Really put the hook in me.

[@Bill53AD]

@@HateMachine103190 All of my books are first editions. Stackpole and Charrete are two of the best with technical details.

[@HateMachine103190]

@@Bill53AD Alas I have had to resort to reading them digitally on my Kindle. But I have made it up to Wolf Pack in chronological order. The most entertaining for me so far is a toss up between the Blood of Kerensky trilogy by Stackpole, and Thurston's Jade Phoenix trilogy. (I got my start on Mechwarrior 2 so the Clans have always had s special place in my heart. Lol.) However, the other night me and some buddies were playing MW5 Mercs and we got jumped by the Grey Death Legion and I thought the nostalgia rush was going to overheat my mech. Lol

[@Bill53AD]

@@HateMachine103190 I started with Grason and his father's unit. The games are great, but they sometimes lack detail or introduce things outside the timeline sequence. Keep reading.

[@JunYuki]

I love how the 3rd mech was a cutscene event because they know there'd be good players out there that would win

[@noanswer1864]

It feels like a good game. My only real complaints are the fact that they overcorrected on issues that Mercs had. We said "The sandbox is great, but there's not enough content, and the story feels non-existent." They heard "we don't want the sandbox at all, just pure story please." That's disappointing, but predictable. What I didn't predict was my Summoner moving with all the grace and agility of a Highlander with a busted foot actuator. The change in speed from MWO and Mercs is pretty intense. I give the game a solid 7.5. It could have been better, but it's well worth the asking price.

[@ballisticwaffles]

I dunno. MW5 didn't have career mode until the first dlc too, I'd wait and see if they throw in a career "instant action with flavor" mode

[@jonathanking7361]

Idk I hope they add an conquest mode or something like that. Doesn't have to be great detail.

[@SkyF0x01]

It's pretty logical so MW5C is pure story based. Just like MW4 for example, firstly came out story based game, then comes mercenaries with more free play. So PGI keep that tradition, maybe...

[@andrewsuryali8540]

MW has two strains: The "main game" which is rigidly story driven, and the Mercs game which is sandbox. This game is a "main game" from the first strain, so it was never going to be a sandbox. It's just that in the 5th generation they released the Mercs game first.

[@joshmorales770]

"...we're going to sit back and try to let some of our allies take on some of the fight first..." "Commander! Get in there and help your clan!" You're not some freebirth Inner Sphere merc trying to save every last bit of C-bill wasting damage in this game. Clan honor demands you be in the thick of the fighting.

[@andylastname566]

Agreed the 3rd "fight" in the trial could of been handled better.

[@fremen321]

I was prepared to fight that timberwolf lol.

[@mundanebeast]

ROFL Stomp Smoke Jaguar Style

[@bojcio]

I suppose you have to become star commander and not higher for the story to work, but yea could have done it differently.

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

I think it was on purpose. The drill instructor didn't want him to get 3 kills so he ordered a timberwolf to uneven the odds and even made it instantly alpha strike.

[@ThomasCounter]

The cockpit view makes it appear that the Summoner walks like Ace Ventura...

[@Billbeaux]

​@@VyseSolo the same dei hire that decided the game needed dei pilots 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@nineballmk2]

@@Billbeaux found the tourist

[@MatteoB-gx1bo]

Tbh i don't think that's a good reason to miss the most cinematic and immersive mechwarrior game in decades :) ​@@VyseSolo

[@AyarARJ]

Nuts, now I can't unsee Ace Ventura swagger.

[@VorpalSnak]

@@VyseSolo I did a double take. What moroff decided to name a character MIA? I was like; How did they go missing? Did they need to eject? When did I miss that?

[@SilentTERU]

Repair bays are OP.... it takes 2 months to fix a mech, but just 10 secs with repair bays

[@randoms7397]

Same repair bays are in MW3, MW4

[@SilentTERU]

@@randoms7397 I know... it's just funny

[@RumblesBettr]

@@randoms7397mercs dlc has em to

[@jimmyavitch]

Not 100% sure but I think it just replaces armour and does not repair actual internal damage.

[@RumblesBettr]

@@jimmyavitch could be right cant remember

[@JasonSkye]

Let's gooooo! I'm so stoked for this playthrough! 🤘

[@VorpalSnak]

MORE!!! MORE!!!

[@leonwolf4]

Impressed they made the dialog so dense with the Battletech lingo. Great for fans but I can see newbies being lost at all the terms. Appreciate they really went the extra mile to make it so steeped in the lore and not dumb it down.

[@b.v.9864]

Watching you go through all of the mechlab and stuff made me realize that I was too tired last night to look through all of that because it makes more sense now.

[@papapaulrocks]

Been waiting for your vid on Clans. Awesome!

[@andrewfionik1406]

This is one of the first impressions that make sense. Thank you Baradul.

[@odmcclintic]

I am really surprised how invested I am in the story! Great writing 🙌🏼

[@GordonPhillips]

so much customization! I'm sure Bara will be in his element! Great beginning.

[@RumblesBettr]

Its worse then mercs handles it. Its so messy so many dumb menus. Its mind numbing i cant wrap my head around how this is an improvement

[@myles5276]

If only we just got the mwo detailed mechlab. But russ doesn't think people want details.​@@RumblesBettr

[@MisterNi]

Very cinematic thus far. Good video Bara. 🙂

[@hunterscott8454]

5 min in and I'm more into this story more than the original MW5

[@Nxtl68]

Helps that this is an actual story and not...whatever the vanilla campaign of 5 was.

[@Logan912]

@@Nxtl68Yeah, the vanilla MW5 Mercs story is basically a lesser rehash of the Gray Death Legion novel trilogy. The DLC campaigns are pretty good though as limited as they may be.

[@umahorseman]

0:25 surprised baradul best baradul

[@Ugnutz]

it is something seeing all the lore accurate Void ships, and the game actually reminded me of the old Wing Commander games with all the cut scenes especially 3 and 4

[@Musabre]

At 47:07 there's no loose end. The Khan announced the ship was captured and interrogated, hence the decision to begin the invasion. There was noone to fight back on the planet where your guys are :P .

[@Thor847200]

I think Bara meant there was no cinematic that showed the introduction of the new 5th member of the star, but I could be wrong.

[@Musabre]

@@Thor847200 Nah he asked what happned back on the planet with our guys, point is, nothing did haha. The ship got zoinked off-screen during Leo's speech.

[@l0rf]

Really a shame that comstar found Huntress and not one of the Warden Clan homeworlds like Ghost Bear. I am 100% certain they tortured the Comstar crew until they said whatever Leo Showers wanted them to say so that the Crusader clans got their way after decades of stalling by the Wardens. Well, they'll get sorted out in turn by Comstar on Tukayyid.

[@awlsond5367]

​@@l0rfAt the time of the initial invasion, Ghost Bear was a crusader clan actually. They switched to warden later on.

[@l0rf]

@@awlsond5367 Ah yes, true. They became much more approachable because of the failed invasion.

[@TheClassicalSauce]

Kind of a criticism, but the scale seems off in the environment. The mechs feel mansized, not mech sized. If you look at some of the plants, it's ground flora but it looks normal sized despite being in a presumably ~45ft tall mech. Look at the grass at 37:31 and elsewhere. The grass would be much smaller at that height. A minor nitpick, but nothing in the game seems built for humans. It would have done a lot for the presentation to have seen some regular sized staircases and walkways, doors, etc., to give you the impression that you're in a huge 70 ton mech. Compare that to the cutscene at 5:57, where the sense of scale is well produced.

[@andrewfionik1406]

The only game where I felt the size and speed of mechs was MW3. Everything else looks like an FPS, sadly.

[@HateMachine103190]

Watching your reactions is almost as fun as playing the game. Your excitement is infectious. Lol

[@generaldistrust]

*OH NO* 😰 ... the 'in cockpit floating' syndrome of MWO has been adopted into this new MW5C too . .. . so now a complete new game and it means that for at least the next few years we're gonna have this POV as if your body is floating in the air parallel to the ground and\or horizon inside the cockpit, unlike MW5M where you felt as if you're *seated in the pilot's seat in your walking steel beast* .. . now it's gone😢😭 -so better everything but the *CORE FEEL* of being inside a MECH ON LEGS . .. not to mention the long-gone cold, dark, unflrgiving, stressful, grown-up, badass feel of the older MW games (2 \3 \ 4.. especially 2) since MW5M introduced voice acting that sounds like Nickelodeon \ Cartoon Network etc' + the news reporter Rihanna .. . . all of that was just a big nail to the coffin of what was a merciless WAR GAME, that turned to a zappy happy comical thing . . at least let's hope this one isn't so, and that the 'MWO (synthetic & unnatural) floating effect' will be modded-able 😓

[@haydenc2742]

Oh man!!! This is going to be AWESOME! Tuning in for sure!!! Keep em coming!!!!

[@ingvarr6235]

The cinematics quality level is insane! The first game I want to watch as a movie, without gameplay.

[@Vince6467]

Awesome man, was happy to see your video fist thing this morning! Will be watching the series after I complete the same missions.

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Jayden talks directly with saKhan weaver on his first mission. Damn

[@Nxtl68]

I love how the missiles spread out and hone in on a specific part of the mech. The weapon effects in general look real good.

[@valsorim5334]

@@Nxtl68 even they arent locked on enemy, And they are still homing at target lol

[@gocubsgo6581]

Love the little spite hit on the downed mech at 24 minutes

[@grrrit1]

pretty neat. i followed quite a bit of your MW5 series for a while, but it seemed like every time you would build a good stride with a strong lance you would start over. hope to follow along this series if you continue to play it!

[@MrTBSC]

the way i am interpreting each warriors skillset jayden-generallist ezra - direct fire skirmisher mia - dakka naomi - pretty much lurmer ... maybe srm splasher liam - could be lurmer as well or streak assasin

[@YourAdHere___]

From playing the first MechCommander on PC when I was very young, seeing that Thor just gave me chills.

[@andrewfionik1406]

That was one of the games that bent realism of visuals over the game mechanics. Watching how a PPC shot traverses by a curve trajectory because the game calculated a hit, while one of my mechs was running to an obstacle, was painful.

[@mistercroc9407]

Looks alright. Modders will make this great I hope.

[@JonathanSirico]

Let's Go! It is sad that you can't fight the 3rd trial mech. Even if you lose to a better pilot and mech, you should still go down fighting.

[@MrMightyZ]

I LOVE that at least some of them say “Jag-yoo-ah” and not the typical American “Jag-wire” or “Jag-WARR” It’s the little things🤓

[@Baraz_Red]

There are more differences than I expected. Interesting. The combat visuals and gameplay seems nice and smooth.

[@foobar1735]

interesting, it looks like the mission bounds change based on what step you're on in the mission... the red border changed when you started back towards the dropships.

[@traemaxwell]

I love the attention to detail when it comes to little lore tidbits in the story especially the no contractions in Clan speak. I played some the other night with a friend of mine and their non-use of contractions started to annoy him. I told him thats Star League English for him. There are no lazy sentences in Clan speak

[@eshafto]

I was thinking the opposite. Maybe if they'd bend the rules and use some contractions the dialog would go a little quicker. "Wait, slower than that?? Has my character suffered head trauma? Why am I pausing between words?"

[@Wolva10]

gotta say that broadsword pilot had some skills coming in like that

[@francescogreggio6712]

So far I'm impressed by how faithful to the books and lore the game seems to be, down to the clan language quirks, ranks and expressions. I can see it might sound utterly obnoxious to someone who isn't already a fan, though. Definitely a buy for me, despite the jank, middling performance and audio issues.

[@bladehawk232]

It feels like they went back to the original games - MW2 and it's Clan Expansion Packs specifically - and just took notes. And the game is so much better for it!

[@lividcanadian9406]

You have fun baradul this will probably be the only time I watch clans being played

[@christian_gamer_guy6447]

Does that mean you don't like this game? Can I ask why that is?

[@shrike7774]

Mechwarrior DEI the clans. ​@@christian_gamer_guy6447

[@MarvinWestmaas]

@@christian_gamer_guy6447 Just watch the darn video ffs

[@MarvinWestmaas]

@@christian_gamer_guy6447 How about watching the videi

[@christian_gamer_guy6447]

@@MarvinWestmaas ? I've watched about half of it. I think I'm interested in getting it, I was just wondering why this person would only be watching this game being played once.

[@stero1066]

I'm here but I don't wanna watch it xD First my own playtrough without spoilers! We will see us again some time in the future :D

[@SergMuller]

I must say that even when I have complaints... this game is miles above the previous Piranha MWs.

[@b.v.9864]

I believe that Clans is made by Piranha

[@Bentatorship]

shoutout all my freeborn Rasalhague brothers

[@l0rf]

What they did in service to their Prince and the Republic was nothing short of legendary. The recent Tex Talks about Twycross included a harrowing description of their desperate fight against the tidal wave of clanner invaders and it was beautiful.

[@iangale8230]

I've been looking forward to you getting your hands on this

[@stevenscalco5598]

I've been waiting for this. woohoo! go Bara!

[@Matrixzer0-u3u]

Yes, this is the prettiest MW so far. Haven't had any problems smooth sailing. Been playing since mw2. This combat is the most dynamic so far, plus the lore is spot on so far they really researched. Read all the books, and this is how smoke jaguar acts. Great game.

[@b.v.9864]

39:00 - I agree, I would have liked to have fought the Mad Cat

[@hellkitestudios]

For all its flaws, the game's intro being an homage to the MW2 intros for the Wolf and Jade Falcon clans was a good move.

[@Hamburgerpimp]

Im like 20 mins in. It's more arcadey than MW5 and a lot more story but it's cool. Im easily entertained at least!

[@jasonck9635]

Can’t wait to get this on my ps5 ! I’m so glad it got released on consoles as well ! Played hundreds of hours of mechwarrior 5 and so looking forward to this !

[@PRC533]

The one thing that gets me a bit, and only because they took so much care with detail in other areas, is that there is no artificial gravity in Battletech. So unless all of the cutscenes and between mission stuff happens at 1G of acceleration, everyone should be floating or at least obviously using magnetic boots. It's a very minor quibble, but when a game is built upon the narrative and being absolutely faithful to the source material, things like this stand out.

[@bigsarge2085]

Smoke Jaguar; "strongest" of the clans. . .

[@bigsarge2085]

Summoner/Thor was the first Mech I played in tabletop, in 1989!

[@personzz1789]

Really demonstrates the absurd stupidity of the Clans' military structure lmfao. This is NOT a way to select for excellent warriors from a population.

[@Khazandar]

Is this made in the UE5 engine? Because the facial/mouth animations look kinda wonky at times.

[@gregorygriffin7803]

Looks like they took the good HUDs from Mech Online and Mech 5 and smashed them together. Def a fan

[@FortuneHunters]

The PPC bullet effect disappoints me. Where's the classic blue streak? And the firing sound effect sounds like firing an autocannon.

[@Dracobyte]

Thanks a lot for the first impresions video.

[@RevanBartus]

I'll wait for sale. Gonna watch it as you upload for now.

[@silverblur1]

It's on game pass

[@J_B89]

BARADULLLLLLL IVE MISSED YOUR sultry voice over the sounds of lasers auto cannons and missiles!

[@МаксимКострубин]

Hello, Bara. Don't say you didn't get the "Full Metal Jacket" vibes from the very first cinematic when the drill instructor punches the cadet. Very nice cliche but it's still a cliche :) Regarding the gameplay: visuals and cinematics are truly great, but the mechlab feels waaay too arcadey besides be lore-accurate. Also lipsinc and facial animations feels someway off. Impatiently waiting for MW5:C YAML.

[@sanetby]

idk, have been playing for a few hours already, i love the game. yes not optimised and requires more polishing, but it's definitely a next step for pgi, i honestly expected worse

[@NKGerydos]

Smoked Jaguar for the win!

[@DirkLarien]

Finally reviewer worthy of title Mechwarrior. Not the kiddies who play it with fps controls.

[@hopelessdecoy]

If he is the kit commander....... does that make them the kit kaboodle?

[@mtheoverlord7840]

I never thought a game could be so much worse and so much better than MW5 Mercs all at once

[@bluewolvesstudios2822]

38:46 Howl your way onto the battleground, Timberwolf

[@benjaminpearce200]

You mean Mad Cat. Because, oh wait they lost.

[@bombomos]

Love that intro lol

[@l0rf]

@@benjaminpearce200 Yeah, get Focht, space weirdos ;D

[@riftbox6599]

Full run please. Do not keep us waiting Star Commander!

[@jhonrock2386]

Holy sh*t man! This game is kicking the ass of my RX 6750 XT, like, BRUTALLY! I can barely maintain over 40 fps stable with all graphical settings on medium and AA on low, at 1440p. Even with FSR on BALANCED. This is ridiculous!

[@eliteslayer2011]

Ah the upload I've been waiting on! LET'S GOOOOOOO

[@FunkThompson]

I like how the clan society is being depicted, even if I still think they are not the good guys :D

[@l.everetttalbottjr.275]

This is giving me Full metal jacket vibes.

[@michaelschneider1365]

This looks incredible cool

[@johnreid270]

Is the research option really necessary? Clan tech is better tech. I know it's nit-picking, but surely your research is done on your homeworld over a period of time and not in the field.

[@miketkaczyk894]

Amazing that I could wake up to this vid 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Can't wait to snag my copy

[@Tryptic214]

This is awesome. The Clans were always the most unique and interesting factions in the Battletech universe, and the story-driven games have always been better than Mercenaries titles. My only disappointment is that they just won't bring back the Mechwarrior 4 PPC scream sound effect. It was *perfect* and it blows my mind that the art/sound directors didn't keep it around.

[@ix8750]

Instead of a quick one sided cutscene I would have much much preferred if the 3rd mech you fought in Jaydens trial would have been a stacked fight against a brawling timberwolf that had a masc, Harjel, Blue shield, AMS and ECM to totally counter your long ranged summoner loadout. Even if they had to put in a similar emergency cutscene for all the sweaty players that are able to defeat it.

[@loadtoad]

WOW, I am really impressed with the overall product of this game! So much fun watching your genuine enthusiasm for the franchise! RIBBIT!!!

[@Flopdoodle]

Ah the only opinion I regard for anything Battletech. About. Damn. Time. Thank you.

[@TheStrandedSavant]

We better have hints of Paul moon 🌙

[@Heimdal001]

That 3rd trial fight... I'm glad for the scripted fight. With the damage generally gotten from the first two fights, that would too easily turn the third fight into a slog of looking for ways to cheese it.

[@josephenriquez2547]

At the 4:42 mark: But sir, we just arrived... Ah, a private Joker...

[@gregshimmin5334]

🎉Yay🎉 New Mech Content!

[@byronswain7569]

"I'm glad we all made it!" ...someone's missing :D

[@ericbreau]

Question: is there still a choice of career & campaign mode? Or is it all Campaign based?

[@averywhitaker3513]

All campaign

[@anthonymaravola3966]

I'm wondering if the weapon convergence issue is because you are early game and un-upgraded for pilot skill. I noticed the same thing in my game play- clear headshots that go wide or low... Likely as you improve your skill, the aiming becomes more effective, at least I hope so.

[@thegreatwandering]

Is it a purchaseable product right now? It depends: - are you a fan of the BattleTech universe and want to support the developers which attempt to bring it to life? Yes. - have you tried it on GamePass, runs on your PC just fine and like MechWarrior as a series? Yes. Anything else is sadly a No until it gets to run better more globally. But do download it if you have GamePass just to boost the player numbers and show PGI that it's worth to continue development. My impressions in the same time frame: - Unoptimized? Yes. i7 6600K, 32gb ram and RTX 2070 will run it at low but frame drops are common and really jarring for me, so much so that I have to... play it on the Series X. - Having it on the game pass makes it easy to switch and good on them for having it day 1 there! Gives game pass owners a chance to try it out and maybe add them to the series. - Could use a bit more polishing but the basics work just fine and I generally don't pay attention to details when a Warhammer shoots me in the face. - I know my lore and I love it so far, but I do wish they'd have a better lore primer before you get into the game. Just as an example, how is someone who never played it suppose to know that ship is a ComStar DropShip and the real reason of it being near Huntress was due to a bad misjump? - I do actually like how awkward the VA is for the cadets, they're fresh warriors, not speakers and I see them as such. Always fighting to survive doesn't really leave you time to learn social skills. ilKhan Leo rocks. - Mods are always an option to expand on it. The basis is good enough, like MW5: Mercenaries, modders can also expand on it fully. And if not, well they might take stuff from here and mod it into Mercenaries, still a win in my book.

[@Gimpo925]

I am running it on a 7800x3d with 7900 xtx gpu and I havent seen a single drop

[@thegreatwandering]

@@Gimpo925 I do plan to upgrade my system eventually, maybe this game is the kickstart to do a full clean install of it XD

[@Gimpo925]

@@thegreatwandering well I spent like 3k on my system. I’m running right at 120 fps in this game on max and I might drop a frame here or there but nothing jumps out. If I did it again I think I would have built around a 4090 but that’s more like a 4500 dollar system.

[@thegreatwandering]

@@Gimpo925 true, expensive and unfortunately, prone to issues with the 12V HiPower, I’m limiting to a 4070ti or equivalent in my plans

[@thegreatwandering]

I might have found a fix to prevent the frame drops, turn DLSS to max performance, will need to play a bit more before saying if it is the fix or not

[@dazley8021]

Is it your sound settings and setup or is this game bass boosted out the wazoo?? All I hear is deep rumbling and hum and the voices have so few mids i can barely understand what they are saying...

[@sachad964]

Naomi, spells Imoan backwards, thanks Ryan Reynolds i will never forget that

[@snakeeyes1970]

Looks like they updated the look of different units, and the weapon effects

[@tiborzakar697]

I'm only about 1 1/2 hrs in and so far it's pretty dope.

[@TheClaw47]

32:35 and I'm thinking "How many of your own Star mates are you going to have to kill?"

[@2WheelsGood.01]

I think it looks absolutely awesome. I havent played a MW game since the late 90's. The only thing that bothers me so far is the amount of smoke the drop ships make lol. It's like the engines are burning oil.