MechWarrior Online Review

The Mechwarrior Online Review looks at the free to play Battletech universe mech combat game, along with touching on the fate of the Living Legends mod that helped inspire it.
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00:00 - Intro (Original Music was Own Zoned)
00:48 - Game Premise
1:34 - Visuals
4:04 - Music & Sound Design
4:54 - Gameplay Mechanics
9:19 - Bugs (Some of these are fixed, beware network bugs)
11:32 - Monetization (System has had some changes)
15:13 - MechWarrior Living Legends
18:39 - Conclusions
19:13 - Credits
19:29 - Mech Next Door

[@MandaloreGaming]

THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo Check out Living Legends: wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php/How_to_Install_MWLL Their Discord Server: discord.gg/cFKhbdr Since the video, the supply cache system has been reworked to reward level progression more and be less convoluted. Also the audio intro is different due to copyright bots.

[@tonzillaye]

Praise be to the living legends link.

[@ThePolistiren]

You Are Empty - Communist budget shooter with art-game elements; really unique in its own way The Creed - good luck even finding it on google; dosquest has the only uploads about it on KZbin

[@Tumoxa89]

Dawn of War series, daddy please.

[@morbo5135]

So glad you talked about MWLL. You can use this to check playercount - stats.spikx.net/mwll.html (Download links at bottom) It doesn't look good, like Mandalore said, the community is SMALL. But I don't think a single day has gone by without a game going.

[@markmulligan2280]

Why not try Borderlands 1 and 2? Or Jet Set Radio and Future?

[@thomasderosso5625]

"Casual unscripted conversation" is the biggest red flag I've ever seen in my life, and I have a friend who brought back vacation photos from Beijing.

[@xmlthegreat]

That was killer.

[@allot5530]

That has to be in the most stupidest and yet clever joke I have ever heard

[@sevenpolar3483]

Not just a casual conversation, but a casual 'unscripted' conversation. He couldn't sound more suspect if he tried, he sounds like a murderer trying to get off on a technicality.

[@andyhighroller8217]

😂😂😂😂

[@notinspectorgadget]

What the hell does a "casual unscripted conversation" even mean?

[@fl4shblade]

IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Our playerbase already gets a healthy influx because of this vid, but a misunderstanding has arisen! DO NOT BUY ANY COPY OF CRYSIS WARS. OUR GAME DOESN'T REQUIRE IT. IT DOESN'T EVEN WORK WITH THE FULL VERSION OF CRYSIS WARS. OUR GAME USES THE CRYSIS WARS DEMO AS A BASE AND IS AS MANDALORE STATED COMPLETELY FREE!

[@Ms360box]

fl4shblade thx for the info very useful!

[@morbo5135]

Presumably the whole system used to circumvent gamespy's shutdown, using something along the lines of gameranger but not. You used to have to type a specific login/password before getting to the in-game server browser (Why I stopped playing - it was inconsistent for me), now it does it all automatically or is completely bypassed

[@algernonilfracombe]

@@Feroce To answer your questions- yes, there is a new version of MWLL that does NOT require any part of Crysis/ Crysis Wars to operate. It is now (as of December 2018) on version 0.10 and can be downloaded independently here: mechlivinglegends.net/ . Enjoy.

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

I can't believe i've never heard of this before now!

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Does the game have independent damage models for the mech parts ?

[@isaacjones7017]

"Australians bring banter to the servers" that's how you know this guy is a legit reveiwer

[@JohnDoe-jn4bz]

I mean, he's not wrong. We DO bring the bants.

[@DiamondCalibre]

the fact that he follows it up with comparing ping to jacob's ladder is just. ugh what a legend.

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

Gotta love the /bantz/

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

Australians are always hugely entertaining lol I love how every time British people emigrate to a huge landmass with not much supervision, they just go completely insane

[@discipleofdagon8195]

Can confirm, bants are plentiful here.

[@dokidokiduckie]

The community for this game seemed genuinely fucking awesome. It's really, really rare to see people communicating and coordinating to that degree.

[@ObiwanNekody]

Pretty common that you have people that will explain WHY the decisions are being made like that, if you ask.

[@Gaylent]

The only other place I've ever seen that kind of thing is private Arma 2/3 servers, where people make absurdly detailed custom missions and you like, elect or roll for commander, and sometimes they're even PVP missions, and mission briefings and strategy meetings take up the first 30 minutes of your 4 hour mission. That probably sounds boring and awful, but it was fun if you had a good mission. My favorite was one that was a team of 8 SEALS versus like 30 or 40 dudes, on a pitch black night mission. All the defenders had were flashlights and street lights and interior building lights, you couldn't see a fucking thing out in the woods in the perimeter without your highly limited aerial flares or your narrow weapon mounted flashlight. You did get two trucks with a floodlight on the back, though. So the goal was to defend a VIP from the SEAL assassins, and they could do shit like sabotage the power to cut the static lights, or just do it as a diversion. The SEALS got night vision and better weapons, though no sniper scopes (made it way too easy since the VIP had a unique model). Some of the most tense and amazing games ever on that map. Anyway, I'm so fucking tired of TDM lol.

[@user-jp4ci5ny3v]

@@Gaylent that sounds awesome

[@Reziichu]

I've been gaming for a very long time, and i love the communication in matches from other players.i don't get it from any other game... I feel like I'm actually part of a WHOLE and not just ONE man on a 12 man squad.

[@NolePTR]

"It's like Caterpillar bought a Gundam factory." Best quote ever.

[@harleyme3163]

the battletech "Warhammer" was a copy of a Macrosse destroid Tomohawk.. oopsy lol

[@javkiller]

Not only it's the best quote, it's pretty much canon.

[@protogenhorde8515]

agreed lad

[@Rehteal]

"It's not obvious, but now there's an additional knuckle joint on my tentacle thing." -Ross Scott

[@carlnewcomer3156]

I use this to describe the setting to new players

[@shammytv]

Damn, those Living Legends modders sound pretty Legendary.

[@ResskCSF]

They still are! .86 is out and .87 is on its way :D

[@godisdead4416]

Shammy Since when do you hang around this neck of the woods, owl man? Nice to see two good reviewers in the one place

[@Ssserpentus]

:D

[@trfsphone8509]

Shammy you can say they're ... Living legends

[@theleviathan2627]

woah

[@defaultkoala2922]

I played this game for a short time. Long enough to build a tiny mech with massive laser weapons on it. It would overheat and destroy itself after 2 shots but If I hit right I could kill almost anything with it. Never found a game where I could build an actual glass cannon nearly as accurately.

[@kshitijvmall]

What you want is MechWarrior 5 with the YAML mod. Take a Charger, replace the small lasers with large ones and watch as your mech melts both the enemy and itself. Alternatively, you could just get a twin gauss mech to effectively create a headshot machine.

[@vine01]

@@kshitijvmall you started very well. MW5 with YAML. you lost it at Charger. even though there might be that one usable chassis, Chargers are trash :D with YAML suite you can build very fast sprinting assaults, Annihilators not excluded :)

[@angryscotsman93]

​@vine01 chargers, sure. CUDGELS, on the other hand... i want to run a Cudgel with Triple Strength Myomer and MASC so damn bad.

[@combativeThinker]

@@vine01​​⁠ The standard charger is trash. With YAML you can make it amazing. I have a video, “Operation AHAB,” where I pilot my custom Charger CGR-1A1 “Blueshift” that is evidence enough of that claim.

[@PeachDragon_]

A charger will destroy you sugar, i promise ​@@vine01

[@kdawg2468]

A gaming community that actually works together is like a unicorn

[@KeacePeeper]

pink and fluffy?

[@kentrellwhittingham3751]

@@KeacePeeper Rare in nature

[@TheXell]

It involves virgins.

[@ghostface5559]

because most gamers are casuals that use gaming to unwind

[@lollypop697]

@@ghostface5559 True, but that not an excuse to be braindead. You should always at least try during the game.

[@CartmanTuttle]

"It's like Caterpillar bought a Gundam Factory." I have never been able to explain the Mechwarrior artstyle until now. Thank you.

[@pontiusporcius8430]

There is a non-battletech anime ova series from 1983 that has a faction built around this. They are a bunch of former miners turned revolutionaries.

[@grandmasgopnik9642]

It’s such a cool aesthetic because Ive always liked the genre of gundum but was lukewarm to the mech designs common to shows airing around the 90s and 00s. My Dad designed mechs based more off the scraps around junkyard near our home and it is very reminiscent of this style. Now we both enjoy battle techs style figurines and action figures 😊

[@LMGunslinger]

This game has so much potential... something you should never say about a game as old as this.

[@theguardianqueen2628]

My aunt actually voiced a character in MechAssault Phantom War

[@onlyontuesdays4483]

My aunt is an alcoholic

[@chipskylark5500]

@@onlyontuesdays4483 nice

[@Scloan273]

Which character

[@ShermTank7272]

Cool.

[@the-letter_s]

my aunt got shot dead by ZANU-PF in 1981

[@pee_0656]

4 years before the video the game came out, and now the video itself 4 years old.. time is flying so fast

[@casedistorted]

Oh yeah 5 years old for me. Sucks that Mandalore had to change the intro song thanks to KZbin copyright bots

[@th3b33f]

it's an extremely okay videogame

[@riv4lm4n]

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[@MandaloreGaming]

I love your videos I watched a few of them earlier this week

[@OruzeCruise]

b33f♂next♂door

[@AshyGr33n]

praise the b33f

[@AutoRiff]

That would have gone bad if they left it in the game without adding melee weapons. 3/4 of the fights end up in brawls, it would have been sooooo spammy and lame if everyone just got knocked down every fight. Hitreg was a huge issue and MWO has one of the most demanded requirements of hitreg in any game ever made. Each mech is like 7 players built into one, in terms of hitreg calculations.

[@IAmEnormous]

>kick Dark Messiah.

[@cia4u401]

It's not marked in the list tho

[@IPFreelly604]

He's changing the rules.

[@Xarlable]

Look what you've done

[@SkywalkerWroc]

Hey, just discovered the channel. Happy to see the MWLL being mentioned in the video. I worked on MWLL for over 2 years, quit before MWO was announced, so I missed all the drama. BUT them keeping silent is no surprise, and your deduction is spot on. The MWLL team was always split, there were great, extremely helpful people that were out there just for fun and the love of the community. And there were people that were power-hungry and constantly trying to reaffirm their egos. Eventually, I just couldn't stand it and quit, they soaked all the fun I had with the mod. Eventually I got into MWO, right after it got released. I co-founded one of the largest clans, but the overwhelming corporate greed became too much at some point. Not to mention the fact that they always prioritized features over bugfixes. I tried MWO once again about 2 years ago, just to check how it plays... MY GOD, the bugfest it was. Honestly: The game was more fun and had a better new-player experience in the early days than it did few years into the development. It's astounding that it's now 2022 and MWO still lives. I really hope that they fired all of the managers and let developers work on the bugfixes, cause if not... I can't imagine the state of the game right now.

[@LezbionestHere]

Yo! Start of last year they actually kicked their asses into gear. There has largely been a massive amount of rebalancing, making more mechs shine on their own, and there are regular bug fixes. My only complaint really is the sniper meta. It takes all the fun out of the game when blue lasers and AC/2s just rule everything. Its definitely entering a much more healthy state than it has been in... possibly ever. I come across a few bugs annually and the experience is overall really good.

[@FirenzeStorm]

Holy shit I just realised those trailer shots at 1:11 were by Celestial, one of our Unit members back in the competitive days. Im in some of those shots!

[@OruzeCruise]

I'M♂FUCKING♂EJECTING

[@francesboy2]

Fucking mechs GET♂YOUR♂ASS♂BACK♂HERE

[@faceless2302]

BOY♂NEXT♂DOOR

[@Amutsal]

ＦＵＣＫ♂ＹＯＵ

[@pentagonaldodecahedron453]

Dude you MUST do a video about tribes ascend. It's got a huge and horrible history

[@francesboy2]

Hi-Rez are both great and terrible looking back at Tribes ascend and Smite

[@francesboy2]

Great in their premise, bad in their execution and support. They're relatively unique sub genre games that I think were pretty fun when initially played, but ultimately poorly supported and boring in the long run.

[@wanderingoryx3710]

Galo Sengen

[@MandaloreGaming]

I don't want to reinstall Tribes it'll just make me sad again

[@Garbomeister]

Well-Coordinated and heavily practiced Reddit team beaten by a rag-tag group of /v/irgins run by a furry tripfag and a BR with 140 ping.

[@EpicFailer]

I like how this game went from "horrible mess that squeezes money out of people" to one of if not the best vehicle based games that don't tug on the wallet nearly as hard as the competition.

[@WizardCat-ux8he]

So, Robotech as the background music at the beginning, as a reference to the infamous lawsuit from Harmony Gold? Cool

[@alexhayden507]

Harmony Gold have ruined so much shit with legal threats. Fuck them.

[@ianbowden3370]

Which robotech theme?

[@WizardCat-ux8he]

@@ianbowden3370 in the video, at around the 45 second mark this song started kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHaXmp97gqejjtk

[@DynastyMaster62492]

Thank you! I couldn't figure out why that music triggered something in my brain. I couldn't figure out where on Earth I'd heard it before!

[@fl4shblade]

MWLL dev here. Wanted to mention that the still screens were of 3 out of 5 possible new assets coming with the next patch. Hope to see you in the field mechwarriors, aerospace pilots, battle armor users and tank commanders! Greetings CWG Andrew

[@murderkai9986]

fl4shblade Great

[@wetwayne1504]

Tried MWLL a couple of months ago, I couldn't find very many people playing on the servers. Are the servers a bit more populated now that this video has released? It would also be helpful if you could tell me the time of day that most people play the game to help getting into a populated server. Thanks!

[@fl4shblade]

Yes the influx has been felt. Right now as I am speaking there are matches played on two servers. Since Mandalore released this there have been nonstop games going so come join us now! If you need any help join the discord and we settle you in. But in general there will pretty much always be games from european prime time to american late night. During the summer there wasn't much going on so you probably tried it back then. Greetings CWG Andrew

[@mgbon2]

Ndog Noah check out stats.spikx.net/mwll.html for server stats and other useful information

[@EvilTwinn]

What, no love for the Battle Armor guys? For shame.

[@theblackpantslegion]

Its only missing Duncan Fisher saying "Well, I guess they outlawed fun. IM duncan Fisher, see you on Solaris in the next game" followed by whatever passes for the NFL theme on Sol-VII

[@LincolnFStern]

For Duncan, play Solaris Arena in MW:LL

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

As the previous poster stated Duncan Fisher indeed features in MWLL's SA mode.

[@LincolnFStern]

"That guy was fighting like he was on fire. Of course, now, he is LITERALLY on fire."

[@theblackpantslegion]

I love duncan/George Ledoux. Its why I hired him for my channel

[@terryforsdyke306]

Solaris is intended for MWO early next year, and apparently they are trying to get George Ledoux to reprise his role as Duncan Fisher for that game mode

[@CMWick]

Hey! The beginning music changed! It used to be the pacific rim theme.

[@TheIrishCampFire432]

Probably changed for copyright claims

[@Cubinator73]

Still is for the first few seconds.

[@ShermTank7272]

jpc1918 - the KZbin editor is much less elegant than other editors out there. But on the plus side it allows you to edit videos post-upload to avoid copyright claims.

[@shuntaro2408]

Loved the Robotech Battlecry intro. Gave me frikking goosebumps

[@anibalgonzalez7990]

Nostalgia hit like a truck.

[@KhadaKuraki]

MandaloreGaming Dude, your reviews are my favorite by far. It's partly because you cover loads of interesting games to a suitable depth and with sufficient insight, but mostly it's because you don't talk to me like I'm a fucking moron; you don't shout at me, you don't act like everything is astonishing, and you don't coo at me like a patronizing mother. You talk to me like I'm a real person and you're a real person, and it's fucking depressing that it's a a breath of fresh air to be treated that way. Never ever change that.

[@KazeOfKami]

Cheers for the accurate history behind MWLL and what happened with PGI. Unfortunately there's one extra thing to add to that bit of history, but I can never say. I'm happy to have passed on the hat to the MWLL Community team and I have also moved onto my own project.

[@fl4shblade]

Our founder's new project is solarwardengame.com Greetings CWG Andrew

[@Serasphiel]

Since this video came out 4 years ago. MechWarrior Online has had a good bit of development, the grind has been reduced as well. New modes, skill system overhaul, new maps, actually new mechs and bug fixes galore. There's been a really good roster of events over the past years as well. The the rewards give generous amounts of premium currency, cutting down on the p2w aspect alot. Playing for free is viable and I think it's worth your time nowadays. Hope to see you on the battlefield! o7

[@Sekijoe]

This was the exact kinda comment I was hoping for

[@guyincognito959]

Yeah, thanks for this comment, I think you just made me interested in it again. I played before and the f2p was the worst. Unfortunately. But here is hope, cheers!

[@Giesus3]

I really like that it appears your channel has now "found a direction" and is running strong with it, I just recently found your channel but looking through your post history it really show; so kudos for that. You are uploading really good products with well thought out points and criticisms and I really appreciate that more than anything else, that and your occasional dry humor. It's refreshing. You have my sub.

[@toster41]

MECH♂NEXT♂HANGAR♂

[@spyrelle3970]

FUCK♂YOU♂

[@NostalgicRemedy]

CMON MAN

[@LucaEnzo]

You definitly needed subtitles for the Australian bit

[@FarmingtonS9]

8:54 Atlas is taking it up the ass, don't you worry about that! Right up the pooper! (the laughing makes it hard to understand the Aussie) 8:59 Alright, that's it from me, BigDick1 over and out!

[@jamestapp8576]

Big ups to my fellow Australians \

[@Zelousmarineinspace]

Enzo What's the matter? Don't understand English?

[@khamulthewack4732]

The only bit I had trouble understanding was when he said "BigDick1." Thought he might have said "Big Dick Wallaby" but I'm pretty sure that was just wishful thinking on my part.

[@ostegonation]

This was an amazing review, thank you sir, thank you so much! I've been doing MWO builds to show people that they don't have to go with the "Meta" either, so that is something important for people to understand too. I think I will check out MW LL, I thought it was perma-dead as well.

[@EJFreelancer]

I’ve been auto playing Mandalore videos and suddenly the Robotech Battlecry menu music popped up in my head. Got my attention.

[@eddapultstab2078]

I remember that game and i immediately noticed the theme too.

[@fluffydestroyer8336]

the mwll discord is overflowing with new people who just watched your video. you done a good

[@GloomRng]

Dude i found you yesterday and chain watched all your reviews, absolutely spot on content, please keep creating!

[@xxelaxela333]

I clicked this video because it said " Death Grips viewers like this" Apparently your fanbase is noided

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

It goes it goes it goes

[@Cleanurself]

Alex Myers in Mandy’s Eye divine cybermancy review he uses a clip of culture shock so there’s that

[@d1agram4]

Avoid the noid

[@kafkabigmon]

Too many hoes

[@cheekibreeki6255]

it’s from me watching each video 10 times

[@RPGojira23]

The "live action" skit with the mini's was AMAZING! Wonderful work, and a great review.

[@Wobble9000]

Well, I'm going to see what mechwarrior living legends is like. Thanks for informing me on this!

[@Glenndogamer35]

its fun

[@anibalgonzalez7990]

0:49 That nostalgia hit with the Robotech intro.

[@EleonMythos]

I remember when this game started you could melee mechs. Players complained about it because it was buggy as fuck. Devs said it was fine, untill the CEO got in a match with the big boys and they just locked him onto the ground unable to do anything. Next patch? Melee removed. Hoh and did you know that pretty much the entire team who developed was fired? Now no one understand the source code for major changes.... I love this game, and the franchise, and I like pgi for bringing a game like this to us... but honestly PGI should have asked to work with the MWLL team and make that game a star. Gl mech warriors, o7

[@biggussoupius9713]

Bit more context, melee wasn't a thing but knockdowns were and they were shit and it made light mechs very undesirable to play as lights were almost always knife fighters and eating dirt because you scraped someones toe was pretty lame. As for the layoffs, not sure about this, I know many devs moved over to MW5 and then moved over to LOTR online. Beyond that, not sure. MWO's development team is sorely lacking an engineer who understands the spaghetti ad-hoc Mwo cryengine code though (goid luck finding anyone there) not a big team at all but they add maps, buff/nerf passes and new mechs every now and then. For a 10 year old F2P there are worse positions I guess.

[@richardvlasek2445]

melee was never a thing, knockdowns were and they were so fucking awful they removed them within weeks of the original alpha's launch idk why the mwo community has such a pathological tendency to lie about things anyone with an internet access can look up

[@CELINExDION]

@@richardvlasek2445 more of a redditor tendency than anything tbh

[@MNewton]

Dragon Bowling!

[@bird_thing1444]

Thank you so much for including MWLL in your vid Mandy!! For any newcomers to MWLL: Please join both the discord server, and the in-game Huntress Training Server. You can test out any asset as many times as you like in the training server (infinite cash), and ask in discord for someone to join you and show you the ropes. Again, thank you so much!

[@96Iheb]

when the lord blesses us

[@Monkey6K]

You just got a new subscriber. Not necessarily for this video but loved all your reviews. I glanced over the "list" you're working on and practically every single game on it is amazing. Can't wait for these reviews. You do an excellent job! (I'm especially looking forward to factorio and EDF 4.1)

[@komplaints7893]

me at the start - oh a mech game, I'm interested! me at the end - damn I'm avoiding that crap!

[@jmjedi923]

If you haven't heard of it in 6 years, mechwarrior 5 is this game but singleplayer with coop. Decent modding scene too

[@peterbarabas3996]

Thanks for mentioning Living Legends. It was tons of fun even 6 years ago.

[@DiamondCalibre]

Shadow2001 sounds like a grizzled veteran talking through a ham radio. He's probably just 18, considering his username lmao.

[@Mecha_Hitler]

How do you know he didnt start playing the game in 2001

[@CarrotConsumer]

He could have created his email in 2001, you see that a lot with late '90s/early 2000s new internet users. But you're probably right.

[@ghostoflazlo]

Or he just based af

[@thefeet]

tyvm for this! 9:10 folks is where it gets GOOD! I downloaded MWLL and am loving it! TY so much for taking the time to make this video and posting it! Very well done!

[@nightmagnus7595]

RIP pacific rim theme, never forget

[@StephenBlane]

I confused this for Steel Battalion and waited to hear what you thought about it's controller. I have never played this game but it certainly seems a lot of fun when you aren't fighting it's bugs or paid progression system. I love mech games, there aren't enough of them and having one that gives you overheat safety and an ability to bypass that system is really awesome to see. I will definitely look into Living Legends since that sounds excellent! Thanks Mandalore!

[@eldritchautomaton]

Thank you for mentioning the Living Legends team, I definitely am going to go check that out.

[@fenrissilverfang8419]

Got this re-recommended today and watching it again, I'm glad how much MWO changed for the better in especially the last year. Redone skill trees to be better, removed lackluster game modes, really really generous events every month with more on top that overlap often enough (free mechs , premium time and enough MC to buy whatever you want in the span of an event or two), new chassis, maps, weapons. Good stuff.

[@fullmetalpoitato5190]

What an accurate summation on MWO. I have shared and on and off again love/hate relationship with this game and you really hit the nail on the head. +1 to you sir you have earned my sub!

[@CdrMcNeil]

Wait... wait...wait..... MWLL....is.....back!? *Runs to the Googles*

[@mechjankmaster3739]

MWLL 2 has been announced

[@theandromedaeffect979]

@@mechjankmaster3739 link?

[@mechjankmaster3739]

@@theandromedaeffect979 it was announced on the official discord, and there's some gameplay on youtube

[@whimsical.creature]

Reactor: online. Sensors: online. Weapons: online. Yep... It's gamer time

[@MrSpartanspud]

But you forgot to engage your override. 👀

[@bunyan2422]

Mandalore you make some awesome content, glad a buddy showed my your channel

[@Joos2000]

The background track around 6:50 is from one of my favourite childhood platfom shootemups, Turrican 2.

[@Dr.Strangelewd]

A kick, huh? Dark Messiah?

[@BombdogStudios]

This was a great video and likely the most honest review I have ever seen. If you are ever wanting to check out a Mech game without that F2P grind, let me know and I can make sure you get a copy of MAV.

[@Orzorn]

Always so nice to see The Remnant cinematic videos being used. Celestial is a great guy and we always had such great fun making them! Maybe when Star Citizen is in full swing, or when Mechwarrior 5 comes out, we'll make more together?

[@kingdunlap741]

Been watching you vids for a couple months or so gotta say, your taste is very good and has shown me a ton of games I wouldn't have played. You have extremely good explanations of deep mechanics and history of the games. You got me into Stalker (one of my favorite games now), dark messiah, E.Y.E. I am planning to try to play mechwarrior soon, You should try to review some Armored core games if you can emulate some of the PS2 games on PCX2, they work pretty well on emulation. AC: Nexus or Last Raven are absolute gems but the latter being balls hard and the former being a decent starting spot and giving you the ability to transfer parts to Last Raven making it a bit easier. Either way great vids keep em coming.

[@brandonford1753]

Mech assault 2 Lone Wolf was one of my absolute favorite games on the original Xbox as a kid. Played through it so many times

[@siegfriedgottz698]

One of the first games I ever played ayrd on xbox that and fable and kotr. You ever play a game called freedom fighters?

[@jessierine3981]

God this makes me miss Hawken.. such a good game just straight up died one day. Im so sad

[@superlurkeable]

Dat Caesar 3 soundtrack at 14:57 doe!! (ps: awesome video and as entertaining to watch as always!)

[@strcmdrbookwyrm]

Thanks for doing an honest review of MWO, I enjoyed it. I'm also really happy to hear Mechwarrior: Living Legends mentioned. Could you give that a review at some point? It deserves more time in the spotlight.

[@Bdakkon]

The grind is the exact reason I stopped playing MWO. I loved everything about the game while playing but it was absolutely clear very early on that it was a loot box fueled grind fest that as someone that wants everything so I can build custom mechs for the fun of it would take FAR to long. If it was something like spend 100 bucks and you basically will have everything you'll need then I would most likely cave but EACH mech is like 20 bucks which is absolutely INSANE.

[@EleonMythos]

Dont know if you are still interested or not, but with the ammount of events they make and loot crates you get after x matches, its way easier to buy all the stuff you want without spending a dime.

[@lethalfelix]

Just a heads up, Living Legends can sometimes be... tricky to get working. Here's a link to the discord server where you can get some questions answered if you need help: discord.gg/tuaBpVg

[@galaktyczne_przygody]

I watched most of your reviews and must say you have really good voice for that kind of thing.

[@Chhipz]

Very well articulated and researched. Liked and subbed. Thanks!

[@HumanAnalyst257]

I just wanna know how many people actually recognized the Macross theme at the begging.

[@Gothmetalhead13]

Probably more than know the origins of half the classics

[@KubinWielki]

Those skill trees remind me of Path of Exile. "Oh, look! We have a 1000 skills!" .. Yeah, and 42 of them are +2% casting speed, 80 +1% attack damage etc.

[@dreamyrhodes]

wow that was actually pretty great and accurate. I played MWO in an unit for a year and have experienced like everything you mentioned. I was a fan of MechWarrior and that was the only reason I was sticking around. But then the unit started to have issues too (mostly due to top tier players and some leading officers leaving because of boredom in the game's repetitiveness and unsophisticated game modes) and I finally uninstalled and never came back.

[@chriszo8173]

Your videos are awesome, keep up the good work !

[@lordwhippleton9734]

If you want to get some better sounds out of the game I found Za Ku’s weapon sound pack helps immensely. Sound mods are a great way to freshen the game.

[@slingshotmcoy]

Living legends sounds rad and i'm not even a Battletech fan.

[@junioraltamontent.7582]

It's not. If you aren't as good, you'll stay piloting light mechs and get mopped up by experienced players. MWO is a much better game.

[@stinky1895]

I love this video so much. All of your videos are absolute gold, but the Jackie Chan Adventures intro joke about pop-in is just one of the funniest comparisons I've ever heard. It's one of those jokes I come back to this video just to hear

[@inkmime]

Your review style almost kind of reminds me of Ross Scott in some ways. You always keep a cool head, tend to look at games with an equal amount of objectivity and personal opinion, some very witty jokes. I love it.

[@lennartniederleithinger6759]

I've had your videos in my recommendations for like a month now but never watched them because to be honest your thumbnails looked clickbaity. Well after watching your F.E.A.R. review 2 days ago and realising my mistake now I'm done watching every single one of your reviews, you make some great quality content man can't wait for more. PLEASE add the Gothic series to your list man. It's not that wildly known outside of Germany, the Czech Republic and maybe a bit in the US but it's such a great RPG with it's own charm. (It is made by piranha bytes outside of Germany probably better known for their series Risen or maybe their soon to be released game Elex) If you are intested I'm happy to help with the research especially with stuff written in German. Anyway thanks for the fun content man cheers.

[@lennartniederleithinger6759]

Also since you already covered War of the Ring and I just found Gothic on your list, do Battle Realms! :)

[@MandaloreGaming]

I actually try to make thumbnails *not* clickbaity and as minimal as possible. So could you tell me what you think makes them that way so I could tweak them a bit?

[@lennartniederleithinger6759]

Well it's not your fault, it's more my prior experiences with people using similar thumbnails to hide their lame content behind it. I don't think the majority of people regard your thumbnails as clickbaity my friend just told me he doesn't, it's just me don't worry about it.

[@MandaloreGaming]

Alright, I just wanted to be sure! I definitely want to get around to Gothic when I get a chance.

[@lennartniederleithinger6759]

Cool man! Can't wait :)

[@mw4222]

14:20 you missed the fact that each weight class has strengths and weaknesses, and a 100t mech can be easily taken down by a 20t locust

[@terryforsdyke306]

absolutely, but if the Loucst makes 1 mistake it is dead. the Locust is rather overgunned for its size but has so little armor that if a heavy or assualt Mech lands a good hit you are dead or crippled (and crippled in any light means most likely dead in a few seconds). I much prefer the Spider, less guns but can jump is about as hard to hit and can suvive a bit of damage the major weekness of the heavier assualt Mechs is low speed, Lights have a good chance of getting out of a bad situation, Mediums and Heavies have a reasionable chance, a 100 ton Mech has almost no chance of getting out of a bad situation (e.g. walking around a corner to be faced with 6+ enemies) before the large group of enemies reduce it to scrap. even the biggest Mechs sometimes go from fresh to scrap inside 5 seconds

[@RaithSienar]

@@terryforsdyke306 Kinda irrelevant to the fact that Mandalore is misrepresenting the game and hinting that it's P2W by suggesting that an Assault mech is inherently superior to a Light mech when in many match-ups the Assault is going to be dead on the ground while the light took little to no damage.

[@WolfHreda]

I hate/respect light 'Mech pilots so much. Bastards. 😂

[@Usersunited]

@@RaithSienar The only reason a light mech survives 1v1 against a competently configured heavy/assault is if their aim is bad, or its already been mostly stripped. Its not as bad as MW4 was with hitscan fulldamage lasers, but it still holds true. Hero mechs by definition makes the game P2W. However minuscule you might think that is, Some hero makes are the definitive variant of said mech. Likewise, enjoy the XP and progression systems without buying additional bays or converting XP.

[@thermallance7947]

Erm. It is pay to win. =/ Sure you can EVENTUALLY get what you want for free.... key word is EVENTUALLY. As in... gotta spend a LOOOOOT of time grinding for that mech you want that might cost over 4,000,000 ingame currency. Then the parts and weapons (Of course everytime you switch... it drains you of cash. You cannot buy and store weapons.) and finally the skills. At the end you play with people that get quite a headstart compared to you. A big one. So you are left with 2 choices. Grind forever or pay. While technically it isn't pay-to-win. It might as well be called as such given what the game asks from free players.Besides... if we want to speak about better = more expensive. Just look at the different variants.

[@-solidsnack-5144]

The stock music got me at the beginning. Nice Moves!

[@Xw3dn3sd4yX]

"It's like if Caterpillar bought a Gundam factory." This is the exact reason I love the Battletech look, too!

[@b.dickson7582]

I wish you'd included commentary about how the gold 'mechs and a lot of poor monetization decisions were forced onto PGI from their previous publisher, IGP--which the dev team bought themselves out from under, for the sake of the franchise. They felt that IGP was ruining the name of Battletech, so they pooled their resources and bought out their publisher. I work in game development, and this is an unheard of event--and I feel it's unfair to leave it out of the story of MWO, especially considering the rest of your video is so on-point. But, imo, that's a major testament to the dedication PGI has to the IP. A lot of the problematic monetization you saw is left over from IGP's reign of cash-grabbing shenanigans, and just remains in-game (likely) because it would cause more fuss than it's worth to change it at this point--because players who'd monetized under the old system would suddenly feel short-changed by any change to make things more equitable (referring specifically to the tonnage-based cost of 'mechs). This change raises questions about compensation and timeframes, and someone's always going to be out in the cold. It's basically a no-win scenario for them to change it, at this point.

[@RonToto555]

B. Dickson naw a lot of the poor and problematic cash grab with out real content is from poor leadership at pgi. The igp crutches are long liing gone and worn out.

[@ShimmeringSword]

But Ron, how do you explain the buying power of real money going through the roof the moment IGP was removed? PGI hasn't done anything scummy with sales that I'm aware of since, unless you consider allowing whales to be financially irresponsible scummy. Did you even watch the town hall where they did a run down on it? IGP would not give them any money to make maps, IGP decided the sales, IGP meddled hard. PGI could only make mechs, the rest was on their own dime.

[@RjBass]

I disagree. PGI has to make money otherwise we don't have the game anymore. So I understand that they need to sell mechs and other little things to get our cash. But when IGP was around, that's when we saw things like $500 gold mechs, and huge mech packs with little in the way of content changes to the game. Ever since IGP was let go, this game has improved greatly. Sure there are some things that they (PGI) could have done better, or even not at all, but since IGP was kicked to the curb, those WTF moments have been much fewer in between.

[@Zelousmarineinspace]

B. Dickson Maybe they just change it slowly. Remove features slowly and make the XP more acquirable and go further, so you have to put more time into the game to get the cool stuff.

[@OrilliousTyr]

Even since IGP left the scene the games development has still been at a snails pace and all I ever see from them is new mechs to buy. Sure it's not as bad, but a lazy cash grab is still a cash grab. If they were doing better work with the game itself, I'd be more inclined to accept all the MC stuff, but as it is Living Legends offers a far more authentic Battletech experience with no money wall.

[@Tomxai]

Boy♂Next♂Door♂

[@CheapskateSale]

Awesome reviews! Good work!

[@ericklecorbeau8341]

THANK YOU for reminding me of MW Living Legends !

[@blarg35]

i played this game for year, loved every hour of it, would not recomend

[@RighBread]

I've loved BattleTech since I was 6 years old, so this game was a dream came true when I first heard about it. Slowly, over time, the cracks began to show. The biggest, most glaring problem at this point is a combination of power creep and loadout meta. With the introduction of Clanners (which I dreaded from the beginning, and for good reason), Inner Sphere tech became more or less obsolete. They tried to balance it in a way, but it just didn't work, and doesn't even fit the canon of the series. Loadout meta was a problem from day 1, and I honestly wish they would have either made 'mech customization either absurdly expensive or gotten rid of it altogether. The impact of seeing certain 'mech chassis crest a hill is completely diminished because they can essentially have anything on them, so you don't really know what you're up against. Additionally, min-maxers - while common in games like this - would quickly figure out the absolute best set-up with each new patch, and ridiculous loadouts would become commonplace. A Stalker with three LRM 20s was a staple in the game, and became such an overpowered joke that the devs nerfed LRMs to discourage that kind of play. Then later they buffed LRMs because nobody used them. Then nerfed them again once the missile boats came back. Then nerfed them again. Then you have Daishi pilots that strap on 3 Ultra Autocannon 20s and you just have to wonder why the fuck you're playing anymore. Years of baffling decisions by developers and shitty money-grabs turned me off forever. I wish someone else got ahold of this IP and did something good with it for a change.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

And now it has Piranhas and Vipers skidding about the map at 130+ kph, loaded to the gills with Clan Heavy MGs and micro-lasers that can burst down assaults from full armor in 5 seconds or less if nobody swats them away quickly enough. The game’s lost any semblance of decent balance or impact.

[@d_p2371]

I find it interesting that MWO just rebranded to "Legends" from "Solaris 7". Maybe a pre-emptive copywrite, as it seems like a Living Legends 2 project is currently in development.

[@SuperGhettoBob]

Is Living Legends 2 in development? They have not provided an update in a year. I thought that game had a chance when it was a PvP multiplayer mod for MechWarrior 5, but that is no longer the case.

[@darkhorse13golfgaming]

I agree with a lot of your assessment though you had some technical issues I have never had. I was on Living Legends some months back and it was deader the disco at the time so it is interesting to hear it might be resurrecting itself.

[@Wildlands1212]

downloading living legends right now. Thanks!

[@xaroxero]

I love me some Living Legends. Wish more people knew about it.

[@delsin1126]

We need more videos of you and your friends playing games. It's hilarious

[@andyhighroller8217]

I love this channel. If I’m not getting a nostalgia high, I’m learning about awesome games. I wouldn’t say I’m a stickler for graphics, but I prefer the look of game made after 2009-2011 or so, as I feel like that was a big step in video game graphics. Everything since then is either expected to be better or compared to titles around that period, like MW2, Skyrim, and many more. However, there’s also a switch flipped in the quality of games. I feel like you can absolutely find an awesome game made pre-2010 and despite some visual flaws, it can blow some AAA games out of the water on an overall enjoyment factor, but who has the time for that kind of trial and error? MandaloreGaming does, and we follow our fearless inquisitor till the end.

[@turkeycannon161]

"A game you might get a kick out of" Would that happen to involve some unilluminated saviors of strength and voodoo?

[@saladcollective3380]

Playing in 2023 and the community is still very active and just as cooperative and talkative as when reviewed. Real good fun

[@nicko24426]

Aye, heard that Nelly song. Good shit, also love the review. My favorite Mech Warrior was Mech Warrior 4: Vengeance

[@daveinjapan]

As a MWO Legendary Founder I have this to say: Yes. Best MWO review yet, Thank you!

[@StainlessPot]

Oh, lemme guess. Is the game we "might get a kick out of" Dark Messiah?

[@sigma6656]

Damnit, Why didn't i think of that...

[@TorricRoma]

0:40 when actual audio starts, KZbin claimed the first 40 seconds

[@julthefool150]

I just Love the ace combat Soundtracks in the background at like 18 Minutes in

[@LordJackass]

I firmly belive that MechWarrior fans are one of the most abused fanbases of any games franchises out there. They just want a proper fully fleshed out multiplayer that just works, but they never really get them through the official channels, which is a shame because not many people know about or are even into giant industrial style mechs. Like yeah, titanfall and gundam exist, but either there's no real weight to the mechs, they're rediculously unrealistic/are lacking that industrial feel, or just don't have the emphasis on the mech combat exclusively. We had HAWKEN for a bit, but it languished in obscurity and it ultimately died from drastic and constant changes made by developers trying to keep their fanbase happy, with no moderation to keep balance changes in check; the multiplayer community really didn't know what they wanted. What compounded this was their finances drying up and things just kinda petered out. HAWKEN for PC is completely dead and the servers that _ARE_ on console are microscopic.

[@Tokamakcat]

so true

[@gabrielnguyen5580]

hopefully mechwarriro 5 can get modded into being better

[@CHURCHISAWESUM]

Hawker was cool but this is way better. I started playing this a month ago and hooked. Community still very much alive and solid