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i hear that fasa may be making a mechwarrior mmog has anyone heard anything on this???

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please cast you vote one way or another  its about three or for post down

No I haven't heard anything.

However I just bought a plane ticket to go assasinate you for bringing this up . Now I will have to search for news daily........./cry

Microsoft owns the digital copyrights to the MW universe.

And if they made a MW  mmorpg it would be a very complex endeavor indeed.

You would need an engine that could provide stunning graphics for space and atmospheric battles, which would interact seamlessly with ground based engagments.

A stealth and espionage overlay that can enable ground troops to participate in raids, as well as let mechs/vehicles use gorilla tactics.

Make combat in such a way that tactics win battles just as much as brute force.

Make professions based on the Mechwarrior/Battletech RPG templates, and have them provide a real benefit/asset to the battlegroup by providing bonuses accordingly.

It would of course also have to be set in a very big world to enable all players to interact, and to perform almost all duties normally needed in a Clan/IS base and offensive. All vehicles/mechs/fighters/ships would be set to scale to allow true operability of all systems.

It would need to be a dynamic universe that changes according to the actions of the players

The Capabilities of computers to do all that we dream of is just around the corner. and we need a very big corporation to undertake this to make it as grand as humanly possible. Microsoft gets my vote.

No MechWarrior game will ever stand up to the Full Inhouse MechWarrior sims.

The big huge thing, not the little xbox one.

Now if they could ship one of those to my house and make it an mmo...

You do not need a engine to provide stunning graphics.... look at WOW.... graphics are not the best, but the game story and game play more than make-up for it. FASA already had a old rpg game done with all kinds of classes and skills so it may not be as hard as thought.

If this rumour is true I will up my computer to whatever is needed.....

You forgot

"WAITING WITH MY CHECKBOOK!!!!!"

I would love a new RPG without a friggin elf in it!!!!

even if it was like COH I would play ......

I have been thinking about this for a long time and dreaming that it would happen.  No idea if anything is in the works or not, but while I was trolling the net, I did look at fasa's website.  On their site, I didn't find anything regarding an MMO or anything specific to MW, but what I did find was that they had job openings listed where they were recruiting game designers to work on an upcoming project for one of their most popular lines of games.

It wasn't specific at all, and I assumed alot from that statement.  But it is possible that they are drumming something up.

I think a Mechwarrior MMO would be something spectacular to behold, I would just pray they didn't screw it up.   I have alot of ideas on things they could implement too, :)  Oh how I would love to lose myself in the Battletech universe.

If I can find that link where I saw the job postings, I will link it.

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Originally posted by Kazordan

I have been thinking about this for a long time and dreaming that it would happen.  No idea if anything is in the works or not, but while I was trolling the net, I did look at fasa's website.  On their site, I didn't find anything regarding an MMO or anything specific to MW, but what I did find was that they had job openings listed where they were recruiting game designers to work on an upcoming project for one of their most popular lines of games.

It wasn't specific at all, and I assumed alot from that statement.  But it is possible that they are drumming something up.

I think a Mechwarrior MMO would be something spectacular to behold, I would just pray they didn't screw it up.   I have alot of ideas on things they could implement too, :)  Oh how I would love to lose myself in the Battletech universe.

If I can find that link where I saw the job postings, I will link it.

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Found it:  http://fasastudio.com/about_fasa/Employment.htm

Again, hard to tell if this is something for the Xbox or the PC.  Crossing my fingers that it is an MMO based on the pen and paper Mechwarrior and table top Battletech series, and following in the footsteps of the Mechwarrior video game series.

Heck, I would be happy to see them come out with Mechwarrior 5 at this point.  Not like there are many games out right now which peak my interest.

OMG....awsome find Kazordan. Major truckloads of kudos ^^

One thing is for certain. I will now attempt to start an Email campaign to FASA to help them to realize that if they make a Mechwarrior mmorpg, that it needs to have all options on the table. And it needs to be as engaging and flexible as the P&P version.

I want to be able to do a strafing run in a fighter.

Captain or participate in orbital bombardment of the battlefield, while engaging an enemy ship.

Perform Espionage/Sabotage/Missions in a Cage battlesuit, or Elemental armor. Perform hit and run engagments against the enemy. Bring down an Atlas with a well placed Satchel charge. Set up fortifications against an enemy attack. Pilot vehicles/tanks. Use areas that have magnetic/thermal interference to hide/surprise/run from an enemy.

Perform Hot drops into a combat zone.

Use the perk system from MW to enhance abilities of players.

And oh so much more......