MikeyW1969

This seems really dumb if it's on purpose. For example, the collection I'm downloading is like 80 mods, and about a gig in size. Is this thing RERALLY set up so you have to click download, let it open in your browser, download, and install? I mean, 30 seconds isn't bad. Until it gets up around 80 mods. It just seems dumb that a mod manager wouldn't be able to download collections as a full unit.

Traveling is one of the MOST idiotic parts of this game. Holy crap... I just had to spend 200K in "space bucks" to find out that all of the contracts in an area were like level 33. I'm currently handling fights at levels 10-13. This is ridiculous. Then I have to load the game and try again. Like you said, I'm pretty sure that in the year 3300, if we knew the planets existed, we'd probably be able to figure out how much the contract was for. Same with what you said about the mech variants. I have been dying for a new Mechwarrior game for about 15 years now, and MW Online was a disappointment, so I eagerly awaited this one. I get it and discover that most of the complaints were at least semi-valid. The in-ship graphics are horrible(Why even make me run back and forth to talk to someone on the bridge anyway?), the co-op mode is a ridiculous joke, too. Not only do you have to just sit there with your thumb inserted wherever you insert it when you're bored while the host chooses and configures your mech, you don't get a penny for completing the mission. THere's no reason to even play it. Where in ANY real world would you be expected to enter a war for zero compensation? At the very least, you should get a percentage, but you should also be able to pick out of the other player's mechs and load it out how you are comfortable. I'm still going to play the game, but I hope some of the modders make fixes for these things, because they are what's ruining the overall enjoyment. Also, I have to agree with the poster upthread about the enemies spawning out of thin air,. and the absolute rubbish radar. Oh, and no full sized map, so if you are having trouble navigating canyons to get to your destination, you're SOL, because the tech apparently doesn't exist to give you an actual map to see where you need to go. They had the potential for a great game here, and a lot of time to make it, but at best it's mediocre. If THIS had been the Mechwarrior game we had been presented with as our first taste, there never would have been a #2, let alone 5. I mean, sure if it looked this good back then, that would be one thing, but if it were issued today as a contender, it would die a quick death. I hope there are some mods and patches that make me take back this post, I really do.