Just in case anyone is interested:
I am waiting for Swarm and Thunder LRM ammunition. And the Cluster Shot for the LB-10 X, the greatest weapon in Battletech.
Haven’t played in a long while. Did they ever improve the load times so that game doesn’t take a million years to get going?
SlyFrog
3470
Just lol if you didn’t play Battletech solely for trying to get instakills with Autocannon 20 headshots.
Enidigm
3471
Nice review! I like that they tweaked AC/2s and AC/5s in the PC game to not be such an inefficient joke. AC/5 hit harder than Large Lasers now and AC/10s hit harder than PPCs.
jpinard
3472
If any if you have thus, is this another underwhelming overpriced DLC or a good one?
meeper
3473
It’s a mech and weapon pack with a single short flashpoint. Unless you really want the mechs (which are largely available for free in mods), I’d say it’s a pass – at least for now.
Isn’t that all of us…? Or are you trying to tell us you are Trueborn?
eliandi
3477
Warhammer and Marauder, YESSSS!
All of the DLC imho is massively overpriced. That said, it’s competently done and has some nice stuff. Charge $9.99 and I’d think many people would fork over their cash without blinking.
I kickstarted this one and enjoyed my initial run thru even though I thought it got repetitive and I’m not entirely sure (for my abilities at least) the game is particularly well balanced, some of the missions turn into like 12 or 16 on 4. That’s not my cup o tea when it comes to how to make a game challenging.
That said, once all the DLC is done, and I assume this was the last planned one, I’ll circle back and give it another go when I can pick them all up for 50% or so off and see what the “completed” game plays like.
Tim_N
3480
I suppose that their model is to start at a high price, get sales from the types of people who know what the word ‘quiaff’ means, and then get the mainstream people to buy up at the next sale when it hits a reasonable price.
Sharpe
3481
I hesitate to say this b/c Darius is a lying liar, but I feel like this patch has put Darius through Remedial Threat Assessment School and his skull ratings for the missions seem to be reasonably close to accurate. That’s a small change but has big game impact IMO.
Also, the new mech types, with their new specialty tech are pretty cool, and I like the new “Flashpoint Campaign” (which seems to be a series of chained flashpoints, not sure how many missions total, but tied into Star League stuff and General Kerensky and so forth - at one point one of the mercs speculates “imagine a living Star League civilization out past the Periphery - how peaceful and prosperous they must be!” - I know just enough Mechwarrior lore to laugh out loud at that.)
I continue to demand Solaris damnit, but otherwise feel this is a decent DLC, although worth more like $10 than $20.
Tim_N
3482
Nice review… one thing though:
BattelTech
womp-womp
I bought the season pass eons ago and have never been disappointed with the DLC content for what was already a great game. I’m looking forward to digging into the new stuff over the holidays.
I got sucked back in in a major way thanks to the new DLC. Just playing a Career mode and trying to focus more on the Flashpoints which I haven’t had much experience with.
