Gamer's Perspective

"Giant Mechs" with awesome pilots inside! We all loved MechWarrior and it's not just the game but also the animated version of this popular franchise. MechWarrior is the western version for giant fighting robots which is inspired by Japanese Anime Robot TV series back in the 80's and 90's. The storyline of MechWarrior captured the imagination of science fiction fans and paved the way for many platforms to adapt the opportunities attached to this title. I first played MechWarrior on my PC back in the late 1998, I was amazed of "Mech Warfare" and Would love to pilot a "Titan" or a "Mad Cat" again. I wish for these giant mechs to rise again - fortunately a developer did hear my prayers; "Piranha Games" is scheduled to bring the next installment for the MechWarrior franchise.

It is r that this game will take on the free-to-play model with option to buy or rent your mech; But I have to see it for myself, how this will turn out when it is release. According to Piranha Games, the key features of MechWarrior Online are listed into 4 key factors. Here are the categories according to their "Dev Blog 0:"

• Mech Warfare - They want to bring back the roots of Mechwarrior titles, so battles will adhere according to the basic rules of Battletech Universe. Players or shall we call it, Mech Pilots can customize their own BattleMechs with weapons and armors according  to their preference and combat styles. Mech Pilots can also paint their Mechs with unique colors in line with their Mech Corps, so that they truly represent themselves in battles.
• Role Warfare - Players can choose the role on which his/her character will progress on the game, so what will be your preferred role? would you like to be an Attacker, Defender, Scout or if you have the talent to lead other Mech Pilots then you can be a Commander.

• Community Warfare - Piranha Games would like to bring the community together by staging a friendly territorial conflict of universal control and domination. So players can band together and form Mech Corps and delve into the lore of BattleTech Universe, each Mech Corps has the option to aligned themselves to any faction and wage war across the Inner Sphere.

• Information Warfare - In order to evolved the MechWarrior experience it is necessary to put another layer of gameplay. According to the "Devs" at Piranha Games, they want to bring a more tactical/strategic experience to this title and not just another online shooting game. Relying more on line-of-sight and integrating information technologies can bring forth a new level of realism to the fight and encouraging the idea for team-based multiplayer a step higher. Tactical manoeuvres is a necessity in every battles and every role is important to win every battle. 

We all know the Age of Empires series; it opened a new world of strategy gaming for us before. Those days when Starcraft was the king of the hill, Microsoft Studios found a way to deliver a new type of RTS (Real Time Strategy) to the gaming arena. I found myself immersed to the RTS genre, because it’s one of those challenging games that I just can’t get enough of, Age of Empires is the second best RTS on my list. I just love medieval warfare compared to the more high-tech settings, the way Ensemble Studios (The first developer of AoE) created the different units you can command and that would be according to your civilization.

Ragnarok Online - White Smith

I started playing online games in 2003, back then broadband connection is still in its infancy. So we rely more on "Dial-Up" connection, and I rarely experience the full potential of what I was playing; but online games on those days focus more on the imagination of the gamer and not really on the graphics side of the game. I remember spending 8-10 hours a day leveling my character in "Ragnarök Online," a near 3D game published by "Level Up Games" in our country. Though, lag spikes and disconnection are an everyday experience, I will have to say that I enjoyed every moment I have on that game.