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While I agree with you I still think much "lack of progress" is down to mismanagement. I enjoyed MWO a bit. But after sooo long it didn't go anywhere other tha

While I agree with you I still think much "lack of progress" is down to mismanagement. I enjoyed MWO a bit. But after sooo long it didn't go anywhere other than team deathmatch. Really?!? A whole universe of lore. Of heroic stories and legendary characters. Many novels (some better than others admittedly) in the same universe. A whole aerotech and space warfare angle never properly explored. So. Friggin'. Much. They. Could. Do. And they stopped at team deathmatch. The owners strangled the IP with zero ambition and maximum "for the dollar" care... HBS - who seem to be good at the story telling side - seem to be convincing them otherwise but it is well past due. Played Battletech game for many hours. Much of it with mods made by the people who care. I am still waiting to buy the latest Mechwarrior, after it comes out on Steam. And after the modders fix it. Maybe September.

busterarm 6y ago
I was mainly referring to the tabletop game then the IP itself, but fair. MWO is an abomination, but at least was better then MW5. The HBS game is great in a lot of ways and it's a shame that they didn't build it a little bit more flexibly to be a tabletop-replacement. MegaMek is really long in the tooth. The lore is damn near unapproachable at this point if you didn't come up with it alongside the game, especially with today's cultural sensibilities. Much of it boils down to "space racists". I think it's best to treat with broad brush strokes.
- _carbyau_ 6y ago
  I think the IP future is more computer based these days. Logistics favours computer games unless you enjoy the specific activities involved like painting, terrain modelling etc. I agree that the "nation per house" theme has dated poorly but you may note I was talking more about the characters and stories. Most of which are not house royalty. The story telling potential is there and could allow for such a variety of gameplay experiences the sky is the limit. I have hopes that HBS peoples will gain control of the IP and leave the original owners to do "Stan Lee"-like cameos...

busterarm 6y ago

I was mainly referring to the tabletop game then the IP itself, but fair. MWO is an abomination, but at least was better then MW5. The HBS game is great in a lot of ways and it's a shame that they didn't build it a little bit more flexibly to be a tabletop-replacement. MegaMek is really long in the tooth. The lore is damn near unapproachable at this point if you didn't come up with it alongside the game, especially with today's cultural sensibilities. Much of it boils down to "space racists". I think it's best to treat with broad brush strokes.

_carbyau_ 6y ago
I think the IP future is more computer based these days. Logistics favours computer games unless you enjoy the specific activities involved like painting, terrain modelling etc. I agree that the "nation per house" theme has dated poorly but you may note I was talking more about the characters and stories. Most of which are not house royalty. The story telling potential is there and could allow for such a variety of gameplay experiences the sky is the limit. I have hopes that HBS peoples will gain control of the IP and leave the original owners to do "Stan Lee"-like cameos...