Clans was...okay. Not great, not terrible. Definitely better campaign than the one in MW5:Mercs, which isn't saying a lot really. Worst part is how the maps felt like you were forced down corridors, everywhere else is out of bounds. Overall, it is definitely nowhere near the quality of any of the older MW games. Still waiting for a great continuation of MW2, arguably still the best game in the series, even though it is now almost thirty years old.

I will not be buying the DLC, nostalgia pushed me to buy and play through MW5:Clans, but just more of the same is not enough to bring be back.

Darks wrote on May 8, 2025, 18:56:

Osc8r wrote on May 8, 2025, 17:28:

And another idea, make scanning parts be actually useful and rewarding! Let us have a chance of scavenging mech parts, and if we find enough, we unlock a new mech! And maybe, just maybe... one of the good mech's that the enemy uses, but which we don't get access to for some reason eg Rifleman, Marauder, Black Knight, Atlas etc.

AFF.
NEG.

I understand your thinking on this, but why would the Clans want anything InnerShere related to Mech parts of Mechs when their mechs far outweigh anything the InnerSphere has?

I was thinking the same thing. In the books, the clans just steam roll the inner sphere which is how the campaing played out at first. The IS mechs are all inferior in every tech aspect possible. It's kind of like wanting to use a musket when you have an M4A4.

I actually felt like Clans did a really good job representing the Clan's lore but I've only read maybe a dozen MW novels.

I'm not sure if that's a title or code. Needs a few more colons.

Darks wrote on May 8, 2025, 18:56:

Osc8r wrote on May 8, 2025, 17:28:

And another idea, make scanning parts be actually useful and rewarding! Let us have a chance of scavenging mech parts, and if we find enough, we unlock a new mech! And maybe, just maybe... one of the good mech's that the enemy uses, but which we don't get access to for some reason eg Rifleman, Marauder, Black Knight, Atlas etc.

AFF.
NEG.

I understand your thinking on this, but why would the Clans want anything InnerShere related to Mech parts of Mechs when their mechs far outweigh anything the InnerSphere has?

No idea, maybe i need to pay more attention to the lore after all

But some of those mech's were way better than the others mech's in previous games, now they all just feel the same, well, apart from the absurd mechbay and slot restrictions...

An assault mech doesn't offer much more challenge than a light mech these days.

I remember there was a AI rifleman in mech 3 (i think), he was like a boss encounter. Used to strip my marauders armor in zero time flat. Had to come up with a strategy just to beat that one mech, more stategy than was involved in a whole playthrough of modern mechwarrior games lol

Osc8r wrote on May 8, 2025, 17:28:

And another idea, make scanning parts be actually useful and rewarding! Let us have a chance of scavenging mech parts, and if we find enough, we unlock a new mech! And maybe, just maybe... one of the good mech's that the enemy uses, but which we don't get access to for some reason eg Rifleman, Marauder, Black Knight, Atlas etc.

AFF.
NEG.

I understand your thinking on this, but why would the Clans want anything InnerShere related to Mech parts of Mechs when their mechs far outweigh anything the InnerSphere has?

Once more glad I waited. I'ma buy a complete edition on sale one day. Can't be bothered with and tricked into a fucking piecemeal orgy. I hope they don't have too much more DLC lined up.

I finished the main MW5 campaign just over a year ago with no expansions added. Game was big slow stompy robots that we all know and love.

It was ok, never played clans though and wonder if I should even do DLCs and clans for this.

Looks like it stays the course - more angry teens constantly whining and some horrid storyline shoved down your throat that you can't mute/skip because it plays out in game. Even in big battles, you're forced to listen to their teeny drama's.

I probably shouldn't have complained (orig. review below), because more Mechwarrior is always good, but i really hope Piranha give up the rights soon so another Dev can have a crack.

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- Why are we forced to take terrible AI allies in to every single mission! Allies that love nothing more than to walk in-front of your firing line during battles and who trivialise the entire game.
- Why are we forced to listen to their constant, never ending whining during gameplay and laughable voice-overs and call-outs that don't fit the game at all! They do they all act like whiny little spoilt teenagers. It's not meant to be a comedy?!
- Why are we not only forced to suffer through their endless voice whining, but are also forced to see audio captions of their endless whining taking up a quarter of our screen.
- Why are we often accompanied by even more terrible AI allies during missions! Mix it up, let us fight our own battles for a change!
- Why are there so many tanks and choppers everywhere?
- Why are the large aircraft 10x stronger than any mech in the game? I mean, why even have mech's at all?!
- Why is there so much endless talking and poor acting and horrible cut scenes that can't be skipped?
- Why do some graphics, explosions, and cut scenes look like they are from the 90s, but others are OK?
- Why is the mech customisation so limited and overly restricted!?! It was bad enough in MW5 but this is a whole new level of bad.
- Why are so many good mechs missing from the roster, or only available to the enemy!
- Why is this a full priced game and not a DLC?

Here's an idea, give player their freedom back! Let them customise their mech's to how they see fit, and bring in the mech's and allies they actually want (or don't want). Still give us a tonne limit per mission, but if we choose to just bring in ONE heavier mech, instead of 5 lighter mechs, and nothing and nobody else LET US! If we wish to bring in one coop buddy and not a zerg of moronic AI soap opera stars, LET US! If we wish to turn off the distracting, over done, teeny bopper voice clutter nonesense without disabling the important mech notifications, LET US!

And another idea, make scanning parts be actually useful and rewarding! Let us have a chance of scavenging mech parts, and if we find enough, we unlock a new mech! And maybe, just maybe... one of the good mech's that the enemy uses, but which we don't get access to for some reason eg Rifleman, Marauder, Black Knight, Atlas etc.

AFF.
NEG.

It might be a while before I play this, as MW5 was a Gamepass game for me, and I'll wait for a package deal on the base game + DLC on a different store, but I am looking forward to this.
I played through most of the Mechwarrior games last year and had a really good time.
MW5 could have been better, especially in the level design, but I'm happy enough that they made a new linear campaign MW game.

Prez wrote on May 8, 2025, 13:35:
I've been looking forward to this.

Me too. I'm playing through the Clans campaign with a friend and we're almost finished. DLC is landing at the right time.

I've been looking forward to this.