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Skippy McPants posted:Game is spending more and more time on the front page of Steam's top seller list. I don't know what HBS and Paradox's sales expectations are, but I hope they're pleased with all the positive buzz around the game. This is awesome. On the other hand, how the hell is Far Cry 5 still the top selling game?
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Apr 21, 2018 05:30
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Between a couple videos and the soundtrack I'm in. Excited to try this out.
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Apr 21, 2018 05:35
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Coldforge posted:This is awesome. On the other hand, how the hell is Far Cry 5 still the top selling game? Popular series, no other big 3A releases out this year yet on PC. Doesn't matter if it's a middling game with mostly repetitive mechanics and poo poo story, people love them some annualized big-budget shlock. Why do you think Marvel movies are so popular? And I say that with no malice. I've enjoyed Marvel movies and Fry Cry games. Big spectacle with a broad appeal sells, what can ya do!
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Apr 21, 2018 05:43
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Ugh, I'm so hyped for this game but I've realized all over again why I can't watch streamers. 'Let me take the heaviest starting mech, with better melee attack than most heavy mechs, and turn it into an LRM boat  'loving hell, Beagle, you can just buy an SRM rack for it!
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Apr 21, 2018 05:52
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And he's stripping the already marginal armour on the starting Spider to fit the Locust's MGs. This can in no way end poorly.
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Apr 21, 2018 05:56
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Beagle'll get there eventually but he'll have to stumble around the hard way first.
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Apr 21, 2018 06:00
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Anticheese posted:I got my key. Me too! 
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Apr 21, 2018 06:01
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Me four! Yay, I can stop being paranoid!
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Apr 21, 2018 06:04
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Apr 21, 2018 06:11
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Coucho Marx posted:Ugh, I'm so hyped for this game but I've realized all over again why I can't watch streamers. 'Let me take the heaviest starting mech, with better melee attack than most heavy mechs, and turn it into an LRM boat If only we had some kind of resident Mechspert. 
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Apr 21, 2018 06:21
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Yeah, I had to stop watching when he started customizing mechs, I was close to screaming at the screen. I learned p. much everything I know about Battletech from PTN's thread, and even I know he was making some atrocious decisions.
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Apr 21, 2018 06:27
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The Detroit jokes write themselves.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:The Detroit jokes write themselves. I read that with this playing in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_AkU8wJ1ZA
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Apr 21, 2018 06:56
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Coucho Marx posted:loving hell, Beagle, you can just buy an SRM rack for it! Every loving streamer. Every streamer fell into this trap and still had no clue. I've watched all of them.
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Apr 21, 2018 07:05
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Internet Explorer posted:Every loving streamer. Every streamer fell into this trap and still had no clue. I've watched all of them. The trap of blowing all their money at the shop? Or (more likely) the trap of forgetting that the shop doesn't exist and not using it to fill gaps in loadouts?
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Apr 21, 2018 07:21
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Internet Explorer posted:Every loving streamer. Every streamer fell into this trap and still had no clue. I've watched all of them. People view the shadowhawk's main gun as the AC/5. The AC/5 has a minimum range, thus they feel they should keep the shadowhawk back instead of just firing the AC/5 while closing in. People don't understand bracket builds basically.
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Apr 21, 2018 07:23
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AC/5s will never help you Trust only your fists
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Apr 21, 2018 07:47
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The Shadowhawk makes a mean SRM/melee mech, most of the mech they’re having trouble facing would probably go done after a good one (melee) two (SRMs) punch.
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Apr 21, 2018 07:51
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I also noticed that streamers have a pretty bad hit rate on pronouncing "Sumire" correctly. It's "soo-MEE-ray" and they're pronouncing it "SOO-mire."
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Apr 21, 2018 08:12
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I didn't notice the game ever explaining what mech characteristics make it better rat melee, though, to defend Beaglerush a little
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Apr 21, 2018 08:17
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Back Hack posted:The Shadowhawk makes a mean SRM/melee mech, most of the mech they’re having trouble facing would probably go done after a good one (melee) two (SRMs) punch. A lot of streamers don't seem to notice the melee damage values. The Shadow Hawk's melee is good enough to strip all armour from whatever part of a (light) mech it hits, and straight-up destroy any (again, light mech) unarmoured section  Ciaphas posted:I didn't notice the game ever explaining what mech characteristics make it better rat melee, though, to defend Beaglerush a little See above, but when refitting there's also a description of the mech and what it's good at, plus one of the bars is 'melee capability' (or similar), which likely refers to melee damage relative to other mechs.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:24
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Coldforge posted:This is awesome. On the other hand, how the hell is Far Cry 5 still the top selling game? If you want to feel depressed, GTA V has not left Steam's top 10 selling games every week since it came out.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:27
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So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:43
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Internet Kraken posted:So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story. I dont see why not. The game from what I've seen does explain to you whats going on.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:47
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My only previous exposure to Battletech was playing a two-mission demo for Mechcommander when that came out. Didn't even know that the IP was called 'Battletech' before HBS' kickstarter was launched, and I had such an incredible amount of fun with the backer beta skirmish fights that I'm literally counting down the hours until launch. If you enjoy turn based tactics, I think there's real good chances of you having a good time.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:52
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Internet Kraken posted:So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story. The game's set in a relative backwater well away from most of the "main" backstory factions of the setting, so you should be pretty good to go even without knowing anything. Basically all you need to know is that there's giant robots and everything is pseudo-feudal.
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Apr 21, 2018 08:53
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Internet Kraken posted:So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story. Do you like robots? Do you like shooting things with robots and/or punching things with robots? If so, yes. Pick your space nationality based on what flag you think looks cooler.
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Apr 21, 2018 09:03
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From watching streams there's plenty to read Lore-wise in the form of hover text, so kind of best of all worlds.
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Internet Kraken posted:So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story. I only know a little bit and I bought it. I play a lot of turn-based games and I like seeing mechs blow each other up.
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Apr 21, 2018 09:05
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TOOT BOOT posted:I play a lot of turn-based games and I like seeing mechs blow each other up. Welcome aboard the Hype Train! Only three days to go!
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Apr 21, 2018 09:09
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I did own one of the FASA box sets as a kid but never got around to playing it. So this will be my first experience actually playing it other than 3-4 games of MWO.
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Apr 21, 2018 09:18
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MechaCrash posted:I also noticed that streamers have a pretty bad hit rate on pronouncing "Sumire" correctly. It's "soo-MEE-ray" and they're pronouncing it "SOO-mire." Also re: Beagle and the SHD, I kept saying 'PUNCH STUFF' in chat but it was so spammy he didn't see it. Nikki, on the other hand, picked that up right away and went to town, punching every drat thing she could.
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Internet Kraken posted:So if I know literally nothing about Battletech will I be able to enjoy this game? I've just been looking at as another strategy game I could enjoy but am totally lost when it comes to the setting and story. To continue chiming in, the game's intro sections are angled a fair bit at people who have minimal, if any, Battletech/Mechwarrior experience. The game will do a good job filling you in on all the basics you need to know, so don't worry. There's plenty of mouseovers on terms and whatnot if you want to be filled in on a bit of extra lore and context. isildur posted:To be fair, that was a problem in the office for quite a while until we trained each other on the right way to say it (and a variety of other things, like Coromodir and Magistracy, that streamers seem to have trouble with). Sumire's been a problem name for weebs for ages; I know a lot of old-school Sakura Wars fans got tripped up by a character of the same name in the early days, too. (I have to ask: is she a Sakura Wars reference? )Also, gently caress, I am seriously starting to overhype for this game. I have no idea how the gently caress I'm supposed to survive until Tuesday.
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isildur posted:To be fair, that was a problem in the office for quite a while until we trained each other on the right way to say it (and a variety of other things, like Coromodir and Magistracy, that streamers seem to have trouble with). he's still refraining from melee, also he founds a bug where 4 apcs are supposed to get in a zone to be picked up by a drop ship, he jumped his SHD into the spot one of the APC's wanted to go so it went outside the zone and has stayed there
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Apr 21, 2018 10:24
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Tythas posted:he's still refraining from melee, also he founds a bug where 4 apcs are supposed to get in a zone to be picked up by a drop ship, he jumped his SHD into the spot one of the APC's wanted to go so it went outside the zone and has stayed there Well, now he's done two DFAs in a row! But yep, combat's over and it's bugged out.
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Apr 21, 2018 10:30
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That's a really bad bug, hopefully it can get fixed quickly. If nothing else that sort of mission should autocomplete if you kill all the enemy mechs.
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Apr 21, 2018 10:37
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Some Youtube law channel had a look at the lawsuit between Harmony Gold and Piranha Games, Harebrained Schemes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE1nOjj23C4 It's a nice little summary that comes to the conclusion that Harmony Gold does not have the rights they claim they have. i.e. the characters/mechs. And because that would but too easy , it seems the company they claim gave them the rights, Tatsunoko, doesn't have rights to the characters either. Total clusterfuck
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Halman posted:If only we had some kind of resident Mechspert. You tried, Halman. I don't have enough stream views to compete with those guys getting five viewers. Which is entirely my fault for not band-wagoning Friday the 13th or [generic killbox "survival" game] and not having streamed anything in months. On the plus side, I now have a second monitor so when I do stream on Wednesday I'll be able to engage with the chat. 
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