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Off-topic => General Gaming => Topic started by: Stahlseele on <10-12-11/1521:59>
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OK, so i stumbled upon this on the MWLL boards.
Who had stumbled upon it on the CBT boards.
https://twitter.com/InnerSphereNews
They have been releasing puzzle parts of a bigger image.
The image of a Mech. Which we experts have, by now, come to tentatively call an Atlas (OMG SQUEE!)
Furthermore, the Bottom of the bigger Picture has some writing on it, that indicates a release date maybe(OMG PLZ!)
The image used for comparing the hidden Mech: http://i.imgur.com/NMjPpl.jpg
The image as complete as possible right now: http://i.imgur.com/lgYGL.jpg
Link to the CBT board which does the re-assemblimg of the snippets: http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11198.330.html
Don't really know who did the right image in the comparsion one . .
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Nice, could be! Mechwarrior games were so much fun! But I bet this one will make my computer have an aneurysm.
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Well, the very first rumors had it be on the Unreal Engine 3, which was supposed to not take up that much computing power, because it also is supposed to work on those weak console thingies people seem to want to use to play games with . .
So maybe it will look really good without needing crysis 1 level hardware to play! O.o
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Yeah, I doubt that will work in practice purely because of the extreme expanse of mechwarrior games... I don't care who you are, if your computer has to render Texas and give you ballistics for Gauss rifles that have a maximum effective range of the pacific ocean ... that UT3 engine probably won't work haha.
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Remember though, in the Universe of Battletech, the Weapons barely have a reach of 1.5 kilometers . .
Also, if you can't see it, you don't need to render it all. If you make levels that are REALLY BIG . . Make it so that the actual LINE OF SIGHT is NOWHERE near as big . .
See City Maps for example. You basically only need to render the one Street you are walking down at any given moment . .
As long as it does not go in a laser like line from horizon to horizon at least.
This is the main trick the Devs/Map-Makers of MWLL use to get huge fun to play maps that still don't eat your computer whole and demand another deep blue . .
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This is the same Mechwarrior game that was featured in that teaser trailer from a couple of years ago, yes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5LP4hJu9k
-k
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But of course it is.
It's either not starting in 3015 or it's going to cover the time from 3015 to 3048.
Also, Dakobu and Mauler were more or less confirmed to have been included too.
So right now, we have the Jenner, the Atlas, the Warhammer, the Mauler and Dakobu.
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If there ain't an UrbanMech, it ain't MechWarrior. Or BattleTech.
So my BattleTech knowledge ended about the time the clans showed up. Did they keep progressing that story or is it in Bizzaro-time line now? I may be getting CBT and the Dark Age or whatnot confused.
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They kept progressing it . .
Clan Invasion.
IS Counter-Invasion.
Federated Commonwealth Civil War.
DJIHAAD! < = it started to go downhill here <.<
Civil war between the clans using genetic warfare . .
Then you get to the Dark Age Timeline with the Republic of the sphere.
Then the Power-Outage of the complete inter stellar communications system . .
Also, yes, the Urbie has to be in there somewhere . . even if it's just as a cameo of a news report:"in other news, a lance of urban mechs stood their ground and defended a city against a company of mixed mechs"
Or:"in other news, a company of urban mechs lost a city they defended to a lance of mixed mechs"
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If there ain't an UrbanMech, it ain't MechWarrior. Or BattleTech.
So my BattleTech knowledge ended about the time the clans showed up. Did they keep progressing that story or is it in Bizzaro-time line now? I may be getting CBT and the Dark Age or whatnot confused.
Why? Because while I don't have the books, I don't recall the Urbie appearing till later in production of the game, so early years with no Urbie is fine.
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The Urban-Mech is . . a bad joke, basically . .
And kinda the Mascot of Battletech for that reason.
The Underdog Mech, if there is such a thing.
Also, the urban mech hasn't been in ANY Mechwarrior game i think . .
It WAS in MechCommander, and MekTek may have modded it into MW4MercsFreeRelease ..
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The Urban-Mech is . . a bad joke, basically . .
And kinda the Mascot of Battletech for that reason.
The Underdog Mech, if there is such a thing.
Also, the urban mech hasn't been in ANY Mechwarrior game i think . .
It WAS in MechCommander, and MekTek may have modded it into MW4MercsFreeRelease ..
Thanks.
(I should have said I don't have the books any more, would have made more sense.)
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This is not from any book . .
This is, basically, a Battle-Tech-Only-Meme . .
A light Mech (30t) that only moves 3/5(there are 100t Mechs moving 4/6), that has a single AC10 and a light Laser for Weapons. And not much Armor for that weight class either . .
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Yea it was pretty bad, even in 'urban' combat where it was supposed to do well. But I still love the little buggers.
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Everybody does.
For whatever Reason @.@
And yeah, in Urban Combat, NEVER take anything else than a Hunchback . .
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Another game I wish I could have played, but not as bad as Shadowrun.
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Another game I wish I could have played, but not as bad as Shadowrun.
The RPG, or the PC/Console game?
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Or the Tabletop War/Miniature-Game?
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RPG. Never had the budget for Tabletop Games. The PC Games... My rigs were always ghetto. :(
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RPG. Never had the budget for Tabletop Games. The PC Games... My rigs were always ghetto. :(
The MechWarrior RPG is one that I bought back in the day, but about that time the people I was hoping to game with decided that they were giving up gaming for drinking/studying/women. I think I have it and and a few BattleTech books boxed up in my "RPGs that I never played" collection - it's a pretty big box. :(
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Too bad the commute is too long...
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Too bad the commute is too long...
Yeah. :(
I keep telling myself "one day, when I'm established somewhere and settled, and find the right group, I'll be gaming all the time", but that one day is still to arrive...
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RPG. Never had the budget for Tabletop Games. The PC Games... My rigs were always ghetto. :(
Do you know about MegaMek? O.o
You don't need any kind of budget to play that.
And it's on java, you don't even need much of a computer to play it either . .
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RPG. Never had the budget for Tabletop Games. The PC Games... My rigs were always ghetto. :(
Do you know about MegaMek? O.o
You don't need any kind of budget to play that.
And it's on java, you don't even need much of a computer to play it either . .
Ohhhhhhh...
Good thing it's my day off! ;)
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A light Mech (30t) that only moves 3/5(there are 100t Mechs moving 4/6), that has a single AC10 and a light Laser for Weapons. And not much Armor for that weight class either.
Not sure which UrbanMech you're looking at. The UM-R60 moves 2/3 and has 91% armor capability, with a good balance of armor on the front and rear torsos.
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A light Mech (30t) that only moves 3/5(there are 100t Mechs moving 4/6), that has a single AC10 and a light Laser for Weapons. And not much Armor for that weight class either.
Not sure which UrbanMech you're looking at. The UM-R60 moves 2/3 and has 91% armor capability, with a good balance of armor on the front and rear torsos.
I may have been giving the little critter more than it's actually worth . . could not believe a 30t mech would only have 2/3 movement . . hell, the Annihilator has 2/3 and in some versions 3/5 <.<
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A light Mech (30t) that only moves 3/5(there are 100t Mechs moving 4/6), that has a single AC10 and a light Laser for Weapons. And not much Armor for that weight class either.
I want one! For city driving! It's the SmartCar of Mechs! ;D
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Yeah, more or less . .
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@russ_bullock: Okay #MechWarrior fans have a great weekend. Keep spreading the word on @InnerSphereNews big news coming down the pipe! < 2yrs promise
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Yeah and duke nukem forever is the best game of 1997...
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Well, seeing how, after 14 years of developement time, piranha games actually DID release Duke Nukem 4 Ever, there IS a bit of hope that they will do the same for MW5 . .
And if it's the UE3 Engine, then who cares how bad it is to begin with, people will mod it to hell and back anyway . .
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True enough. And a bad engine does not mean a bad game. Look at Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Also modded to hell and back!
Well, wait and see, wait and see. On the bright side, it looks better than DN:F.
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Sadly, that is not too hard either <.<
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Well, seeing how, after 14 years of developement time, piranha games actually DID release Duke Nukem 4 Ever...
That game there is an example of why eventually you have to stop trying for perfection in a game and just finish the damn thing.
The employees at 3D Realms would joke that they really needed to stop George Broussard from playing any other video games. Which is actually not entirely a joke - he'd see some new feature in a game and insist on ripping up months of development work to implement it in DNF. They went through countless graphics engines because he always wanted "the best". This of course went on for 14 years.
-k
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*shrugs*
job-safety?
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Hmmm.... (https://twitter.com/#!/InnerSphereNews/status/128833271558705152/photo/1)
(http://p.twimg.com/Acm1LYsCEAEgIej.jpg)
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yep.
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Awesome!
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Gimme!
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I'm going to come back from the dead to echo my dad here, after weeks of Doom telling us to come back to the forums because we're starting SR again... Maybe. If Codac decides to stop dying on Saturdays.
OMFGSPAZZNEWMECHWARRIOR.
And yeah. That is totally an Atlas. XP From the first pics I wasn't sure if it was an Atlas or a Battlemaster... Gods I haven't played BT in too long. >_< !! When the hell did MW4 come out? I can't remember if it was 3 or 4 that I was playing in kindergarten. XD
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Welcome back!
MW4 was in 2000.
And now I feel old again.
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ok. So it was 2 or 3 I was playing in kindergarten. 2000 would have been 4thish grade?
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Welcome back!
MW4 was in 2000.
And now I feel old again.
What do you mean, "again"?
I thought you were one of us, the "still".
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Welcome back!
MW4 was in 2000.
And now I feel old again.
What do you mean, "again"?
I thought you were one of us, the "still".
Just cuz I am an old fart, doesn't mean I feel like it.
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Just cuz I am an old fart, doesn't mean I feel like it.
I turned 45 back in March... I didn't realize There was a warranty on my body! I feel 70! and Chaotic sweety... It was MechWarrior2.
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Just cuz I am an old fart, doesn't mean I feel like it.
I turned 45 back in March... I didn't realize There was a warranty on my body! I feel 70! and Chaotic sweety... It was MechWarrior2.
pfft. child. Wait'll you can only see 50 in the rearview mirror -- when you remember to wear your bifocals, that is. :)
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Goodness it's good not being the grand old man on a forum again!
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Yes. You can come here and stop trolling pokemon forums now. :3
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Anyway, I saw the piece-mail Picture at HeavyMetal (Rick Raisley's most awesome site). If the graphics match (or even come close) the "cover art" This will be the best looking Mech game yet!
It's scary but it's much more polite here, than on a Pokemon site!
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That's to be expected, because here you don't have a bunch of 10-15 year olds having pissing contests to see who has the bigger e-peen . .
Also: fuck the cover art, have you seen the in engine TRAILER for this game? O.o
Here, have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONEjoRQ0Cg8
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(http://i.imgur.com/d404u.jpg)
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Can they stop blurring out the atlas's pretty mug already. T_T Gaaaaah.
Just watched the trailer. omgomgomgomgomgomgomg. o_o Doom even wants to play it and he's never even played battletech before.
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*snickers*
ALL Nerds and Geeks love BIG STOMPY ROBOTS.
I prefer mine more from the western side, than the Anime-Side.
Also, to be completely honest:
I'd have liked it better if Earth Siege / Star Siege had survived back then . .
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And here is a FACE:
(http://i.imgur.com/uzvus.jpg)
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OK, it's a Steiner Scout-Lance:
(http://p.twimg.com/AdBpy-ZCQAESWXL.jpg:large)
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http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/31/new-mechwarrior-game-a-pc-exclusive/
YES YES YES!
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FastJack (Not you, the other one), I think we need a clean-up on this thread... Stahl made one hell of a mess here.
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Electronic JoyJuice does not stain at least :P
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YAY for Summer 2012!
NAY for online crap <.<
(http://p.twimg.com/AdHBDTtCAAA4RvV.jpg)
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http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/31/meet-mechwarrior-online-piranhas-free-to-play-tactical-mech-sim/
AAAARG -.-
http://mwomercs.com/
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FastJack (Yes, you. Got the right one the first time for once), I think Stahl's tears are about to short out the forums.
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We've got to find the proper medication for Stahl. It's not healthy to jump from ecstasy to deep depression in a matter of hours.
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He's German, it's called Bier. Works for both conditions. :P
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He's German, it's called Bier. Works for both conditions.
"Beer. Both the cause of, and the solution to, all of the world's problems."
--Homer Simpson
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pretty much.
it's moments like this that i wish i liked that stuff <.<
ah well, wodka will have to do i'm afraid . . x.x
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Well, those that are interested: Team Banzai (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/310-team-banzainew-avalon-cavaliers/page__pid__4314#entry4314)
Yes. It's me starting it. ;D
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Grrrrrrr not getting my activation E-Mail!
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look into your spam folder.
it's probably there.
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Yep, that's where mine was.
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Mine too, got the Callsign I wanted.
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All set up on Fastjack's merc corp! Definitely need to work on my MW skeelz. Gonna have to buy MW4 and buy a new PC with some wicked sticks. Everything must be run via sticks!
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*Sighs* Just signed up for the Corps. See how badly I'll do in this MMO.
At least F2P is a price I can afford.
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Definitely need a new computer... and get MW4 and some wicked awesome joysticks and rock some enemies!
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Well, those that are interested: Team Banzai (http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/310-team-banzainew-avalon-cavaliers/page__pid__4314#entry4314)
Yes. It's me starting it. ;D
If I were to post in that thread, and I'm not saying I did, it would be Perfect.
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look into your spam folder.
it's probably there.
Nope no Spam! And no way to contact them to correct the problem!
Sorry But I cannot join a Merc unit right now. Joe Mallan needs to be a 10th Lyran Guard. Just like his BattleCorps bio says!
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Usda Beph...some people took over 20 hours for their confirmation e-mail to arrive. Other, got it faster.
Not sure why.
And, yes...I am signed up...Next Year on New Avalon....the liberated capitol of the New Avalon Commonality!
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Ok I'm right around the 20+ hour mark. Thanks for that Mara. Patience is not one of my virtues anymore. ;D
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Ok I'm right around the 20+ hour mark. Thanks for that Mara. Patience is not one of my virtues anymore. ;D
I am one of the people who waited for DNF, was always asking about Operation Klondike, and is still hoping for
HoloStreets. Oh..and...I am also still eager for the Handbook: Kurita, and think we might see Leviathans out
this year...
OK..so I am hopelessly optimistic and patient...
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You people do realize that MECHWARRIOR 4 MERCENARIES can be downloaded LEGALLY and for FREE from MEKTEK yes?
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Stahl, this is the SHADOWRUN forums.
Where's the fun in legality? ;D
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Because, for a change, the legal version is free and BETTER than the illegal ones.
MekTek has done so much with MW4 Mercs and is STILL working on improving it.
Also, if you have a computer that can run crysis, get crysis wars/warhead and download the free mod Mechwarrior: Living Legends!
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fwiw, I got mine almost immediately
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got mine too, woot.
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On my second attempt and my second Email account and they still haven't shot me a Confirmation E-mail. for either account!
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On my second attempt and my second Email account and they still haven't shot me a Confirmation E-mail. for either account!
Usda, try contacting Kyle Polulak at webmaster@piranha-games.com.
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Thank you FastJack! I've been hunting for that kind of address for two days!
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No no no no no no no no no no no no.
That image does NOT say "ONLINE".
*breaks down and starts crying*
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No no no no no no no no no no no no.
That image does NOT say "ONLINE".
*breaks down and starts crying*
:P
They've also explicitly stated that, while it is FREE to play, anything that would cost money to purchase in the game will NOT affect your combat ability. :D
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No no no no no no no no no no no no.
That image does NOT say "ONLINE".
*breaks down and starts crying*
Yeah, that's about 50% of the reaction.
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http://mwomercs.com/news/2011/11/28-cryengine3-powers-mechwarrior-online
i am not sure how to feel about this . .
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^ Look on the bright side, it'll run great on a console!
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Already got my callsign. ;D
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Yep... I snagged B Banzai. ;D
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Yeah, that's right, you're starting a Guild... Well, when it comes out will have to see if I can get into this MMO.
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Thanks guys, you just made my day. Was an avid MW4 player and occasionally took my mechs for a spin on the tabletop too (where I was especially good at taking crits to the gyro-stabilizers :P). Time to dig out those old MW4 CDs again!
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no need!
go to mektek and download legally and for free the best version of mw4mercs including microsoft mechpacks and mektek mekpaks!
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Yep... I snagged B Banzai. ;D
I am Perfect. As in, PerfectTommy.
-pt
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Yep... I snagged B Banzai. ;D
I am Perfect. As in, PerfectTommy.
-pt
Nice.
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The folks at the Banzai Institute seem to be discussing your recruitment thread. (http://www.banzaiinstitute.net/InvisionBoard11/index.php?showtopic=11308&st=35&p=158445&#entry158445)
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