Poll: The abbreviation MW2

[Deadyawn]

I dont know what it is but...it sounds good! How exactly would one go about obtaining such a thing?

Ritualistic sacrifice and the worship of dark deities is probably your best bet if you're desperately curious to learn about and play the old Mechwarrior 2 game... Or you could just go over to MekTek and download Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries, which was released legitimately for free by the games developers. That works as well. Not quite as good a game, but a solid entry into the series nonetheless.

There's supposed to be a new game coming out as well, but there hasn't been much in the way of news about it since it was released along with this trailer.

I think Modern Warfare 2. Never heard of MechWarrior, but it's probably right on par with Modern Warfare 2 if it's anything like I'm imagining it to be.

If you think MechWarrior is remotely similar to Modern Warfare in any way, no, it's not like you're imagining it to be. It's a pretty in-depth sci-fi simulation series from awhile back on the PC.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll be sure to head on over there.

 

[TheDist]

Ummm... still sounds pretty freakin' sweet to me.

It's an amazing series, used to be absolutely *huge* too. Not only was it a fantastic series on the PC with the MechWarrior series, but there was a semi-related TV show, toy line, everything.

Kinda surprised so many people have never heard of it, I always thought MechWarrior was a pretty well known brand even now. Guess I was wrong... I suddenly feel kinda old.

Mmmm... I'm thinking about my favourite builds now... hellbringer, gargoyle, warhammer IIC

In Mechwarrior 2, it was all about the generic Madcat. Later on however I discovered a love of the Daishi Mech. There's just something empowering about piloting something so slow and lumbering, yet capable of wiping out most other mechs in a glance. It's the King-Tiger of the Mech world. Impractical and silly on paper, prone to troubles and easily enough countered by those that know how... But my god, when one of those things is slowly lumbering your way it's suddenly the most terrifying thing in the world and you'll do anything to stay out of its crosshairs.

There are board-game type games too I remember playing them what feels oh so long ago now...

I know what you with with the slow and lumbering ones. It is for that reason I have a soft spot for the annihilator the fat lumbering monster it is.

Ahg I'm getting the urges to bust out all the old mech games now.

 

[Continuity]

Mmmm... I'm thinking about my favourite builds now... hellbringer, gargoyle, warhammer IIC

In Mechwarrior 2, it was all about the generic Madcat. Later on however I discovered a love of the Daishi Mech. There's just something empowering about piloting something so slow and lumbering, yet capable of wiping out most other mechs in a glance. It's the King-Tiger of the Mech world. Impractical and silly on paper, prone to troubles and easily enough countered by those that know how... But my god, when one of those things is slowly lumbering your way it's suddenly the most terrifying thing in the world and you'll do anything to stay out of its crosshairs.

Come on now you're joshing me surely? The timberwolf had major design flaws.. the poxy arms getting shot off and the shoulder missile racks cooking off and taking out your torso springs to mind. Very few missions where I would load out a timber wolf.

As for the Direwolf... it was Dire The only mech I can kill in a matter of seconds in any other mech because of its massive cockpit being such an easy target. That thing is a death trap.

 

[The Madman]

Come on now you're joshing me surely? The timberwolf had major design flaws.. the poxy arms getting shot off and the shoulder missile racks cooking off and taking out your torso springs to mind. Very few missions where I would load out a timber wolf.

As for the Direwolf... it was Dire The only mech I can kill in a matter of seconds in any other mech because of its massive cockpit being such an easy target. That thing is a death trap.

Tons of issues, but I loved it regardless probably because it was the most recognizable of the mechs and because damn it all, the Madcat looked sweet. And if you're taking out Daishi that easily, then whoever was piloting it was crap. With the sort of tonnage the Daishi boasts and with so much of it being omni-tech, you could kite those baby out with enough firepower to blow the legs out from just about any other mech in a single burst-fire.

Pshaw, you underestimate the advantage 100 tons worth of omni-weaponry brings to the table, especially in skilled hands.

Besides, you'd be piloting a mid-range Loki who's armour is so thin a strong enough sneeze is likely to leave the pilot engulfed in flames. Just glancing in the direction of a Daishi, Atlas, or any other Assault mech has been known to lead to Loki self-destructing. Gargoyle while boasting decent armour and surprising speed for its size, not only looks silly but also far too lightly armed for its class... plus its arms are way too easy to destroy leaving the poor lil' things even more helpless so all it can do is run around and be a general pest. And the Warhammer... Actually I rather like the Warhammer. They're a solid all-round mech, versatile, fairly heavy, good armour, looks deadly... yup, it's alright!

Still no match for my Daishi though.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I used to think like that, after a while I just stopped caring.

Bingo. MW2 meant mech warrior 2 to me for a decade +, but when every kid and his dog is using MW2 to mean modern warfare 2 you sort of go with the flow after a few months.
I find this sort of thing often happens actually,for example HOTU to me has always meant "home of the underdogs" but then along came hordes of the underdark.

Cool, someone else who has fond memories of Home of the Underdogs. Hordes of the Underdark rings a bell, but not as something big enough to take over the HOTU acronym.

OT: I certainly Remember the Mechwarrior series, and I've been wanting to play my copies of Mechwarrior 2 and 3 lately; the only thing that's stopping me is a lack of time and a sneaking suspicion that my 64 bit install of Windows 7 won't play nicely with them. Heck, 32 bit Windows XP didn't play nicely with them, so I'll be shocked if a 64 bit OS can even install the stupid games.

All that aside, I associate MW2 with Modern Warfare 2 now. When the game was released, I continued to think Mechwarrior 2 when I saw the acronym for a while, but I eventually realized that pretty much everyone using the acronym these days was referring to the newer game. It's a shame that Mechwarrior, and science fiction simulation games in general, has/have disappeared in the last decade or so. I want a new Mechwarrior, a new X-Wing, and a new Wing Commander, dang it.

 

[Continuity]

Come on now you're joshing me surely? The timberwolf had major design flaws.. the poxy arms getting shot off and the shoulder missile racks cooking off and taking out your torso springs to mind. Very few missions where I would load out a timber wolf.

As for the Direwolf... it was Dire The only mech I can kill in a matter of seconds in any other mech because of its massive cockpit being such an easy target. That thing is a death trap.

Tons of issues, but I loved it regardless probably because it was the most recognizable of the mechs and because damn it all, the Madcat looked sweet. And if you're taking out Daishi that easily, then whoever was piloting it was crap. With the sort of tonnage the Daishi boasts and with so much of it being omni-tech, you could kite those baby out with enough firepower to blow the legs out from just about any other mech in a single burst-fire.

Pshaw, you underestimate the advantage 100 tons worth of omni-weaponry brings to the table, especially in skilled hands.

Besides, you'd be piloting a mid-range Loki who's armour is so thin a strong enough sneeze is likely to leave the pilot engulfed in flames. Just glancing in the direction of a Daishi, Atlas, or any other Assault mech has been known to lead to Loki self-destructing. Gargoyle while boasting decent armour and surprising speed for its size, not only looks silly but also far too lightly armed for its class... plus its arms are way too easy to destroy leaving the poor lil' things even more helpless so all it can do is run around and be a general pest. And the Warhammer... Actually I rather like the Warhammer. They're a solid all-round mech, versatile, fairly heavy, good armour, looks deadly... yup, it's alright!

Still no match for my Daishi though.

Sure you can't match the Direwolf for raw firepower but in MW2 at any rate a little machinegun fire to the head or even upper chest area was almost guaranteed death. I remember doing trials in light mechs loaded to the gills with machineguns and taking out 5 stars of direwolves Though Its a little more tricky with a human opponent granted.

Now the hellbringer is a glass cannon, but my what a cannon, if you can manage the heat that baby can go toe to toe with anything... I pilot a hellbringer though most of the MW2 missions.

The gargoyle is a gem in disguise, its imperative to custom load it, don't put anything in the arms and just use them as shields. There is more than enough room in the torso for a good loadout of guns... then you have yourself a heavily armoured, well armed battlemech with a slim profile and a great turn of speed. Its my personal mech of choice actually. The default loadouts suck though.

Cool, someone else who has fond memories of Home of the Underdogs. Hordes of the Underdark rings a bell, but not as something big enough to take over the HOTU acronym.

it did while hordes was a current game. I went from being able to fire up google and type "hotu" and get back home of the underdogs as the first hit, to not even having it on the first page.

Every RPGer was talking about HOTU (hordes) back then.

 

[jamesworkshop]

Modern warfare 2, not as good as part one but still pretty fun.

 

[Carlston]

Sigh I think mech warrior 2 but then remind myself it's 15 years later and the world has changed.


Damn free births.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

MechWarrior 2 for sures.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Mech Warrior was fucking awesome so naturally I think of that whenever I see MW2

 

[daemon37]

Noob says, "What is a mech warrior?"

This thread makes me sad. MechWarrior 2 was one of the best PC games of its time.

 

[Continuity]

Damn free births.

Thats it, Star Colonel Continuity calls for a crusade against the free birth scum!

Get in line for the trials of refusal.

 

[Carlston]

I bid one star...

(stands in line to make a better offer)

 

[Arkzism]

wow only 4 people for mech warrior... im actually sad about this

This isn't a had you heard of Mechwarrior thread, though.
I'm sure that more people have heard of it, just no one associates it with MW2 for obvious reasons.

well of course was just stating my disappointment only four people... at the time voted mechwarrior

 

[Merkavar]

sorto f like WWF. no one thinks of the world wildlife fund or what ever.

i never played mech warrior so i think COD

 

[fix-the-spade]

(If you don't think MechWarrior 2 was awesome, you must not have played the Ati Rage edition. It was sweet.)

Ati Rage edition, improved skybox rendering, improved model and (OMG!!!) 3-D particle rendering!!!

I still have that disc somewhere, loved it and played it to death. Nothing more hilarious than a Jenner with Stacked machine guns...

 

[octafish]

Heat level: critical... Shutdown sequence: initiated... Shutdown sequence: overridden...

I always have to remind myself that MW2 doesn't always mean Mechwarrior 2.

Critical hit: Internal ammo explosion detected... Critical Hit... Critical Hit: Weapon destroyed... Group fire engaged.