MechWarrior Online Legends
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Free-to-play title funded by real-money currency (MC) used to buy 'Mech bundles, premium time, cosmetics, and other unlocks.
Team-based combat between piloted giant war machines; enemy 'Mechs are shot apart with lasers, autocannons, and missiles, producing explosions and mechanical destruction rather than depicted human blood or gore.
Optional grind can be shortened with paid premium time and 'Mech packs, but progression is not hard-gated behind spending.
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What it is
MechWarrior Online Legends is a free-to-play online team shooter set in the BattleTech universe, where players pilot towering war robots called BattleMechs in tactical 12-versus-12 arena battles. Combat is vehicular and mechanical: you customize a 'Mech's weapons and armor, then use lasers, autocannons, and missiles to dismantle enemy machines in explosions of metal, with no depiction of human blood or gore. Matches are played online with strangers and include in-game text chat, so the tone of communication varies by who you are matched with. The game is monetized with real-money purchases for 'Mech bundles, premium time, and cosmetics, and community reviews frequently raise complaints about matchmaking, technical stability, and a lack of anti-cheat.
How it's framed
Combat is framed as professional military and sporting engagement between mercenaries and factions piloting machines; destruction is directed at war robots and objectives rather than depicted human casualties, and killing enemy 'Mechs is scored and rewarded as the core loop.
Details
- Developer
- Piranha Games Inc.
- Publisher
- Piranha Games Inc.
- Released
- Dec 10, 2015
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