MW:LL... I remember, some time ago, I can't even remember when, seeing a small video, of a Battlemech walking around in Crysis... From that moment, seeing one of the greatest battle machine's ever walking around in the environment of one of the most beautiful games, my mind was captured, I had to see more, hear more... then I heard about this mod.
I've been playing off and on [under various names] since the first release...I remember just how... hard the first beta launch was, not only to get running, but to fight in.
All this time later, and we're at the current release, and I'm still playing, why, because MW:LL captures the FEEL of Battletech for me... I play Classic Battletech almost daily, if not weekly, and to me... it has a... Crunch is a good word for it. Battlemech combat is a bit more slow and pondering than most combat you think about, yet it's also quick. MWLL captures this feel. The weapons FEEL like they have impact, you get rocked by an AC, you know it... PPC hits you, you know it.... Even machine guns, the weakest guns in the game... over time can damage a component enough someone has to take notice.
Aerospace feels good [especially with a joystick/throttle] Tanks feel right, [though I agree they could be a bit more weighty] and BA preform the way I feel they should... [shame we can't get a claw weapon]
The Warhammer Prime... I'm personally a HUGE fan of the Warhammer 6K. and the Prime feels, very close, 2ppc, 2medium pulse [6k runs medium beam] 2 small pulse [6k runs 2 small beam] and the SRM 6... this mech has quickly become my favorite heavy, even if it's not the best, it's still my favorite, and it looks AWESOME with the extended barrels.
The sound... oh god the sound, every time I play I use my Tactica headset because it feels like I'm in the bloody mech. And the sound effects coupled with the visual effects are stunning... I had an SA match today, where a pilot bailed from a mech, the sound the lasers made as they ate into the mech's armor, the sparks and melting armor that cascaded down the side of the mech... it felt, like I was in a battletech novel, the way they discribe what it looks like.
Devs... from a mech jock to you, thank you, SOO much, for all the time, effort and work you've put into this mod. from the bottom of my heart.