MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
In MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries you will adopt the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere. Take contracts from the factions of your choosing and engage in tactical, first-person, PvE ‘Mech combat through an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. Victory, prestige, and profit will not only require skill on the battlefield, but in the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of your BattleMechs. Set for release in 2018, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is under development by a dedicated development team at Piranha Games. MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s existing F2P multiplayer-focused tactical ‘Mech combat game, will continue its ongoing live development by the MWO team at Piranha.
What it feels like
A sincere narrative of career progression, revenge, and building a mercenary legacy without irony.
What it's about
Set in 3015 with BattleMechs dominating futuristic warfare across the Inner Sphere, core to the world and fiction. Warfare, military contracts, and faction-based combat operations drive the setting. Themes of attrition, casualties, and the price of maintaining a mercenary operation emerge implicitly.
How it plays
Piloting BattleMechs is the core interactive system; all combat, traversal, and gameplay flows through mech control. Firing weapons systems and tactical targeting is central to first-person mech combat. Acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of BattleMechs requires careful budgeting and resource spending.
How it looks and sounds
Explicitly described as first-person combat, the default camera perspective for combat and gameplay.
How it's structured
Career-based mercenary campaign with a narrative arc of glory, revenge, and company expansion. Players take contracts from factions, each contract forming a discrete mission objective. Single-player campaign is the primary mode, though co-op is available.
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