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A game trailer was shown in 2009 for a reboot of the series for the 5th game, in the vein of the first 4 games, set in 3015, but as time went on, the IP rights holder and game developers couldn't find a publisher for such a game and have since retooled the game into a free-to-play MMO: '''''MechWarrior: Online.''''' Initially taking place in the year 3049 (before the Clan invasion era) that will allegedly update storyline-wise each day after the the currently set August 1 2012 release date (which will be August 1st, 3049 in game universe, meaning that the Clan invasion will not happen yet and Clan mechs will not be initially available). [http://mwomercs.com/ The website can be found here.]

 

Also of note is ''[[Mech Assault]]'', a [[Third-Person Shooter]] series set in the same universe, and ''Multiplayer Battletech: Solaris'' and ''Multiplayer Battletech 3025'', which were online multiplayer takes on the ''MechWarrior'' formula before ''NetMech'' (''<nowiki>MW2:31stCC</nowiki>''), ''MercNet'' (''<nowiki>MW2:Mercs</nowiki>'') and such became popular. Unfortunately, both titles have been entirely [[Lost Forever]] for years.

Fan made games and mods:

* ''[http://www.mechvm.org/ MechVM]'', a program that allows the ''MW2'' games to run on modern systems. [http://www.mech2.org/forum/index.php More info here].

* ''[http://www.mechlivinglegends.net MechWarrior: Living Legends]'' (MWLL), [[Game Mod|a total conversion multiplayer mod]] for ''[[Crysis (series)|Crysis]] Warhead''. Takes cues from all the ''MechWarrior'' games and is balanced for multiplayer. First game to feature ''useful'' tanks, aerospace fighters, [[Power Armor|battlearmor]] and VTOLs.

* [[BattleTech]] MUD, popular in the 1990s, a series of ASCII-graphics MUDs (MUCK, MUSH, MUSE, and MUX over the years) did real-time multiplayer combat.

** The online community for [[MW 4]]:V had a gentlemen's agreement to ban these 2 weapon in online matches as players using aimbots would simply spam auto-hits with these weapons, outside the game's draw distance.

** ''Ghost Bear's Legacy'' added the Arrow IV artillery missile. Extreme range, very damaging single-shot missile, almost always hits it target and very capable of killing light and medium Mechs in a single strike. Except when said target has another GBL add-on, the anti-missile machinegun. Meant to reduce the number of missile hits in standard volley shots, an AMS will make all Arrow attacks an utter waste - and there are a lot of Mechs that carry it. The Arrow IV missiles were improved in MW4, however, where they are considered too large for an AMS to destroy.

* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: the PPC, especially in its ER version. Coolest energy-shot graphic effect in all games, not unreasonably large or heavy compared to the damage it does (other similarly damaging kinetic and missile weapons all take more inventory to fit and are heavier), ammo-independent and ''hurts like hell''. Oh, and it tends to disrupt electronics in the target. Massive heat buildup is the only thing preventing it from getting into [[Game Breaker]] territory.

* [[Beam Spam]] A very viable tactic was to use nothing but ER Large Lasers and heat sinks and blow the legs off enemy mechs. This becomes even more effective in games such as [[Mechwarrior]] 3 which allow the player to walk into water for a quicker cool down.

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