My mech weighs 70 tons, and I feel every pound as I plod along the streets of a frozen-over metropolis. It's been a long time since I sat in a MechWarrior game’s cockpit, and controlling this tank-like mech’s arms, torso, and legs independently feels like trying to pedal a bicycle with my hands. Then I see the other team’s first volley of long-range missiles arcing over the mountain ridge. They slam into me with a force of a freight train and my alarm systems scream bloody murder in my ear. It’s all certainly very raucous, and fights are intense at times, but after 20 matches of the same thing it’s become less exciting. It’s a long, tough road to become an adept MechWarrior Online player, and without more modes and variety, I don’t think it’ll hold my interest long enough to get there.
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