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so..... who has picked up the new MW5 Clans game? whats the scoop with this one?

I haven't picked it up, but I grilled a friend of mine who's been playing it nonstop since it came out.

It's mostly more of the same as MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries, but with a better story at the cost of the campaign being more linear.
IT's probably worth a pickup if you liked the last one, with the exception that if you liked the last one for the freewheeling campaign and just taking on contracts, you might not like this one.
The friendly AI has been ever so slightly improved with the UI for giving them commands being much better this time around.

As for the story, it's supposed to be pretty good full of tons of the old lore of the Battletech universe. You play as part of Smoke Jaguar one of the clans returning to the inner sphere to reclaim it.

well i picked up MW5 Clans and have been playing it for a few days...

the combat is pretty good, feels good, nice effects and the sounds are very good

the campaign is SUPER linear. there is a minor "salvage" element like Mercenaries but it doesnt play much of a role

the tech tree is overly complex, not fun, and easy to forget about. throw in PGI's penchant for needing to have 50000 different kinds of currency and even as i approach the end of the campaign i have no idea what im doing with the upgrades, tech, and training.

the voice acting is very annoying and the quality varies wildly... and the story appears to have been written by an 8 year old with a brain full of skittles and red bull

BUT

the game itself is quite fun. if you just want to blow #%&*$# up, it delivers

ive been playing it on PS5 but i imagine the PC version is similar if not identical

and YES there is melee combat. you can punch mechs and buildings.