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Pilot and customize a BattleMech, then fight team battles across the Inner Sphere with deliberate movement, weapon choices, and positioning.
Released 10 Dec 2015
Build Custom BattleMechs
Fight Team Mech Battles
Target Mech Components
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
Developed by Piranha Games Inc. · Published by Piranha Games Inc.
Set in the BattleTech universe, the game puts you in the role of a MechWarrior piloting a heavily armed BattleMech. Combat is multiplayer and methodical, with matches focused on mech-versus-mech battles.
Choose a mech and configure its weapons and other equipment for a preferred combat role. During battles, manage your position and work with teammates; damage can affect individual mech components rather than only a single overall health bar.
Quick Play offers team matches across multiple maps and modes, while Faction Play ties team engagements to battles over planets and territory. Earn in-game currency and experience to buy more BattleMechs, customize loadouts, unlock mech skills, and expand your collection.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its distinctive mech combat and the depth of customizing weapons and builds. Tactical positioning and teamwork, the range of mechs and playstyles, and the chance to earn rewards through play also recur in positive reviews; some players particularly enjoy teaming up with friends or helpful members of the community. Reviews are mixed on the experience overall, with frequent criticism of uneven matchmaking and weapon balance, especially Arrow IV missiles, alongside learning and queue frustrations.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 36 |
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| Players | 1–24 |
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| Multiplayer | MechWarrior Online Legends is an online-only multiplayer shooter centered on team PvP. The provided text identifies Quickplay, Faction Play, Private Match, and Event Queue modes. Standard Quickplay is 12v12 team-based play, while Event Queue includes 1v1 and 2v2 Solaris fights. Players can queue solo or group with up to 4 players in a lance. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is described in the provided text or reviews. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 54 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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