Seriously? Of course I'm taking the game seriously...

I've been sucked into MechWarrior Online, the latest incarnation of the board game I originally played at school.  Several Mechs that I remember are around, including the Catapult.

The game has a fairly steep learning curve, especially with the mryiad of options available to customise the 'mechs. 

Still, it's been a blast, and I'm finally getting to grips with the Shadowhawk and Catapult mechs.

A friend of mine also plays, and we've had a few team matches together, some of which resulted in some hilarity, admittedly only if you know the game. 

These conversations are pretty much as I remember them...

[indylead] I need to remember that the right mouse button is fire group 2, and not zoom.

[indylead] Lat game, the chap in front of me at the start of the game wasn't very happy that I shot him in the back.

[helpful friend] Well, no need to worry, the missiles on the Cat won’t arm before 170m so they won’t do any damage.

[indylead] I wasn't in the Catapult, I was in the Nova at the time.

[helpful friend] Upgrade the engine to a (insert technical term for something shiny here)

[indylead] OK, I found one of those

[indylead] I’m getting a Critical Slot Error.  Can I get a cream for that?

[helpful friend] Check what you have in the Torso mount

…time passes...

[indylead] Oh. I see what I did.

[indylead] Apparently you have to take out the old engine before installing the new one.

[indylead] I wondered why I had two exhaust pipes.

[helpful friend] Good thing I died first, I was able to watch you during the match.

[helpful friend] Your LRM seemed to have trouble targeting at the end.

[indylead] Yes, I think the arm with the targeting computer fell off.

[helpful friend] You have to keep the crosshairs on the target until you get a lock.

[indylead] I do?

[indylead] Where the hell did everyone go.  Map is empty.

[helpful lance mate] Use B to view the map full size.

[indylead] Oh, I thought we just had the little map.

…a few seconds later...

[helpful lance mate] You're dead already?  What happened?

[indylead] I should have stopped moving, *then* open the map.  I fell off the bridge.

[angry other gamer as team loses] Do you lot even know how to play?

[indylead] I’m running in small circles trying to get out of the steel rain and ran into a wall.  Do I look like I know how to play?

See you drop side.