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    Hawken Annouched F2P, Starting Closed Beta Registrations, Releases 12/12/12

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Shobster, Feb 6, 2012.

  1. Shobster

    Shobster Notebook Consultant

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    Hawken will be free to play, comes out in December

    Very exciting looking Mech Game. I've already applied for the Closed Beta. They also throw in a referral link. If 3 people you know click and register, they'll "Reserver your callsign". Whatever that means.

    Game is expected to be released at 12/12/12
     
    Shobster, Feb 6, 2012
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  2. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    lol a year away from release, nty.
     
    Bearclaw, Feb 6, 2012
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    Pluberus Notebook Evangelist

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    Pluberus, Feb 6, 2012
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    doombug90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep. Heard about this one for some time now. It looks good and gameplay looks pretty decent. I'm looking forward to it. :)
     
    doombug90, Feb 7, 2012
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    Hawken beta 2 has started and it's a great game for a free game. The developers did a fantastic job on the details on the mechas, the buildings, environment etc. It all looks good and game does feel like you are in a mecha. It's by far the most polished, best looking indie game I've tried so far.
     
    Zymphad, Nov 8, 2012
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  6. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Sorry to revive an old thread, but found this after a search.... Curious, anybody playing this? I just installed the open beta, liking it so far! It's a nice change of pace. Graphics look cool and it performs well. Of course, I've always had a weak spot for mechanized combat. Been playing a few rounds and even as a level 1 starting out it seems pretty well balanced, which is often not the case in F2P games. Will see how things progress, but overall it's a promising package, especially for free!

    Free-to-Play Mech FPS - Hawken: War is A Machine
     
    be77solo, Mar 4, 2013
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  7. ETisME

    ETisME Notebook Guru

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    It's fun but after a while you just see it as a fps game more than a mech game...that's the biggest problem I have with it
     
    ETisME, Mar 4, 2013
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  8. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Yeah, it does have a bit of FPS feel, but so far at least has it's own mech elements... heat, loadout, repair, maneuverability and speed all come in to play. I think what I enjoy over the typical FPS is the pacing... seems a bit deeper than the common run and gun chaos of a COD I'm so bad at. Time will tell how it ages!

    Oddly I love the sound of scraping my Mech along a wall when I get too close... fun little details
     
    be77solo, Mar 5, 2013
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