HAWKEN beta

Enlist now, soldier!

https://playhawken.com/?ref=ey9oz6rc

Reminder of what HAWKEN is

Also, if you don't want to use my referral link, that's fine. Link people to your own, reserve your callsign!

...and here is my link...I joined under yours gel
http://playhawken.com/?ref=e33hsa4

...and here is my link...I joined under yours gel
http://playhawken.com/?ref=e33hsa4

Choices, choices.

Choices, choices.

Choice to sign up for a free game? Or your callsign?

Get in early and you won't be stuck with Lead in Grunner, I mean Leading Runner. I'm not the only person who reads your name like that, fyi.

Choice to sign up for a free game? Or your callsign?

No, whose link I'm gonna follow, your's or Jinxters.

I'll let you two battle it out and I'll follow the winner.

Some guy called totalhalibut did a PAX coverage thing of Hawken on youtube and it looked like it's coming along really nicely.

I saw totalhalibut in person at E3. A funny looking butterball in a suit.

I started played the hawken alpha a few weeks ago. Fun game. I think Rh could have some fun with it every so often (it'll be F2P).

The game seems like a really neat idea
The alpha had its share of problems but it wasnt as bad as MechWarrior Online which has no tutorial or even a basic breakdown of what to expect. I know that MechWarrior carries the big name of Mech games but it would be nice with some guidance and a community that wasnt laying into you because you didnt get the pay to win weapons or know how to build your own mech in that ugly cumbersome interface. Hawkens interface is much nicer and has a basic tutorial to help you get the feel of how to jump,dash, and hover. It is very twitch action but still has strategy and team work like MechWarrior.

Tl;dr
I will keep watching Hawken

It's in open beta now! Everyone can sign up and play!

http://www.playhawken.com/download/

so I was on board with this game because Mechwarrior really let me down but now I am also let down by this because of all the micro-transaction crud. Everything becomes a big grind but people who spend money on the game get the better stuff easier. It was kind of expected being Free To Play but the grind is just annoying now

It's a bit steep, although it's still beta and maybe they'll adjust it. Regardless, I was vanilla recruit and still beating guys with level 20 mechs, so overall it doesn't matter that much except for options. They just need some form of trading and that could save it, similar to how TF2 is actually a bit of a grind for new, free players, but they can trade for any weapon from long-time players.