This is a little long winded so TL;DR: if you enjoy blowing up big robots with a big (or maybe small) robot of your own, this game probably has something that will pique your interest. The learning curve is kinda steep but the community is usually friendly and can help if you ask questions. Plus, it's free, y'know?

This game is honestly amazing. I've been playing it for a few years now and I've never *really* had a bad experience. I will preface this review by saying the game definitely isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea and it has a pretty steep learning curve. First and foremost, this game has one of the best communities I've ever seen in a competitive online game. You will definitely meet toxic players who blame everyone else for their death, but you find those in every game. 99.9% of the time everyone is super friendly and understanding. Like I said before, there is a very steep learning curve, but once you understand the basics of movement/positioning, heat management and spreading damage out, the rest comes fairly naturally. There is quite literally a mech for everyone. No matter your playstyle, whether you want to be sneaky and harass the enemies in a small, highly maneuverable mech or you wanna be on the frontlines brawling it out in a heavily armored, heavily armed tank of a mech, there will be a build out there for you. There are some paywalls, but they *barely* effect gameplay. For example, you have limited mech bays, meaning you can only own a limited number of mechs that are always available to you, and said mech bays cost premium currency to unlock. *But*, there are frequently events that can not only give you the premium currency itself (which is useful for other things) but sometimes mech bays and even mechs themselves (with a bay included) and even when there aren't events going on, they give you 4 mechs under each weight category to play as, that rotate every so often giving you an opportunity to try different setups at no cost. Getting the main currency can be a bit of a grind sometimes, but if you just play, you'll get where you need to be. If I had to give this game a number rating, it'd be 8.5/10. It has a couple quirks, but it's good fun.

This is a little long winded so TL;DR: if you enjoy blowing up big robots with a big (or maybe small) robot of your own, this game probably has something that will pique your interest. The learning curve is kinda steep but the community is usually friendly and can help if you ask questions. Plus, it's free, y'know? This game is honestly amazing. I've been playing it for a few years now and I've never *really* had a bad experience. I will preface this review by saying the game definitely isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea and it has a pretty steep learning curve. First and foremost, this game has one of the best communities I've ever seen in a competitive online game. You will definitely meet toxic players who blame everyone else for their death, but you find those in every game. 99.9% of the time everyone is super friendly and understanding. Like I said before, there is a very steep learning curve, but once you understand the basics of movement/positioning, heat management and spreading damage out, the rest comes fairly naturally. There is quite literally a mech for everyone. No matter your playstyle, whether you want to be sneaky and harass the enemies in a small, highly maneuverable mech or you wanna be on the frontlines brawling it out in a heavily armored, heavily armed tank of a mech, there will be a build out there for you. There are some paywalls, but they *barely* effect gameplay. For example, you have limited mech bays, meaning you can only own a limited number of mechs that are always available to you, and said mech bays cost premium currency to unlock. *But*, there are frequently events that can not only give you the premium currency itself (which is useful for other things) but sometimes mech bays and even mechs themselves (with a bay included) and even when there aren't events going on, they give you 4 mechs under each weight category to play as, that rotate every so often giving you an opportunity to try different setups at no cost. Getting the main currency can be a bit of a grind sometimes, but if you just play, you'll get where you need to be. If I had to give this game a number rating, it'd be 8.5/10. It has a couple quirks, but it's good fun.