[STEAM] I tried to get into MechWarrior 5: Clans as a newcomer, but it’s for the fans

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It is

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that people like what they like, and you can't force someone to like something. It is called the Tom Waits Principle.

I thought about that principle constantly while I was trying to open myself up to

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. Trying to jump into this game and like it, so that I'd have some critical assessment of it, was akin to handing a friend

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 and assuming they would come back begging for more.

From everything I can tell and what I have read, this game largely delivers on the simulation, and notably a lot of the story, that BattleTech/MechWarrior fans revere. Clans seems very good at what it sets out to do, and I do get the sense that it is relatively accommodating to newcomers compared to other entries. It just did not, despite its stand-alone nature and alleged newcomer friendliness, convert me into a loadout tactician or stomp-and-****** enthusiast.

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