Mech Arena - New mech PvP game

So, I've been playing this game pretty much non-stop and my War Robots time has really gone way down. I've spent some money and yes, P2W is a factor, but it only takes you so far. Here's some interesting mechanics:

Unlocking new uncommon and rare gear is done through earning XP. You only get an offer to buy said gear AFTER you've earned the XP and unlocked it. Upgrading gear is instantaneous, but you have to collect enough cards and then spend the credits. Once you get level 7 on an item, you can Rank up that item (kinda like Mk2 but only 7 levels). When you rank up, you usually get a bonus of some sort. Weapons get a damage boost while mechs get an energy boost.

Weapons are divided into energy consumption and mechs have a certain energy capacity. For example, my Panther mech (current fave) has an energy capacity of 12, which means I can load up two guns of 6 energy consumption each. So, I have two RPG6 on it. when I rank Panther, I get 4 more energy points and I can go for RPG8 at that point.

Now that I've gone up the divisions a bit (league equivalent), I find that I'm starting to lose more than when I first started and I'm seeing more human players than bots. I've also run into a few situations where someone is running the same bot as me, but has ranked up and has bigger guns and gotten creamed. Thankfully, that hasn't happened too much.

I also notice that I lose points of some sort when I lose badly, but I haven't seen evidence that I can drop divisions yet. So, don't know if tanking is possible.

Gameplay is fast paced. There's two modes, Tournament and Quick Match. Tournament is like TDM, but you have to win two out of three rounds. Quick Match is basically Beacon Rush. There's two types of targeting. There's the horizontal targeting, which is similar to War Robots, or there's vertical, which frees up your vertical view more and makes it easier to target mechs above you - this is VERY important.

The maps are all very dynamic. Some are better for brawling and some are better for long range but still has ample cover. 3D brawling is very real here as there are often multiple levels and ramps and stuff that you can move around and use.

The weapons are pretty standard. Autocannons, plasma cannons, pulse cannons. The homing missiles do surprising amount of damage and play more like Aphid/Vortex than Spiral/Hydra. The artillery guns do massive damage and can actually be a huge factor. I can't wait until I can unlock the mech that can use them! The laser guns do good sustained damage over time (like a Gekko), but the damage ramps up the longer you laze a target (kinda like corrosion where you get extra damage).

All in all, I really really like this game. I encourage you all to take a look and give it a shot.

Koalabear Can you please share newer link to play store, the one from op does not seem to be working, and I, can't find the game manually.

That EBike mech is called Killshot and it's super fun to play. IMO, that melee dash ability is what Pix should have done with the dash bots. It does a ton of damage and it's challenging to use. I've got mine outfitted with Missile Rack 4 now and basically, I troll people from cover until they've got a bit of HP left, then I come out and kill them with the melee dash.

Ah! Is it Android only or is there an iOS version that you know of? Koalabear

Found it!

plarium.com/forum/en/mech-arena/698_news/109134_welcome-to-mech-arena/

Looks like the game is still in beta, and still getting ready for global launch.

I've pretty much stopped playing War Robots for about a week now. It's hard to go back to War Robots after Mech Arena. The action is faster and more intense, and the targeting...bless the targeting! I changed to the vertical targeting which frees up my reticule a bit more so it's not like the War Robots targeting that auto picks the red closest to it. Nope, with my targeting now, it ONLY picks a target when I look directly at it and when the red bracket comes on, I can shoot and hit it. I can also hit bots that I'm not actively targeting, for example, if they're too close to my target when I kill with with RPGs, I usually get a double kill. Of course, it requires more attention to where I'm aiming before I press fire, but that's just an added skill element.

The achievements are hilarious and way beyond what War Robots has implemented. For example, I get:

Double Kill
Killing Streak
Rampage
Revenge - this is my favorite
Humiliation - for killing the same guy twice
Smackdown - for killing the same guy three times.

And so on!

It’s so polished comparatively. Not sure how long it’s been around but damn is it smooth. I’ve been playing War Robots since before the Brit bots, and I think it might be time to switch completely. No lag. Interesting dynamics and well thought out mechanics. Lots of maps. Just a pleasure to play.

Although, the time and money spent on War Robots will keep me around a little bit longer, but I see my play time dropping significantly. There is only so much fun to have with the current meta of charge and titan.

Game is ... interesting. Actual game play is pretty cool, but the rest I’m finding extremely confusing. Comparing bot and weapon specs, upgrades, what to (and NOT to) spend resources on, I feel like I’m just flailing around the hangar blindly at the moment. Menus and navigating around the game are anything but intuitive — I still have no idea how to see what bots and weapons are available. I did a bunch of upgrades, having no clue whatsoever what I was doing, then realized I blew most of my coins, or whatever they call their currency. I don’t know, it’s not grabbing me like War Robots does when you’re first starting out.

Sounds interesting.



Edit. But not in my region

Just a quick note on the gear. You will notice a star level for everything. This is the rank. Common weapons start at 1 star, and rare weapons start at 3 stars (I think). Anyway, when you level something up to 7, you can upgrade the rank and add another star. When you do this, you usually unlock something extra. For mechs, you usually get more energy so that you can put on bigger guns, and for weapons, it depends. For example, I've only ranked up my RPG6, and basically, the projectiles go a little faster so that you can hit the pesky fast bots easier. Combined with the splash, the RPG is my favourite weapon in the game right now.

I've spent some money on this game, but mostly because I want to support the developer. It's still in Beta, so I'm hoping they go full blown soon. I got the Rocket Mortar weapon - after being one shot killed by it in the first few seconds of the game too often. It's like the Zenit of this game, but it's actually useful. You learn NOT to stand still while capping a beacon after you've been one shot killed by one a couple of times.

Like ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48, I loved the Pulse Cannons on the Ares mech. Basically, the Pulse Cannon is like the Nucleon family but with a large magazine and short reload time. They don't do much damage per shot, but they fire so freaking fast and are a joy to use. I've subbed mine out for now for the missile weapon because it's getting harder and harder to go face to face with people. I've advanced far enough that most of my games are with real people and short quick victories with 12 mech kill streaks are a thing of the past. One slip up and it's instant death now. Oh, and the Ares mech is basically a tank bot that you can buy for a couple of bucks or with in game money if you're patient. It's got decent speed, lots of HP, and a frontal energy shield that blocks all incoming fire for a while. At first, it's super OP, but as you progress, you find that it really isn't - especially if you meet the tank-killer mech 1v1, or walk into a nest of reds and they blow away your shield in a second. The shield can also be used to cover your team mates which is cool, and it doesn't bloc indirect fire like missiles or mortars.

I've also seen some War Robots folks in the game. I keep seeing a guy named Darkwingduck ...does that name sound familiar? I could have sworn he was a forumite...

I think I've already invested too much in War Robots to make the switch. On the other hand, if I knew that Pixonic would shut down War Robots and its servers in a year (I doubt it), I think Mech Arena would be a fun game to switch to.

It seems fine at present. Looks like they’ve gone down the sell skins route, although, you can win various ones from the tournaments that are weekly. The currencies, blue / purple seem to be gained in a reasonable time. I’m guessing at higher bot / weapon levels the purple currency will become extortionately high. Blue (silver in War Robots) does seem to be much slower to obtain for how much you need it, but like always, play more to get more. that being said, the chest currency is limited per day so there are only so many chestS you can open. 

the main, problem seems to be the matchmaking, here we go again, it’s not uncommon to have a 1k strength hangar in with a large number of 3-400 strength hangars. Then the next match everyone is hovering around the 1.2k strength. Might just need to settle over time, but being as no one is maxed out, I do wonder what a fully developed hangar strength will be.

overall though, it’s a whole barrel of fun at present, hopefully it will remain so.

Oh, and just a quick word on stealth...

Yes, there is a stealth mech in the game. I haven't unlocked it yet and probably can't afford it when I do. But, so far, the only builds this mech overpowers are homing missile and rocket mortar builds. All other guns can be manually aimed and directly fired at the mech when it's in stealth. Its still a sneaky mech though, and I do hope to get on one day cause it seems a lot of fun.