History YMMV / MechWarrior

** The mission designers for ''Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance'' seemed to be inordinately fond of the Uziel[[note]]The 'mech you see on the game's cover; essentially the MascotMook.[[/note]], given how many of them you run into. Their InterfaceScrew-inducing [=PPCs=], long range, and surprising durability, combined with the fact you tend to encounter more than one in every single mission, will eventually drive pilots mad. The ''Black Knight'' expansion [[DemonicSpiders one-ups this]] with the even more annoying, even more powerful, even tougher to kill Mad Cat Mk. II - You will see more of these [[FridgeLogic Clan mechs used by your Inner Sphere enemies]] in the last op alone than you will see in Clan use ever in ''Mercenaries''.[[note]][[FridgeBrilliance It is worth noting that the Clan in question, Clan Jade Falcon, never purchased the Mad Cat MK II]], only winning some in trial combat. House Steiner presumably acquired a significantly larger number of them.[[/note]]

** The ''Solaris Showdown'' [=DLC=] for ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'' adds the [=PPC-X=]. Essentially a [=PPC=]-flavored [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]], a single shot is capable of stripping most of the armor off of even heavy and assault mechs at surprising distances. This would already be very strong, but what sends it into GameBreaker territory is the fact that it has around twice the rate of fire and half the heat generation of a normal [=PPC=]. Light and medium mechs mounting at least one are more than capable of punching well above their weight, and a heavy or assault mech mounting two or three is nearly unstoppable anywhere inside 400 meters.

*** The ''Solaris Showdown'' [=DLC=] in 5 turns Crusaders into this. While they aren't any more common than other enemy mechs in the regular game, they are disproportionately common in any Arena match that allows Heavy mechs. The armament on most variants is nothing to write home about, but all of them have a disproportionate amount of frontal armor that makes them very difficult to take down if you can't get a good flanking position, [[GangUpOnTheHuman something that's very difficult to do unless you have a coordinated co-op partner]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Some ''[=MechWarrior=] 5'' players found that the main campaign stretches disbelief, in that a single mercenary unit could [[spoiler:fight directly against [=ComStar=], controllers of the galactic communications network and a faction that even the great Successor States tread carefully around,]] without any apparent consequences. The subsequent ''Rise of the Dragon'' DLC reveals that a certain [[spoiler:Anastasius Focht]] has in fact been keeping a careful eye on your outfit and implicitly shielding you from repercussions because his faction might have need of your talents -- something which you learn when said faction reaches out to make AnOfferYouCantRefuse to kick off the DLC's plot.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Some ''[=MechWarrior=] 5'' players found that the main campaign stretches disbelief, in that a single mercenary unit could [[spoiler:fight directly against [=ComStar=], controllers of the galactic communications network and a faction that even the great Successor States tread carefully around,]] without any apparent consequences. The subsequent ''Rise of the Dragon'' DLC reveals that a certain [[spoiler:Anastasius Focht]] has in fact been keeping a careful eye on your outfit and implicitly shielding you from repercussions because his faction might have need of your talents -- something which you learn when said faction reaches out to make AnOfferYouCantRefuse to kick off the DLC's plot.

* ArtificialStupidity: In MW5, enemy mechs operate on a fairly simple script: if a target, in their line of sight, is doing damage, they focus 100% on that. If your NPC buddies have the attention of the Op For, the human player (with guns silent) can then run right past the opposing mechs, and murder them one by one via backstabbing, without attracting any fire whatsoever. With a bit of care, it is possible to pilot one light mech through all three parts of a multi-mission contract.

* AdaptationDisplacement: At this point, ''[=MechWarrior=]'' is a much more recognizable name than ''TabletopGame/BattleTech''. Case in point, ''[=MechWarrior=]: Tactics'' was given the [=MechWarrior=] title rather than the [=BattleTech=] title, despite being closer to the original board game than the main [=MechWarrior=] games. This has a lot to do with the fact that gamers are more likely to recognize [=MechWarrior=] than [=BattleTech=].

* TierInducedScrappy: The Mad Cat B in ''Living Legends'', which is a min-maxer's wet dream. The Shiva E (Jet fighter with a bunch of giant shotguns on it) falls into this as well, often being outright banned from scrims, since if often ends up killing the entire enemy team, single handed. Or the team just fields as many of them as they possibly can. The most effective counter to a Shiva E? Another Shiva E. The Shiva E was [[{{Nerf}} gimped]] in the final update, though the (more expensive) Shiva mounting twin Heavy Gauss Rifles remained until 0.8.0 came out, three years later.

* ArtificialStupidity: In MW5, enemy mechs operate on a fairly simple script: if a target, in their line of sight, is doing damage, they focus 100% on that. If your NPC buddies have the attention of the OpFor, the human player (with guns silent) can then run right past the opposing mechs, and murder them one by one via backstabbing, without attracting any fire whatsoever. With a bit of care, it is possible to pilot one light mech through all three parts of a multi-mission contract.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Tweaking the ''Mechwarrior Online'' premium consumables to be better balanced with the in-game credit consumables.
** Also apparently getting full control of game direction from breaking off from Infinite Games Publishing influence has also been seen has been helping a lot in light of the handling of Tactics that led to Infinite Games Publishing closing its doors and most likely killing off that game.

*** ''[=MW5=]'' is quite partial to the Urbanmech, with one guaranteed to be found defending every firebase you come across, along with everything else that happened to spawn there. While sensible, as this is exactly what the Urbie is best at, their robust armor for their size means that while they won't last long overall, they'll endure long enough to get at least a couple shots in with their remarkably potent [=AC-10=]. Even a few encounters in a mission will rapidly drive up your repair costs, and God help you if they target your lancemates, who will happily get components blown off by the angry little trashcans with alarming speed.

* HilariousInHindsight: Depending on which Clan you select in ''Mechwarrior 2'', either campaign ends with their Clan Wolf or Clan Jade Falcon standing on the Moon where their warriors look up at Terra. At the time both endings were non-canon since neither Clan had conquered Terra during that time frame. However, the events of the ilClan story arc ended with Clan Wolf taking control of Terra thus changing their ending into a CallForward.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Fans of the changes ''Living Legends'' made to the ''Mechwarrior'' formula weren't pleased with ''Mechwarrior Online'''s overall gameplay, which wasn't far off from ''Mechwarrior 4'''s.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Fans of the changes ''Living Legends'' made to the ''Mechwarrior'' formula weren't pleased with ''Mechwarrior Online''s overall gameplay, which wasn't far off from ''Mechwarrior 4''s.