Incoming Missile Podcast

Get prepping folks! We're bringing you a special DOOMSDAY episode, recorded deep within the Incoming Missile bunker.  Sad but true: one day the MWO Apocalypse will come, the last match will end, the Rotatoes will spin no more, and the servers will go dark.    In today’s episode we’re gonna be looking at how far off that day may be, and how it might play out when it does eventually happen. Then we’re gonna wrap up the episode with some conjecture about what future there is for the franchise, in particular the possibility of a MechWarrior Online 2.

Anyone remember what last years World Championship was like? In this episode, the Incoming Missile crew are re-releasing our post MechCon 2018 discussion with Krasnopesky, a participant in the finals and current co-organizer of this years upcoming tournament. Be sure to head along to the MWO Comp Discord for all the announcements relating to the tournament, including when the competition windows are, specifically organized Fight Nights so you’ll always have someone to play, when the invitational tournaments are being held for those teams involved in that qualification path, and of course how you can become involved or join a team and play!  MWO Comp Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxM5hC Remember you can also support the tournament itself by heading to Matcherino and stumping up some cash for prize money and scoring yourself some sweet rewards as well. Pledge your support here: https://matcherino.com/t/mwcs-19 Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:        Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/incomingmissi... If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

Kia ora mechfans, you favourite Kiwi podcasters are back and in Episode 23, Capn Cat and Cozened Indigo finally break their silence on PGI's recent announcement that they have taken an exclusivity deal with Epic Games, and MW5 will only be available via the Epic Games Store when it launches in Dec-19. That's right, we're branching away from MWO in this episode and trying to have a reasoned discussion on this decision by looking at the facts and considering both a pessimistic and optimistic view of what we know. You've probably heard alot of outrage, so we're putting our mellow Kiwi accents to good use and lowering the temperature a little so we can tackle question like whether PGI acted in bad faith, whether the EGS is a good thing or not, whether the deal is a cash over community move and whether PGI are doing whats best for the game or not. Listen in on our takes and tell us whether you agree or not! Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:        Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/incomingmissi... If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

ISC is well in the lostech rear view camera now - This time we're joined by tournament organisers Calon Farstar & Notbob - to discuss what worked, what could have been better, and what we could see in the future for the 6v6 Inner Sphere Coalition.  We also drill down into the mechanics of tournament rules, and how they influence the gameplay we see in the field.  As mentioned in the pod - here's the link to the tournament data pack by our resident sheethead Cozened Indigo https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=43A1812F1E9FFA90!123&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!AEt9HVCbcp-22O8 As always a big thank you to our patrons, Dan N, Ryan Craig, Jondoeiowa, MWO Comp, Jacob Sawyer, Shaky Snake, Brios, Chilgapsan, Knight of the Day, Robin M and Nikoro Doomguard. Your support is fantastic. Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:         Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP  If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

Well competitive Mechwarrior Online keeps marching forward and today we’re shifting the Incoming Missile reticle to the MWO Summer Grand Prix. We’ve had the Martial Olympiad Reborn and the Inner Sphere Coalition, and as we build towards the World Champs this year, we’re now looking at a 6v6 tournament, brought to us by the awesome guys at 228th IBR.  In today's episode we talk with tournament organizer OblivionSK, who gives us the low down on the format of the tournament, some of the unique rules and innovations that they are trialling in the tournament, what metas and strats we might see in the tournament, and talks about the place the Grand Prix has in the wider competitive MWO league. The tournament begins shortly so sign up here: https://challonge.com/MWOGP Check out the tournament rules here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/195obU32-MzT0SXQVvm8Cqv5JiUcG1Hfsf82omLwE3QM Follow the action by joining both the Summer Grand Prix Discord:  https://discord.gg/6UDtMZh and the MWO Comp Discord: https://discord.gg/AXEEPEH As always, a BIG thank you to the Incoming Missile patrons, Dan N, Ryan Craig, Jondoeiowa, MWO Comp, Jacob Sawyer, Shaky Snake, Brios, Chilgapsan, Knight of the Day, Nikoro Doomguard, and our newest patron, Robin Merkley.  Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:         Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP  If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

Its another comp-related episode and this time Cozened Indigo is taking a look at the Inner Sphere Coalition a 6v6 , the inner sphere only tournament where teams played 5 drops against each other, with a tonnage limit of 325 tonnes. 33 teams competed, with EMP taking the honours, so its a perfect time to look back at how each of the 33 teams performed, some stand-out pilots, some patterns around mechs and strats, and to talk about what the key takeaways from the tournament are. If you need to skip ahead, here are the relevant time stamps: Preamble: 00:20, Teams: 04:34, Pilots: 30:55, Mechs and Strats: 35:25, Takeaways: 41:35 Also a note that all the information and numbers that are used in today's episode are available via the ISC Stat Pack, which is a tool for everyone to use to check out the performance of the teams during the tournament, so if that interests you, check out the following link: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ApD6nx4vgaFDe0t9H...   As always, a BIG thank you to the Incoming Missile patrons, Dan N, Ryan Craig, Jondoeiowa, MWO Comp, Jacob Sawyer, Shaky Snake, Brios, Chilgapsan, Knight of the Day, Nikoro Doomguard, and our newest patron, Robin Merkley. Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:         Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP         If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

Are there things that players do in a game that just piss you off? Someone shoot your back or call you out over VOIP? We call these things d*ck moves and in Episode 19, the Incoming Missile Dropship is inbound and we've got a list of different in-game d*ck moves that piss off us! Now to help us get salty, we're joined by top tier Patron Nikoro Doomguard, who loaded his own list of d*ck moves on to the dropship. Have a listen and see whether you agree with our list and be sure to tell us about the d*ck moves that annoy the hell out of you in the comments below. And remember IMPfans, be bro, don't be a d*ck... As always, a BIG thank you to our patrons, Ryan Craig, Jondoeiowa, BrioS, Shaky Snake, Jacob Sawyer, Dan N, Knight of the Day, Chilgapsan Water Deer, MWO Comp and Nikoro Doomguard - your support helps us produce this content.   Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:    Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/incomingmissi... If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

If you didn't watch the Dev Update with Russ Bullock, featured on the NGNG channels, then we suggest you do that now, cause in todays episode we are joined by Twitch streamer and community mainstay, Bear Claw, to discuss our thoughts on the announcements made in the update. We address the general points to come out of the update - Faction Play, Mechpacks and MWOWC/Mechcon and discuss the implications of a potentially new monetization strategy and the future of the game. Hear our thoughts, and tell us yours via the comments section, Twitter or an email.  Also tune in to Bear Claw and discuss the topic with him at:  https://www.twitch.tv/bear_cl4w  As always, a BIG thank you to our patrons, Jondoeiowa, BrioS, Shaky Snake, Jacob Sawyer, Dan N, Chilgapsan Water Deer and MWO Comp - your support helps us produce this content.   Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:        Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/incomingmissilepodcast If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

Its another comp-related episode and this time Cozened Indigo is taking a look at the Inner Sphere Coalition a 6v6 , inner sphere only tournament, where teams play 5 drops against each other, with a tonnage limit of 325 tonnes. There are 33 teams battling each other in a Swiss style format and we are currently 3 rounds in to the tournament.  Which is the perfect time to have a look at how those teams are going, what pilots are shining under the light of competition and what mechs we are seeing used. Its also the perfect time to consider the key takeaways from this competition and what they might mean for MWOWC 19 and comp in general. We are also planning on doing a post-competition review of the tournament, so some of the aspects, such as the structure, the format, the maps and strats etc, we’ll leave until after its wrapped up. Hopefully we’ll be joined by Notbob and Calon again and they can reflect on some of those things from the perspective of the tournament organizers.   Also a note that all the information and numbers that are used in today's episode are available via the ISC Stat Pack, which is a tool for everyone to use to check out the performance of the teams during the tournament, so if that interests you, check out the following link: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ApD6nx4vgaFDe0t9HVCbcp-22O8 As always, a BIG thank you to our patrons, Live1991, Dan N, Jondoeiowa, BrioS, Shaky Snake, Chilgapsan and Jacob Sawyer - your support helps us produce this content.   Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:        Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP       If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

The mechbro's are back! And in this episode, Capn Cat and Cozened Indigo are bringing you a Captain Julius Adams Guide to Faction Play, which means that its a really basic look at what to expect when you engage in Faction Play.  Its a game mode that is pretty relevant at the moment, with some pretty interesting changes, so this episode is the first in a series of episodes where to look at some of the aspects of the game, and give you a Captain Adams take on it!  Remember, we're putting together our Drop Deck Recipe Book, so if you would like to contribute, and have a kick ass drop deck you want to share, contact Capn Cat via Discord. So get your drop decks ready, don't reinforce and let's take down some O-Gens! As always, a BIG thank you to our patrons, Live1991, Dan N, Jon, BrioS, Shaky Snake, Chilgapsan and Jacob Sawyer - your support helps us produce this content. Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:  Youtube- https://youtube.com/incomingmissilepodcast     Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP     If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

Well the Martial Olympiad Reborn is officially over and congratulations to NA Division B winners White Knight Legion. In the second of our review episodes we look now at the top performing pilots across the tournaments divisions as well as a look at the mech variety and mech usage across the seven rounds. We also talk about the playstyles and strats we saw and discuss what this might mean for the current state of meta. LIsten up and see whether you agree! MOR has finished, but competitive MWO continues with the Inner Sphere Coalition!  SIGN UP: https://the-aces.enjin.com/ischome  RULES: https://the-aces.enjin.com/iscrules  BRACKET: https://challonge.com/ISC_2  TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues    If you don't have time to get a team in - remember you can still join an existing teams roster - one way to do that is to head over to the ISC or MWOComp Discord and drop your name in the looking for team channels!    MWOC DISCORD: https://discord.gg/6wxM5hC  ISC DISCORD: https://discord.gg/7DtsXfX    Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:               TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP                  If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through  PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

The Martial Olympiad is barely finished and we’re already gearing up for a new tournament - phew! In this episode we talk to Calon Farstar and Not Bob of Aces Wild, organisers of the Inner Sphere Coalition. We cover the rules, including the Swiss System they’re using, as well as asking them to make a few predictions about what we might see.  Sign Up: https://the-aces.enjin.com/ischome Rules: https://the-aces.enjin.com/iscrules Bracket: https://challonge.com/ISC_2 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues  If you don't have time to get a team in - remember you can still join an existing teams roster - one way to do that is to head over to the ISC or MWOComp Discord and drop your name in the looking for team channels!  MWOC Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxM5hC ISC Discord: https://discord.gg/7DtsXfX  Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:             Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP                If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

Well the Martial Olympiad Reborn is all but over, with just one game to play, but we're not waiting around to begin our look back on the tournament! In this episode we look briefly at each of the 32 teams who participated and look at where they finished, how they performed, their top pilot and the high and low points in the tournament! How did your team rate? Listen in and see if you agree! Remember to get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!           MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com       Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC       Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...       Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues             Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:             Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP               If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

The final round is here and the Martial Olympiad Reborn has been a hard fought battle between some amazing teams! We had two more division winners decided, so a big congratulations to DSAG Command Cluster in taking NA Div C and to the mighty EmpreayL for their dominant win of NA Div A. Only two more divisions need a winner and this final round will see victors crowned in EU Div A and NA Div B and we discuss the various requirements for each of teams who are still in the hunt to take their respective divisions.  Our feature game this week was the important match in the complex picture of NA Div B between 228th Death From Above and White Knight Legion. Remember to get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!         MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com      Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC      Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...      Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues           Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:            Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP             If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

The end is nigh and the fate of two divisions have been decided!!! In this update we run through another influential round and discuss the implications of Round 6, where we'll see more winners crowned and the fate of NA Div B will become clearer. Our feature game this week was the crucial match in EU Div B between Furia and I Hate My Team. Remember to get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!       MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com     Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC     Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...     Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues         Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:         Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP          If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

Welcome to another in our 'Target Locks' series and this time we've got line of sight and a low trajectory arc on variety streamer, cosplay enthusiast, and aspiring pin up model Ashlyn Black. She’s relatively new to streaming and new to the MWO experience but is quickly making a name for herself as a vivacious host and producer of content. We’re chatting with Ash today about what brought her to streaming and what goes in to her content creation. We also chat about what lead her to the MWO universe and her thoughts on how it compares to other communities she’s been a part of. We also talk at length about the new player experience in MWO and what it’s like for her learning the game. Entry into the game is something that a lot of the player base worry about, particularly concerning growing the game, so Ash gives us a really interesting perspective from someone going through the Tiers at the moment.  Be sure to check her out at: https://www.twitch.tv/ashlyn_black Follow us on the following platforms so you don't miss out on any updates: Twitter - https://twitter.com/IncomingP  Listen via your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/incoming-missile-a-... If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

Hold on to your cockpits Mechwarriors cause the Marital Olympiad Reborn is getting SPICY!!! In this update we run through a particularly influential Round 4 and discuss the implications of Round 5, where we'll see winners crowned in no less than three different divisions! Our feature game this week was the extremely important match in NA Div C between Dropship 4 and DSAG Command Cluster. Caw caw BOOM! said the streakcrow. Remember to get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!       MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com    Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues       Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:         Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP         If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

Bonus content! Yep, more Martial Olympiad Reborn content coming at you and this time I'm joined by cBiscuit, team leader of 228th Death From Above, shoutcaster and competitor! Give more than 50% of matches have now been played, we chat about some of the things we've seen so far, and give our thoughts on how the tournament is faring. Get some!       MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com    Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues       Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:        Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP        If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635 

We come to the fourth round of the Martial Olympiad Reborn and in this update we run through all of the action that’s happened or is going to happen and keeping you up to date on what’s happening in the tournament.  In this update, we discuss the action in Round 3, the current standing and the upcoming matches in Round 4. Our feature game this week is a NA Div D battle between Aces Wild Black Aces and 228th Death From Below.  So get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!      MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com   Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues      Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:       Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP        If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635

The Martial Olympiad Reborn tournament has been running for two weeks now and this is the third weekly update where we run through all of the action that’s happened or is going to happen and keeping you up to date on what’s happening in the tournament.  In this update, we discuss the action in Round 2, the current standing and the upcoming matches in Round 3. Our feature game this week is a NA Div B battle between MS Crabpeople and Clan Crossfire (CXF).  So get involved in comp, register for the Martial Olympiad Reborn and bring unending glory to yourself and your unit!     MWO Comp Website: https://www.mwocomp.com   Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/6wxM5hC   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRj...   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mwoleagues     Remember it’s all about conversation, so keep talking and keep listening and be sure to provide your feedback and comments to us below, or one of the other platforms:      Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/IncomingP      If you enjoy our content, please consider sponsoring us through Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=12567635