Hows it goin? Just registered to this site in hopes of finding answers to the rumors of Mechassault becoming an Xbox Original for download on the 360. I would love to see the community back up and running to such a great game on the Original Xbox. Any information on these rumors is highly appreciated.

Thanks

First off welcome to the site Loki...(love the name btw.  I wish I took it first to be honest)

Rumors are always suspect.  In fact I always feel a little dirty when I pass one on.  But you asked and I hate to leave your question unanswered.  Some people had mentioned that a year agp a version of MechAssault® had been submitted to product testing for release as an xbox original.  However, it failed certification.  

I don't think xbox originals has been too successful as a business enterprise anyway, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see Microsoft devote less resources to the project.

Some of us have taken matters into our own hands.  With the price of used xbox's currently at $50 (less than the price of a xbox 360 new release retail game) we've been picking up them up.  I bought two of them and I've gotten more bang for my entertainment buck playing in our MechAssault® Game Nights than any other money spent on other games in the last year.

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Sounds like things aren't looking good then, is the community pretty active on the original xbox? or is it mostly clan matches and preplanned games? because if i did buy an original xbox i would like to just be able to pop on and play without any hassle

First off, clan matches? No, there really isn't enough players on to be divided into separate clans any more.  Which has eliminated a lot of the drama.

For the most part, I've done my best to raise the activity on the game, but in the end we usually have about 15 to 20 people on typically on Friday nights.  That's not much and it is difficult to convince you to drop $50 on a used console for a game that doesn't have too many players.  However, I can tell you we've had players playing each week for over a year now, so from a longevity standpoint the people who bought the used consoles and played many weeks with us got their entertainment bang-for-their-buck.

Awhile ago, we managed to get nearly 60 people on in one night. But, that took hundreds of emails and individual xbox live messages.  We've developed a dedicated area here on the forum in the community events section listing each game night.  Don't be mistaken, these are informal games, and anyone can play.  (Of coarse, we can't control for other hosts that are on that wish to restrict who enters their rooms; however, we also try to have someone on who is hosting friendly come-one-come all rooms as well).  Here is the link for the community events:

Community Events

Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the latest upcoming Game Nights for MechAssault® and MechAssault® 2.

Click on it the forum topic and you can see who officially signed up as being there for the night.  The frustrating thing is that for a year now I've asked people to sign up on that section, in order to let people like you know there will be players on, and therefore justify the expense of picking up a used xbox.  However, they are members of this site, but they refuse to click on the stupid buttons at the top of the page. (Even though with my admin capabilities I can see that they have viewed the topic and they'll be their on Friday night. )  I hate to really go on a rant here, but it makes my job of convincing anyone to spend $50 to play a game a heck of alot more difficult.

Also, to I must stress that a certain group of players have committed to being on several nights a week.  If you're interested, you can drop a private message to xxxI RUNZ YAxxx, he's on there alot, and he has the phone numbers of a group of players so he can spontaneously get a room going real quick.

Well, I hope this helps in your decision.

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Welcome aboard!

The community here's small, but dedicated.  I don't have an original and so stick to MA2, but I second C6's motion...from about 8pm on EST on Friday nights there are people playing, and during the week you'll also find a pick-up game here or there.

Don't forget you'll also always find a room or two going on anytime in MA2.

Great to have you here!

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Hey there Loki. I agree with c6 about your name. The most underated mech in the game, thats why I like it, LOL.