Now that private matchmaking has been firmly bolted in place, MechWarrior Online's first official competitive event is set to launch Sunday. It's been dubbed Tournament Series: First Engagement and will to pit 12-man teams against each other across a variety of maps and game modes leading to the finals on May 30.
MWO has long had a compelling spectator experience. With no respawn to fall back on, each encounter—and each decision—carries a lot of weight. Spectators, because of the UI available in the cockpit, get to see just how good a pilot is at map control, heat management, and weapon choice. And because mechs take damage in a modular way and don't regenerate or repair themselves, great last-man-standing events happen all the time. Getting to see an over-matched, one-armed light mech pilot use tactics and speed to out-maneuver an opposing team in a game of conquest can be pure pleasure, if you're rooting for her of course.
You can check out the full list of competing teams as well as keep up with their progress through the bracket here . For more on MWO be sure to check our review .
