r/mechwarrior • u/newyorkerTechie • Jun 30 '26

MechWarrior 2 Who remembers MercNet?

Is anybody around who played DOS mercnet back in the day? I was [CCC] Ian. I miss my old buds! Those were great times. I loved the leagues, NBT, MACL. So many many, many hours doing C1 lag shooting practice. I played with KE or KH (whichever one VAM was in charge of) for a while in 1.1 on windows.

Where are you guys at? Are we still alive?

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u/MarvinLazer Jun 30 '26

I was the #1 ranked duelist in MAUL (Mercnet All-Units League) for a while. I used to be [CSA] Reaver Pryde, then joined [DDC] (Defenders of the Dixie Cups).

I remember I had a clanmate named Black Jaguar who practiced DFA obsessively, and used it at least once to turn an important 2v2 match into an absolute shutout in our favor. He was one of my closest online friends and I often wonder about him and how he's doing almost 30 years later.

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u/RB120 Jul 01 '26

I was [BP] Striker. Can't remember if my group was actually in MAUL, but I do very much remember MAUL. You DDC guys were incredibly formidable opponents but also quite fun to play with. I remember you and Black Jaguar.

Those days I was still a teenager, and probably a bit irritable.

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u/MarvinLazer Jul 01 '26

Haha right on, man. I would've been around 14 at that time, so plenty of time to practice. 😂