MechWarrior Online: Previewing the Reboot

Back in the early '90s, I'd discovered table-top Battletech and the world of imagination it opened. At that moment, I loved the game, but then in 1995 I'd been playing the first Mechwarrior game for about a year when MechWarrior 2 entered the field. MW2 changed me from being a guy who really enjoyed something to being a guy who was a life-long fan.

Rumors of Piranha Games rebooting the franchise with Mechwarrior Online was like waiving a beer in front of a Twelve-Stepper. I thought I was off this stuff. Was I wrong?