I am pplaying on a laptop with no mouse just a touch pad

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Assumimg that you started playing Mech Arena on a mobile device before moving on to a laptop, did you notice a major improvement in the gameplay? Is reaction time better or worse? Would you recommend playing Mech Arena on a laptop?

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I switched from phone to mostly laptop (with mouse) a while ago. I definitely face connection issues on PC more frequently, but the playing experience is much better for two reasons - bigger screen and reduced multitasking of fingers. Being able to move, turn and fire independently is a huge advantage on PC.

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What you said is reason enough for me to seriously consider switching to a laptop.

By "connection issues on (your) PC", do you mean lagging? If so, how long do the lagging episodes last? I mean, are they just short annoying pauses, or do they last long enough that you are unable to operate your mech to the point that the opposing team gets the upper hand?

I really appreciate your input, and I'm sure that it also helps players in the community who are interested in playing Mech Arena on their laptop. 

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No probs :-).

Usually it's broken connections, meaning I'm completely locked out, and it typically lasts a few seconds. But it's not so frequent that it makes me rage quit the game :-). Even if I lose a match because of it, the pros still outweigh the cons. (Not to mention that similar issues happen on mobile, although seemingly less frequently.)

My sense (unconfirmed) of how badly it affects a game is that it depends on whether you're facing only bots or also humans. With bots you lose time, but it resets the field to some extent, which is a good thing and to Plarium's credit. So, e.g. if I am on the verge of killing a bot and the game halts, when it starts again my weapon is back to its original state (rounds restored) and the bot is back to its original health and I can try again. 

So, overall, it's infrequent enough and sometimes even recoverable.

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That certainly is a ringing endorsement for playing Mech Arena on PC. You just convinced my friend (me😂) to switch.

Good hunting out there!

I play on a PC and agree with everything said. 

Little back story. I originally found out about this game through the MoneyLion app. It popped up in their game section where you can get paid to play games and hit certain milestones, and it was on a double bucks promotion. It was going ok at first on my phone, but not the fastest. I decided to look it up on the PC, and saw I could get it that way. It was so much easier using the mouse and keyboard, and my old eyes could see everything so much better. So it helped me hit all the milsestones and I got about $100 from it. Would have hit it playing on the phone.

I would have posted this earlier, but I was banned for supposed "spam" on the forums. So hopefully this goes through.

Thank you for the reply 😁

Totally relatable back story! I found this game while playing Wordscapes on my iPhone. But playing Mech Arena was causing eye strain, so I got a 3rd gen iPad. I was happy with it until a fellow player suggested (in this forum) to try it on a PC, so here we all are. I installed it this morning, and it was like discovering new limbs and learning how to use them!

By the way, I already got banned twice myself, and it's no big deal. We just gotta stay chill around each other.

Thanks again, everyone!