Recent Updates & Info

Hey Mech Pilots,

We've made some recent changes in terms of pricing and balancing which you may have noticed:

Upgrade Improvements
- We've made some major improvements to many of the Upgrades to balance some of the other Upgrades that weren't as good.

Credit Bundles- We've increased the amount of Credits you will receive per Credit Bundle.  They are now 1000:1 Credit to Orbs.  The change was made when Mech Battle Arena was introduced (there was a text error that still had the old values for the first few days, but all purchases gave the increased Credit value)

Bonus XP & Credits
- Bonus XP and Bonus Credits now give an additional 2X more XP and Credits during the time duration they're active

Regarding Friendly Fire in Team Deathmatch:
1. Explosion Damage (Rockets, Mines, Grenade Launcher) hurts everyone, including yourself.  Explosion Damage causes an area of effect damage so this should be taken in consideration when firing (ex. at point blank range, etc.).  Mines are not triggered by Teammates, but when they do explode, they hurt everyone within range.

2. EMP Pinch also drains everyone's Shields, including Electromags so it only makes sense for all teammates to be affected by it.

3. For Computer Virus (silence), Radar Jammer, and Weapon Jammer, we are evaluating these abilities and the Team gameplay mechanics and may release an update which makes teammates immune to their own team's ability in the future.

For any questions or issues, please send an email to our support line at support@mobulagames.com and we'll be happy to help you out.

Introducing Mech Battle Arena

Did we say 12/12?  Well, you're in luck!  The Update is now LIVE!
The time has finally come...

This update is so big that we can't even call it the same name anymore!  

We've worked very closely with a publishing partner, Glu in bringing this "new game" to you! We have officially changed the name of the game from iMech Online to Mech Battle Arena! 

Here's a summary of what's new!

Guild System is LIVE

• New Guild system with a maximum of 25 members per Guild
• Guild Leaders can promote up to five (5) Officers that have additional permissions (set by Leader)
• Guild Leaders and Officers can purchase Guild Bonuses which give 24-hour boosts to all guild members

New Team Deathmatch Game Mode

• Players can either solo queue or join as a group/team into a Team Deathmatch game where there is no Friendly Fire
• Team Deathmatch games are still 5 minutes in duration
• Team Deathmatch games affect a new rating system, the Team Rating

LIVE Chat

• General Chat is now available in the Menus within Community and guild members will be defaulted to their own Guild Chat.  Players can switch chat rooms by the List button to the left of the Community Menu.
• Players can create their own chat rooms from the New Chat button at the left of the Community Menu.  Once players are in the same chatroom, they can invite other people in their room to join a Team Deathmatch game as a group.
• At the Game Summary, all members of the completed match will be put into a chat room

Group Join

• Players in the same chat (excluding General Chat) can join as a Group or Team in Team Deathmatch – the Inviter can invite up to 3 additional players to join together

Single-Use Modifiers

• Players can now purchase Modifiers before each match to help compete on the battlefield

Upgrade Enhancer

• The upgrade enhancer can be access from the Upgrades Menu and allows a player to permanently enhance their Upgrade item to the next level, which gives a multiplier to the existing upgrade stats

Gameplay

• Radar now shows friendly players as green dots
• Mines and Pickups now appear on the radar if you have Advanced Sensors in the Tech Tree

Mech Balances

• Legionnaris' ability, Shield Overload can now be used even when he is out of Shields
• Shield Overload duration has been reduced to 5 seconds
• Chester's ability, Anti-matter Thrusters can also now be used even when he is out of Shields
• The cooldown for Aegis' ability, Reinforced Shields has been increased

Weapon Balances

• Reduced the damage done by Corrosive Gas
• Reduced the HULL damage done by Flak Cannon
• Redesigned Photon Array so that it's more effective in battle
• Fixed a bug with Disruptors
• Many new weapons to be available soon including the Grenade Launcher available NOW!

Multiplayer Maps

• New maps!
• Industrial City (Free For All only), 
• Metalworks (Team Deathmatch only)

Mission Mode

• New and upgraded Tutorial
• 8 single-player mission are available to test your skill against AI bots

Practice Mode

• Practice/Survival Mode is available to practice new maneuvers or just survive

Account Linking/Recover

• Players can now Link and Recover their account so that they can switch between different devices and retain the same account

Menus

• Added Menu Transitions
• Redesigned Game Summary Menu which includes post-game chat

Language Support

• Mech Battle Arena is now fully localized in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian

Recovering Your Account Instructions

Hey Mech Pilots!

When the new update goes live, you will need to download the new app and when you login, you'll be considered a brand new user.  You'll need to recover your iMech Online account in the new game in order to get your account back in the new app.

Here are the steps in order to recover your account:

Options is now at the top Profile Bar in the menus.

Go to Options.  Within Options, you'll see a new button called LINK ACCOUNT and RECOVER ACCOUNT.  Go to RECOVER ACCOUNT.

WITHIN RECOVER ACCOUNT, there will be three (3) options.  Go to RECOVER IMECH ACCOUNT.

Now, you'll see a bunch of fields.  You will need to input your CODE1 and CODE2 which you received within iMech Online.  On the day of the update, we will display your CODE1 and CODE2 numbers.  Be sure to write them down correctly, they will be very long.  Then you will need to enter in your e-mail address and a new password to automatically link your account to your email address.

In the future, you can recover this same account on other devices by choosing RECOVER VIA E-MAIL with this new email address and password that you enter here.

For those of you that connect to iMech Online by Facebook Connect, as long as you're connected to the same Facebook account that you originally used on your device, you can simply select the RECOVER VIA FB option.

If anything goes wrong during this process, please be sure to email support@mobulagames.com and we will try to help you recover your account.

Balance Changes in Update for Legionnaris

Shield Overload will no longer have the shield energy requirement as of the upcoming update. This means that even when Legionnaris's shields are down, it will be able to cast Shield Overload.

Attention Pilots... We Have A Date!

Hey Mech Pilots!

I know that you all have been very eager to know when the new update will be out.  We officially have a date!  In just around 2 weeks - December 12th!

Those playing on iOS (Apple) devices will need to download a new app which will be available on that day.

For those on Android (OUYA, Amazon), the same app should update, but you will be required to download the new update.

With all the major updates expected, we've been making adjustments to the game servers on a regular basis so there may be intermittent down-times, but we'll try to keep it at a minimum.

A taste of things to come...

Thank you all for being patient as we've been working day and night on the new updates.  Part of this major update includes multiple new maps.  Here's one of our favorites - Industrial Arena

iMech Online Update and New Features

Hey Mech Pilots!  

In case you haven't noticed be sure to check out our active Leaderboards in-game where you can see not only the Top 50, but also where you stand amongst all the players in the world!  In addition, for all you international players, our game is now translated in French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Italian!

We know it's been a while since the game's gotten a major update, but that's cause we're working on a huge update! Our biggest yet!

Soon, you can expect to see different kinds of gameplay matches, a way to interact with other players, additional unique weapons and of course more mechs!  

These major updates take time so we've shifted our priority to complete these big features and you'll be seeing them very soon!

In addition, we've been working on the Rating issue where players get -25 rating when there's very few players in the game or if the game ends early.  We've made some adjustments and improvements already and will continue to do so since we know it's not perfect yet.  Thanks for being patient with us regardless and hope that we can continue to provide a great mech battle experience.

Updated Leaderboards: Top 100 World Rankings

Hey Mech Pilots! Here are the updated current Top 100 Rankings in the World* for iMech Online (as of 8/4/2013):

Rank	Callsign	Level	Rating
1	GRUDGENAUT	30	4,519
2	MADSCIENTIST	30	3,231
3	ALPHA	22	2,958
4	SIRSWASH	27	2,848
5	PILOT07784	30	2,756
6	MIKE_LITORUS	27	2,745
7	TOM0000009	13	2,727
8	ARCHID	21	2,691
9	FIREFOX	30	2,656
10	MALICIOUS	14	2,556
11	PREDIGER76	28	2,555
12	BETSY	25	2,523
13	PPHBOSS	30	2,519
14	STRESSOR	24	2,492
15	SNAKE	16	2,376
16	BDEBOW	18	2,321
17	WYRM42	25	2,275
18	HUNGLO90	16	2,273
19	DRAID	22	2,247
20	XZANOS	16	2,241
21	ERIC	21	2,199
22	SUBJECT44022	27	2,177
23	BLASTY_D	21	2,173
24	MARCO	19	2,139
25	BARROTH	13	2,118
26	JOE	13	2,070
27	M3ANBONE	14	2,068
28	GRUDGEROLLER	9	2,000
29	JCRUTCHFIELD	14	1,936
30	FEIBS	27	1,876
31	PILOT53638	11	1,872
32	CRUTCH76	24	1,841
33	BLACKKNIGHT	23	1,782
34	MECHA28683	14	1,774
35	LUIGIMAN	12	1,772
36	ACE87239	8	1,768
37	IMPERATOR	12	1,767
38	ASCII87061	10	1,765
39	NOTORIOUS	22	1,726
40	BBBBB	22	1,719
41	DOGMA	12	1,680
42	HOUSTON	13	1,637
43	REDSKULL_88	16	1,604
44	WOLFINFIRE	16	1,582
45	KRISS	19	1,575
46	SUPERGEEK	7	1,568
47	BIGTED	13	1,562
48	SLAPSHOT	11	1,556
49	SPIRIT	8	1,548
50	BADANDY125	12	1,541
51	GUSTO	12	1,529
52	DEADGIVEAWAY	30	1,510
53	TEE	14	1,495
54	JJJ	20	1,474
55	KAFTAN	21	1,469
56	SWEETKILLER	12	1,457
57	JP	19	1,451
58	WAFLEMUNCHER	8	1,444
59	MURDERFACE98	8	1,429
60	HUMAN64619	7	1,407
61	ENDERLORD	13	1,403
62	KNIB	11	1,391
63	CERBERUS	19	1,388
64	HIGHTECHME	10	1,385
65	HUMAN76435	8	1,383
66	ASTOCKYLEMON	7	1,377
67	KILLAJORREL	18	1,369
68	HUMAN38118	14	1,349
69	NO_MERCY	7	1,348
70	TREDWARDS	11	1,348
71	JACOBI	11	1,348
72	KENNETH16622	17	1,343
73	MECHAFIGHT14	9	1,335
74	MOBULA	14	1,332
75	LORD	8	1,329
76	PRIME	27	1,327
77	PILOT31895	7	1,317
78	SEUR	8	1,309
79	MECHA79118	9	1,303
80	HEAVENLY	6	1,302
81	FANMAN	19	1,295
82	HOBO	7	1,293
83	JAKESTER	10	1,291
84	THORHAMMERD	5	1,283
85	SOMEKID	7	1,262
86	NUB38704	12	1,262
87	IPRO	8	1,260
88	SUPERMAN	5	1,259
89	ACE29393	8	1,252
90	URBANMETHID	10	1,229
91	HALOMASTER	10	1,226
92	ASCII12210	7	1,225
93	FACETHEMOO	6	1,219
94	LOOKSDREWISH	5	1,213
95	CHATTYNINJA	6	1,210
96	MECHA54688	5	1,199
97	BOSS	8	1,198
98	CYBERBOT	30	1,194
99	devi1fish	14	1,187
100	MECHZERO	7	1,183

* Active Users only as of the past 2 weeks.

Updated Leaderboards: Top 100 World Rankings

Hey Mech Pilots! Here are the updated current Top 100 Rankings in the World* for iMech Online (as of 7/14/2013):

Rank	Callsign	Level	Rating
1	JODESTER74	29	4,034
2	GRUDGENAUT	27	3,578
3	PAUL99	24	3,533
4	MIKE_LITORUS	26	3,110
5	SIRSWASH	24	3,091
6	PILOT07784	30	3,083
7	PPHBOSS	28	3,057
8	FIREFOX	30	2,656
9	PREDIGER76	26	2,517
10	DEATHTHE1ST	14	2,439
11	STRESSOR	22	2,411
12	ACE33057	19	2,398
13	MARCO	18	2,376
14	ARCHID	17	2,330
15	BETSY	23	2,324
16	DRAID	21	2,313
17	JOE	13	2,220
18	BDEBOW	16	2,182
19	BLACKKNIGHT	21	2,165
20	HUNGLO90	15	2,125
21	THISGUY	16	2,094
22	XZANOS	16	2,056
23	CRUTCH76	21	2,014
24	SNAKE	11	1,961
25	WYRM42	24	1,960
26	STRIKERCOOL7	14	1,951
27	SUBJECT44022	24	1,949
28	ERIC	20	1,925
29	JCRUTCHFIELD	13	1,923
30	FEIBS	25	1,884
31	MECHINATOR	14	1,881
32	BARROTH	10	1,817
33	MADMAX2069	13	1,791
34	MECHA28683	13	1,726
35	NEBULAEUS	14	1,708
36	DICKRICHARD	15	1,702
37	OSAMA	13	1,681
38	BLASTY_D	17	1,657
39	BBBBB	20	1,649
40	WOLFINFIRE	16	1,628
41	MEGABYTE	11	1,610
42	ALPHA	15	1,606
43	BIGTED	12	1,572
44	STONER_KING	6	1,571
45	PRIME	26	1,567
46	DEADGIVEAWAY	30	1,566
47	GUSTO	12	1,556
48	devi1fish	9	1,533
49	JJJ	19	1,532
50	DOGMA	12	1,525
51	SWEETKILLER	12	1,482
52	SLAPSHOT	10	1,452
53	KAFTAN	17	1,437
54	TEE	12	1,414
55	PILOT97632	6	1,405
56	MECHA16554	9	1,402
57	MECHA42363	13	1,402
58	MECHA79118	9	1,393
59	PROUDTOMECH	30	1,390
60	KRISS	14	1,374
61	R3KAHS	13	1,371
62	KILLAJORREL	18	1,368
63	JIIBUSS	9	1,363
64	CERBERUS	19	1,361
65	FAFAFOOEY	10	1,358
66	ZIRODRAGUS	8	1,351
67	REDSKULL_88	15	1,348
68	SJM	11	1,347
69	BLADESHARK11	9	1,344
70	2LEGIT	9	1,329
71	NUB38016	14	1,329
72	ASCII27280	6	1,310
73	MECH58300	8	1,299
74	NO0DELZ	7	1,296
75	SNOTROCKET	13	1,294
76	WAFLEMUNCHER	8	1,290
77	MURDERFACE98	6	1,287
78	NUB38704	11	1,281
79	ASCII80720	7	1,272
80	METALMONSTER	7	1,258
81	TREDWARDS	10	1,248
82	NICON	12	1,247
83	LIJOSU	13	1,244
84	RAPTOR2001	11	1,243
85	POWAD	9	1,218
86	SUBJECT79823	6	1,218
87	JAKEMAN769	10	1,216
88	RANDO	9	1,213
89	KENNETH16622	11	1,207
90	EXPERIMEX	5	1,206
91	HOTZONE	9	1,205
92	MEGASXLR	4	1,202
93	BOSS	8	1,198
94	GM1Y	11	1,197
95	IMOTEKH	4	1,175
96	VERAR007	6	1,171
97	HUMAN43330	4	1,166
98	AMAN	5	1,166
99	HUMAN09879	4	1,165
100	SUBJECT69931	13	1,160

* Active Users only as of the past 2 weeks.

Muthus, the Stalwart

The first battlemech designed and deployed by the Terran Union, Muthus effectively served the role of the main battle tank for the Terran Expeditionary Force in the Corp Wars.  Slow, strong, and deadly, Muthus did the dirty work, thriving in the heat and chaos of the field of battle.  With its decorated past and a modular design fit for mass production, Muthus is a favorite among both the pilots and the engineers of the iMech program on Omicron III.

Ability - Fortify: Muthus enters a defensive stance, rooting itself in place but greatly increasing both damage and defense.

Updated Leaderboards: Top 100 World Rankings

Hey Mech Pilots! Here are the updated current Top 100 Rankings in the World for iMech Online (as of 6/30/2013):

Rank	Callsign	Level	Rating
1	JODESTER74	28	3,457
2	SIRSWASH	23	3,173
3	FIREFOX	30	3,093
4	MIKE_LITORUS	24	3,030
5	PPHBOSS	24	2,854
6	PILOT07784	29	2,786
7	TOM0000009	13	2,727
8	ACE33057	19	2,423
9	ARCHID	15	2,346
10	GRUDGENAUT	22	2,312
11	MARCO	17	2,310
12	DRAID	20	2,309
13	JOE	13	2,220
14	PREDIGER76	25	2,203
15	BDEBOW	15	2,113
16	BETSY	21	2,112
17	THISGUY	16	2,069
18	XZANOS	16	2,056
19	ASCII17400	9	2,052
20	CRUTCH76	18	2,026
21	THEAARO	12	2,021
22	HUNGLO90	15	2,000
23	SNAKE	11	1,986
24	STRIKERCOOL7	14	1,940
25	FEIBS	23	1,935
26	JCRUTCHFIELD	10	1,910
27	MECHINATOR	14	1,881
28	STRESSOR	20	1,879
29	SUBJECT44022	21	1,873
30	DEADGIVEAWAY	29	1,863
31	WYRM42	22	1,831
32	BARROTH	9	1,828
33	LUIGIMAN	12	1,822
34	BLACKKNIGHT	18	1,802
35	OSAMA	13	1,756
36	PRIME	26	1,756
37	BBBBB	19	1,752
38	DICKRICHARD	14	1,698
39	JYOT	17	1,687
40	MADMAX2069	11	1,625
41	NEBULAEUS	13	1,569
42	MECHA28683	12	1,548
43	SUPERGEEK	7	1,545
44	ALPHA	11	1,510
45	ERIC	19	1,509
46	GUSTO	12	1,506
47	GID	9	1,505
48	JJJ	18	1,449
49	R3KAHS	13	1,442
50	PROFESSORK	12	1,421
51	MECHA42363	13	1,402
52	FAFAFOOEY	9	1,398
53	ASTOCKYLEMON	7	1,377
54	KILLAJORREL	18	1,373
55	SJM	11	1,372
56	SWEETKILLER	11	1,372
57	MECHA79118	9	1,370
58	HOBO	7	1,368
59	FUCKMIKE	7	1,352
60	MECH96622	6	1,343
61	NUB38016	13	1,340
62	IRISHSCOTT	6	1,314
63	LONEWOLF21	5	1,266
64	JP	18	1,263
65	TEE	11	1,246
66	HUMAN17344	8	1,243
67	CRUTCH1976	7	1,224
68	EXPERIMEX	5	1,222
69	2LEGIT	8	1,220
70	KILLILUMINAT	13	1,216
71	PILOT13891	9	1,201
72	BOSS	7	1,201
73	KAFTAN	14	1,197
74	ACE17391	5	1,171
75	T7JW	5	1,170
76	LEGOSPENCE	10	1,170
77	STONEDHEART	14	1,156
78	C0RDAWG	5	1,151
79	YAHOO	10	1,149
80	SLAPSHOT	7	1,148
81	HUMAN56521	4	1,148
82	LIJOSU	12	1,146
83	HELLBOUND	8	1,140
84	MECH49639	4	1,136
85	MECHA88136	6	1,135
86	SUBJECT33633	4	1,132
87	AQUA49584	11	1,122
88	MAX199792	10	1,119
89	COMY	6	1,115
90	MOBULA	11	1,112
91	CHAOX	4	1,112
92	ASCII38409	4	1,110
93	NO0DELZ	4	1,106
94	TREDWARDS	8	1,102
95	MECHA34497	4	1,100
96	RYU	4	1,096
97	TXARLY	3	1,095
98	CERBERUS	16	1,094
99	DEADEYE	5	1,092
100	LETS4PLAY	14	1,088

* Due to an ongoing investigations, rating of user PAUL99 has not been included in this rankings

We would also like to congratulate FIREFOX for being the first player to level 30!  Congrats FIREFOX!