This is not a something vs. something thread; this is a something vs. nothing thread and I can prove it.
Wing Commander takes place in the future and reflects the U.S. form of government. BattleTech takes place in the future and does not reflect the U.S. form of government. In BattleTech, there is no President, no Senate, no United Nations, no reference to any real world countries.
In Wing Commander, there's a vast variety of races -- caucasians, Lations, blacks, Asians. In BattleTech, there's only people descended from caucasians and Asians.
In Wing Commander, the player is encouraged to better himself/herself by increasing his/her rank. In BattleTech, the player is not encouraged to better himself/herself at all.
In Wing Commander, players are encouraged to play the best they can, to find unique ways of winning. In BattleTech, players are not encouraged to play the best they can -- they're not encouraged to find unique ways of winning, indeed the typical person instructing new BattleTech players gets very angry when they find rules they can use to effectively win.
TECH EDITED PART:
Often, players in BattleTech are discouraged from mixing tech of different organizations like Clans & Inner Sphere. In Wing Commander players aren't discouraged from mixing tech like Border Worlds & Confed.
Wing Commander takes place in the future and reflects the U.S. form of government. BattleTech takes place in the future and does not reflect the U.S. form of government. In BattleTech, there is no President, no Senate, no United Nations, no reference to any real world countries.
In Wing Commander, there's a vast variety of races -- caucasians, Lations, blacks, Asians. In BattleTech, there's only people descended from caucasians and Asians.
In Wing Commander, the player is encouraged to better himself/herself by increasing his/her rank. In BattleTech, the player is not encouraged to better himself/herself at all.
In Wing Commander, players are encouraged to play the best they can, to find unique ways of winning. In BattleTech, players are not encouraged to play the best they can -- they're not encouraged to find unique ways of winning, indeed the typical person instructing new BattleTech players gets very angry when they find rules they can use to effectively win.
TECH EDITED PART:
Often, players in BattleTech are discouraged from mixing tech of different organizations like Clans & Inner Sphere. In Wing Commander players aren't discouraged from mixing tech like Border Worlds & Confed.