QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Feb 7 2017, 02:48 PM)

Perhaps, but getting rid of the Clans? I mean, they're the cooler half of the Mechwarrior universe, and their invasion is pretty much the defining conflict of that universe. Can you even think of a bigger way to potentially piss off the entire fanbase at once? They're either playing it safe to an insane degree by creating a prequel that won't interfere with anything, or they're going balls-to-the-wall on a risky reboot.
It looks like they are basically remaking the original
MechWarrior game (it was set late in the Inner Sphere's Third Succession War), just with an expanded timeline.
This one agrees that the Clans are way more interesting than the Inner Sphere and leaving them out may be a mistake, but if it leads to a resurgence of the
MechWarrior series then Khajiit will give MW5 a chance! Imagine: a new generation of gamers being introduced to the epic struggle between the Clans and the Inner Sphere! It would be glorious!