Mechwarrior Online (Previously MW5/MW3015)

[Skott]

I'm not giving no money till I know if this is a pay to win game and if everything will be unlockable with xp or not. Also want to know how much they are actually pricing stuff (xp and money wise)

The lead Dev says it is more about skill and you can't buy your way to excellent. According to the video interviews I have seen anyway. Check them out on youtube and listen to him for yourself. Of course we won't know for sure until the game goes to public beta August 7th.

What I'm not real keen about is that they are offering the pre-order packages for the public beta. Basically they are treating this like a kickstarter game. If they get enough money from the players it will go from public beta to official release. At least that is how it sounds if you read their forums where they explain a lot of things. I'm still looking into it. It is assumed by many the official release will offer more special package pricing like any new game would.

 

[JTsyo]

I'm not giving no money till I know if this is a pay to win game and if everything will be unlockable with xp or not. Also want to know how much they are actually pricing stuff (xp and money wise)

same here. I'll play first and then see if I want to put money down.

 

[Ns1]

Legendary Value Calculator @ WoT Pricing Models

$24 - $8/mo premium account
$64 - $80 in in game currency @ 20% off
$28 - average of $7 for each "founder" mech
= $116 total value

Adjust accordingly depending on value of "founder" mech.

If founder's mechs are cheap, then the $60 is best value. If they're expensive (i.e. Lowe) then the Legendary becomes a much more promising proposition.

 

[imaheadcase]

I think every game dev say's you can't buy your way to win. But its not always the case at release.

 

[waggy]

I'm not giving no money till I know if this is a pay to win game and if everything will be unlockable with xp or not. Also want to know how much they are actually pricing stuff (xp and money wise)

/this

 

[PowerYoga]

if it's anything like WOT, the extra c-bill generation means you can swap these mechs for farming. However if they're stuck with some default loadout that you can't change then it would suck. I can't imagine an Atlas decked out with a crappy loadout...

but if they're fully customizable then it'll be pretty awesome for farming.

 

[Skott]

if it's anything like WOT, the extra c-bill generation means you can swap these mechs for farming. However if they're stuck with some default loadout that you can't change then it would suck. I can't imagine an Atlas decked out with a crappy loadout...

but if they're fully customizable then it'll be pretty awesome for farming.

From reading the forums they say they can be customized in their garage to anyway you want. You are not stuck with the way you get them.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Guess I'll just hit up Hawken if they have a "premium status" kind of thing... :-\

Hawken doesn't even look like it plays remotely like a mech game any more. Quake with mech skins.

 

[surfsatwerk]

I want an ATLAS!

 

[PowerYoga]

From reading the forums they say they can be customized in their garage to anyway you want. You are not stuck with the way you get them.

well then. case rest! Get all 4 of them and run through them all for $$$$$$$.

 

[Skott]

well then. case rest! Get all 4 of them and run through them all for $$$$$$$.

Yeah, I have considered buying the Legendary pack but personally, I'd say wait a while before buying. They are giving people until August 7th to pre order and final plans are not yet set in stone. They say there could be changes. Based on what I been reading I'd say hold off a bit and see. Still have plenty of time. Just my own personal opinion based on what I have read and heard. Still researching the game and learning about it.

 

[Ns1]

Yeah, I have considered buying the Legendary pack but personally, I'd say wait a while before buying. They are giving people until August 7th to pre order and final plans are not yet set in stone. They say there could be changes. Based on what I been reading I'd say hold off a bit and see. Still have plenty of time. Just my own personal opinion based on what I have read and heard. Still researching the game and learning about it.

keeps us updated

 

[PowerYoga]

Now we just need someone in the closed beta to give impressions...

 

[greenhawk]

tempted to jump in but given my location, I will want to know about the server locations before spending money in a free2play game. Lag in WoW at release was bearly tolleratable as all servers were US based (that I was allowed to connect to).

Tribes is pretty good but then I think they have some servers in the Asian Pacific Region somewhere.

 

[Skott]

Now we just need someone in the closed beta to give impressions...

Yeah, it'd be nice but they are all under NDA until August 7th.

 

[lupi]

How are the 'Mechs different from the 'Mechs already ingame other than the fact that they earn more XP and Cbills? (I'm thinking hardpoint wise)


Yes the hard point are the same. Less unique but this also means that they will take the place of the prime variant in the Mech trees so you will already be on your way with that path.

Also for clarity it is a C-Bill booster not XP

Premium account gives a boost to both but the Mech gives a boost to C-Bills.

Trust me over a lifetime of the product this is a really powerfull thing.

 

[lupi]

Lengendary Package was disappointing from a value stand point....


People saying this just arent realizing the value of the mechs. If you buy legendary you will have 4 prime variant mechs which means you already have the start on all 4 mech trees they are a part of.

The lifetime C-Bill booster on all 4 mechs means when your grinding C-Bills you will never not have a mech out of combat you can jump in with.

In short the values are like this

10$ a month on premium accounts and around 15$ value at least on the Founders Mech's which is 170$ value for the 120$

If the mech's dont mean this much to you then perhaps Elite is a better option for you.

 

[lupi]

Okay a couple questions I see a lot of:

The C-Biill booster amount was stated somewhere I think the print below the different packages. It is 25% on all the Mech's

As to the Value of the MC...most people asking what that would buy in game.

The best I can do for you now would be to equate that to Buying Mechs

It is quite a bit, off the top of my head and SUBJECT TO CHANGE DISCLAIMER

You could likely buy somewhere between 8-10 Medium class Battlemechs at current tentative plans. More lights of course and less of the heaviest mech's in the game.

This can and probably will change before launch to some degree but I think it does show everyone, that in game currency will go a long ways to building your Mech Bay up with your favorite Chassis.


Anyone who buys a Founders Package whether Elite or legendary will still have 4 empty mech bay slots on top of the Mech's they get with Founders.

 

[lupi]

Q, When will we shut down the founders program and the ability to buy them?
A. There are some variables at play that are too difficult to explain, suffice it to say we dont know for sure but I can say that Aug 7th is very likely the longest it will run. But it is limited so don't wait too long if you can afford to. For those waiting on paychecks etc I would say we have in all liklelyhood at least 4 weeks at the minimum,

Q. how long can we upgrade them
A. I can say we would allow up until Aug 7th to upgrade

Q. Can we change our mech choice before the Aug 7th cut off
A. This currently isn't offered but we will look into it...no promises yet but we will try.

 

[lupi]

Currently let's say that the premium accounts start ticking At Open beta but we will be discussing internally changing this to a method that might give more flexibility as to when it is turned on...no promises yet.

 

[lupi]

Would MWO allow a one time founder mech exchange one month after it goes live. Its really hard to pick without playing the game.


No promises yet but were looking into this

 

[lupi]

Will those people who Bought founder's pack's be placed on the Beta earlier, we are supporting the game besides reading the forum's and posting. I read about the closed beta 2 dates but for 120.00 we should get the beta right away?


My hope is to invite some of the founders into CB1 right away but I do have a bandwidth limitation until we get onto the full production hardware on July 10th when we go CB2

 

[Pray To Jesus]

http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&pk=66553

 

[krnmastersgt]

Was there a reason you couldn't just edit your post and instead had to post 6 times in a row with 2 sentence posts...?

Also that guy just violated the NDA by recording and uploading that o.o

 

[Elcs]

Picked up the Elite pack today and decided on the Atlas. It's an iconic mech for me which holds a bit of nostalgia and is always a joy to kit out.