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[Badm0jo]

Just wondering, will the different faction houses have different bonuses associated with them?

Eg - discount on faction mech variants, and since Marik uses vehicles etc, this could be represented in discounted airstrike and artillery?

Is there going to be anything like that?

[Hoax415]

We just don't know yet.

In theory as you go up the LP "scale" you unlock <things>.

So far the community seems to be expecting:
-skins, colors and horns
-forum(?) maybe in-game ranks/icons

Everything else from in-game stuff like better turrets when you are defender to discounts on equipment or special consumables haven't really been mentioned directly by Paul so far.

[Prussian Havoc]

Badm0jo, on 11 November 2014 - 08:00 AM, said:

Just wondering, will the different faction houses have different bonuses associated with them?

Eg - discount on faction mech variants, and since Marik uses vehicles etc, this could be represented in discounted airstrike and artillery?

Is there going to be anything like that?

I like how your idea of discounted off-battlefield consumables for House Marik!

"FLAVOR through differentiation"

There are any number of ways that PGI can shape CW in order to bring out the unique and enduring natures of all great Houses of the Inner Sphere. While PGI may begin with only a modest effort, so very many of the correct elements and mechanisms will be in play that House differentiation will become increasingly possible with the unique aspects of each House becoming more and more distinct and immersive.

Here is to hoping PGI is ambitious and presses hard for CW immersive quality within the first 3-months.

[Molossian Dog]

They are planning faction paint.

And cockpit items.

Yaaaaaayyy!


Ehem. Never mind.

[Mark Brandhauber]

Surely house mariks weapons bonus would be something to do with it's trademark large lasers or lasers in general, kurita would benefit from PPCs, house davion autocannons. As for steiner and fragglerocks I'm not entirely sure

[LORD ORION]

Well, we've seen faction specific mech C-bill discounts for some of the weekend events... so I would expect that would be one of the perks of belonging to a house. (and there are alot of expensive M mechs sporting star league tech )

[InRev]

House Marik players should get a C-bill bonus for teamkilling . . .



What? Why are you looking at me like that?

[therealswilly]

I think the funniest would be price mark downs, because literally half the mechs made for IS are made by Marik.

[stuh42l]

We can't help it off we are the only house that kept up some semblance of non imperialistic free trade.

Now that wolverine your looking at is a steal. I have to make room in my drop ship for the new 7k's coming of the plant as we speak. That's means you sir are in for a hell of a deal. I'll even throw in a pair of heat sinks and install them for you!

[Blalok]

This has been a planned feature from way back in beta days, and was at least tangentially referenced in Russ's CW announcement post (in the part about ranks, IIRC).