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In Topic: Not Enough Cash?
09 February 2013 - 01:59 PM
Kyrie, on 09 February 2013 - 01:01 PM, said:
There is no grind in this game. Content is not unlocked sequentially, you are not "forced" into a particular chassis or variant to advance through the game (compare with World of Tanks). There is no segregation by tiers. There is no "research" to struggle through to play a particular mech.
There might be some changes when community warfare comes out in all its glory, but between now and then we have months, several months. :-)
There might be some changes when community warfare comes out in all its glory, but between now and then we have months, several months. :-)
Yes. there is grind. clearly there is. if you want to unlock pilot skills, you need xp. and money. and GXP. While the tech might be available to you from the off, the skill trees are not.
That is all.
In Topic: Not Enough Cash?
09 February 2013 - 11:19 AM
Jason Murdoch, on 09 February 2013 - 10:38 AM, said:
I'm confused...is there more to do in this game than just playing matches? For anyone to suggest that the actual only thing you can do in the game is some kind of grind is confusing as heck.
I don't even see how its possible to get bored playing the same mech all the time when even free players get 4 tryout, unmoddable mechs...right?
If all you earned from a match was 10 c-bills, I think your argument would still be flawed...you are still playing the game...there isn't some magic number of c-bills you need to accumultate before the game becomes fun...or rather, if there is, you're doing it wrong.
Oh and I've only just re-installed since open beta started, played two matches and made 1 million total so far...now given that I have not activated my premium yet...I have no idea why I'm making so much more than everyone here...especially since I suck pretty hard.
I don't even see how its possible to get bored playing the same mech all the time when even free players get 4 tryout, unmoddable mechs...right?
If all you earned from a match was 10 c-bills, I think your argument would still be flawed...you are still playing the game...there isn't some magic number of c-bills you need to accumultate before the game becomes fun...or rather, if there is, you're doing it wrong.
Oh and I've only just re-installed since open beta started, played two matches and made 1 million total so far...now given that I have not activated my premium yet...I have no idea why I'm making so much more than everyone here...especially since I suck pretty hard.
There is more to the game than the game, as it were. I have loved, and always will love building mechs, trying out load-outs, fiddling with as much as I can. As many do. The Mechlab is an intrinsic part of the experience.
And it's not about the game becoming fun- clearly it already is as I am playing it as often as I can- it's about achieving your ambitions. I want to work the ladder on my Cat. the only cat I have. because I have bought the basic pilot upgrades and now need another variant to keep that particular train going. but I am half a million short. And when I buy my next cat, I will have exactly no money.
Great.
And I have no idea why you earn 5 times as much either.
Sug, on 09 February 2013 - 10:18 AM, said:
Thats about how much normal mechs are.
yeah, but is any mech worth that much, is my point?
In Topic: Not Enough Cash?
09 February 2013 - 10:06 AM
NRP, on 09 February 2013 - 09:16 AM, said:
The OP probably won't like this advice, but if you're short of time and need to earn max C-Bills, buy a hero mech with MC (real money). The C-Bill bonus afforded to hero mechs is very nice.
Sug, on 09 February 2013 - 09:17 AM, said:
He's going to hate that advice.
Actually, what that represents is an interesting issue. what if MC were worth more? right now, if I were to by the top-of-the-line Atlas, i would have to spend £20 to buy the MC. That one bit of DLC is worth close to £15 on it's own.
DLC for £15? just one mech? no way, no how. that is the cost of a game on it's own! now a mech for £5? that works for me.
So if you make MC worth more, make it have more value (as such) then I would consider buying more.
And as a consequence, I would want to spend it on the items I feel would get me the most bang for my buck.
In Topic: Not Enough Cash?
09 February 2013 - 08:52 AM
jakucha, on 09 February 2013 - 08:47 AM, said:
There are a fairly finite number of mechs in this game. When you take that into consideration, there's hardly any grind. You want real grind? Try Planetside 2.
well since it's not as grindy as PS2, that's fine and we should leave it as is. Alternatively, we should look at the game in question and decide weather it can be improved or not. because that is the game we are playing.
Comparisons like that are pointless as each game plays very, very differently.
