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[xhrit]

p00k, on 05 March 2013 - 12:12 AM, said:

or charge mc to let players pick what map they drop on next

This should be a feature of private server rentals. Whoever rents the server gets to decide the map rotation.

Private servers should totally allow mc and exp gain, otherwise there is really no point.

[Iacov]

i would consider "mech packs" a buy...all 4 catapults for mc at a bulk discount

or mech boosters...3 random mechs for some not too high-not too low mc price

mech bay bulk discounted offers
i'd rather buy 4 bays at the price of 3 then even one at the current price

i would definately pay for a soundtrack available either physically or via amazon/itunes/etc

just my 2 cents

[Solomon Ward]

I want

1) Cockpit -> Pinup Girl , Ashtray , lying Beer Bottle(s)

2)Get rid of my suit and steer my mech in Shorts.

[Arete]

Voice packs to replace Betty would be great. I'd buy that.

Paying MC to "hero" a mech (give cbill/xp bonuses like the hero mechs) would be all fine with me.

How about MC for mech animations? I'd pay for the ability to flip the bird to the 3L I just killed.

[ObsidianSpectre]

What about boosters that do things like +25% C-Bills in exchange for -25% XP, or vice versa?

Premium weapons that work the exact same but have additional/different visual effects would be fine for me too. Extra sparklies, more elaborate laser beams, things that look cooler are fine, as long as they aren't actually better.

[Orzorn]

Voice packs for Betty would be awesome.

Come on Duncan Fisher!

[MaddMaxx]

I currently have, in my primary ride, the 3050 Banner and the 3050 New Year Top Hat. The Banner is across the front cockpit glass, the Top Hat is on the right dashboard.

What I do not understand is why I cannot also mount a set of Fuzzy Dice that hangs down on the left, or right side, of the front cockpit glass and mount a Coconut Monkey or Holo display item on the Left dashboard and why there is no a mountable space in the center of such a large Dashboard?

Or is it actually possible to have 4(or more) items in a single cockpit already? I could see at least 6 places to have cool things with me in the cockpit. Left and right hanging, Banner, Left Center and right Console....

I totally refuse to spend any MC to find out if it isn't possible. When I am assured I can maximize one cockpit (6 items), then I may look into similar, but different, decorating possibilities for my 13 other Mechs.

Edited by MaddMaxx, 06 March 2013 - 10:51 AM.

[Orzorn]

MaddMaxx, on 06 March 2013 - 10:44 AM, said:

I have currently in my primary Stalker, a 3050 Banner and a 3050 New Year Top Hat. The Banner is across the front cockpit glass, the Top Hat is on the right dashboard. What I do not understand is why can I not also have a Fuzzy Dice set hanging down on the Left side of the front cockpit glass and a Coconut Monkey or Holo display item on the Left dashboard?

Or is it actually possible to have 4(or more) items in a single cockpit already? I refuse to spend MC to find out it isn't possible. When I can maximize one cockpit, then I may look into similar, but different, possibilities for others.

I believe its only 3. You get the banner items, the dashboard items, and the hanging items.

Edited by Orzorn, 06 March 2013 - 10:49 AM.

[ObsidianSpectre]

xhrit, on 06 March 2013 - 12:32 AM, said:

Private servers should totally allow mc and exp gain, otherwise there is really no point.

It'd be exploited if they did that. That's the only reason I'm against that part of things. Private servers would still totally have a point, since it allows you to play the game with exactly the settings you want and without limitations. Every competitive group would want one to practice on safely.

[Yokaiko]

Solomon Ward, on 06 March 2013 - 01:42 AM, said:

I want

1) Cockpit -> Pinup Girl , Ashtray , lying Beer Bottle(s)

This I would pay MC for.


....more if the bottles bounce around the cockpit when I get shot, and there is a smoke effect.

Edited by Yokaiko, 06 March 2013 - 11:15 AM.

[MaddMaxx]

Orzorn, on 06 March 2013 - 10:49 AM, said:

I believe its only 3. You get the banner items, the dashboard items, and the hanging items.

Thanks Orzorn. Last night when I tested the hanging Fuzzy dice, it looked as thought the Banner was replaced. I wish I could see the whole cockpit as items are added, even if the scale was smaller. May have to "leap of faith it" tonight.

[Ngamok]

Get with Jinx or CafePress and sell me some shirts.

<Insert Take My Money Futurama Pic>

[thefinn]

I was actually thinking about this, this morning.

One thing I DON'T like about MC right now is the sliding scale of return on money.

For instance I got paid monday, bought a few things, did shopping etc.. Got about $20 left that I just didn't spend anywhere else, so what do I do with it ?

If I go over to sony's station cash shop I get the SAME amount of bang for my buck for planetside 2 weapons whether I spend $20 or $200. There's no higher return point for $200. It's all the same Station cash per dollar.

If I spend it here, I'm getting less return on investment.

Personally, I'd change that. This is OLD style thinking with regard to giving people incentive to spend $200 instead of $20. Where in reality, very few people will spend $200, and therefore be underwhelmed EVERY time they spend cash to buy MC that's less than $200.

Follow ?

I would sincerely hope they change that thinking.

Idea #2 -
Make the internal items modular, so there are more than 1 place to hang them inside the cockpit - allowing more than a single item.

So if I want my hula girl AND fuzzy dice to be displayed in a standard way during a fight, so I can ALWAYS see them I can, but I can also hang fuzzy dice AND air freshner and see both, even be able to change exactly where they hang from.

Idea #3 -
Game needs bigger fights. The days of 8v8 being inspiring is over. Not to be rude but this is mechwarrior 2 with better graphics. The hitboxes on small mechs need fixing and 64 (or bigger) player maps and battles added.

Some metagame wouldn't hurt either. Player owned bases and/or planets, a galaxy map, places to fight for/defend, the game could go places, but gotta get out of the old thinking of 8v8.

I'm also surprised there aren't more than just mechs on the battlefield, No tanks, no Airospace Fighters? Nothing new for 20 years ? Please, find wherever you left your imagination and put it back in.

Edited by thefinn, 06 March 2013 - 11:58 AM.

[Galenit]

Personal names of mech is shown ingame to others: "Butterbee (CPLT-C1)" or "Butterbee (CPLT)"
Changing beamcolors all to same color
Scratches over the paint, giving a more battleworn style, different types to choose and combine from
Different cockpitglasscolors, like paints for the mechs
Unlocking the whole pilottree for a mech without grinding 3 of a chassis, should cost the same as exchaning xp to gxp for this

[Targetloc]

C-Bill Coolant Module: Can be flushed directly into the attached 'Mechs coolant system, reducing total heat by 25%.

MC Coolant Module: Can be flushed directly into the attached 'Mechs coolant system, reducing total heat by 25%. High-efficiency directional flush nozzle positioned between the mech's hip actuators expels excess coolant in a high-powered stream. Stream apex is approximately tuned to the cockpit height of the Hellespont RVN-3L.


You gonna tell me that wouldn't sell 10x harder than a simple 10% P2W bonus?

[MustrumRidcully]

I think what PGI really is looking for (or maybe it's IGP) is something they can sell over and over again to the same player.

They tried it with the camo system, non-reusable colors and patterns. That didn't work so well. Now they try it with consumables. It might work this time, it might also fail greatly.

Startrek Online basically has lockboxes for this. You need to purchase these dumb keys to unlock them and maybe you get something cool, like a new starship. The ship as a direct purchase would make a lot less money, even though it would be acquired by a lot more players (many players collect ships and ship costumes, after all. And PvPers - even if only a small minority in STO - really look for every new avenues for an optimized build.)

If we don't want non-reusable colors, if we don#t want consumable items, if we don't want lock boxes... Well, PGI will keep looking, but is there something you can think off?

Some rebuyable concepts:

1) Private Matches. Set a variety of options, invite your friends. Everyone may chip in until the match is funded. With enough funding, maybe you can even get (C-Bill/XP and equivalent only) rewards for the match (maybe combine it with a lock-out timer so you can't do it more than once in an hour to minimize exploits)
2) Private Tournaments. A step bigger. Set a variety of options, invite lots of people. Depending on how much was paid, C-Bill/XP and equivalent* rewards may be offered.


*) Maybe you get a free Gauss Rifle, or even a downpayment for a mech. Maybe you get a new tag that you can apply onto your mech or put inside your cockpit. "Mechstock 2013 - I was there"

Edited by MustrumRidcully, 06 March 2013 - 12:12 PM.

[keith]

taunts with a kill cam:P u keep fighting but mech automatically does taunt that u pay for. TF2er wet dream. default kill cam would just zoom on paint scheme.

[Cybermech]

really nice post, change the tonnes of things which is really what is needed.
ty so much.

one that has been mentioned before and answered by the devs as "interesting".
using the hero ability onto normal mechs for increase xp and cbills boost.
if you could then make it so you can do this to all your mechs if you wanted to then there would be a lot of cash in it.

any new ideas doesn't come to mind, they are doing well as of now in terms of hero mech purchases.
one weekend of the founders package would really be nice...

[Yokaiko]

I got one.

Toss this P2W crap and I buy $50 more c-bills tonight. I'm on pace to spend $1000 this year in paint, mechbays and hero mechs.

....not with that crap int eh game though.

[Terror Teddy]

How about we can get some influence in game creation?

-Sponsor a map design
-Sponsor a mission design
-Sponsor a Mech design (URBIE! URBIE! URBIE!)

That way if enought people are interested PGI can actually get MORE sponsoring for making things they dont have in the pipeline at the moment if money can be gained to hire the right people for the money.