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[Revorn]

Rentable Clanservers.

Clan Founders Programm



and Ultimatively the one and only...

UrbanMech Founders Programm With an Urban Hero Mech.

Edited by Revorn, 05 March 2013 - 12:26 AM.

[Protection]

Move the head office out of the ritzy expensive-as-hell downtown Vancouver Village Mall (seriously, these are among the highest real estate prices in Canada) and 25 minutes down the road to Burnaby.

[Sean von Steinike]

Paying MC to put a founder's type bonus on any mech. Paying to change your name. Paying to change affiliation after your initial selection (maybe 1 freebie change per account). Paying MC for advanced stat breakdowns.

[Elizander]

Trial by Fire Megapack (Limited Weekend Offer) - Only 5,900 MC

• Jenner F with (1) time Phranken Camo
  
• Cicada 2A with (1) time Phranken Camo
  
• Catapult K2 with (1) time Phranken Camo
  
• Atlas D with (1) time Phraken Camo
  
• (4) Mechbays
  
• (3) days Premium Time

Suggestion - Make your own Hero Mech

Suggestion - Reset Cadet Bonus on first-time purchase of Premium

Slab Squathrust, on 04 March 2013 - 11:10 PM, said:

I have never understood why they didn't put some small but not negligible benefit on cockpit items purchased with MC. I just don't understand why anyone would care about such a thing when you are the only one who can see it. If it say came with a 1 or 2% c-bill boost and stacked with whatever founder hero, or other cockpit item bonus was on the mech, I could imagine they would sell more of these things.

This is actually a good idea. They can even sell cheaper temporary versions, I guess? They can make it total a simple 5%.

• Hanging - +2% C-bills / EXP
  
• Bobblehead - +2% C-bills / EXP
  
• Banner +1% C-bills / EXP

Znail, on 04 March 2013 - 11:05 PM, said:

MWO is making PGI money. The problem is that they are spending that money on other projects. It's not a blilliant move to take resources from an unfinished but so far successfull project and use it for other possibly failures.

I work in the same industry. Sadly I can't comment too much on this. Just think of an umbrella.

Edited by Elizander, 05 March 2013 - 12:41 AM.

[Revorn]

A Picture of Garth, inside your Cocpit or Outside just at the Center of Your Mech. Maybe with some Red Circles around.

[Zakie Chan]

2500 mc to submit custom paintjob skins. (Allow for a discount for multiple purchases ie 20-30 for group mates relates to 500 mc each, the availability to mech variants is pivotal on submitted artwork. Ie fan work only)

More cockpit items, fuzzy dice, spent beer cans, etc etc all arranged in players viewfield so that more people will see.

Customization of mech apperance. Allow comestic placement of extra armour plates to exaggerate and emphasize mech characteristics. Allow for thermal paints to change the appearance of a mech while observed with thermals.

Contests for Hero mechs and future mechs. Allow for 100 mc votes to take place on next model to get a Hero Mech or next Chassis to be released in development.

Regualr Mc cost +15% to get priority access to the upcoming mech chassis. (say 2 weeks priority, with bonus xp multiplier during that time)

Fan Submitted map designs/voting using mc to cast ballot.

3 pack solaris map designed after canon locations and host 'solaris' type 1v1 tournament. Mc to unlock gamemode, tournament to kick off release plus additional monthly/bi monthly tournaments. Rewards include free module unlocks, special camos mc, etc..


There are many things that can be done to generate revenue. Make them fringe benefits and if it comes to equipment/mechs allow for cbill alternative. Have a base game, with 1 time mc cost to take part in events/unlock gamemodes (but be reasonable)

[ZnSeventeen]

Okay, this one will take a little while, but by golly, I would pay for it, a single player campaign.
Also, I really like the mc for permanent c-bill bonus on a mech, even 5% would be nice.
And a really out there one, but Battletech scale models of each mech for use in the battletech game. Heck, they can 3D print them out of ABS for all I care. What would be even cooler is printed and painted versions of your specific mechs, like some companies do for WOW characters. (Showing the configuration you use, so if I have 3 medium lasers in my arm, show all 3.)
Battlemech rental, allowing you to try any mech before you buy it permanently.
The Mackie Hero Mech, permanently in its full, horrible state, for true hardcore players.
Voices other than Bitchin' Betty. I like her, but other voices would be a welcome addition as well.
Merchandise, for goodness' sake, merchandise. I know I mentioned one before, but some other kinds would be good.

Edit: Said nice to many times. Fixed!

Edited by ZnSeventeen, 05 March 2013 - 12:49 AM.

[Elizander]

p00k, on 04 March 2013 - 11:16 PM, said:

i've never liked gambling but many f2p games have done quite well with raffles and mystery boxes.

I do not think they have the sheer volume of content nor the system to make this work right now.

For example, if I want to make a Camo Pattern Lottery Box, I'd need a decent amount of items to put into it right? First you will need to itemize the Camo Pattern in order to receive it and use it on any mech you want. The current system where you upgrade it on a mech won't work out with something like this. The box can also give a coupon to have it done that way. For this to work well, all four Camo patterns should be exclusive to the lottery box and the cockpit items as well.

Camo Pattern Lottery Box (IS)

• 30% chance - Common Skin (1), 1 time application
  
• 30% chance - Common Skin (2), 1 time application
  
• 15% chance - Uncommon Skin (1), 1 time application
  
• 10% chance - Rare Skin (1), 1 time application
  
• 4.5% chance - Common Skin (1), Permanent
  
• 4.5% chance - Common Skin (2), Permanent
  
• 2% chance - Uncommon Skin (1), Permanent
  
• 1% chance - Rare Skin (1), Permanent
  
• 1% chance - Rare Cockpit item
  
• 1% chance - Rare Banner item
  
• 1% chance - Rare Hanging item

This is just a small example of a lottery box. Other games have more things in them. I just stretched this out with 4 patterns and 3 cockpit items, a total of only 7 items. More appealing boxes should probably have more.

[OpCentar]

Metafox, on 04 March 2013 - 10:55 PM, said:

I really like ideas 2 and 3. I'm thinking 6000 MC for top hats and monacles for atlases.

Think BIGGER. Golden Hero mechs which cost obnoxiously much yet have no advantages our regular Hero mechs with the exception of even greater C-Bill earning.

Trust me, they would sell.

Metafox, on 04 March 2013 - 10:55 PM, said:

As for my own ideas, I think I may have posted this somewhere before, but how about a clan invasion kickstarter?

It will probably happen, in some variant of a Clan Founder (Invasion?) program though I do hope they balance it somehow. Clan tech going in vs IS needs to have a handicap or we can simply write off all IS mechs right now. And no, high maintenance costs are not a balancing factor.

[Adrienne Vorton]

Mackman, on 04 March 2013 - 10:53 PM, said:

I would be incredibly sad if they moved to subscription. I just wouldn't be able to justify paying a subscription for any game, not to myself and definitely not to my wife.

if my wife wouldn´t allow me 15$ for my hobbies per month she could go to hell

nah, seriously now... why not a subscription ADDITIONALLY with some slight benefits over "periodic" premium? like a camopattern per month for free or so or 10% more cbills on top? 300MC per month? many options...

[Ilwrath]

I have good money making method for PGI! Make good game with lots of maps and game modes.

or,, just make a pay to win scam. Yeah that will work too.

[Brilig]

An MC to cbill converter, so you can buy weapons and modules might encourage people to buy MC.

[Yokaiko]

Make that decal tab do something

[Ilwrath]

New amazing gambling boxes of mystery. 3% chance of clan equipment. 1% chance of hero laser that you can fit in the legs. Only MC can get you this possibly nice surprise.

If you don't get one of the nice items, you get some lamearse time-limited cockpit item.

[Budor]

This is what we will get:

- gold ammo +20% dmg (mc only)
- gold heatsinks 2.0 everywhere (mc only)
- clan tech (mc only)
- 1 additional dropship slot (mc only)
- "to surrender" emote which lets you leave the match without blocking the mech for its dration (cbills only)

This is what most people could live with:

- premium stat tracking
- early content access
- decals
- ingame guild/clan/corps foundation
- matchmaker queue preferences
- ECM on the TDK or any other hero but the Ilya
- custom voice packs
- custom pilot picture
- access to premium only tournaments
- access to things like the trial mech challenge
- promotional weekends for premium members (double xp/cbills)
- scoreboard icons (like founder tags)
...

Edited by Budor, 05 March 2013 - 03:14 AM.

[Radko]

MC prices are too high. I'd buy a mech for a dollar but not for fifteen dollars. I can just buy a whole other game for that. If there's a Steam sale on, I can buy five games for that.

They need cheaper things for people to impulse-purchase on a whim, not super duper expensive status symbols.

Also, am I the only one who thinks it's funny that you still can't put fuzzy dice in the fuzzy dice cockpit slot?

[pistolero]

I think a great idea would be to intentionally gimp a basic gameelement and offer a temporally fix for it for real money ?

No i am not talking about double heatsinks ..... looks like we got that allready

How about doubling the armor on each mech without doubling the shoots per ton of ammo for balistic weapons ?
.... the first part is allready in the game now we only need the option to pay real money to fix that intentional gimping.

[Dr Killinger]

MC to change our pilot! Babe in a bikini for me thanks

[Herr Vorragend]

- I´d like to be able to buy a mechbay to a friend as a gift. Therefore I also am willing to accept something like a "gift-tax". This maybe could bring a few of those, who recently refused to buy ANYTHING, closer to the state of "oh yeah, okay, I´ll buy some stuff".

- bring really cool and unique additions for the mechs. E.g. be able to put your unit´s logo onto the mech (merc-corps-logo)

- bring in the option (as it is in quake live) to "spawn" a server with your settings to play some matches on it.

- if you´re designing more city-maps: put (e.g.) movie-commercials on screens in the city

To sum it up: The things you can buy shouldn´t affect the gameplay itself. Of course... hero mechs got different hp-locations but in the end you can build every hero-loadout with other variants or mechs.

The only thing the community can do is: refuse the purchase and use of anything, that leads into p2w.

[MustrumRidcully]

Sometimes I thing they started a few things on the wrong foot.

For example - why is refitting a mech free? I know, we all love our mech bay, I certainly do. But there is no absolute need for refits to be free. Imagine instead if refitting a mech was a crafting system.

After you have done what modifications you want, and maybe even tested them on the testing grounds:
If you don't spend anything, you wait 8 hours and your mech is completed.
If you spend C-Bills, you wait 15 minutes (one match!) and the mech is completed.
If you spend MC, your mech is delivered immediately.
Bonus: Certain achievements in game can grant you free refits, rewarding active gameplay.

That isn't a P2W model - everyone has access to the same modifications as anyone else. You don't need a Premium Subscription just to "keep up" with everyone else. You just have to be more thoughtful - or more patient - with your refits.
Avoid the stupendous stuff, of course, like failure rates or what not. Just make it a question of time vs money.


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Other Options:
Hosting a Player-Made Tournament
Players can decide to host a tournament where they can also set drop rules. Holding a tournament costs MC - everyone that wishes to participate can put in some of his own MC, until the tournament is funded. But you can "overfund", if you want - this grants the participants higher C-Bill rewards.
Tournaments might also allow spectators, and they may also be automatically recorded for a fee, allowing the players to later download the video and upload it (maybe also for a fee).

Official Tournaments and Leaderboards
Allow players to bet on participants for C-Bills. If they win, they earn C-Bills. Doesn't require MC directly, but Premium subscribers will find it easier to afford bets than others. (This is only for official tournaments so that abuse is not so easy.)

Private Matches
A weaker form of a tournament - invite 15 to 23 other players to a private match. Much cheaper than a tournament, but it gives you a custom choice in map, and allows you to check team setups and maybe set some basic rules. (Drop Weight, Class Restrictions).