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[Weaselball]

Dear PGi,

I was one of the vocal opponents of your previous implementation of the consumable system. I made a lot of posts shouting out against it. I might've said some unpleasant things.

But you listened. You heard the community's outcry and fixed the problem.

This new system is good. I'd say it's great. People are going to complain about the c-bill price, or the gxp price, but when it all comes down to it, you've given the F2P player the same-exact-advantage that the MC player will have.

So thank you. Well done. I'll be buying some MC here shortly in the next few days as a show of support. :-)

[Dr Killinger]

Hear, hear. I can't say how thrilled I am that they listened. I think the consumable system will take some reworking and balancing, but the P2W problem has largely been put to rest.

[Synaps3]

Mods moved my thank you thread out of this forum. Now they can deal with everyone else making thank you threads instead of posting in mine Still, thanks PGI.

[Monky]

I am thrilled to see a rework of the gameplay affecting elements into something that is at least equal on a per-match basis. I don't mean to threadjack, but consider reading this thread on applying the same basic structure to hero mechs; http://mwomercs.com/...-to-hero-mechs/

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Crisis Averted™

Edited by mwhighlander, 06 March 2013 - 10:41 PM.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Love the new system. The GXP pilot efficiency fix for making the c-bill and MC modules equivalent is nothing short of brilliant. And it is wonderful finally having real numbers to look at. Air Strikes and Artillery look like they'll be super fun, will add a bunch to the game, and are far from overpowered (and for that matter, the Coolant Flush seems like it will be little more than a crutch for bad players). You'll see no complaints from me with the current numbers, at least until I test them in-game and see that the arty is bugged to drop nukes or something (and will be hot-fixed quickly).

[Malora Sidewinder]

Weaselball, on 06 March 2013 - 10:18 PM, said:

Dear PGi,

I was one of the vocal opponents of your previous implementation of the consumable system. I made a lot of posts shouting out against it. I might've said some unpleasant things.

But you listened. You heard the community's outcry and fixed the problem.

This new system is good. I'd say it's great. People are going to complain about the c-bill price, or the gxp price, but when it all comes down to it, you've given the F2P player the same-exact-advantage that the MC player will have.

So thank you. Well done. I'll be buying some MC here shortly in the next few days as a show of support. :-)

can i get a link to this?

what happened?

[ComradeK]

Dr Killinger, on 06 March 2013 - 10:32 PM, said:

Hear, hear. I can't say how thrilled I am that they listened. I think the consumable system will take some reworking and balancing, but the P2W problem has largely been put to rest.

Some people doesn`t understand the difference between "Pay-2-win" and "Grind-or-pay" Stop crying and play (or pay)!

Tnx PGI! It was right decision and quite elegant cause those who don`t want to pay MCs every time for consumables, but want to install upgraded CB-modules right now - still have to pay for XP-to-GXP conversion Nice compromise.
But, after all, everyone have the same benefits for using modules, but different ways to obtain them.

[ove bababoke]

Thanks guys! That`s pretty good! Got some MC to convert Atlas` XP to GXP) Seems I need it bad.

[Darnell]

Weaselball, on 06 March 2013 - 10:18 PM, said:

So thank you. Well done. I'll be buying some MC here shortly in the next few days as a show of support. :-)

Trying to repost the positive part.

Remember that people are something like 7 times more receptive to negative information than they are to positive information. That means if you made 4 of the whine laden posts that litter this forum, you're now only 27 posts like this away from equaling zero.

Personally, I love the game, and the recent patches are pushing this into "classic" status.

[Noobzorz]

I cannot advocate this kind of hero worship of devs in posts that address them directly. That's one of the many little ways that communities can get ****** up when all those little ways get aggregated together. They know we're stoked that they addressed the P2W. They read this stuff.

It's good that you were not one of the harebrained morons who thought letting P2W in the door way ok, which is why I'm more ambivalent about this topic than others of it's kind, but let's try to keep in mind that we are in what is essentially a business relationship (a gross oversimplification, but suitable). We pay them money, they make us content. It's a good gig, and when it's working I don't think topics like this are necessary.

For my part, my faith is restored until the next time something egregiously awful comes along and destroys it, and I will grudgingly accept consumables as part of the package if they're going to keep churning out cool content.

Edited by Noobzorz, 06 March 2013 - 11:24 PM.

[DoktorVivi]

This makes me much, much happier.

[Chavette]

Same here, with the difference, I'm not the drama king to open a thread about it, lol

[Adrian Steel]

I'm amused that you're congratulating them OP.

They pulled a bait and switch. They tried to take you for a ride. As they were caught in the act, they made no apologies. They just changed a few notes in their tune.

If someone beat you up on the street and then handed you a cupcake, would you congratulate them for their "generosity" ?

Edited by Adrian Steel, 06 March 2013 - 11:52 PM.

[darkfall13]

Malora Sidewinder, on 06 March 2013 - 10:52 PM, said:

can i get a link to this?

what happened?

Found it: http://mwomercs.com/...-drawing-board/

[Arete]

Crisis averted!

Getting some MC when I get home.

[Corvus Antaka]

*claps*

[verybad]

I agree, the previous system didn't look all that bad to me truthfully, but the new system they're describing does look a lot better. Looks like fun, and looks like it's balanced.

[Weaselball]

Adrian Steel, on 06 March 2013 - 11:48 PM, said:

I'm amused that you're congratulating them OP.

They pulled a bait and switch. They tried to take you for a ride. As they were caught in the act, they made no apologies. They just changed a few notes in their tune.

If someone beat you up on the street and then handed you a cupcake, would you congratulate them for their "generosity" ?

Your analogy isn't anywhere close to what happened. They wanted to do consumables, and wanted to do it in a way that got them money (though they didn't do it in the best possible way).

They gave us a preview of their system.

The forums exploded in understandable anger. We vented our frustrations. We posted our thoughts.

They obviously listened. For that I'm rewarding them with an MC purchase. No need to be cynical about the whole ordeal. :-)

Edited by Weaselball, 07 March 2013 - 12:33 AM.

[Jonathan Paine]

It's all just a plot to make sure ECM ravens stay on top. Now they won't overheat, can call down fiery death on the atlas dc, and are so mobile they are practically immune to enemy strikes. DOOM!