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[Duncan Longwood]

It's not that I don't want a red/white/blue Atlas with the new mountain camo... It's just that it cost over 3000MC to look like something Super Dave Osborne would drive.

[Helsbane]

As a former SCA fighter, I know that pretty armor gets wailed on harder. No point being a pretty damage magnet....

[CheezPanther]

cause basic colors stink... They need more basics or allow one time cbill uses on others..

[Hamm3r]

Cockpit items, ok I can see those while I play, Paint, if I cant see it except in the Mechlab, then it serves no purpose and is a waste of CBills and MC. Now I'm not advocating for third person, though I do think that if done right it could be fun, but IMHO, I don't use them because its not worth the price at all.

[Alois Hammer]

Cementblade, on 10 March 2013 - 01:15 AM, said:

I just want to know why a majority of people have that Stock Green Camo and no colorful camo
state your reasons here.

Because waste of money whether C-bills or MC.

[slide]

All my mechs (except founders because I cant) sport my units colours of Black,Gold and Silver which cost me 3000 MC to purchase. Yes it is a unit pride thing and I want to show it off. I don't care what people think about it either.

Having said that I am pretty sure it make me a more visible target when I'm pugging, particularly in My Awesomes which is basically vetical stripes in it's base pattern.

[Wintersdark]

Helsbane, on 12 March 2013 - 01:16 PM, said:

As a former SCA fighter, I know that pretty armor gets wailed on harder. No point being a pretty damage magnet....

I did that too, back in the day. Good times. Too old now, though, my body can't handle the abuse (and the ridiculous amounts of mead consumption that went along with it).

More on topic, it's true. Given a group of otherwise similar mechs without glaring vulnerabilities, I'll pick the most visually outstanding one as my primary target because in these days of ECM and no reliable target locks, they're the easiest to visually identify in a furball.

[Shifty Eyes]

Becuase 1.5 mil C-Bills is 1.5 mil C-Bills less towards weapons and mechs that actually do stuff. Maybe when I've got full mech bays all with satisfying builds, I'll start coloring my mechs purple... lol.

[Helsbane]

Wintersdark, on 12 March 2013 - 07:15 PM, said:

I did that too, back in the day. Good times. Too old now, though, my body can't handle the abuse (and the ridiculous amounts of mead consumption that went along with it).

More on topic, it's true. Given a group of otherwise similar mechs without glaring vulnerabilities, I'll pick the most visually outstanding one as my primary target because in these days of ECM and no reliable target locks, they're the easiest to visually identify in a furball.

Can't remember how many times I've called out in teamspeak using color ID instead of a target letter ID. "Shoot the purple Raven! SHOOT THE PURPLE RAVEN!!!!!"

[AC]

Lyrik, on 10 March 2013 - 01:20 AM, said:

Because it is
a )stock
b ) changing it won't help you ingame
c ) it costs a lot of C-Bills/MC's
d ) you can't see it yourself ingame ;-)

Even the Cbil cost for cammo is out of line. Probably why you are seeing a lot of stock. I know I won't buy any cammo or paint with either MC or Cbills....and I am a guy that spent money on this game to boot.

[silentD11]

I see a fair amount of custom colors, they are out there. It's generally not PUGs that bother with it though.

[CygnusX7]

I'm saving up for some sneakers and a bedazzle kit.

[Commander Kobold]

because it's a waste of CBills/real $ and because I haven't been interested in playing mutch for about a month now.

[Eddrick]

I painted my Mech Red and Black for a few reasons.

It's House Kurita colors
Catapult-K2 looks awesome in those colors
To make it easy for my team to tell my Mech from the rest. Since, most use the defult color. If thier IFF is disrupted and they still can't tell me apart from the enemy. They have bigger problems then ECM. They never noticed who was on the team to begin with.

Biggest reason many don't change thier colors. It costs money for little differance.

Edited by Eddrick, 13 March 2013 - 06:59 AM.

[M4NTiC0R3X]

Pretty quick here there's going to be the factions and, well.. a whole lot more going on as far as this subject is concered. I'd imagine that by summertime we'll be seeing it all come together. Ontop of the new, improved and expanded features, let's just say I can't explain to you enough the importance of any stories 'Setting, which is something most new users know nothing of, meaning there is not a whole lot of content or desire to keep players hooked for years upon years as opposed to the good 'ole wear and tear to worn out.

TL;DR: People don't see a point in spending money on those things yet, and rightfully so. New, improved and expanded features coming soon! (For example: You choose your house... you get a scheme and paint job, and that only continues from there, trust me, that may not be exactly how it works but that's the bait on the hook.)

Oh yeah, I was watching some science show the other night... they were talking about the importance of co-operation and also competition... those are two of things that are getting a major overhaul very soon, just for example. (yes, both those things play into whether or not you will paint your 'mech, not to mention the starter packages are basically free, I'm certain you can attain advanced versions through achievements and rank, or even purchase.. oh, someone, stop me from dreaming.... /SLAP)

Edited by M4NTiC0R3X, 13 March 2013 - 07:20 AM.

[Stingz]

LT Kinslayer, on 12 March 2013 - 12:06 PM, said:

If only we would be able to press a button in game and the game would create a file that you can use to repeat the match from any angle, centered around your mech. How awesome would that be!
Perhaps we would even be able to set certain camera angles and positions/movements at certain time intervals so we could make truly epic video's showing off both our shinies and piloting skills.

One is allowed to have dreams, right?

TT Beagle Active Probe apparently has memory built-in to record battles.
It's up to PGI to decide with to do with that.

Edited by Stingz, 13 March 2013 - 07:16 AM.

[Dakross]

DraigUK, on 10 March 2013 - 04:18 AM, said:

The "free" CBill colours are terrible and cost too much. I'd rather put theose CBills towards a new module or mech.
The MC options are various prices, ranging from expensive to ludicrous.

Pretty much this. Right now I'm saving for the new Rifleman, er, Jaegermech (x3). I'd much rather put the c-bills towards upgrades and functional customizations. Maybe when I'm done buying mechs for a while then I can start adding some colors. I'd like to eventually get a distinct color scheme so when I'm ecm'd out my team will know which mech to shoot (preferrably not me!)

Dak

[MustrumRidcully]

Stingz, on 13 March 2013 - 07:16 AM, said:

TT Beagle Active Probe apparently has memory built-in to record battles.
It's up to PGI to decide with to do with that.

It probably has a half ton hard disk for it.

[GODzillaGSPB]

I usually strife for two goals:

1) Cheat. I wont invest much money into colors or patterns. I have a few unlocked, a few from promotions and the basics. That has to suffice.

2) A nice but subtle color / pattern. Understatement is how I roll.

I think I'd invest considerably more if prices were lower. But that's something PGI has to figure out. Better sales over numbers or better sales over prices...

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

Newbs either don't have the money, don't know how to do it, or don't care. Also, some are playing Trials, which you cannot paint. Trial=Green, always.