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[Quxudica]

To be fair, Hero mechs are absurdly overpriced for what they are. They are optional, but that doesn't change that they were monetized in a terrible fashion and one could even call them predatory since they do not include mech bays and the newest one can't even be bought without buying more MC than you need.

[torgian]

Roadbeer, on 06 April 2013 - 09:13 AM, said:

1...2....3....4... 5, 5 redundant threads, HA HA HA

I went with the Count

Awesomesauce.

Quxudica, on 06 April 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

To be fair, Hero mechs are absurdly overpriced for what they are. They are optional, but that doesn't change that they were monetized in a terrible fashion and one could even call them predatory since they do not include mech bays and the newest one can't even be bought without buying more MC than you need.

I have to agree here. Hero mechs don't offer any distinct advantage, which is good since it does not promote pay to win. However, they do seem somewhat overpriced, and if anything they should come with a mechbay included to house it, and perhaps even an optional paintjob.

[Roadbeer]

Quxudica, on 06 April 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

To be fair, Hero mechs are absurdly overpriced for what they are. They are optional, but that doesn't change that they were monetized in a terrible fashion and one could even call them predatory since they do not include mech bays and the newest one can't even be bought without buying more MC than you need.

I know right, it's like that shady Toyota dealership who didn't build a garage on the side of my house when I bought that 4Runner, scumbag....

hmmm, have to buy more MC than you need for the Hero, like enough to buy an extra bay and a week or two of premium time or some cockpit items?

Nefarious I tell you!

[Rotaugen]

I've spent tons, and didn't really need to spend a cent. I CHOSE to be a mech collector with cockpit items and custom paint jobs on 35 mechs. I have a second account that tests the free mode, and I have fun with it as well. It was a grind to get out of the trial mech, but once that was over, it wasn't vastly different. If I really wanted to master several mech chassis, I could have one account for each. I paid for convenience and mech appearance, not game changing at all.

[Nicholas Carlyle]

For people asking for constructive criticism instead of whining...when has that worked here? The only time PGI addresses issues is when the forum explodes.

I try to make sure my posts have some logic behind them. Roadbeer has seen.

But PGI doesn't do logic. Greyfyl's analysis was pretty honest.

[Roadbeer]

Nicholas Carlyle, on 06 April 2013 - 04:06 PM, said:

For people asking for constructive criticism instead of whining...when has that worked here? The only time PGI addresses issues is when the forum explodes.

I try to make sure my posts have some logic behind them. Roadbeer has seen.

But PGI doesn't do logic. Greyfyl's analysis was pretty honest.

Little of Column A, Little of Column B

I'm not anti-PGI and I'm not a White Knight. But the OP has posted this at least a dozen times since the HM was released, so now he's just troll bait and I'm stomping down the road behind him

[Nicholas Carlyle]

Well spamming is stupid. But logical, constructive complaints dont work.

Garth will show up and re***d the thread before they let that happen.

[NocturnalBeast]

FarEYE, on 06 April 2013 - 08:53 AM, said:

You can tell me the bugs are beta. You can tell me the price is fair because people are paying it.

The fact is the Beta excuse would be one thing if we received a bonus for our "work". or if prices were lower. But the prices thing just shows with a fabulous franchise like this you can gauge hard core fans for a period of time. I do not think they are working a formula for continued success or mass appeal. I think they are just trying to milk us nerds for whatever they can.

I play as many games a day as I can play before it bugs, then I switch games. Other beta games have the same rule, they just do not bug out in the same way. This is the highest price game I am playing and the worst performing.

You can play this game absolutely for free, so quit whining and don't pay if you don't want to.

[Roadbeer]

Sure they do, you just have to use a lot of capital letters, bad spelling, pepper it with a lot of edited words and make sure to jam it all in one paragraph

[Quxudica]

Roadbeer, on 06 April 2013 - 04:02 PM, said:

I know right, it's like that shady Toyota dealership who didn't build a garage on the side of my house when I bought that 4Runner, scumbag....

hmmm, have to buy more MC than you need for the Hero, like enough to buy an extra bay and a week or two of premium time or some cockpit items?

Nefarious I tell you!

It costs them nothing to give us a hero-mech-only mech bay for something they are already charging up to 30 bucks for. If someone wants to buy a Heavy Metal for near half of what a brand new AAA title costs, they should be able to buy it without being forced into spending not only more money on the mech bay but also end up with surplus MC they may have no desire for. It's predatory and the type of business model you'd expect on IOS.

[roguetrdr]

If you don't want to spend the money, don't.

[Ozone]

I agree with the OP!
How DARE they work for years to develop this product out of love for the game!
How DARE they take a huge risk by paying their employees with no guarantee of future income!
How DARE they allow an open beta for the community to participate in development!
How DARE they charge NOTHING to play a game which is worth $60 retail (not to mention $15 monthly fee)!
How DARE they constantly work on adding maps and mechs monthly at NO CHARGE!
and then, THEN...
How DARE they have the b@lls to offer you the option to buy a mech for yourself for as little as $10 or so, and then GO SO FAR as to charge you extra for your own vanity!
Same on them.

Edited by Ozone, 06 April 2013 - 05:33 PM.

[Roadbeer]

Quxudica, on 06 April 2013 - 05:08 PM, said:

It's predatory and the type of business model you'd expect on IOS.

Ok, you've said that twice, explain to me EXACTLY how it's predatory?

[SPencil]

my **** has no place in this thread.

edit: (damn you word filter! *shakes fist*)

edit 2: even that is censored? JESUS CHRIST WAGONS ON A STICK

Edited by SPencil, 07 April 2013 - 12:23 AM.

[Greyfyl]

Tickdoff Tank, on 06 April 2013 - 10:37 AM, said:

There is a significant difference between constructive criticism and incessant whining.

While there are always overreactions (on all sides of an issue) in general, constructive criticism is handled quite well by most players. If you have a gripe with the game, and there are lots of legitimate complaints, express them in a rational manner, show some foresight and willingness to engage in a reasonable discussion and you will find a lot more people willing to post about it.

Whine like a spoiled child with little or no experience in the real world and you get shown the door.

What I've seen from PGI is that a lynch mob is the only thing they respond to.

[Roadbeer]

I remember this thread

Welcome to K Town

[Agent of Change]

[Ohsh]

PEED CLEAN NO JAIL TIME FOR ME HAHAHAHAHA

dont let me get into my zone

[Agent of Change]

I feel

like I've seen

this post before

[Cybermech]

you sir are awesome.
and the fact u tried with a few of the same thread just makes you even more awesomer