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[Targetloc]

"Epic would be the endgame for your Mech. Details forthcoming before launch. But it's going to be exciting and worthy of the effort."

See summary here: http://theoosiks.com...mans-reddit-ama (thanks Oosiks)


My guess? Mech body kit mods, mentioned long ago as a possibility. Spiky shoulder pads for your Atlas. Spoiler for your Jenner. External Christmas lights?


Thinking it will cost huge amounts of mech XP to unlock, since plenty of people have hundreds of thousands, and in some cases, millions of unspent XP on their favourite chassis.


I'd certainly welcome something to grind towards on my favorite mechs, and make it stand out as a machine that's seen a lot of drops.

[TruePoindexter]

Clearly #3

I really don't know what it can be without making them wildly more powerful than a normal mech. The difference in performance between a mech at Elite and a mech with no Basics is already huge.

[Ihasa]

I have no confidence they will be implemented effectively upon first patch, so really it almost doesn't matter.

[Targetloc]

TruePoindexter, on 23 April 2013 - 09:15 PM, said:

Clearly #3

I really don't know what it can be without making them wildly more powerful than a normal mech. The difference in performance between a mech at Elite and a mech with no Basics is already huge.

I just assumed it would be something purely cosmetic...

I guess there's a few options it could fall under:

1) Cosmetic changes.

2) Actual in-game performance bonus, similar to the mech tree efficiencies.

3) Some kind of meta-game bonus like 'upgrade to champion for permanent 5% cbill boost', or 'deals 1% more territory damage when used in a Community Warfare drop.'

[TruePoindexter]

Targetloc, on 23 April 2013 - 09:39 PM, said:

I just assumed it would be something purely cosmetic...

I guess there's a few options it could fall under:

1) Cosmetic changes.

2) Actual in-game performance bonus, similar to the mech tree efficiencies.

3) Some kind of meta-game bonus like 'upgrade to champion for permanent 5% cbill boost', or 'deals 1% more territory damage when used in a Community Warfare drop.'

I'm not sure I like any of the options. They're either in the "meh" category or have the potential to be excessively powerful. It's really early to tell though - maybe they came up with something good?

[aniviron]

I have to assume that they are performance enhancing abilities, perhaps in the form of modules or pilot tree stuff. Think about any MMO that uses the term 'epic' to describe end-game content. It's never just cosmetic. I also think it'd be kind of brain dead for them to spend a lot of time making content (I have to assume it takes them a lot of time, they can only make three bobbleheads a month and those use already-existing models) only to restrict the number of players who can buy it to a tiny fraction of the playerbase.

[Sephlock]

Create an option that says

"You should make a mockery of the poll system just because PGI didn't have the foresight to create a forum this kind of discussion fits under"

@ topic title:

[Loler skates]

Row row fight da powah

I totally want mah epics man, lets go clear the tourmaline peaks with our 12 man raid gang.

Edited by Loler skates, 23 April 2013 - 11:22 PM.

[Kaspirikay]

LFM river city night. Need tank prefer atlas.

[Kageru Ikazuchi]

No ... until we get more information ... in the meantime, the more we speculate, the more we set ourselves up for disappointment.

[TehSBGX]

Watch it's something that under performs like Air strikes. Like it's a couple extra skills after mastering a chassis that are just dreadful or something.

[Scromboid]

We already have one. It's called the Yen-Lo-Wang.

[Varnas]

Whatever it's going to be i couldn't care less.

Don't set your hopes high people, you'll just get disappointed.

[Vassago Rain]

Sharp giantkiller AC20 of swift slaying.

[3rdworld]

Factions I could see being the external items. Like a samurai mask instead of the skull for an atlas, if you max out kurita.

Epics, would just be models of weapons that have slightly better stats than their normal counterpart.

How you acquire these is anyone's guess. Perhaps they will institute a xp system for weapons, which you must grind to unlock the epic version.

Edited by 3rdworld, 24 April 2013 - 06:22 AM.

[Tennex]

knowning PGI it'll probably be P2W. or some other horrible idea.

[Ozric]

As they are using the standard MMO common->epic system in MWT (improved gear), I think it's safe to assume they have similar plans for MWO. I guess it is an endgame of sorts, but as with all things it's the implementation that counts.

[MustrumRidcully]

It will be awesome, completely balanced, and worth the effort. It might even involve crit-seeking.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Kageru Ikazuchi, on 24 April 2013 - 12:22 AM, said:

No ... until we get more information ... in the meantime, the more we speculate, the more we set ourselves up for disappointment.

Super true.

[Thirdstar]

MustrumRidcully, on 24 April 2013 - 06:35 AM, said:

It will be awesome, completely balanced, and worth the effort. It might even involve crit-seeking.

Bahahahahaah