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[BulletChief]

this piece of junk will at least cost 150-200$...
for 1 game xD

[Havoker Reines]

Its not the joystick itself I have a problem with. The thing looks cool, but I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, and my rig is a laptop.

My problem is the build up surrounding it. They could have just said "hey! look at this thing we did with Razer!" rather than the whole countdown thing.

They over-estimated people's interest I think. Yeah, they got us all talking about it.... but for the most part, we are all disappointed.

[veretax]

Did anyone else see this thing and immediately think. Pics or video of it in use or it didn't happen!

[Gezkill]

Technoviking, on 05 June 2012 - 07:21 AM, said:

So, instead of being excited over an new awesome direction that the Dev's have taken, integrating with partners and making a specific controller for Mechwarrior, the beginning of an IN HOME mech pod, you guys would have rather seen more of the concept art hanging on Bryan's wall for months, which will look vaguely like the art in your TROs.

Wow.

Problem is that Razor has a habit of over pricing controllers and since well this is going to have a built in screen.

Well enjoy the 200$ controller.

[Stormeris]

Serevn, on 05 June 2012 - 07:24 AM, said:

I'm just curious if they actually thought the general public would be excited by this.. or if this really was a massive effort to troll?

Well, even Mr. Trololo (RIP) would be proud

[Mchawkeye]

Whilst there is no doubt, judging from the response in this thread (and others) that PGI have misjudged you.

I personally think it's great. I love a good joystick, and I love the fact they are partnered with a big worthwhile company.

I also love the fact that if there is a separate screen in this model, then dual screen or what ever is a likely hood for all of us budding sim-pitters out there.

This is a bigger announcement than a mech. this, at the very least, is faith in the product from another successful company.

Aside from anything else, the way Steel battalion players go on about how awesome a custom controller is...makes me want one. though I already have a flight stick. in fact, I have two flight sticks, now. hmm.

I would liked to have seen more than a concept though...

[Raghnall]

DV McKenna, on 05 June 2012 - 07:22 AM, said:

Thanks

NP. But it still has "Concept" emblazoned into the controller, so might change.

[Aethon]

Dr Killinger, on 05 June 2012 - 07:21 AM, said:

Am I the only guy who really wants one? :'(

I want one...but I'm worried about SLI driver problems with that screen, as with the Logitech G19 keyboard...and Razer has never made a joystick before, that I know of, so I'm concerned about that as well. Also, I hope it doesn't have Saitek internals; the last two Saitek sticks I had came with rather large, unadjustable deadzones that made fine motions nearly impossible.

[Reno Blade]

I got my Saitek x52 for MWLL and MWO, so i wont need a new stick. But the idea is great!

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Nobody hyped you up, but yourselves. You all guessed it would be mechs/beta keys nobody offical even hinted at such.
What you should take from this, is that there is interest enough in MWO out there that people would even consider this, its not a must have its an optional for fans that want/afford one, nobody is ramming it down your throats saying you must have one to play.

[HockeyHyper]

I'm a hardcore fan enough to want this but the pending price point is what scares me.

[Irreverence]

A lot of self-entitlement in here. You all ask an awful lot from some great people that are providing you with a free game.

[Jason Phoenix]

My reaction was: "***... You got to be kidding me..."

[Aethon]

Stormeris, on 05 June 2012 - 07:25 AM, said:

Well, even Mr. Trololo (RIP) would be proud

Wait...you mean the Russian guy is dead?

[Torcip]

My Hopes are that we can just buy the stick and throttle/console on the left side. I could do without the giant screen if it's going to cost me more than $50 more.

[CeeKay Boques]

It looks modular people... its going to be awesome.

Joystick : $80 w/FFB, $60 without. Screen, $100, Keypad, $50

So yeah, $290.

But you could get away for $60 if you wanted to... it looks very modular and awesome, and welcome addition to our new game. Fanbase reaction today over this = Fail. Just calling you out, like you are PGI. You guys suck, this reveal is awesome. What'dya want, the Spider concept art? Yaaay.

[BlackMoore]

I would think about buying one if they ever made a product that was left hand friendly.

[Zervziel]

Look at all the mech threads wonder about Battlemech 12. Now back at Artemis. It is not Battlemech 12. U mad?

Five days. More than that. 120+ hours for a bloody controller CONCEPT!

http://www.razerzone.com/artemis

Not gonna call sinking ship yet, but that is a dick move.

[BanditRaptor]

What intrigues me is whether or not we can put that second screen on a second monitor, for those of us with two monitors.

Think about it, one monitor = just game, two monitors = one plus one unused, but three monitors = eyefinity with game on all three monitors. So if you have just two monitors, the second is going to waste. If we could put that map up on our second monitors that'd be way awesome.

Also, whether or not that monitor is a touchscreen. It'd be awesome if we could ping areas of the map or drag a line from the mech we're talking to to show where to go like how the guy in the mechcommander intro.

[jhempsrt4]

Where do I send my money?