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[Lostdragon]

For me it came down to this: If I spend $80 will I get my money's worth in terms of gameplay? Right now the answer to that question for me is a solid "no". If the big changes in July actually make some progress in the right direction and we get some firm details on CW that may change.

[Steven Dixon]

8CH Trooper, on 01 July 2013 - 12:09 PM, said:

The problem I'm having with this is I have no idea if the money is going to be used for MWO or siphoned off to fund some other IGP project. If PGI could clarify that most, if not all of the funds would be used for MWO it would go a long way to help me consider this purchase.

Russ has already clarified this, all of the money is going to MWO.

[stjobe]

zhajin, on 25 June 2013 - 12:17 PM, said:

the money will go pay the IGP bill, just like founders did. then be funneled off to other games. MWO will likely not see any real boost in development at this point.

In the latest NGNG podcast, Russ says 100% of the money from Phoenix will go to MWO.

[Simp1istic]

Like the sale, and dislike the development.

I bought founders and phoenix but I really don't like the way some things are heading: 3PV and Consumables.

[Kamies]

I like the sale but I will not buy any package with jumpjet capable mech in it before they fix the jumpjet fix. I will not use real money to buy me a headache, nausea and vomit to the throat. And the cheapest package without the medium mech is not for me.

[Reoh]

I like PP although I feel like it's a long way off. I wish it wasn't such a wait to get the goods.

As for MWO development, I have mixed feelings. I like some of the things they're doing and not others. Some more I just have reservations about and I'm waiting to see how things turn out.

[Pendraco]

At no point since closed beta have I regretted the purchase of my founders pack. Regardless of how that money was used, I got countless hours of entertainment from it.

Although development is a tad slow, there has been and continues to be balance changes, modules, features, maps and 'Mechs added. I may not agree with everything (3PV). But I can not think of too may games that did everything exactly right. In my particular case, the $80 I spent on Project Pheonix is a great value and I look forward to the content.

As long as the good, out weighs the bad and I am still enjoying the game....It's money well spent. Hell, if they announced a package tommorow with a Wasp, Wolverine, Rifleman and Warhammer I'd give them ANOTHER $80!!!

Edited by Pendraco, 01 July 2013 - 01:35 PM.

[Ralgas]

Listen to ngng #79. Russ makes all the right noises, although he gets very nervous about the when's

And remember kiddies, It took a fair chunk of legal cash over and above development to make sure they was no "unseen" problems with these mechs...............

[Kyrie]

Like the sale, have not purchased.

I generally agree that the sale is a good value, but my interest in the game (and the sale) is now really contingent on the details of CW that I hope will be released prior to the end of the sale. Lacking these details, I find myself unable to commit more money to this game.

[kesuga7]

i like the development so far and do want the overlords package

but personally i still do not like the 2 patches per month , its in beta and a beta needs constant fixing/updating ( i suppose its easier for them tho)

Things will come but from what i'v seen it is sorta very slowwww ( and even so it just feels like the new features are kinda stale )

If what Russ said is true and 100% is going towards Mechwarrior Online then they should certainly have more dosh to speed up development time by hiring staff or other things
Well better quality then cheap eh?

Praise Russ and the All-Star Father!

Edited by kesuga7, 01 July 2013 - 04:08 PM.

[MadcatX]

One of the big reasons I didn't buy into it was the "Give money now, receive mechs in 3 months". I'm all for supporting the game as a whole, but this has a DLC feel that's reminiscent of Aliens: Colonial Marine's DLC (pay now, receive content every quarter for the next year).

Sure you do get access to them before others and I'm sure an argument could be made about how pre-ordering things happens everywhere.

[Ransack]

option 2

I like the sale, but the development is leaving a bit to be desired. That said, even though I like the sale, I haven't bought it yet. There were "big things coming in July", right? so that means that I they have one more patch to make or break a sale with me. If the big thing for July was the announcement itself, well, it's not big enough.

[Locan Ravok]

I will not get the Phoenix bundle because, to be honest, I don't need more mechs and the only thigh I buy with the CB I earn playing the game is mechs.

[sokitumi]

Locan Ravok, on 02 July 2013 - 05:03 PM, said:

I will not get the Phoenix bundle because, to be honest, I don't need more mechs and the only thigh I buy with the CB I earn playing the game is mechs.

Yeah agree more or less. I used the founders for about 57250xp each and now they collect spiderwebs. I dont understand rly why people buy hero's or champions. If they gave srs adv, people would cry havoc.

[Kyrie]

If I were still hooked on this game as I was when I first started it, the lure of completing the collection would be irresistible, even if I never used them again. :-)

[Scromboid]

zhajin, on 25 June 2013 - 12:17 PM, said:

the money will go pay the IGP bill, just like founders did. then be funneled off to other games. MWO will likely not see any real boost in development at this point.

This is pretty much where I stand, too.

I do not believe that any additional funding will be funneled to PGI. I do not see my "support" going anywhere that will make a difference, no matter how much or what I spend and the biggest detractor to me is not knowing where the state of the game will be in a year. I do not want to put out (with Phoenix) over $150 on a game... hell period, but especially not knowing any sort of roadmap at all.

Face it.

We do not know what CW is.
We do not know if we are getting clan mechs.
We do not know if we are getting clan tech.
We do not know where the meta will be in a year.
We do not know overall the life of the game.
We do not know when DX11 will be here (if at all)
We do not know if the old chassis will ever get a final pass.


And I hate to say it, but any "wait and see" promises they give us are suspect at this point. We have been 'waiting to see' more command chair posts, more dev posts, more information as a whole. Heck, the information does not even have a single point for dispersal - you have to go all over twitter, NGNG, Twitch, Facebook... it is ridiculous.

They just do not seem... organized. It is a LOT to ask someone to put up $80 for goods they may or may not even LIKE without ever showing them totally what they are getting and what state they will receive said goods.

Not to mention asking founders who paid $120 for 4 robots to shill out another $80 for 12. KIND of like a slap in the face, really.

At the very least, SHOW US what the money will be going for. As it is, we are all beta testers funding a game that may never get out of beta. We are your financial investors, at this point, so maybe respect us a little more and show us some data. Give us a good feeling that we are not going to be stuck with HUD bugs for 4 months like we were before. Let us know what CW is about and let us be involved in the process so we can tell you up front what we like and do not like.

Bah. Anyways. That is how I feel.

[cyberclaw]

at least we get patches every 2 weeks other games arnt progressing that fast im deffnatly gona buy the 40$ one at least as i 99% of the time pilot meds and iv never regreated buying my founders pack or any of the mc after i still feal this game will be something iv been wating for in a mech game ...... asuming they get rid of the ppc and ppc/gauss builds i see every where

[AxeHammer]

I bought the Phoenix pack but not the founders.
My experiences with the game have been positive for the most part and I see that improvements are being made and am looking forward to CW going live.

[Shiro Matsumoto]

Atomicoxen, on 25 June 2013 - 06:15 PM, said:

I put my 80 bucks down without hesitation. One of my very first video games was Battletech: Crescent Hawks Inception on an old 286 with 16 color graphics (my first computer as a 10 year old). The first mech you get in that game is the Locust. The original mechwarrior also ran on that game. It's polygon AC cannons were amazing.

I want a 55 ton medium. I want a battlemaster. I want the nifty paint. I want the forum color. I want the symbol next to my name in game. I want the custom geometry for these mechs. I want all of it.

Beyond the emotional connection to my childhood, I missed the founders package and I do want this game to succeed.

Love the game despite its flaws. In comparison to the other currently available mech titles it reigns supreme.

I feel more or less the same...as a longterm Boardgame Battletech player.... The missing community warfare, 12v12... or anything thats not "a new Mech" - those, we get a lot...,especially that the Devs seem hellbent on a 3rd person mode NO ONE here really feels comfy witn... kinda keeps gnawing on my faith.

But then.. it would not be the first game i pumped money in...namely "TSW"-Lifetimer & "Defiance"-Deluxe Starter, all Stillbirths.... that i can just deinstall and forget, if it finally takes a turn i dont like,. with MWO it would be extra painful though, cause basically, i love Battletech.

[WildeKarde]

I like the pack but haven't bought it yet, wanting to see what comes in July before I buy it. Mechs are nice but we need content.

My concerns are around is this all we'll be going live with? We need more games modes and really another half a dozen maps ideally.

The matches can still be fun but it can get tiring getting the same map for everyone to head to the same area and slug it out. They also need to make the game a combative element and not just who can alpha a target quickest.