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[StormPaladin99]

Bought it as soon as i saw it.

[Steelgrave]

Mission accomplished. Mech purchased. For Sarah.

[INSEkT L0GIC]

Thanks for releasing it early. Time to kill some baddies!

[Kushko]

Just got mine as well. On a side note, i forgot how much i dislike playing lights hehe.

[Devrij]

What a heartbreaking story, and it's even sadder to think how often this happens to countless families around the world. Didn't have to think twice.

[Arkady Vachon]

Got mine. Over $55k raised to do a death from above on cancer! o7 to all.

Edited by Arkady Vachon, 26 July 2013 - 09:45 AM.

[Mack1]

Spreading The Word

[Doctor Smiley]

Glad to have the Mech sitting inmy Mech Bay first Match with her was Nice....Saw lots of Sarahs out and about=)

[MrPlutonium]

Countess Hemah, on 26 July 2013 - 09:54 AM, said:

Glad to have the Mech sitting inmy Mech Bay first Match with her was Nice....Saw lots of Sarahs out and about=)

Took mine out for a couple of spins, fun to see 4-5 Sarah Jenners running around in a match

Edited by MrPlutonium, 26 July 2013 - 09:59 AM.

[Terran123rd]

Add me to the list of people who took theirs out for a spin. Was the only one who'd done so in the matches I've played so far though...

[Bront]

Bought it last night, got it today. Drives nice. Works much better when I bring the SSRM ammo.

[Doctor Smiley]

Just did a match with 2 other Sarah Mechs and someone actually was complaining about Sarah Mechs and said he didnt care that we were helping in the fight against cancer....I don't wish ill will and wont say the name cause name and shame, but some people need to get a clue...

Edited by Countess Hemah, 26 July 2013 - 10:28 AM.

[Ryvucz]

Just had a match with four of us on the same team.

[Bilbo]

Countess Hemah, on 26 July 2013 - 10:27 AM, said:

Just did a match with 2 other Sarah Mechs and someone actually was complaining about Sarah Mechs and said he didnt care that we were helping in the fight against cancer....I don't wish ill will and wont say the name cause name and shame, but some people need to get a clue...

I fully intend to pilot Sarah's Jenner for 6-8 hours tonight.

[Doctor Smiley]

Bilbo, on 26 July 2013 - 10:30 AM, said:

I fully intend to pilot Sarah's Jenner for 6-8 hours tonight.

Get Em Good

[MarshmallowRampage]

I am still unable to finish the payment process and Ive used Firefox, Chrome and I.E. thus far.

[Acid Phase]

Amazing guys. $55,760 and climbing. Surely this community is worthy of recognition. Like say on CNN maybe?.....

http://www.cnn.com/2...nner/index.html

Larry Frum (CNN) said:

"Sarah's Jenner" was designed with her parents' help and includes images of a pony, teddy bear and peace symbol.

Wander into any gaming forum thread, chat room or multiplayer-action communications, and you quickly discover that gamers can be an insensitive lot. But there are also instances where the hardcore, win-at-all-costs trash talking goes silent and they band together to do good.

Such was the case recently when players and game developers turned heartbreak over the death of a young compatriot into cash to fight cancer.

"MechWarrior Online" is a game that lets players control powerful war machines ("Mechs") and fight each other for dominance on the battlefield. The game is still in beta testing and plans to launch in mid-September but boasts more than 1.1 million registered pilots.

Five-year-old Sarah Marie Alida Parries of Vancouver, British Columbia, was one of them.
She would pilot her favorite style of Mech -- called a Jenner -- with her father, Jon, and often dominated her much-older opponents. Then, in May, she lost her battle with inoperable brain cancer.




Sarah Parries, 5, played "MechWarrior Online" with her father and often was able to beat older opponents.
The courage and energy she displayed along the way inspired Infinite Games Publishing and Piranha Games, the makers of "MechWarrior," to honor her in a unique way.

A customized war machine called "Sarah's Jenner" is now available in the game for $10. And all proceeds from its sale go to the Canadian Cancer Society.

"Sarah's passion for 'Mechs' and her battle with cancer had a profound impact on everyone at Piranha," said Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games, in a news release. "She was an inspiration, with her passion and energy for the game and our hearts and deepest condolences go out to her family.

"The outpouring of heartfelt sympathy from the MechWarrior community and the support and encouragement we've received to develop this unique 'Mech' has been nothing short of incredible."

Sarah's family worked with the team to make Sarah's Mech a possibility. The Jenner was her favorite chassis "because she liked to move fast, lock on and liked using night vision," according to her father.

But it's personalized with an exterior design that includes images of a pony, rainbow, teddy bear and pink peace symbol.
Players can get the new Mech until August 20.

Proceeds from the sale are being kept in a running tally on a special page on the MechWarrior website. As of Friday, more than $54,000 had been raised. The organizers say non-players interested in contributing should reach out to their local cancer societies.

Edited by Acid Phase, 26 July 2013 - 10:51 AM.

[Kanajashi]

Bilbo, on 26 July 2013 - 10:30 AM, said:

I fully intend to pilot Sarah's Jenner for 6-8 hours tonight.

will do the same

[Levithix]

I am mildly disappointed that this is the exact same variant as the founders version.
Despite that, and the fact that I do not currently have internet fast enough to play, I bought one.

[Khord]

At work, so can't check my mechbay, but I thought it wasn't being delivered until Aug 23rd?

"Offer ends August 20th. Delivery occurs August 23rd."