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A Proposition Of Future Events. (Clan Etc)


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#1 Name140704

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Posted 06 September 2013 - 02:14 PM

TL:DR I predict boring/lame CW, Timberwolf and other Clan 'mechs announced between October and December 31 with new sucker discount bundle available with a content delivery of sometime in Summer 2014.




The Clans, as a faction or something of the like will never be available. HOWEVER!!!!!!; I think there will not be any factions as we would think of them (MPBT 3025 style with extras) at this point. We'll get something that says DECLARE ALLEGIANCE TO HOUSE MARIK or something of the like, and we'll still all be in the same matches together, it's just that when we win there is a loyalty point gain with House Marik, for example. There will probably be a section of the store for loyalty point purchases like Defiance AC/20s for people with X Steiner reputation. So don't get too grandiose with what you think CW will amount to.

My new prediction is such:

There will be Clan 'mechs announced between October 16 and December 31. Most likely there will be a "bundle" like phoenix or the suckers founder's program. The new content will be delivered Summer 2014, as this is just about as far off as it can be pushed. I'm sure the excuse for the long delay will be something like "balance issues" or that "they want something as pivotal, important blah blah blah as the Clans to be done right like the community deserves", but this is just a delaying tactic. The point of getting money now for future release items is that you have someone who is on the hook for a later time and is likely to play/buy more stuff while they are waiting for said content.

Now here is the kicker. I can almost assure you that there will be a Timberwolf in this first package. Reason being that's the best bait for someone to sink money. A Timberwolf will bring in money...hands down, no question. Anything else in that package will be locust-esque and irrelevant as soon as someone sees that Timberwolf.

How you have been looking at this incarnation of Mechwarrior needs to be clarified. What we are seeing now with the "revelations" in Ask the Devs 45 and 46 is similar to what was being said in November and December of 2012. Something like, "just wait until the next three months and you'll see", is old hat to suckers Founders like myself. Consider what was promised for February 2013 and then look at what has happened since. The forums were dismanled and compartmentalized in preparation for the outcry from We-the-Sheeple of Noise Island. Next to nothing has really changed in this game, except for 3PV that nobody wanted, I think three or four new maps, and a good amount of 'mechs.

#2 Xendojo

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Posted 09 September 2013 - 05:13 AM

Sadly, i have to agree.

Nothing coming down the pipe but more cash grabs and monetized basic features, like chat and lobbies(which is why we don't have them yet).

A clan pre-release bundle? Absolutely.

Nothing for our patience but more stuff to buy for MC, plus some maps and mechs? Working as intended.
For everything else we don't have yet? Soon, and no we don't get screenshots, maybe a mockup if we are lucky.

This is not shaping up to be a successful F2P game. This looks more like cash grab after cash grab after cash grab until the game finally dies because of stagnant gameplay and declining playerbase.

gg thx no re.

EDIT: Not to mention almost 50 known issues with the game, most of which have been in the game for more than 6 months! I myself am a victim of the memory leak bug, haven't been able to play more than one match at a time since April 2nd patch...and game launches in 8 days.

Edited by Xendojo, 09 September 2013 - 05:16 AM.


#3 Khobai

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Posted 09 September 2013 - 06:49 AM

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There will be Clan 'mechs announced between October 16 and December 31. Most likely there will be a "bundle" like phoenix or the suckers founder's program. The new content will be delivered Summer 2014,


Doubt it. Delaying Clans until next summer would kill this game. Theyve already lost half their founders... Clan mechs need to be released and monetized ASAP while some hype for them still exists.

My guess is we will see the first clan mechs by december/january.

#4 Nehkrosis

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Posted 09 September 2013 - 06:54 AM

they didnt/dont need the founders much anymore, they have their money.

#5 Khobai

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Posted 09 September 2013 - 07:01 AM

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they didnt/dont need the founders much anymore, they have their money.


Yeah youre right because its not like in sales 90% of your money comes from 10% repeat business or anything.

#6 Lucky Moniker

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Posted 11 September 2013 - 07:18 PM

View PostKhobai, on 09 September 2013 - 06:49 AM, said:


Doubt it. Delaying Clans until next summer would kill this game. Theyve already lost half their founders... Clan mechs need to be released and monetized ASAP while some hype for them still exists.

My guess is we will see the first clan mechs by december/january.


December/Jan is way too close, there WILL be a money grab before we see the clans, and being a clanner myself i will buy it hands down, as much as i hate the business model and i repeatedly ***** about the ****** business model, i will still buy it. but even then, all the phoenix mechs wont even be out by that time. my guess would be once all the phoenix blows over, and we have all those mechs in game THEN we will hear about clan mechs.

Edited by Lucky Moniker, 11 September 2013 - 07:18 PM.


#7 Khobai

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Posted 12 September 2013 - 01:30 AM

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December/Jan is way too close, there WILL be a money grab before we see the clans


There will definitely be a money grab, but it will probably be more like founders where you get the mechs right away, instead of having to wait 3 months like with phoenix.

#8 Lucky Moniker

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Posted 12 September 2013 - 02:18 PM

View PostKhobai, on 12 September 2013 - 01:30 AM, said:


There will definitely be a money grab, but it will probably be more like founders where you get the mechs right away, instead of having to wait 3 months like with phoenix.

i doubt that, why wait to get money when they can get it right away? and as someone stated before me, having someone pay for something a few months in advance keeps them around waiting for said product that they paid for, and buying new stuff in the mean time

#9 Xendojo

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Posted 13 September 2013 - 08:59 AM

View PostLucky Moniker, on 12 September 2013 - 02:18 PM, said:

i doubt that, why wait to get money when they can get it right away? and as someone stated before me, having someone pay for something a few months in advance keeps them around waiting for said product that they paid for, and buying new stuff in the mean time



Perfect example of maximized Cash Grab.

Edited by Xendojo, 13 September 2013 - 08:59 AM.






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