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[Koniving]

Kellaine, on 28 December 2016 - 01:43 PM, said:

PPC's are affected by ER PPC, PPC, and energy quirks.

Not er if talking about regular PPC's.

Er is affected by "ppc" as a generic quirk.

If it specifically states "std ppc" or "Er ppc" then they won't tie into the opposing type.

[AggroBeatch]

Hello
Where can I see a full list of special mechs? When they were introduced to the game, a conditions for receiving etc.

Edited by AggroBeatch, 29 December 2016 - 12:58 AM.

[DavidStarr]

Tesunie, on 28 December 2016 - 07:33 PM, said:

Quick question: I've being told in another thread that you get a chirp sound and a flash of light when lock is acquired/lost on your mech.

I have never noticed anything like that. I have never used Radar Deprivation module.
Make of that what you will

[Tesunie]

DavidStarr, on 28 December 2016 - 09:47 PM, said:

I have never noticed anything like that. I have never used Radar Deprivation module.
Make of that what you will

Which is what I observe when I don't have the Radar Dep module equipped as well. But when I do, the chirp and flash of light is there...

[DavidStarr]

Tesunie, on 28 December 2016 - 10:02 PM, said:

Which is what I observe when I don't have the Radar Dep module equipped as well. But when I do, the chirp and flash of light is there...

That sounds like a good reason to run the module! Possibly a better one than the module's primary benefit itself.

[el piromaniaco]

When an Enemy loses Lock on you.
With radar deprivation it happens at loss of sight, without 2 seconds later.

Greetings

el piro

[DavidStarr]

Any premium time package purchased with MC will not be banked, right? I will not be able to activate it on demand, let alone suspend it once activated?

[Rogue Jedi]

AggroBeatch, on 28 December 2016 - 08:26 PM, said:

Hello
Where can I see a full list of special mechs? When they were introduced to the game, a conditions for receiving etc.

This will not be a short answer so I am spoilering it

Spoiler

I do not know where you can find a full list of special Mechs but I will try to provide a list from memory

(F) Foundars, Atlas, Jenner, Catapult and Hunchback
Could only be obtained before MWO entered open beta (late 2012), like most of the letter in brackets they give a 30% ^{(initialy 25 for the Founders Mechs)} boost to cbill earnings and come with unique cammo, the Founders Mechs also have some unique geometry, the none special varient is otherwise identical.

(C) Champion Mechs, have a 30% xp earnings boost, and are pre-upgraded to a loadout voted on by players, otherwise identical to standard varients, they exist for most Mechs and are usualy introduced about 6 months after the Base chassis
they can be purchased in the ingame store for MC, in the gift store for real money, as part of Mastery Bundles (the hero, champion and 1 regular varient of the chassis) from ether the game or gift store and can sometimes be won as part of events.

(P) denotes the special varients from the Project Phoenix pack and the Sabre reinforcements, we're onsale from mid 2013 to early 2014, cannot be obtained at current and it is highly unlikely the pack will ever go back on sale, like Founders the Mechs have a 30% cbill boost, unique geo, and special cammo, Mechs included the Locust, Shadow Hawk, Griffin, Wolverine, Thunderbolt and Battlemaster

(I) indicates Clan Invasion Mech special varients from the Clans pack and the Clan wave 2 and 3 packs, all those are still on sale and include:
From the Clans pack, Kit Fox, Nova, Summoner, Dire Wolf, Adder, Stormcrow, Timber Wolf and Warhawk
If you buy the top levels of both Clans and wave 2 you get the Mad Dog
Wave 2 includes Myst Lynx, Ice Ferett, Helbringer and Gargoyle
Wave 3 includes the Arctic Cheetah, Shadow Cat, Ebon Jaguar, and I cannot remember the name of the assualt the Executioner
All those Mechs have a 30% cbill boost, unique patterns and some have unique geo

(L) special variants from the loyalty reward program, this has run every year since 2014, I think in october, and depending on if you have met the critera you get the Mechs, you cannot get the L varients if you miss the window
2014 included the CN9-AH, AS7-S and a varient of the King Crab
I cannot remember the full lists for 15-16, I will update when I get home
https://mwomercs.com...iation-program/
https://mwomercs.com...ewards-program/
https://mwomercs.com...ewards-program/

(R ) indicates special varients from resistance packs, as with most of the others they have the cbill boost, and unique cammo
Resistance included the Panther, enforcer, Grasshopper and Zeus
Resistance 2 included Wolfhound, Crab, Black Knight and Mauler

(O)The last of the "big" packs is the Clan Origons IIC pack, special varients again have cbill boost and cammo, Mechs in the pack are Jenner IIC, Hunchback IIC, Orion IIC, Highlander IIC

(S) is where things start getting confusing, origionaly it was Sarah's Jenner, Sarah was a young (primary school aged) Mechwarrior who died of cancer, PGI released essentialy a champion version of her favorate loadout for the Jenner, along with a special cammo, it was on sale for a limited time and all proceeds went to a cancer charity
The Mechs from the Steam Performance Packs also have the (s) surfix but have a cbill boost instead of XP
The Mechs from "collectors editions" (pay $20 extra for more cockpit items, an extra months premium time and a duplicate of one of the regular varients with a cbill boost) of the single chassis Mech packs which is how all new Mechs from the past year have been released also have the (S) surfix

All the packs with the exception of Founders, Phoenix, Loyalty and the steam packs can be purchased from the store link along the top of the screen, I will add links later have added links for each individual pack, or where to look for more information

And finaly there is the Hero Mechs, new varients on a chassis with unique hardpoints, unique pattern and a 30% cbill boost
Heroes can be purchased with a 1 chassis pack, from the webstore or with MC from the ingame store, or from the gift store for real money

^{_{edit: added links, fixed some errors and general tidy up}}

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 29 December 2016 - 10:45 AM.

[TercieI]

DavidStarr, on 29 December 2016 - 01:26 AM, said:

Any premium time package purchased with MC will not be banked, right? I will not be able to activate it on demand, let alone suspend it once activated?

I thought it was banked, but I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I bought PT that way.

[DavidStarr]

TercieI, on 29 December 2016 - 09:43 AM, said:

I thought it was banked, but I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I bought PT that way.

The reason I'm asking is there's a 50% premium time sale coming up, but I already have one month and don't want to have more than a month pre-activated. I don't like having to play, who knows when I'll want to take a break Banked PT would be perfect.

By the way, less than 24 hours remaining till the end of the +20% MC deal. Might want to get some if you haven't already.

Edited by DavidStarr, 29 December 2016 - 10:34 AM.

[The Blood God]

DavidStarr, on 29 December 2016 - 10:34 AM, said:

The reason I'm asking is there's a 50% premium time sale coming up, but I already have one month and don't want to have more than a month pre-activated. I don't like having to play, who knows when I'll want to take a break Banked PT would be perfect.

By the way, less than 24 hours remaining till the end of the +20% MC deal. Might want to get some if you haven't already.

pretty sure you have to activate it

[Tesunie]

I believe (and I could be wrong), that premium time from packs get stored, but prem bought straight up and earned by events activate right away. Can't really say with any certainty because the only Premium I've gotten has been through mech packs.

[Whiskey Dharma]

Decals - buy once and apply to all mechs, or buy and only be allowed to use on one mech?

[Mechwarrior4670152]

DavidStarr, on 29 December 2016 - 10:34 AM, said:

The reason I'm asking is there's a 50% premium time sale coming up, but I already have one month and don't want to have more than a month pre-activated. I don't like having to play, who knows when I'll want to take a break Banked PT would be perfect.

Premium time bought in game auto activates

Whiskey Dharma, on 29 December 2016 - 03:29 PM, said:

Decals - buy once and apply to all mechs, or buy and only be allowed to use on one mech?

Buy it once, and it is available for all your mechs, just like colors

My main account has it's user name plastered on all my (X) mechs

Edited by Wence the Wanderer, 29 December 2016 - 03:30 PM.

[eveofmana]

Question on Tag: If I understand it right, breaking the LOS negates Tag effects but can be regained if briefly lost. How brief a window is "brief"? 1 second? 3?
Also wondering about Advanced Target Decay + Tag. Does that module keep the tag effect going longer as well or just the lock?

[Bilbo]

Briefly is as long as you have maintained the lock and, no, except that it keeps the lock longer so you can reapply the Tag.

[TheCaptainJZ]

Tesunie, on 28 December 2016 - 07:33 PM, said:

Quick question: I've being told in another thread that you get a chirp sound and a flash of light when lock is acquired/lost on your mech. They are claiming it has been in the game since beta and has always been. I've only noticed it when I've broken a lock and I have the Radar Deprivation module equipped on my mech. If I don't have Radar Dep on my mech, I get no notification of enemy locks on my mech. These are my observations.

So, my question is; Which one of us is right? Has it always been in the game, and I've just never noticed it? Or is that a function of Radar Dep and he's trying to pull a fast one on me?

If I'm wrong, I don't mind. I just want to get the correct information.

Been here since closed beta and it's never done that except with the radar dep module. Although I have seen it stated that it's been in the game as well but it hasn't. I wonder if it was intentional to be added with the module or if that was their way of testing it and forgot to remove the feature.

[Bilbo]

TheCaptainJZ, on 30 December 2016 - 06:45 PM, said:

Been here since closed beta and it's never done that except with the radar dep module. Although I have seen it stated that it's been in the game as well but it hasn't. I wonder if it was intentional to be added with the module or if that was their way of testing it and forgot to remove the feature.

The chirp has always been there. No flash. Never used a radar deprivation module so I don't know whether that changes the behavior.

[Tesunie]

Bilbo, on 30 December 2016 - 07:04 PM, said:

The chirp has always been there. No flash. Never used a radar deprivation module so I don't know whether that changes the behavior.

There is a chirp that sounds when allies get and lose locks on the enemy. It's a different beep and I get it myself as I get and lose locks on my own targets. Is this the sound you may be hearing? Or am I mistaken as to what that beep is suppose to represent?

As I said, I don't mind being wrong, I just want to know the correct information. I've only noticed a different sounding chirp with Radar Dep equipped, which also included the flash of light, and only when I actually noticed enemies losing their lock on me.

[Brenden]

Why hasn't the Inner Sphere/Clans worked on weapons that can hit beyond 1,000meters?

Like a Hyper-Extended Large Laser (HELL) that could hit targets for 10 damage at like, 2K away.