Edward Mattlov, on 15 May 2014 - 02:52 PM, said:
I am curious about why more information regarding how clan tech will work has not been released yet, with just over one month until the preorders are delivered. Personally, I believe that PGI would sell more clan packages if they gave us a steady stream of information and also revealed the other three social rewards.
Pariah Devalis, on 15 May 2014 - 03:08 PM, said:
Presumably this would be the information announcement you would want, though, no? I mean, we have how Clan mechs will function in the mechlab. We have how XP will work with clan "chassis." What we do not have is the nitty gritty finalized balance when it comes to Clan weapons, nor how/if Clan vs IS mode will exist.
Late, but better late than never.
I agree, though, they tried to sell a product without enough information for most people, and community rewards would probably be achieved faster if we knew what was being worked for. If we knew that, say, reward 3 was another mech, I bet it would have sold more, or at least faster.
Dakkaface, on 15 May 2014 - 07:57 PM, said:
I believe that their stated intentions for Clan v. IS. is going to be Random PUGs = Anybody can play any tech, Community Warfare = your faction only, your tech only.
The social rewards definitely should have been revealed by now, just to show people 'hey, this is what you're working toward!' What I find more annoying is the silence on the extra features. Warhorns, bonus modules, medallions, etc. What's a warhorn? All we have is speculation that it'll be like the Heavy Metal's kill music. What's the bonus module do? If it turns any mech into a hero, that's pretty awesome. If it gives your mech Kerensky decals, that's useless. We have no idea right now Medallions - are we going to be able to pick from the first 4 Invasion clans? The later 7? All of them? Are we going to be able to rep Nova Cats, or will we have to wait? Badges and Titles - what badges, what titles? Phoenix packages were upfront about your level icon and related title - Clan Packages are not.
That's all info that should have been been given to us back in February or March. I can't in good conscience go past Daishi level without knowing what the heck those items do. They're a non-factor in my decision-making process because they're empty words with no meaning behind them.
My theory on why they have only given us images and flaky information with nothing solid yet is: the monthly rewards.
Dead serious. They're likely going to wait till after June 3rd, when the last monthly reward is handed out, then they'll give us the information we really want and sales will spike. Those who didn't buy a "place holder" to get the monthlies will have lost out and IGP/PGI will have saved themselves from giving out as many freebies as they can. It's marketing 101. Probably why they haven't revealed the social rewards yet as well. At least that's the only logical reason I can think of for them holding off this long.