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[cSand]

Deathlike, on 31 January 2014 - 09:59 AM, said:

Good luck trying to convince people to buy the Pretty Baby, since it is arguably the worst hero ever created. Unless you take a serious hard look at rebalancing it, it won't be pretty.

At best, the TDK is reasonably OK hero by comparison.

Hey, they got me to get one at least

Any mech can be effective. Just gotta learn to drive it right

ZuBotic, on 31 January 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

by the way how much money do you want us to spend ....sale after sale incredible... improve the game GIVE US COMMUNITY WARFARE !!!!!!!!!!!!! or maybe you guys cant do it if you arent able to post a correct sale advertising (Hunchback HGN-733C OMG shame on you)

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Edited by Helmer, 01 February 2014 - 10:30 AM.
Removed video with implied ad hominem

[TercieI]

DONTOR, on 31 January 2014 - 10:08 AM, said:

LOL, that is a good warning, GET THE TDK ITS THE CHEAPEST HERO YOU CAN BUY, 171KPH never felt so good.

And it's the only thing in this sale worth buying. Champions are a mug's game.

[MnDragon]

Did I miss the Hunchback HGN-733C(C) bit?

[Rebas Kradd]

N.O.P.E.

[NRP]

The Pretty Baby? Yeah, just don't. It rivals the Locust for the worst mech in the game.

On the other hand, if you can aim, the TDK essentially gives you a 171 kph AC20. But I already own it, so . . .

maybe it's time to replace my 733C with the champ version, just for the GXP grind? Hmm.

Edited by NRP, 31 January 2014 - 10:29 AM.

[Tremendous Upside]

Was holding out for next week's hero... But screw it. It's deathsnail time.

[cSand]

Rebas Kradd, on 31 January 2014 - 10:26 AM, said:

N.O.P.E.

[L e x]

Do it
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...90c195e24ee3a44

Honestly though, if you don't have a lot of MC and like Light mechs you may want to wait for next week.

Edited by Lex420, 31 January 2014 - 10:49 AM.

[N a p e s]

Lex420, on 31 January 2014 - 10:47 AM, said:

Do it
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...90c195e24ee3a44

Honestly though, if you don't have a lot of MC and like Light mechs you may want to wait for next week.

I'd actually have enough MC for both the PB and next weeks light hero. Damn, just keeps getting more tempting.

Edit: That being said the Protector is also pretty tempting and probably a better choice than the PB. Just need to be patient...

Edited by Napes339, 31 January 2014 - 10:55 AM.

[anonymous161]

Bleh all I see in this game is more dumb 30% off sale stuff why not half off for once or even higher? They must be desperate for cash if all they are still doing is trying to sell you more useless stuff people by now would have if they wanted it? Why not talk about state of cw or some other important feature?

Shameful.

[kelerian]

I was hoping for the wang/dragonslayer/dragon type mechs for chinese new year.

[Rebas Kradd]

cSand, on 31 January 2014 - 10:42 AM, said:

Well, you see, it's a simple reminder that continuing to run sales while constantly failing to even address 90% of the community's complaints, is the reason they look bad.

That said, I am glad that we still have a lot of folks willing to spend money on the game. PGI isn't going to improve by going bankrupt, and it demonstrates that the community hasn't shrunk quite as much as the haters want us to think it has.

[Wingbreaker]

I have a serious question.

Who writes your copy, IGP?

"Skulk of Ruin"

Let that sink in. Think about it, long and hard. No, actually, stop, because it doesn't make a bit of sense.

Look, the word "Skulk" means to do something in a secretive manner, to hide, or alternatively "a group of foxes."

So how do you really believe this has anything to do with a couple hero 'Mechs that are generally regarded as some of the worst? Are they hiding their capability to kill things, is that what you're trying to get across? I don't know a marketing team on the planet that would point at their own product and declare "This is ****, but please buy it."

In fact, in a bit of a literary jibe at yourself, you've accidentally just declared that these 'Mechs are going to send the player into a headlong crash. But they're going to do this stealthily, so no one will notice. I'm sorry, that doesn't make a bit of sense either.

The only way this phrasing makes more sense is to call it "A ruinous group of foxes," though this once again doesn't have a thing to do with the game itself. There are no fox themed 'Mechs in the game, nor would I think that sort of terminology even begins to apply to either of the highlighted heroes: A hybrid Awesome and a laser boat Commando.

I mean the closest you even could get to 'skulking' would be drawing a tenuous line between the origins of the word commando and this. None of these 'Mechs, not even the champion Spider 5K would be considered subtle or stealthy. The Pretty-Baby Awesome is the antithesis of stealthy, as are the Dragon and Highlander champions.

Seriously, I actually want to know what you were trying to get at with this. It isn't the first time, but it is the most egregious instance of a sort of word-salad jumble that sounds more like someone just thought the phrasing sounded cool.

Edited by Wingbreaker, 31 January 2014 - 12:10 PM.

[Bhael Fire]

Napes339, on 31 January 2014 - 09:53 AM, said:

Damn, I kind of want a PB... I know its bad but for some reason I want one.

Hahaha...yeah, I kinda want one too...always have...but avoided it like the plague because of the legendary suckiness of the Awesome chassis.

[Dagger6T6]

JRR1285, on 31 January 2014 - 10:04 AM, said:

In capable hands it's quite good. I have some really good matches in it.

A screen shot from the days when it was 8v8 is not convincing me to turn loose of my MC yet

[cSand]

Rebas Kradd, on 31 January 2014 - 11:14 AM, said:

Well, you see, it's a simple reminder that continuing to run sales while constantly failing to even address 90% of the community's complaints, is the reason they look bad.

That said, I am glad that we still have a lot of folks willing to spend money on the game. PGI isn't going to improve by going bankrupt, and it demonstrates that the community hasn't shrunk quite as much as the haters want us to think it has.

I accept your answer. No hard feelings when my brand new PB runs you over in a match one day

Edited by cSand, 31 January 2014 - 11:44 AM.

[Wintersdark]

p8ragon, on 31 January 2014 - 09:54 AM, said:

do not buy a pretty baby.

This.

Don't get me wrong, I like piloting mediocre and crappy mechs and making them work... But the PB is not only an objectively bad mech, but it's not even a fun bad mech. I mean, the DRG-5N at least lets you play with lol-worthy fun builds (3 AC2's! An LBX and 2MG's!) but the AWS-PB has such a surfeit of hardpoints, it's just depressing. And those hardpoints it does have are poorly placed, and 2 of the missile hardpoints have just 4 tubes! Egads.

[Xenoid]

Would really like to see some more camo/paint/pattern sales that can be bought for any mech, not just those mechs featured during sales.

[Doctor Proctor]

GoTeamVenture, on 31 January 2014 - 11:49 AM, said:

Would really like to see some more camo/paint/pattern sales that can be bought for any mech, not just those mechs featured during sales.

Paints bought during the sales ARE for any mech. And don't buy camo during the sales anyway, you should just buy the one use camos. They're like 1/10th of the price, which means you can outfit 10 mechs in camo for the price of unlocking it for one chassis.

[N a p e s]

Bhael Fire, on 31 January 2014 - 11:39 AM, said:

Hahaha...yeah, I kinda want one too...always have...but avoided it like the plague because of the legendary suckiness of the Awesome chassis.

You ever play with the non Mc Awesomes? Only one I kept and still play with is the 9M which is still a fun ride with 3 PPCs. The other ones are just too slow.