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[Lord Perversor]

Tought it worth to bring it up for some people to notice and **discuss** it.

Clan invasion now with social rewards akin to Phoenix project.

Dammit PGI i'm not going to give my opinion yet but not even an Announcement or Twitter about it... not a way to show improved communication.

P.S: you guys should start the habit to announce first allow to see it later.

[Rebas Kradd]

Actually, trumpeting More Baubles would only have furthered the narrative that they're a clueless and greedy cashgrab developer, so I don't blame them for sneaking it in under the radar. Shows that they understand the mood.

[CHH Badkarma]

rinse and repeat, without the courtesy reach around. I swear, if I do not receive 100% of the swag the promise (like the missing badge for phoenix packs) I am going to be rather upset (understatement)

[Vanguard836]

Jason Radick, on 29 January 2014 - 05:59 PM, said:

rinse and repeat, without the courtesy reach around. I swear, if I do not receive 100% of the swag the promise (like the missing badge for phoenix packs) I am going to be rather upset (understatement)

Missing badge ?

[Bernard Matthaios]

Here's a thought... Release more information about the CLANS. Then maybe more players will be willing to buy. It's hard to buy something when you know little about the product. No need for silly rewards.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Yes, more info please. Still nothing about the warhorns. Apparently they're a car horn? hurr hurr funny joke pgi.
Expand on the Unique modules? Maybe?

EDIT:

Well. What ever. I bought the Kit Fox and got all the rewards. I like the mech, and with the premium time and all that $30 aint that bad. I might buy up to the other mechs i want, but. we. need. some....
mooooooooooore infoooooooooooooooo

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 29 January 2014 - 08:30 PM.

[Deathlike]

Vanguard836, on 29 January 2014 - 06:26 PM, said:

Missing badge ?

He's talking about the same kind of badge used to show you are a Founders, except the Phoenix version of it. It's shown @ the beginning of the match, next to the faction. Yellow badge for Legendary Founders for example...

The thing is... it technically really doesn't need UI 2.0 judging from things, despite the statement that it does... unless it is part of some revamp (I didn't see any during the test).

Edited by Deathlike, 29 January 2014 - 07:07 PM.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Deathlike, on 29 January 2014 - 07:03 PM, said:

He's talking about the same kind of badge used to show you are a Founders, except the Phoenix version of it. It's shown @ the beginning of the match, next to the faction. Yellow badge for Legendary Founders for example...

The thing is... it technically really doesn't need UI 2.0 judging from things, despite the statement that it does... unless it is part of some revamp (I didn't see any during the test).

And while we're on this topic for a moment, it'd be nice if my founders tag didn't stop turning off.

[Mycrus]

Wallet remains closed, nice try though...

GRAB DEAL HARDER!

[Deathlike]

MoonUnitBeta, on 29 January 2014 - 07:08 PM, said:

And while we're on this topic for a moment, it'd be nice if my founders tag didn't stop turning off.

I have friends that are Founders that say the same thing.

I'm not a Founder, so I couldn't vouch even if I could.

Perhaps UI 2.0 will clean this mess up...

[MoonUnitBeta]

Deathlike, on 29 January 2014 - 08:00 PM, said:

I have friends that are Founders that say the same thing.

I'm not a Founder, so I couldn't vouch even if I could.

Perhaps UI 2.0 will clean this mess up...

I hope so

[Lord Perversor]

Deathlike, on 29 January 2014 - 07:03 PM, said:

He's talking about the same kind of badge used to show you are a Founders, except the Phoenix version of it. It's shown @ the beginning of the match, next to the faction. Yellow badge for Legendary Founders for example...

The thing is... it technically really doesn't need UI 2.0 judging from things, despite the statement that it does... unless it is part of some revamp (I didn't see any during the test).

The only info about warhorns it's that they seem to be a group bonus thingy they still need to work all it does beyond the theory... (from some Russ twitter)

on an unrelated note the Founder Tag fading seems to be related to the Ingame Options, as far i know if you modify some control tru the options while in match the founder tag may vanish and you need to reactivate it from the Mechlab options. the only know solution seems to never change any Option while on match (i never do and my founder tag never banish)

[DAYLEET]

Rebas Kradd, on 29 January 2014 - 05:38 PM, said:

Actually, trumpeting More Baubles would only have furthered the narrative that they're a clueless and greedy cashgrab developer, so I don't blame them for sneaking it in under the radar. Shows that they understand the mood.

so you are saying that at it this point it's so bad they can't even try to do things right?

Edited by DAYLEET, 29 January 2014 - 10:42 PM.

[Durant Carlyle]

If they announce the rewards, they get called out for the money-grab.

If they don't announce the rewards, they get called out for not communicating enough.

Since there is going to be negativity no matter what they do, they decided not to announce it. Better to not communicate enough than be perceived as greedy.

Edit: I'll be buying my Warhawk package before the deadline for the first extra reward.

Edited by Durant Carlyle, 29 January 2014 - 10:41 PM.

[Durant Carlyle]

DAYLEET, on 29 January 2014 - 10:43 PM, said:

it's facinating how you guys come up with stuff to validate pgi ways of screwing up.

Either way they did it would have brought on forum negativity. They literally cannot avoid it. There is no justification or validation needed, as it is the truth. We all know it as much as they do.

Edited by Durant Carlyle, 29 January 2014 - 10:56 PM.

[Deathlike]

DAYLEET, on 29 January 2014 - 10:43 PM, said:

it's facinating how you guys come up with stuff to validate pgi ways of screwing up.

TBH, it would be the reverse argument if PGI was doing well.

[DAYLEET]

Durant Carlyle, on 29 January 2014 - 10:55 PM, said:

Either way they did it would have brought on forum negativity. They literally cannot avoid it. There is no justification or validation needed, as it is the truth. We all know it as much as they do.

i dopnt disagree with that but the right thing to do was announce it...

[Lord Perversor]

Durant Carlyle, on 29 January 2014 - 10:35 PM, said:

If they announce the rewards, they get called out for the money-grab.

If they don't announce the rewards, they get called out for not communicating enough.

Since there is going to be negativity no matter what they do, they decided not to announce it. Better to not communicate enough than be perceived as greedy.

Edit: I'll be buying my Warhawk package before the deadline for the first extra reward.

Oh i'm not ******* myself abouts this, i'm quite aware that no matter what or how they do it there is a part of the forums base it's going to raise/flag the Crashgrab attempt

I think some short message on Announcements like *Now ready the early bird/preorder bonuses for clan packs* should be enough just like they did to advise about a 30 sec disconnection on game servers from yesterday(who remained largely unnoticeable for most of the player base).

The whole irony of this is the kind of behaviour we can watch on some players on forums from now on.

-The Crashgrab ppl
-The whiteknights/whales (ironically this ones should already have their pack)
-The Deal grabbers (now with preorder bonus it's something worthy to pay those bucks..)
-The stoics/realist ppl still waiting for UI 2.0 and CW promises delivered to really fund PGI.

Do i miss another player mentality for the F2P offerts?

[cSand]

DAYLEET, on 29 January 2014 - 10:43 PM, said:

it's facinating how you guys come up with stuff to validate pgi ways of screwing up.

How is providing a bonus for buying early a screw up?

[cSand]

Lord Perversor, on 30 January 2014 - 07:30 AM, said:

-The Crashgrab ppl
-The whiteknights/whales (ironically this ones should already have their pack)
-The Deal grabbers (now with preorder bonus it's something worthy to pay those bucks..)
-The stoics/realist ppl still waiting for UI 2.0 and CW promises delivered to really fund PGI.

Well, some of us don't fit those. I'm more than happy paying into this game now, because I'm very much enjoying this game as it is. I know work needs to be done and it's not perfect but it's really the only game I play these days, and I haven't had this much fun in a game in a long time (since Dark Souls came out ).

Will take a break when I get Dark Souls 2 (my little bro pre-ordered me the collectors edition for christmas!! what a guy )

I'll probably buy a Summoner and a Timberwolf just cause those were always my 2 favourites back in the MW2 days (came packaged with my ATI Rage 128 ). With these extra bonuses, I'll probably buy it sooner rather than later. PGI can give me all the extra bonuses they want for my money, why would anyone complain about that?
People call it "cash grab" all they want but at the end of the day, PGI is a business not a charity. AFAIK the only stuff you can't get for free in this game is heroes, and cosmetics. So if you truly want to pay no money, you still can have a good time in the game and miss out on very little.

I tend to think of it this way... I used to go out to the bar some nights and easily drop $100+, often more than a couple times a week. (And I wonder why I never had any money!) Add to that my old pack a day + smoking habit... These days I don't smoke and don't drink much, so the 200$ or so I've put into this game over a couple years doesn't seem so expensive at all (plus, it has no hangover, lol!)


EDIT
rambling post, sorry

Edited by cSand, 30 January 2014 - 10:48 AM.