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[BitGlitch]

Guys, I hope you realised they are just re-using the skin and shader for the Golden Boy hero mech on these...

[Swinebeast]

Hey, check out the Adder picks, the arms are pointing in different directions also.

[Kael Posavatz]

Still no information about the warhorns.

Still no information about the bonus modules.

No information about the custom titles.

No tracker to see if people are even buying these things.

We are fifty-three days, as of this post, from the start of Operation Revival and the second of the social rewards is only thirty-percent unlocked.

I have already contributed generously to their coffers. I am not prepared to contribute still more for a something that everyone is going to be gunning for.

Besides, you'd almost have to stick with its Prime configuration. If you start swapping out structure components pretty soon you'd look ridiculous. I can just see it. Center torso, left leg, right torso, right arm all shiny while the rest of the mech has standard camo schemes.

[Kurayami]

only 50... of what initial amount? 51?

[Grey Death Storm]

Pariah Devalis, on 24 April 2014 - 04:25 PM, said:

I bought a Warhawk pack, and even I would say heck no. I said no from the get go, will continue to do so. Who would want a gold plated mech? What do I look like? A Diamond Shark?

Here a good reason "You get privilege and honor to be the center off attention in middle of the battle field in other words be First to get blown up"


Seriously PGI not sound rude $500 that's £297.34 gold Khan Mech looking at the pictures I agreed other people I would be expecting the whole Mech to be solid gold plate and glossy GOLD finish with No other colors on the Mech. If you are serous about getting people to Buy one of those gold Khans it may be good Idea tell customers what they are getting for there money.

I personally would like a rechargeable Shield generator as an added bonus with my Gold Khan if i was going pay that kind money, but I know that's never going to happen, you need tell people what the benefits are going to be, part from the fact if player is silly enough walk into a battle field in Gold Khan he is more likely to get targeted whole enemy squad and be blown up in first minute the game starts.

I personally will not target Gold Khan pilot however I cant speak for the rest of the community, Now guys I am merely making a valid point, it may be an idea also includes a default color for players fall back on rather being stuck Gold color.

And say the least looking at Gold Khan color in those pictures they don't knock my socks off again the Gold Khan should be 100% gold Plate color with a Glossy finish.

Edited by Death Storm, 25 April 2014 - 05:22 AM.

[Featherwood]

Golden 'Mechs?

NOPE

[tuffy963]

Telling us there is 50 mechs left is not very helpful for making a purchase decision. Please tell us the entire lot size too. 50 of 500 is a lot different than 50 of 50,000.

Thanks!

A guy who might actually buy a $200+ mech

Edited by tuffy963, 25 April 2014 - 05:24 AM.

[Heffay]

ACE558, on 25 April 2014 - 05:09 AM, said:

Guys, I hope you realised they are just re-using the skin and shader for the Golden Boy hero mech on these...

That's... not how it works.

[John Norad]

Levon K, on 25 April 2014 - 01:38 AM, said:

Give it a rest guys. Let them finish the game.

Blabbering about N.O.P.E. and how they deserve no money and should work for free and deliver your game to you on a silver platter just the way you like it is pointless.

Seriously, every gold mech they sell is 500 that goes towards the project that you don't have to contribute yourself. Think of it as saving 500 dollars.

And by using dismissive choice of words and a strawman argument you think you're going to achieve what you're suggesting?
Is it ok if I call you naive? That would be a very diplomatic choice of words on my part.

Regarding the 500 dollars project contribution, I highly doubt the money would be going towards MWO exclusively (see founders money), so that argument is kinda moot.

To be utterly honest, if I'd spent 500 dollars on any game, upfront, I would expect access to every feature and piece of content released, current and future. Plus a letter of appreciation signed by all devs.
That's why I don't spend 500 dollars on a single game in a single purchase btw.
Or to put it into relation to fully fledged (and developed) subscription based MMOs, those 500 dollars are around 33 months worth of subscription (14.95 each). That's almost three years. Hell, many games' prime is shorter than that.

Yes I know it's an offer aimed at those who have the money and want to support this game and franchise, no matter what. And it is not really meant to offer super duper bang for your buck. But why does that warrant denying those who actually choose to do so an appropriate countervalue and appreciation? At least even halfway? It's like laughing into people's faces. But maybe that's just me, YMMV.

[ZeProme]

Wow. PGI, you really want to rustle your fans into buying this eh? Sigh.

I wish PGI would concentrate on releasing the features we want, your fans want and what your founders want. This is ridiculous.

There hasn't been much shed of information released about these package bundles nor is there much about the clan tech. Where's Community Warfare?

To those that are willing to invest, I applaud you for putting so much faith and investment to this absurd company. I frankly don't have much faith in PGI now.

I like this game and I do want to see it prosper but PGI, stop delaying what your fans want. Ok, you didn't delay the clan mechs but I mean the other anticipated features!

[Karl Streiger]

I really really really hope they have the backbone to make those golden khan mechs P2W like
... i think 260$ is a fair price for a wannabee a P2W Mech - 4 HPs of each kind in each section + the ability to have ECM, JumpJets and 2 or even 4 AMS.

And after all it wouldn't be even P2W - because for the TimberWolf can't weight more as 75t, he can't have super hard armor that can't be penetrated, he can't run faster or life longer....100dmg into the center - and its gone -

Edited by Karl Streiger, 25 April 2014 - 05:37 AM.

[Caswallon]

TheCaptainJZ, on 24 April 2014 - 04:02 PM, said:

I wonder more whether the uller gold pack sold at all. I mean, you could have a gold timberwolf, or a gold uller.

Best point I've seen for a while.

If you really must have bling and have the cash OK go for it. But on a purely practical terms no way is an Uller Kit Fox (get it right! ) "worth" the same as a Dire Wolf.

Surely if the Mechs cost say no more than 5X their tonnage in $$$ that would have made some sort of sense --- and I fancy would have gotten PGI some more sales??

[ZeProme]

Frankly, there might be much more than 50 madcats "left". PGI is probably running very short on funds so they're trying to tempt fans to buy the most iconic and most expensive "package".

How do we know its only 50 left? You can sell as many "exclusive" packages all you want because you can sell an unlimited amount of that "package". Once there's a desirable amount, PGI might just reveal the amount of packages.

PGI - "Oh look, we are short on funds again. Lets rustle the fans by faking the number of packages left."

Ugh. I wonder why do I even still play this game.

[Zervziel]

How to win at this. By Golden Boy colors then $50 timberwolf package. Proceed to color Timber Wolf gold. Laugh as people think you spent 500 dollars.

[MechFrog1]

4L1, on 24 April 2014 - 10:20 PM, said:

To be fair with PGI all those marketing decision are taken by IGP not PGI.

That would explain why the Clan reveal and all the following nonsense showed even less effort and pride in the Intellectual Property than even PGI can still muster. When you take zero pride in what you do, it shows.

ZeProme, on 25 April 2014 - 05:42 AM, said:

Frankly, there might be much more than 50 madcats "left". PGI is probably running very short on funds so they're trying to tempt fans to buy the most iconic and most expensive "package".

How do we know its only 50 left? You can sell as many "exclusive" packages all you want because you can sell an unlimited amount of that "package". Once there's a desirable amount, PGI might just reveal the amount of packages.

PGI - "Oh look, we are short on funds again. Lets rustle the fans by faking the number of packages left."

Ugh. I wonder why do I even still play this game.

It's somewhat of a double-edged sword as a marketing tactic. They obviously can and will be eager to sell much more than 50 if there is someone willing to pay for it. However, if they don't start lowering the number left on a semi-frequent basis, and then cut it off at some point, it'll be interpreted as a lack of demand. The only reason to do something like this is if that demand actually was already low or non-existent. Then there are no downsides to fleecing a couple more customers.

Edited by mint frog, 25 April 2014 - 05:56 AM.

[Jettrik Ryflix]

On a positive note, the MadCat looks so much better from this angle!

As for the people complaining about the $500:
This is not about providing a product at a reasonable cost. It's called FUNDRAISING. Essentially, it's easier to fundraise when you provide something (however small it is) in return. It's like auctioning off pies.
Anyone purchasing the gold pack is intentionally investing in the future of the game. I thought that was obvious.

[Heffay]

Caswallon, on 25 April 2014 - 05:39 AM, said:

Best point I've seen for a while.

If you really must have bling and have the cash OK go for it. But on a purely practical terms no way is an Uller Kit Fox (get it right! ) "worth" the same as a Dire Wolf.

Surely if the Mechs cost say no more than 5X their tonnage in $$$ that would have made some sort of sense --- and I fancy would have gotten PGI some more sales??

I know of at least one gold Puma package they sold...

[Cannydog]

101011, on 24 April 2014 - 04:10 PM, said:

Funny, I was not offended by the golden 'Mechs. If people want to buy them, they can go ahead. Why complain about them supporting this game?

And you really think this money is going to "support Development"? Whoa! You really are gullible then. This is just a marketing ploy. I mean think about it... What are you getting for the extra $260 besides a "gold skin job"? There is nothing about it that justifies the extra money spent.

All of this money is going straight to the Publisher. With maybe a small portion of it going to the Execs at PGI.

[Heffay]

Cannydog, on 25 April 2014 - 05:58 AM, said:

All of this money is going straight to the Publisher. With maybe a small portion of it going to the Execs at PGI.

Yah? So?

[Name140704]

Jettrik Ryflix, on 25 April 2014 - 05:54 AM, said:

On a positive note, the MadCat looks so much better from this angle!

As for the people complaining about the $500:
This is not about providing a product at a reasonable cost. It's called FUNDRAISING. Essentially, it's easier to fundraise when you provide something (however small it is) in return. It's like auctioning off pies.
Anyone purchasing the gold pack is intentionally investing in the future of the game. I thought that was obvious.

We thought it was obvious too, when many of us bought the Founders packs, why the heck would it go anywhere else? Well guess what...

You aren't helping improve anything if you buy this, you are showing that the current state of the game is worth putting $500 in to a SKIN for ONE MECH.