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[Lefty Lucy]

Canon faction parade schemes.

[Valaska]

Garth Erlam, on 21 June 2012 - 01:16 PM, said:

Hey guys,

I have a 'job' for all of you. I need you to reply to this with stuff you'd like to see in your 'Mechs cockpit - as in 'items' like Fuzzy Dice, Hula Girl, etc. I'm collecting these as an informal study.

So please, answer away!

A fully interactive Asian stripper.

[lceman]

A lot of ideas have been spread out there that are amazing. Keep in mind, if you go for brand name products from Earth (real life), you could not only get "us" (your customers) to buy them, but you might be able to get a small kick back from those companies for using your game to advertise their product. I buy a pepsi can with MC for my cockpit, Pepsi gives you some amount of money that the 2 companies come up in agreement on. At worst, I could see them saying we're not going to give you any money, but we'll let you sell your in-game pepsi cans without paying us for the free advertising we receive.

Note: Don't go too overboard with advertising in the game. Only advertise like that if the consumer has essentially "bought into that advertisement."

[Sandpit]

Pin-ups calendar girls
"pictures" of the guy/girl back home
Fuzzy Dice
Bobble-Heads of various things: Mechs, famous pilots, etc.
Letters from back home
Anti-Mech pics (Think certain mech pic with a red circle and line through it)
Cup Holders
8-Track player
Concert posters
Movie Posters

[Oddball EasyEight]

How about a 'lil viking garden gnome type figurine holding a pitcher of ale for the space vikings?

[Mister Haha]

dangling stars from the top

'happy birthday' shiny letters strung across the sides

disco ball

[star commander selima]

Tassle curtains like the low riders fancy so much, and custom joystick made of welded chains...basically a"mech love macheen"

A hanging CD

Mardi gras beads, lanyard

[FunkyFritter]

christmas lights

[MadcatX]

Post-it notes on the instrumentation panel left by the last mechanic who fixed the mech with hilarious messages:

-- Don't mind the "check engine" light being always on, everything's fine.
-- Didn't have time to replace engine. Patch it up good. Leaks a bit of radiation but I think you'll be fine.
-- This is the third time I've replaced the hand actuators on this thing, whoever's piloting it, STOP PUNCHING THINGS!!
-- Note to next mechanic: change oil.
-- Throttle might stick a bit, just shake it back and forth a few times when it happens.
-- Couldn't fix the zoom functionality completely, suggest you squint.
-- For the last time, there's nothing wrong with the onboard targeting, suggest you train more in mech simulator.
-- Checked back armor holding pins again as you asked, their fine. So no, the rear armor plates "arn't falling off", just stop turning your back to the enemy.
-- If the ejection button doesn't work the first time, hit the console a couple times, that should do the trick.
-- As per your Commander's request, removed cup holder. We don't have time to always replace the instrumentation panel because you're always spilling your drink.
-- Just installed new HUD interface. Has some "quirks" but you'll get used to them.
-- We're still looking into why your HUD changes entirely pink, that's some weird stuff.
-- Still not sure where that noise is coming from, we'll look into it further when you get back.
-- There's a manufacturer's recall on your CASE, suggest you use all your ammo quickly.

[Merrik Starchaser]

Hula Girl
Fuzzy Dice

Posters, photos, Stickers that I can place in locations I choose.

Coffee mug.

Egg Dropship bobble head where the egg part wobbles but the big engines stay still.

Custom gloves for the pilot.

[Nathan Foxbane]

Hula girl
Bobblehead (couple different kinds would be nice, bobbleheads of the various house leaders as a faction exclusive would be funny, 'Mech bobbles would also be very cool, a Natasha Kerensky bobblehead would be priceless)
Disco ball / fuzzy dice / air freshener (possibly 'Mech or faction symbol shaped) / lucky rabbit's foot / [insert other dangling item names here]
Discarded candy wrappers, half eaten energy bars and other detritus sitting on the console
Pin up of some kind (option for user uploaded or developer provided preferable)
Option to have a sidearm strapped to the leg of pilot's choice (option to select laser, needler, gyrojet or slug thrower would be a very nice addition to that)
Option to have a knife of some kind (probably survival, diving or vibroblade) strapped to an arm or leg (possibly select what you want)
Music player of some kind, it need not be visible if functional (perhaps the option to set your playlist in mechlab or choose a song/playlist while waiting for battle to start)
Oscillating fan clipped to console or hanging from above (bonus points if the fan cuts out when 'Mech's temperature pushes into the red zone when it is needed most. epic win for a pilot animation that reaches up and taps on the fan to try and get it restarted)
Hard copy map, partially folded
Maybe a parody of the Staples "Easy" button. (non-functioning of course)
A "shopping list" of parts or equipment your maintenance crew chief or unit quartermaster wants salvaged (need not be items that a player normally installs in mechlab) and even regular items, some checked off or crossed out. A list might have on it for example:

• Atlas Knee Actuator
  
• 2 Lord's Light PPCs
  
• Gauss Rifle Ammo
  
• Holly LRM 10 Rack
  
• Apple Churchill TTS
  
• Pick Up Dry Cleaning
  
• MILK!!!

That's all I can think of right now.

[StringyQuark]

wow 99 pages, this will never be seen.

How about some track lights along the a frames and edges of the cockpit, Christmas or i'm sorry holiday lights!

[Smeghead87]

A poster of Commander Harrison.

[Majorfatboy]

I want a copy of "How to Kill" laying somewhere on the dashboard, just like Captain Brenten's!

[BladeSplint]

A list of the rules of zellbrigen

[Tuku]

-Post it notes that allow custom text to be added
-Urbanmech bobble head (watch the video and dont get pissed at the name....trust me)

with sunglasses
-MP3 Player with external speakers so your enemies can "enjoy" (Highlander just makes me want to blast bagpipe music at them )
-fuzzy dice of course
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Edited by Tuku, 05 November 2012 - 02:42 PM.

[Scratx]

Digital goods aside, I could see myself buying a miniature MWO-style Catapult. Yeah, I'm a sucker for that mech... and I'm probably not the only one who'd be considering buying physical goods.

Of course, such would most likely be done entirely via the website or in partnership with an online shop, but it's worth considering.

As for digital goods, other than what's already been suggested, nothing's occurring to me at the moment.

[Slater01]

Coffee Travel Mug / Cup

[Ipecac]

Photo of wife and kids
Pinup girl poster

[Goose]

Big.

***.

Speakers.

Jim Halloway pinups. Ask Randall. ;-)

Edited by Goose, 11 November 2012 - 02:38 PM.