28 replies to this topic

[Foxwalker]

So I completed a match and got the final figures for XP at 1520. The Bonus was 38 additional XP. They have to be kidding.

[Jeb]

yeah it's pretty lame, and at first I thought it might be worth keeping them in a set... but then I saw the amount and loled...

[Carrie Harder]

I think that the original intent of the set bonus was that each individual body part would contribute 2.5%, and they would combine their buffs together to form a single super-buff.

However, in actual gameplay, the 2.5% doesn't stack at all. All you get is an extra 2.5% XP at the end, which is basically meaningless.

[headbasher]

What its awesome! Every 40 matches you play in that particular mech you get 1 free match worth of experience.....

[JudgeDeathCZ]

yea lol 28 xp from that bonus...LOL

[Foxwalker]

headbasher, on 16 August 2014 - 07:02 PM, said:

What its awesome! Every 40 matches you play in that particular mech you get 1 free match worth of experience.....

Only if you do 1000-1500 damage or more. I am not complaining though. It is actually just stupid funny.

[Jin Ma]

if they really want to incentivize distincting between the clan configurations, they really should have given the set a bigger bonus, and even bonuses for 2/8, 4/8 of the set as well.

just game design stuff.

[MonkeyCheese]

The full set bonus is pointless.

Since I used my kitfoxes in the very first test server I never ever bothered with the full set bonus, even taking one jumpjet leg pod with one single jumpjet is so infinitely more useful.

[TercieI]

I did the math. Over the course of leveling the mech it saves me one match.

Uh. Yeah. No incentive at all. And it's an easy fix: 5% c-bills. People would make it work for that.

[Edustaja]

Yeah the bonus is stupid.

You are more likely do a lot better in the 40 matches with a fully optimized setup instead of forcing yourself to use inferior albeit "standard" pod setups.

[Scratx]

I agree, the bonus is just pointless.

I still prefer to match everything if I can, though. But that's me. I don't really give a crap about the 2.5% xp bonus.

Maybe PGI should just give a _real_ buff to keeping the omnipod set untouched, like a slight bonus to fire rates, or heat dissipation, or acceleration, torso twist, etc.

[Deathlike]

2.5% XP... the "free" version of the Champion XP bonus, except 4 times more useless.

[El Bandito]

At least Clanners get bonus XP. What about IS?

[Carrie Harder]

El Bandito, on 16 August 2014 - 11:21 PM, said:

At least Clanners get bonus XP. What about IS?

Champion variants (their stock loadouts are usually bad, but they can be customized to something decent).

[Deathlike]

El Bandito, on 16 August 2014 - 11:21 PM, said:

At least Clanners get bonus XP. What about IS?

We laugh @ the Clanners?

[MauttyKoray]

Agreed, the XP bonus isn't even an incentive to keep the omnipods in a set. Something else needs to be put in its place to attract pilots to use the full set of omnipods for each mech. As stated before a C-Bill bonus could work, maybe a GXP bonus even?

[MonkeyCheese]

El Bandito, on 16 August 2014 - 11:21 PM, said:

At least Clanners get bonus XP. What about IS?

An xp bonus so pointless it aint even noticeable

[Deathlike]

MauttyKoray, on 16 August 2014 - 11:35 PM, said:

Agreed, the XP bonus isn't even an incentive to keep the omnipods in a set. Something else needs to be put in its place to attract pilots to use the full set of omnipods for each mech. As stated before a C-Bill bonus could work, maybe a GXP bonus even?

MonkeyCheese, on 16 August 2014 - 11:42 PM, said:

An xp bonus so pointless it aint even noticeable

I'd rather have a 10% C-bills bonus for Champions instead of XP. At least I can do something productive with that...

[El Bandito]

MonkeyCheese, on 16 August 2014 - 11:42 PM, said:

An xp bonus so pointless it aint even noticeable

But still it is there. I guess IS has champion mechs...

Edited by El Bandito, 17 August 2014 - 12:42 AM.

[Jabilo]

It is ridiculous.

Either implement something properly or don't bother.