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[Kookieslayer]

Hey, just a quick question, anyone know if the King crab reward is 1 or 3 of it's variants ? I did not manage to find the info.

[Brody319]

1 variant.

[Kookieslayer]

Brody319, on 16 November 2014 - 12:22 PM, said:

1 variant.

Heh oh well. thanks

[Wintersdark]

Kookieslayer, on 16 November 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:

Heh oh well. thanks

Yeah, it'll match the other two Norns - the Centurion AH and AS7-S - presumably. Those two where single mech rewards as well.

As such, I'd say the King Crab will be a single mech with a comparable skin named Skuld.

[burns]

Will there be C-Bill variants? It say nothing about this anywhere ...

Edited by burns, 16 November 2014 - 12:41 PM.

[Brody319]

burns, on 16 November 2014 - 12:40 PM, said:

Will there be C-Bill variants? It say nothing about this anywhere ...

There will be 3 c-bill variants. You just get a hero/champion variant of the King Crab

[Ulketulke]

The c-bill variants will be released later.

[SgtMagor]

burns, on 16 November 2014 - 12:40 PM, said:

Will there be C-Bill variants? It say nothing about this anywhere ...

reward mechs are special  limited edition mechs, afaik these particular items will never be offered for c-bills.

Edited by SgtMagor, 16 November 2014 - 12:55 PM.

[Brody319]

SgtMagor, on 16 November 2014 - 12:51 PM, said:

reward mechs are special limited edition mechs, afaik these particular mechs will never be offered for c-bills.

The King crab hero
The Atlas S
The Centurion AH

He means. There will be 3 regular King Crab variants offered as C-bills.

[burns]

Brody319, on 16 November 2014 - 12:44 PM, said:

There will be 3 c-bill variants. You just get a hero/champion variant of the King Crab

Ulketulke, on 16 November 2014 - 12:46 PM, said:

The c-bill variants will be released later.

SgtMagor, on 16 November 2014 - 12:51 PM, said:

reward mechs are special limited edition mechs, afaik these particular items will never be offered for c-bills.

Thx for ultra clarification

I was aware of unique mechs, being around since beta, but not finding any clue about a king crab c-bill variant made me wary. It´s hard finding specific info if you don´t live & breathe the forums.

[CycKath]

King Crab will probably buck the trend and have its non-special counterpart released at the same time thanks to the need for those who didn't get it have for a third variant to go with the other two that both kinds of players need to elite the chassis.

[LT. HARDCASE]

Would be nice if the cbill variants dropped within a week of the special mech. No one wants to drive a basic'd assault mech for very long.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Ulketulke, on 16 November 2014 - 12:46 PM, said:

The c-bill variants will be released later.

Well I am kind of hoping that they release the variants at the same time as the reward KC. I mean it would be kind of lame as hell to not be able to master once you have received it.

[Kiiyor]

Ulketulke, on 16 November 2014 - 12:46 PM, said:

The c-bill variants will be released later.

I thought the C-Bill variants were being released at the same time? Am I wrong? Am I confused? Distinct possibility.

Edit: quote from Russ:

Russ Bullock said:

Top Tier Reward
This reward is for anyone who purchased a Top Tier Package in any of our pre-order programs. Eligible players will receive an exclusive new King Crab Assault Mech decked out with a custom paint job, along with a 30% C-bill Bonus and a free Mechbay. This custom King Crab variant will only be available through our Top Tier Reward program and will be injected into eligible accounts on December 16th. You have until December 16th at 10:00 am PDT to earn the Top Tier Reward. All Standard variants of this chassis will be available for MC December 16th and C-bills January 20th.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. MC on the 16th, Jan 20 for the virtual cash.

Edited by Kiiyor, 16 November 2014 - 03:44 PM.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Kiiyor, on 16 November 2014 - 03:38 PM, said:

I thought the C-Bill variants were being released at the same time? Am I wrong? Am I confused? Distinct possibility.

Edit: quote from Russ:



SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. MC on the 16th, Jan 20 for the virtual cash.

Oh goody, I only have to wait a month to master my KC if I want to use C-bills rather than real money. Damn I wish PGI would knock off the greedy BS once in a while.

[JeepStuff]

CycKath, on 16 November 2014 - 01:24 PM, said:

King Crab will probably buck the trend and have its non-special counterpart released at the same time thanks to the need for those who didn't get it have for a third variant to go with the other two that both kinds of players need to elite the chassis.

There are lots of examples of hero mechs, for example, which were released ahead of their c-bill counterparts. If you bought the hero, you could only finish the basic efficiencies while you waited for the other variants to arrive several weeks later. The highlander hero was like that, and I know there were several other examples as well.

My guess is the reward version will be distributed first, with other variants following much later. People will just have to wait to master it. Not the end of the world.

[Escef]

Viktor Drake, on 16 November 2014 - 03:47 PM, said:

Oh goody, I only have to wait a month to master my KC if I want to use C-bills rather than real money. Damn I wish PGI would knock off the greedy BS once in a while.

Damn, I wish you'd knock off the whiner BS once in a while.

[Kookieslayer]

I thought the King crab would be more like the Mad Dog release.

[JeepStuff]

Viktor Drake, on 16 November 2014 - 03:47 PM, said:

Oh goody, I only have to wait a month to master my KC if I want to use C-bills rather than real money. Damn I wish PGI would knock off the greedy BS once in a while.

I can't tell if you're serious. Complaining that the free 100-ton hero will be given to you too soon.....before the other free-to-play content is released. I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're joking. It just hits a nerve with me -- like when we just get home from Disneyland and the next day my 5 year old cries "we never do ANYTHING fun".

You're not doing THAT here, right?

[Eboli]

Viktor Drake, on 16 November 2014 - 03:47 PM, said:

Oh goody, I only have to wait a month to master my KC if I want to use C-bills rather than real money. Damn I wish PGI would knock off the greedy BS once in a while.

MC payments helps keep the game running for longer. They have every right to do this and I find this totally understandable.