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[TheHolyLancer]

Google is bascially flooded with the founder's pack, and I haven't got that close of an eye on the forums lately...


So what exactly can you buy? Skins? Mech access (that otherwise you have to play for sometime for like in league)? Component access (I hope to god that clan is not real currency only)?

While the founder's pack is nice and all, since the majority of the cost of those packs are with in game currency (or else $20 or $30 for a monthly boost is a lot more expensive than even paid mmos like eve or wow), I would like to know exactly what am I going to be paying. If it was just some decals and what nots with the founder pack, then likely just going to play game. If it was easier mech access, mayber the basics. And if it was clan access, I would be not here and going back to MW4 or LL.

[MuffinTop]

Clan Tech is coming out about a year from now.

[Phasics]

MOAR GUNZ
MOAR MECHS
MOAR SKINZ
MOAR FUFFY DICE

...yeah just MOAR ok ?

[IronGoat]

if you watch the video i think its on "role warfare" or it might be the first gameplay footage . the devs give a breif rundown on shop items.
they will be mostly vanity items (skins emblems etc). short term boosters (xp cbills) and prem accounts (longer term booster). as far as i can tell the founders program is the only place to "buy" a mech. they dont seem to be adding them to the store, so no "pay to win" by just coming in wet behind the ears and unloading moms credit card to be "uber-in-a-day"

[Major Tom]

Well you cannot buy a happy ending...
Apparently PGI says no pay to win.

[Phasics]

Major Tom, on 27 June 2012 - 09:11 PM, said:

Well you cannot buy a happy ending...
Apparently PGI says no pay to win.

But you can pay to be Pimp

[OfficerTaco]

premium currency should be able to be converted into c-bills. Or maybe used to "bribe" your commanding officer to give you more loyalty points so you can show off your shiny rank emblem. But it should buy skins/vanity items/boosts/mech bay space

[Derek Icelord]

Russ estimates the Premium Membership (+50% exp and C-Bill earn rate) should be about $10/month. Aside from that, it's cosmetic items or things you can also buy with C-Bills, but don't want to wait for.

Buying access to 'Mechs and variants might be in there. When asked just how much the Elite/Legendary $80 worth of store points would buy, he listed the numbers in terms of medium weight 'Mechs.

That said, you'd still have to play them to earn the variant specific experience to be as good with them as you are with your older, more played in variants.

Edited by Derek Icelord, 27 June 2012 - 09:29 PM.