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[Cranky Puppy]

Thanks PGI....Its Free Mechs even though second copy, people always complaining and can't be greatful for getting more mechs. I wish I had a 2nd copy of each Loyalty Mechs...then I could outfit them differently with weapons and colors.

[Alex Warden]

funny... i don´t even have a real use for the 1st couple of (L) mechs, accept for having some nicely skinned mechs in my hangar... (crab might be an exception)

but a second copy that makes my hangar even more crowded? why? well... i can´t care less, not really playing currently and not buying any toptier packages anymore... the last one i got healed me tbh...

Edited by Alex Warden, 04 February 2015 - 09:24 PM.

[Shiro Kell]

I appreciate the basic premise of this gift, and thank you PGI for that. I would like to repeat what everyone else is saying, however, as I think it really does need repeating until this is fixed. Why do I need another set of the same mechs, especially when I cant sell them to get some benefit from this. It would be nice to offered something new or the choice of cbills if we already own the mechs. PLEASE REVIEW AND RESOLVE THIS!! Essentially we have been rewarded with useless scrap, which is not much of a reward even if you take the view of "Its the thought that counts."

[Valkeer]

Three brothers are sitting at a table at home. Mom comes in and gives each one a large glass of chocolate milk.

The older brother is upset because as the older brother, he should be the only one getting the large glass of chocolate milk. This makes the youngest brother mad, as they are brothers, and as such should get an equal helping of the chocolate milk.
The middle brother is upset because it was the same as the last glass of chocolate milk he got.

Mom, however is the true loser here. She can't make all three of them happy, and if she gives none of them chocolate milk, they will all be even more upset.

[Amsro]

Cranky Puppy, on 04 February 2015 - 09:16 PM, said:

Thanks PGI....Its Free Mechs even though second copy, people always complaining and can't be greatful for getting more mechs. I wish I had a 2nd copy of each Loyalty Mechs...then I could outfit them differently with weapons and colors.

I've set up both King Crab mechs differently and use both in my CW drop deck, %30 cbill bonus on both = win.

[Greenjulius]

Amsro, on 04 February 2015 - 09:43 PM, said:

I've set up both King Crab mechs differently and use both in my CW drop deck, %30 cbill bonus on both = win.

I'm considering just running both as 2xGauss/2xERLL. I had well over 1700 damage in my crab in CW, several times yesterday.

2 Locusts to round it out... not a bad deck.

Edited by Greenjulius, 04 February 2015 - 10:18 PM.

[Amsro]

Greenjulius, on 04 February 2015 - 10:02 PM, said:

I'm considering just running both as 2xGauss/2xERLL. I had well over 1700 damage in my crab in CW, several times yesterday.

2 Locusts to round it out... not a bad deck.

I run that exact build on one and Quad UAC/5 on the other, the locusts can be great too if used at the right time.

I use the Pirates Bane and the 3M both with 4xMedLas, what an epic change of pace from the 53 kph crab to the 170 kph locust!

[MFZ]

Sagamore, on 04 February 2015 - 08:03 PM, said:

Still kicking myself for getting the top tier pack of Resistance when the sale first launched (bought in November). I guess from now on I should always buy the lowest tier to lock in monthly rewards and then upgrade at the end in case there are ever promos like this again.
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Ripper X, on 04 February 2015 - 08:50 PM, said:

I qualified to get all 3 Anniversary Mechs months ago. Missed out getting duplicate Anniversary Mechs since I purchased Man O War package on December 11th. If I had waited till December 17th I would have gotten all 3 Anniversary Mechs again. I coulda used another King Crab. I am sure that there are people in the same boat as I am. We kind of gotten overlooked.

Exactly that.

Whoever was already qualified for the first round of loyalty mechs but bought the Wrath Pack early (i.e. before Dec 16th) leaves empty handed from this promo :-(

[Alex Morgaine]

Wait...when did I...hah I was to early I think...
Darn, was going to pimp out 3 copies.

[ImperialKnight]

TopRay, on 04 February 2015 - 05:52 PM, said:

I have made several post to this topic already regarding this matter and i have even read all of the other posts too.
Now i'm not going to discuss the rights and wrongs of the anniversary reward or discuss whether or not the people who feel (insert appropriate) are also right or wrong to feel the way they do.
However i do feel that there is an Elephant in the room and that Elephant is that the decision to do this HAS pissed off a lot of people and a lot of people ARE pissed off by this decision (rightly or wrongly is irrelevant).
As many people have already pointed out this game is "free to play", but it relies on people willing to spend money,
This decision has annoyed many of the very people it relies on (again rightly or wrongly is irrelevant) and for this reason alone i fail to see how that can be good for ANYONE.
I am not a business man but i cant imagine that making a decision that upsets your paying customers for whatever reason is at any time a good idea.

The irony is that we have already gone through this furor over rewards mechs before. Obviously, people don't learn from their lessons.

There are ways to be intelligently lazy. How about this, for 15 year reward mechs, you get a trio of Wave 1 clan mechs with all black paint scheme and 30% CBill bonus (I'd suggest SCR, DWF and TBR, non Prime variants), you can even call them the Noir edition or some fancy name. Don't even have to make new skins for them, just slap black paint onto it. Problem solved.

It would be the same as giving away 3 hero mechs, but it would entice people who already have the Loyalty mechs to purchase new packs. And it doesn't piss people off

[ShadowDarter]

thankyou PGI this was unexpected and i am thankfull for the mechs.

[Odanan]

Havyek, on 03 February 2015 - 06:43 PM, said:

Not to sound petty and entitled, but I agree with this.

The Founders (generally speaking) spent money on this game before it was even a game to play. The Loyalty bonuses are great and appreciated, but IMO the Founder's 'Mechs deserve a little bit of a kick. Nothing to make them Heros, but maybe a little extra bonus for having them. An extra 5% c-bills? 5-10% speed increase?

Maybe a little unfair for those who purchased the game after it was running, but so what? You came to the party late, don't complain when your favourite chips are gone.

An increase of the C-Bills bonus, I agree. Any quirk to the mech, I strongly disagree.

[Sledge Sandoval]

Please PGI give them a own "15 Year PGI" Camo an everything is fine.

[mad kat]

Buys urban mech package to get KC, Atlas and 2nd AH sells all the trash cans. Benefits from spare mech bays and more C-bills.

Then wonders why he spent $40 bucks in the first place!

[Josef Koba]

Nightmare1, on 03 February 2015 - 04:52 PM, said:

Thank you PGI for making this available again to everyone who did not have the opportunity to receive one before.

However, the rest of us aren't particularly motivated to partake in this a second time. There isn't really a reason to own doubles of these Mechs.

So...Thanks, but no thanks.

No, I'll take them. Sometimes I'd like to run a different build for experimentation purposes but don't necessarily want to have to change out everything. Having a duplicate of the Atlas and Crab will work nicely for my purposes.

[bayoucowboy]

Thanks for the extra mechs.

[Wildstreak]

Cranky Puppy, on 04 February 2015 - 09:16 PM, said:

Thanks PGI....Its Free Mechs even though second copy, people always complaining and can't be greatful for getting more mechs. I wish I had a 2nd copy of each Loyalty Mechs...then I could outfit them differently with weapons and colors.

Expecting the whole world to be grateful is just plain dumb.

[Mordoz]

Stoned Prophet, on 04 February 2015 - 03:36 PM, said:

You continue to miss the point, whether purposefully or due to a lack of comprehension. You should have to buy what i got to get what i got. You have one max pack? Good you get the crab. You met the other requirements. Good you get those rewards. Youre 40 bucks is NOT 3qual to what i spent. Therefore you shouldnt get what i got. Imagine this. Youve been working for a company for 3 years. Youve gone above and beyond what anyone has a right to exp3ct from you. So your boss, he says hes giving you a 10k. Onus for your awesome work and dedication. Late nights, weekends. Travel. Now imagine jimmy. He just started at the same job a month ago. He does an adaquate job, but goes ho.e at 5 no weekends no extra work. Your boss give hk. The SAME reward you got, 10 k for excellent work and putting in extra hours and going above and beyond. Except he didnt. Now wouldnt you say thats unfair to you?

Ok you spent more Money (bucks) to PGI more than ten times as the guy with the Urbi pack.
I think you must get more those rewards.
I think you must get ten King Crab KGC_000(L) and ten Atlas AS7-S(L)
than ten Centurion CN9-AH(L) !!

[HelBound]

Well it was reason enough to up my resistance pack from Fury to Wrath. Thought about it and the extra 20$ works out. I have yet to move into the assaults and now peaking into the heavies (piloted lights almost exclusively until CW dropped and just mastering mediums now). So the Crab and Atlas help to kick start those chassis....already have the CNA-AH but w/e, I'll call that a wash with the extra premium time.


Would have rather seen a new limited mech however.

Edited by HelBound, 05 February 2015 - 06:47 AM.

[DelphiAuriga]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PGI !!!

Best wishes for everyone there

PS: Keep up the stream of mechs coming, btw

Edited by DelphiAuriga, 05 February 2015 - 07:58 AM.