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[Kodiak Knight]

Hi Devs,

as posted in my other thread over in General, I'd like to propose to you a way of dealing with most, if not all, questions and worries about the premium time Founders get:

Hand out Codes to them (1/2/3 Months respectively).

You've already got a redeem code form in the profile section, so there's no real extra effort needed on your side, and you'd deal with quite a few problems an worries people have now, such as:

- will premium time already be "wasted" during possibly unstable beta-phases?
- I'm not sure I can play MWO on my current rig, but I want to buy Founders, will my premium run out while I still can't play right?
- I won't be at home for some time at early access/launch/whenever premium starts ticking, will I be able to delay when my premium starts?

All of these, and possibly quite a few more that I haven't seen crop up, will be dealt with quickly and easily if you decided to hand out the premium months via codes.

Thank you for your attention! (Hopefully )

[Macromage]

This is a good idea. If 7 Aug turns out to be similar to the Diablo III launch many members will be frustrated that they have payed to play yet can't play and their premium time is just wasting away.

As for the second argument If you know the minimum system requirements and don't upgrade your computer in time to meet them that is your own fault. Having the option to activate Premium time would make it better though.

System requirements:

MechWarrior Online Minimum System Spec:

CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
Athlon II X2 245e
GPU:
]GeForce 8800GT
Radeon HD 5600/5700
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows Vista 32-bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB


MechWarrior Online Recommended System Spec:

CPU:
Core i3-2500
AMD Athlon II X4 650
GPU:
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon HD 5830
RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows 7 SP-1 64-Bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB

Edited by Macromage, 02 July 2012 - 02:38 AM.

[Tooninki]

Seconded!

[Wildcat]

Third

Would like to see when the Subscription time starts

Edited by Wildcat, 02 July 2012 - 02:53 AM.

[Kodiak Knight]

Macromage, on 02 July 2012 - 02:36 AM, said:

As for the second argument If you know the minimum system requirements and don't upgrade your computer in time to meet them that is your own fault. Having the option to activate Premium time would make it better though.

Those specs have been out for what, two months now?
A lot of people might be able to scrounge up 30-60$ to buy a Founder's pack, but not so many will be able to save up enough for a new rig in that time.
Perhaps there are people who have been saving for over half a year now, but won't be able to buy a new rig for yet another two months?
Not really here to argue about that though, since I'm not one of those myself, I was just giving examples of what I've read so far on other threads.

[Booty Magic]

I believe that this idea is a really exceptional one. Seconded. (hah)

[Celldoor]

will end alot of anger, i agree

[komaman]

yes i hope it too

eight.

[Kodiak Knight]

Hmm...I would've expected a greater number of people to respond to this, frankly.
Is (almost) no one of theose people that were worried about the premium months reading the suggestion forums?

[Insidious Johnson]

Valid points all. I too wish to upgrade and get the hell out of beta before my sub kicks in. With out word from PGI on this, I just won't even bother to download the game until I'M ready for the sub to begin....after I get good and recovered from surgery. I'd love to be in the stress tests, without stress of my own.

[Lunchmeat]

Good idea. /bump

[Schtirlitz]

Agree.

[Kodiak Knight]

Maybe I should take it as a good sign that so few people post here? Future Perfects "ideas" get loads of posts but none of them positive...
Oh well, if people don't want this enough to support it so it stays visible until a Dev sees it, then so be it...

[Hadaal]

This sounds like a very very good idea i hope russ and the devs take this into consideration.

[BattleFerrett]

This is a great idea. Devs, please, we implore you to consider this.

[Co Starring]

I wouldn't be surprised if the premium time starts when the beta is over (with an acount reset for everyone).

[Kodiak Knight]

Co Starring, on 04 July 2012 - 11:04 PM, said:

I wouldn't be surprised if the premium time starts when the beta is over (with an acount reset for everyone).

We already know (or at least were told) that there would be no resets after Aug 7th.
And while I wouldn't be surprised either, this thread is here in hopes of convincing the Devs otherwise

[Co Starring]

Kodiak Knight, on 05 July 2012 - 12:06 AM, said:

We already know (or at least were told) that there would be no resets after Aug 7th.
And while I wouldn't be surprised either, this thread is here in hopes of convincing the Devs otherwise

No resets... quite remarkable.

I only joined the community recently, so I don't have a clue what the Devs think about it (yet).

[Schtirlitz]

Devs are already thinking on this matter.
Wait for the answer.

[Future Perfect]

I don't think that the premium is counted during the beta but I could be wrong though.