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[Vandomar]

sicky, on 12 May 2015 - 10:26 AM, said:

it saddens me to see no reply whatsoever.i would love to have an incentive to preorder a la carte

You and me both. I think they're waiting for any negative reactions to blow over.

[Appogee]

Ragtag soldier, on 02 May 2015 - 08:37 AM, said:

2:literally anyone smart is only interested in the mauler and they want you to buy the package.

This, and poor laser hitreg, is why I'm not buying Resistance 2.

Edited by Appogee, 12 May 2015 - 12:48 PM.

[LordLosh]

I asked Tina to look at this and she still has not even read the PM yet. I must assume she gets thousands of emails each day. still sucks i would like to know why. still makes zero since pay $20 and get rewards. pay $35 and get nothing???????????

[Voq]

LordLosh, on 12 May 2015 - 03:35 PM, said:

I asked Tina to look at this and she still has not even read the PM yet. I must assume she gets thousands of emails each day. still sucks i would like to know why. still makes zero since pay $20 and get rewards. pay $35 and get nothing???????????

It's another really good point about the model. If you look similarly, at buying both the medium and light packages (so getting 8 full mechs) you actually get a ton of incentive bonuses, for only $5 more. Seems kind of ridiculous.

[Chuanhao]

By offering ala carte heavy/assault with the freebies, it may deny them the additional $$$ had that same person decided instead to go for the full $120 package so that he can have the heavy/assault AND all the freebies. PGI has the weight the loss of people not buying the heavy/assault ala carte versus the gain from those that only wanted heavy/assault and decided on the whole package anyway due to the freebies as a sweetner

[sycocys]

*Gasp* a business offering deals that encourage players to purchase the higher cost items they sell, say it isn't so!

This is really a non-issue and I'm surprised, though I shouldn't be I suppose, people have carried on for 5 pages of complaining about it.

[Joseph Mallan]

Roadkill, on 07 May 2015 - 08:48 AM, said:

But pre-order does.

Why do the a la carte pre-orders not qualify for the pre-order bonuses?

Cause PGI has said they don't.

I just was at a burger joint that only serves burgers Medium Well. They charge $6.95 for a Burger and tell YOU how its gonna be cooked. AND the server even had the ballz to tell us we WILL like it. Medium well is a bit over cooked for me and not cooked enough for my friend.

So if PGI says "THIS is how it works", its how it works.
I say,
If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 13 May 2015 - 03:45 AM.

[AntiCitizenJuan]

I'm kind of upset that Res1 got some incredible rewards tacked on and Res2 generally seems like a worse value. Gimmie those 16mil worth of modules PGI. Gimmie a loyalty mech or something. By buddy got both with Res1 wrath pack and the Mauler pack doesn't even come close in value

[Voq]

sycocys, on 13 May 2015 - 02:59 AM, said:

*Gasp* a business offering deals that encourage players to purchase the higher cost items they sell, say it isn't so!

This is really a non-issue and I'm surprised, though I shouldn't be I suppose, people have carried on for 5 pages of complaining about it.

People like you and the guy below are just bizarre to me. For one, you can't read... Your "contribution" has already been answered.

Secondly, you've never bartered with a seller in life? You've never approached one to modify a deal a little bit to suit your taste? Or are you just a sap that sticks with what you see on the poster?

Third, there's a change in how they offer the deal and people wonder if it's an oversight.

And finally, ya, people can choose to not buy it if they don't like it. That's what we're saying. That's the plan... And from what I understand, this seller would like people to buy... So they would be wise to connect with the buyer instead of ignoring them. If there's any complaining, it's only that there's no conversation.

This thread is constructive and composed mostly of people who have financially supported this enterprise. It is paying customers, still interested in paying...

[Joseph Mallan]

Voq, on 13 May 2015 - 04:01 AM, said:

People like you and the guy below are just bizarre to me. For one, you can't read... Your "contribution" has already been answered.

Secondly, you've never bartered with a seller in life? You've never approached one to modify a deal a little bit to suit your taste? Or are you just a sap that sticks with what you see on the poster?

Third, there's a change in how they offer the deal and people wonder if it's an oversight.

And finally, ya, people can choose to not buy it if they don't like it. That's what we're saying. That's the plan... And from what I understand, this seller would like people to buy... So they would be wise to connect with the buyer instead of ignoring them. If there's any complaining, it's only that there's no conversation.

This thread is constructive and composed mostly of people who have financially supported this enterprise. It is paying customers, still interested in paying...

No. I don't barter. I either like the deal and spend my money, or I don't. Now and again a merchant who appreciates my loyalty will throw me a bone because I am a good customer and I appreciate it. But I do not ask for more than what is offered.

I have been paying as of January and if PGI shows me something I like (Like the Wolfhound) I'll spend more. I just don't think PGI has to bow to every player's wants.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 13 May 2015 - 04:10 AM.

[Voq]

I would agree about bowing... I don't think they should just cave every time someone makes a demand, but I would say this is a very different situation.

Again, a good number are wondering if there change in pattern is intentional or an oversight. The thread continues because no one answers.

And I too don't purchase if there's nothing I'm interested in. So I, along with a few others, are suggesting ways to get more cash out of us. Again, in keeping with what they've done before.
No one is making crazy demands. And very few are asking disrespectfully.

[sicky]

preordering a la carte has no point.
because we still can purchase a la carte when the pack is released.
because of THAT i would like to see a incentive to preorder

[Joseph Mallan]

Voq, on 13 May 2015 - 04:56 AM, said:

I would agree about bowing... I don't think they should just cave every time someone makes a demand, but I would say this is a very different situation.

Again, a good number are wondering if there change in pattern is intentional or an oversight. The thread continues because no one answers.

And I too don't purchase if there's nothing I'm interested in. So I, along with a few others, are suggesting ways to get more cash out of us. Again, in keeping with what they've done before.
No one is making crazy demands. And very few are asking disrespectfully.

I don't buy the mechs for teh extras in teh first place. If I like what I see I buy it. So if they added more bells and whistles to a mach I'm not interested in... I'm still not interested if its got sparkles and ribbon.

As for asking or demanding. If PGI says nothing and changes nothing... we have an answer.

[Sarlic]

I find these people spoiled

Edit: made it more clear

Edited by Sarlic, 13 May 2015 - 08:35 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

It's how I see it Sarlic.

[Sarlic]

No i mean, i back you up. I find these people demanding bonuses and extra's just because they bought some <insert> pack are spoiled.

Like a baby wants a red balloon, but gets a blue one instead.

Edited by Sarlic, 13 May 2015 - 08:35 AM.

[Roadkill]

Joseph Mallan, on 13 May 2015 - 03:44 AM, said:

Cause PGI has said they don't.

I just was at a burger joint that only serves burgers Medium Well. They charge $6.95 for a Burger and tell YOU how its gonna be cooked. AND the server even had the ballz to tell us we WILL like it. Medium well is a bit over cooked for me and not cooked enough for my friend.

So if PGI says "THIS is how it works", its how it works.
I say,
If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Joseph Mallan, on 13 May 2015 - 04:07 AM, said:

No. I don't barter. I either like the deal and spend my money, or I don't. Now and again a merchant who appreciates my loyalty will throw me a bone because I am a good customer and I appreciate it. But I do not ask for more than what is offered.

I have been paying as of January and if PGI shows me something I like (Like the Wolfhound) I'll spend more. I just don't think PGI has to bow to every player's wants.

That's all well and good, but you do realize that your life philosophy results in you paying more that others consistently, right?

If you don't tell a company that you're unhappy with their business practices, how will they know (and hopefully change)? Simply not purchasing is insufficient - you either never existed to them if you're not a former customer, or if you were a former customer for all they know you died or moved across the country.

If you don't like this change of policy, telling PGI is the only way that there's any real chance it will get changed to suit your preference.

Plus there's a very real chance that PGI simply screwed up (again) and this change was a mistake. If we don't ask, they'll never notice.

[Joseph Mallan]

Roadkill, on 13 May 2015 - 08:30 AM, said:

That's all well and good, but you do realize that your life philosophy results in you paying more that others consistently, right?

And it doesn't bother me in the least. I don't go into Starbucks expecting a deal and I get my Gourmet Hot Chocolate
for $0.65 a cup. So no, I doubt I pay more for things than most.

If PGI did screw up, they can fix it with a little blushing involved for laziness.

I could care less if they know or not. Plain and simple if I don't want what the company is producing why would I care if they go out of business?

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 13 May 2015 - 08:52 AM.

[sicky]

@ Joseph Mallan & Sarlic. its about lack of a incentive to preorder a la carte. because i can still order after release.
so there is no point to preorder.

[Codestar]

So PGI should take down al-a-carte until the pack is released?

Quit the moaning...