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#201 Torezu

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 01:29 PM

View Postmad kat, on 26 August 2015 - 01:21 PM, said:

This event and all like them need to be banned it just turns the game into lurmageddon farm wars as people are so terrified that they might actually have to use their armour.

Its rather pathetic but clearly pgi don't give a toss and sitting at the back of the map in a Direfail lobbing missiles apparently means that's a good score.

<sarc>That DWF missile boat is so effective, they win every game!</sarc>

Have you played recently? I haven't noticed LRMs being used much from the back of the battlefield, and when they are, they aren't successful at causing a lot of damage, and they aren't used for very long because a fast brawler or two goes and kills the LRMer.

#202 Graugger

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 04:00 PM

What's next? An event for only (G) -Gold- Variants?

#203 Gas Guzzler

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 04:04 PM

View PostG SE7EN7, on 26 August 2015 - 12:08 AM, said:

you still need to play 80 matches for 20mil, its 10 mil for normal mechs and 10 mil for resistance mechs, playing 40 resistances games wont make you 20mil.


No its 40 matches. With a Resistance mech you get a 500k bonus (250k + 250k).

View PostGraugger, on 26 August 2015 - 04:00 PM, said:

What's next? An event for only (G) -Gold- Variants?


As a non-Gold mech owner, yeah they should have an event where Gold mech owners get extra rewards. They put down a lot of money to support the game.

#204 Belorion

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 04:27 PM

View PostDeathlike, on 26 August 2015 - 01:06 PM, said:


No really, it's 40 matches for a Resistance Pack owner.

Pay attention to the tourney info and match logs.

250k for any mech for a qualifying match (150 match score)

250k BONUS for a Resistance mech for a qualifying match (bonus in this instance that is ontop of the base bonus, you have a separate bonus).

It's 40. It's not 40 Resistance and 40 non-Resistance (unless you go the non-Resistance route first, if only to extend for another 40 for the Resistance - because you need more grabbag tokens).

For the "straight money", 40 Resistance qualifying matches gets you to 20m immediately.


Its only 40 matches yeah?

10 mil each, 2 matches for each mil.

Edited by Belorion, 26 August 2015 - 04:30 PM.


#205 Deathlike

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 04:56 PM

View PostBelorion, on 26 August 2015 - 04:27 PM, said:


Its only 40 matches yeah?

10 mil each, 2 matches for each mil.


It's 40 matches of a Resistance variant to get the full bonus rewards.

When you get a qualifying match for a Resistance variant, you get a double bonus essentially (250k base, 250k Resistance bonus).

10 million / 250k = 40 matches.

10 million is the CAP for each TYPE. 10m for any mech, 10m additional for Resistance variant.

10m + 10m = 20m (the cap isn't exactly 20m at face value - you must run 40 matches anyways in a Resistance mech to get its particular bonus... doing it all at once with a Resistance variant gets you the base bonus to go with it in one sweep)

So it means you need 40 matches in a Resistance mech to get the total bonus.

I swear... I'd have to write a FAQ on how the damned thing is structured.

Edited by Deathlike, 26 August 2015 - 05:01 PM.


#206 Kiiyor

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 05:15 PM

View PostLeif Tanner, on 24 August 2015 - 03:32 PM, said:


Yeah, 150 score just for 250,000 C-Bills is ludicrous.


I recently ran some science for the venerable mr McGral in another thread where we were trying to work out how match score was calculated. Here's the results of 25 matches, all consecutive, the good and the bad:

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Not once did I drop below 150 match score, even with two matches that had some embarrassing team damage. While it might not be as achievable as a participation award, it's pretty close!

Edit: Aaand lots of people have pointed it out. I should read before I post.

Edited by Kiiyor, 26 August 2015 - 05:20 PM.


#207 Nightmare1

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 05:26 PM

Thank you PGI for hosting this terrific Event! I'm especially excited by the additional rewards being offered for loyal fans who have purchased the Resistance Packs!

Please continue to do more of these Events!

#208 FaithBombCRNA

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 10:35 PM

Is there somewhere that you can view the number of each you have achieved, or do you have to count them yourself every time on the redeem page?

#209 MechWarrior3671771

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 10:45 PM

"Boo hoo. They aren't giving me enough free money in the free to play game."

Nah, I see where he is coming from. The prizes aren't that big a deal, but seeing them and being unable to participate does make me a bit blue. Its a fun experience drawing randomly from a hat and getting stuff, even if its just fluff.

I will be grinding the 10 mil without complaints though, need more engines. But being shut out of the "fun" part of the contest is a downer.

#210 Diddi Doedel

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 11:20 PM

View PostFenrisulvyn, on 26 August 2015 - 10:45 PM, said:

"Boo hoo. They aren't giving me enough free money in the free to play game."

Nah, I see where he is coming from. The prizes aren't that big a deal, but seeing them and being unable to participate does make me a bit blue. Its a fun experience drawing randomly from a hat and getting stuff, even if its just fluff.

I will be grinding the 10 mil without complaints though, need more engines. But being shut out of the "fun" part of the contest is a downer.


Well, if you feel left out, do what the guys that get the "fun" part and invest $160 in the game that you apparently enjoy at least to some extent.
If you are unwilling to support the game with your money, don't complain about the few little rewards that those that do, and sometimes heavily do, get now and then.

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 11:42 PM

so i'm kinda confused on this...when do the extra c bills get credited into the account?

Cause i sure don't see a single one of the c bills in mine, and i already completed 6 games with a match score of 150 and above on my Resistance variant mechs.

#212 MechWarrior3671771

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 11:51 PM

Shiromoon: "so i'm kinda confused on this...when do the extra c bills get credited into the account?"

The cbill prizes are awarded at the end of the event. Should be injected into your acct then. Its in the text just above "scores" - All additional C-Bills won as part of this Event will be injected into accounts on September 1st 10:00 AM PDT (September 1st at 5:00 PM UTC).


Didi: "If you are unwilling to support the game with your money..."

Assume much? I've spent approx $800 on this game since I joined Jan 2015...

Edited by Fenrisulvyn, 26 August 2015 - 11:55 PM.


#213 Deathlike

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 01:11 AM

View PostValkyrieCRNA, on 26 August 2015 - 10:35 PM, said:

Is there somewhere that you can view the number of each you have achieved, or do you have to count them yourself every time on the redeem page?


Unfortunately, you will have to count.

40 qualifying matches is the max you can get.

#214 Hagen von Tronje

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 01:13 AM

I'm tired of all that whining stuff. I'm not in MWO for always getting every reward. It's not about supporting the game with my money. I'm a founder and by now I've bought a couple of bundles and a la carte the Mauler for example. I spend nearly every Month 50 Euros for MC and nearly all my owned Mechs are bought with that. So, I think I'm supporting this game more than enough. But I'm a IS-Player by belief and I do not like most of the resinstancemechs. Thats not the fault of PGI.
It's a kind of greadyness when everybody wants every possible reward. Sometime you have to qualify. Sometimes you do and sometimes you do not. It's good as it is. So stop complaining.

#215 MechWarrior3671771

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 02:00 AM

"It's a kind of greadyness when - "

Nah. You missed what I wrote - the prizes aren't that big a deal, but seeing them and being unable to participate does make me a bit blue. Its a fun experience drawing randomly from a hat and getting stuff, even if its just fluff.

And I wasn't "whining", I was just explaining why it was a downer to view the scores page when you can't take part in that portion. Like waving chocolate cake in your face but not letting you taste.

#216 Hagen von Tronje

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 03:09 AM

Fen, I didn't mean you personally. I rushed through the pages and there ist to much mimimi in it.

#217 MechWarrior3671771

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 03:13 AM

Oh okay. No worries. Its just that since your post followed after my explanation, I thought.... ;)

Clear fields.

#218 Tom Sawyer

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 03:38 AM

Civility on the forums??? PGI give Fenisulvyn and Hagen von Tronje a bonus 20 scratch offs!

#219 Nostromodamus

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 07:05 AM

My results page still seems to be awarding cbills even after I've reached the 20 million limit.

I assume I won't actually receive anything beyond 20 million even though it's awarding them...

#220 Ano

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 07:26 AM

View PostCelticCross, on 27 August 2015 - 07:05 AM, said:

My results page still seems to be awarding cbills even after I've reached the 20 million limit.

I assume I won't actually receive anything beyond 20 million even though it's awarding them...


My guess is that it'll record up to 100 qualifying matches because of the grab bag component, but that cash rewards will still be capped at 10m/20m depending on the mechs you use.





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