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[Novakaine]

Just had to jab

[Sarlic]

Almost 500.000. Before midnight in EU?

[LordKnightFandragon]

It would be awesome if we got to keep our mechs and got to replay the campaigns and stuff with all our new tech and stuff. say we get a Warhammer late in the game, we could re run the story but now have that mech. I always hated in Mechcommander how we get Warhawks in the last 2 missions but then only get to use it in the final assault on the starport. Yes, yes, i know, firestorm steals one and we get that, but how awesome would it be to use it from the get go!?

I alos kinda hope the story campaign ends up being somewhat random and new.

[Novakaine]

Steinar Bergstol, on 29 September 2015 - 11:41 AM, said:

Yep. I'll be hanging that Kurita banner on the wall behind my desk so I'll have the Dragon watching over me as I destroy the filthy FedRats for the glory of the Coordinator. And money. The Coordinator and money.

The only thing snakes are good for are shoes.
Let the Succession War begin........again

[Steinar Bergstol]

Novakaine, on 29 September 2015 - 01:04 PM, said:

The only thing snakes are good for are shoes.
Let the Succession War begin........again

It'll be like the happy-shiny cooperation between the FedSuns and the Combine during the clan invasion never happened. Ah. It shall be glorious. No more "No, you can't execute visiting FedSuns dignitaries just for being FedRats. We're allies now!" Off with their heads, I say! Off with their heads!

[General Taskeen]

Scout Derek, on 29 September 2015 - 12:44 PM, said:

and? I think that's a good idea, that way we don't get people complaining that it takes X number of clicks to do x function and such.

As far as Khobai's baby comment, I think its quite the opposite. Hardcore Battletech is best with little to no customization - makes it way more fun using what a BT Mech is supposed to come with. People played differing house rules or whatever, but that's what it was to me. Even more fun putting your fate into the hands of the Dice Gods and rolling for Random Assignment Tables.

The likes seen in MWO that force open-custom with no other choice, to me, seems more like the "babying" of the franchise. Why use what comes with a Mech, when you can put insane stuff on it instead. Strip out the engine and stuff a NASCAR inside. Put all of one weapon type on for pin-point-easy-peasy-time.

In any case, this is a Single Player game (unless that MP component is reached) so it'll probably let people do whatever, I would likely play as Stock for the full challenge against the AI for a far more classic experience.

[Sarlic]

500 goal reached!

[Steinar Bergstol]

DING! 500K, kids!

[Scout Derek]

500K reached.

I'm satisfied now.

Can't wait to play in 2017.

[Nathan Foxbane]

It made 500k in a little over four hours. I wonder if it can hit 1mil in under twelve. Or if the PayPal backers have already put us past that.

Edited by Nathan Foxbane, 29 September 2015 - 01:18 PM.

[Steinar Bergstol]

Scout Derek, on 29 September 2015 - 01:13 PM, said:

500K reached.

I'm satisfied now.

Can't wait to play in 2017.

Is it 2017 yet? Is it? Are we there yet? How about now? Aaaaaw! C'mon! This is taking too long! You can't expect me to be this patient! Are we there _now_? How about now?

[Lorian Sunrider]

Steinar Bergstol, on 29 September 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

Is it 2017 yet? Is it? Are we there yet? How about now? Aaaaaw! C'mon! This is taking too long! You can't expect me to be this patient! Are we there _now_? How about now?

At least we have a beta coming someday

[RedDragon]

General Taskeen, on 29 September 2015 - 01:13 PM, said:

As far as Khobai's baby comment, I think its quite the opposite. Hardcore Battletech is best with little to no customization - makes it way more fun using what a BT Mech is supposed to come with. People played differing house rules or whatever, but that's what it was to me. Even more fun putting your fate into the hands of the Dice Gods and rolling for Random Assignment Tables.

The likes seen in MWO that force open-custom with no other choice, to me, seems more like the "babying" of the franchise. Why use what comes with a Mech, when you can put insane stuff on it instead. Strip out the engine and stuff a NASCAR inside. Put all of one weapon type on for pin-point-easy-peasy-time.

In any case, this is a Single Player game (unless that MP component is reached) so it'll probably let people do whatever, I would likely play as Stock for the full challenge against the AI for a far more classic experience.

This. I hope there will be next to no customization at all. But I fear that won't be the case.

[Scout Derek]

Lorian Sunrider, on 29 September 2015 - 01:20 PM, said:

At least we have a beta coming someday

probably autumn of 2016 at the earliest.

General Taskeen, on 29 September 2015 - 01:13 PM, said:

As far as Khobai's baby comment, I think its quite the opposite. Hardcore Battletech is best with little to no customization - makes it way more fun using what a BT Mech is supposed to come with. People played differing house rules or whatever, but that's what it was to me. Even more fun putting your fate into the hands of the Dice Gods and rolling for Random Assignment Tables.

The likes seen in MWO that force open-custom with no other choice, to me, seems more like the "babying" of the franchise. Why use what comes with a Mech, when you can put insane stuff on it instead. Strip out the engine and stuff a NASCAR inside. Put all of one weapon type on for pin-point-easy-peasy-time.

In any case, this is a Single Player game (unless that MP component is reached) so it'll probably let people do whatever, I would likely play as Stock for the full challenge against the AI for a far more classic experience.

I don't have any complaints about what you've said.

But for now, we'll have to see where they take it.

And I like your thinking, stock, it does make it more challenging and funner for some of us.

[Apnu]

As of right now

7,033
backers

$523,048
pledged of $250,000 goal

[MeiSooHaityu]

As long as they generate the 1.85 or so they need for a fully fleshed out Mercenary campaign, I'm good!

[Steinar Bergstol]

Dear lord, it's almost midnight here and I've spent the last five hours watching numbers go up on a webpage. There is something seriously wrong with me. Time to grab some sleep before work. Keep the dropship steady on course for 1 million, ladies and gentlemen.

[0bsidion]

Apnu, on 29 September 2015 - 01:37 PM, said:

As of right now

7,033
backers

$523,048
pledged of $250,000 goal

Yep, at this point, even if noone else contributes, at least we'll get a skirmish game with all the trimmings. Definitely hoping for more than that though.

[Malleus011]

I'd like to see things kept *mostly* stock; or at least make modifications time consuming and expensive. If you've ever customized a 'mech in Megamek (using the campaign rules) it takes weeks or months for your techs to do modifications we execute in MWO at the click of a button.

[Apnu]

0bsidion, on 29 September 2015 - 01:43 PM, said:

Yep, at this point, even if noone else contributes, at least we'll get a skirmish game with all the trimmings. Definitely hoping for more than that though.

We've got 35 more days to go.

Edited by Apnu, 29 September 2015 - 01:51 PM.