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[Insufficient Skill]

*nvm*

Edited by Insufficient Skill, 19 January 2016 - 02:41 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

JC Daxion, on 28 December 2015 - 12:24 PM, said:

Well the one really nice thing about the table top paper weights, is they actually will hold collectible value, at least maybe to some in the future.. and probably more distant.. unlike this when it goes off line you loose it all. Unless of course they just release the whole thing as a one time shot buy, or give it away for free...

I look at online gaming like i do concerts or anything else i do for fun in life, it's more about what those memories are worth to you.. I know some that would say the 5 grand they spent to take their kids to disney world when they were 6 was worth every penny, and those kids can remember that for the rest of their lives.. I personally never got that as my parents could not afford that.. Instead we got to go camping in the woods for a week.. no mickey, but hotdogs on the open fire, a lake to swim in and some fireworks made it a time to remember..

well, I'm trying to convince my friends to gank all the 3D game models. If MWO ever does go full belly up, then not much stopping me from using those to print some really cool minis and toys.

[stjobe]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 December 2015 - 06:28 PM, said:

well, I'm trying to convince my friends to gank all the 3D game models. If MWO ever does go full belly up, then not much stopping me from using those to print some really cool minis and toys.

There's actually nothing stopping you from doing that right now, unless you plan to sell them. Just making them for yourself though? Go on.

Also, if MWO does go "full belly up", HBS will still have some (all?) of the 3D models, so they'll live on.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 December 2015 - 06:28 PM, said:

well, I'm trying to convince my friends to gank all the 3D game models. If MWO ever does go full belly up, then not much stopping me from using those to print some really cool minis and toys.

If you ever get them, I'd really like a copy. I plan to get myself a 3d printer sometime.... Unfortunately when it comes to 3d design, I'm a potato. I'm a telecom engineer, not a graphic designer....

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

Zink1701, on 27 December 2015 - 05:32 AM, said:

Holy ****!!!!! So since I have started playing I have spent a total of $545 (£367 approx) on MC's and store bought mechs. I have a serious MWO addiction lol

I want a badge or a giant sex aid statue now!!!!!

Over $2000 since Closed Beta. And I know there are people who bought every pack and gold mechs, and thus have spent even more than me...

500 into MWO, isn't all that much.

[Noxcuse]

the best thing on this....PGI burned down all the money so they have nothing....thats the mercy of god

[jss78]

Well, only played for a bit less than a year, but I think ~200 EUR so far. A couple mech packs and some MC to get started, and then a laughable amount of EUR for silly things like pretty colours and cockpit items. No regrets whatsoever, much fun has been had.

If any of you feel bad about something like $500, consider that for $ per hour it's a damn cheap hobby. Even if you roll in a gold Dire Wolf. Can't think of many hobbies apart from taking a walk or reading library books that's cheaper.

[Uncl Munkeh]

Satan n stuff, on 28 December 2015 - 11:23 AM, said:

This is a forum dedicated to a video game populated almost entirely by people who have spent a lot of money on said game. So do you just like stating the obvious or were you trying for a genuinely insightful comment and you simply missed the mark by several timezones?

You seem cranky or a reality show host....

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Zink1701, on 27 December 2015 - 05:32 AM, said:

Holy ****!!!!! So since I have started playing I have spent a total of $545 (£367 approx) on MC's and store bought mechs. I have a serious MWO addiction lol

I want a badge or a giant sex aid statue now!!!!!

Im over a thousand (not including the $900 machine I built to play the game with)

Bishop Steiner, on 27 December 2015 - 05:45 AM, said:

Free to Play. Well, the first taste..... but then..... yeah. Let's just say I have bought several used cars for less than I have spent.

This game is free to play the same way drugs are free to try lol

[Hades Trooper]

$540 US and counting

[itisasitis]

As pointed out by many others, I don't think the total amount is a very good indicator. Most of the people who have spent hundreds or thousands of whatever currency you use have probably played hundreds or thousands of hours. Cost per game/hour etc. will be veeeeeeeery small...

It's funny how normal money logic doesn't apply to games. Most people here (I'm generalizing) probably don't think too much about spending 100 currency units IRL, but in a game... It's like it's worth a hundred times more.

[Satan n stuff]

Uncle Monkey, on 01 January 2016 - 07:54 PM, said:

You seem cranky or a reality show host....

[Martallica]

I don't spend a lot myself but when Christmas or my birthday comes around the kind are like what will we get the auld fella and hey presto my mech collection has grown , I mean a pair of socks would be nice but I'll have to settle for the Marauder collector pack ............woot .

[Karl Marlow]

Zink1701, on 27 December 2015 - 05:32 AM, said:

Holy ****!!!!! So since I have started playing I have spent a total of $545 (£367 approx) on MC's and store bought mechs. I have a serious MWO addiction lol

I want a badge or a giant sex aid statue now!!!!!

now ask how much season tickets to an back game costs and multiply that by the number of years you've been playing. Don't forget how much you pay for parking and anything at the stadium.

[Sylonce]

Spent a modest $200 or so. Never thought I'd spend nearly that much in the first place though, particularly on a purely digital game.

It was probably worth it in terms of $/hrs played, but I can't call it healthy spending. It is more like fuelling a drug addiction than anything lol

[DaZur]

I used to be heavy into strong man competitions... Easily spent thousands a year. Was into muscle cars for a bit... Thousands spent there. Spent my fair share of time in bars... Way to much time and money spent there.

In contrast to MWO and the few hundred I've spent and the enjoyment and friends I've gained.... MWO has been the best bang for the buck I've invested in, in a long time.

Edited by DaZur, 02 January 2016 - 01:29 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

DaZur, on 02 January 2016 - 01:28 PM, said:

I used to be heavy into strong man competitions... Easily spent thousands a year. Was into muscle cars for a bit... Thousands spent there. Spent my fair share of time in bars... Way to much time and money spent there.

In contrast to MWO and the few hundred I've spent and the enjoyment and friends I've gained.... MWO has been the best bang for the buck I've invested in, in a long time.

well...there was that time in Ensenada, when I was 18 with a pocket full of cash, and no responsibilities......

[Chemie]

$60 for founders. That is my limit. I don;t do F2P business model. Pay $60 for a game is fine but no $500 mechs (or $2500 ships)

[RussianWolf]

I haven't made a purchase in over a year and I've still spend more than $1500