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[vettie]

Im not a Founder (cash strapped currently) but here are some reasons

MechWarrior Video Version (other than great updates and changes by MekTek) there has been no NEW releases in 10 years. 10 years.

The cost of a new game for PC or Console (BF series, CoD, series etc) is roughly 50$ here in the US. Same for pre-order cost, somewhere between 49.95$ and 59.95$ so 60$ or 120$ is NOT unreasonable if you are interested in the title plus you get extras.

These guys seem to be doing it right and the game looks great.

Reasons enough.

[Ras187]

this game,,,,, yes,,,, and its clear to see what u get!.... u know that founder pack will Not be a option forever. So Again YES.......Mechwarrior Rules

Edited by Ras187, 12 July 2012 - 07:37 AM.

[Arteste]

Because I've played Battletech and Mechwarrior since before you were probably born,... and I have a VERY decent cash flow.

[Wolfclaw]

PurpleBullet, on 12 July 2012 - 06:49 AM, said:

so im just wondering what made you guy buy a founders pack before you even tried the game ive played plenty of the series but a mmo is a completely different animal. However i understand if you buy the founders thing you get stuff and access but are you sure its worth it before even playing the game? In my opinion its like getting married before going on your first blind date.. she could be fat she could be a hill billy missing teeth could even not even be a woman who knows. So what made you confident in your purchase?

It has nothing to do with the in-game items, yes, there are some that bought it for that but they are buying it for the wrong reason.

It is a collectors item and the chance for us to repay PGI for busting their ***** for the last 3 years to bring us back a series that we all love. The ability to say that we as Founders were involved in the return of an amazing game.

That's why I bought it.

P.S : It was also stated by Russ that it is just a collectors item and the things you get in game are a bonus.

[Kraven Kor]

PurpleBullet, on 12 July 2012 - 06:49 AM, said:

so im just wondering what made you guy buy a founders pack before you even tried the game ive played plenty of the series but a mmo is a completely different animal. However i understand if you buy the founders thing you get stuff and access but are you sure its worth it before even playing the game? In my opinion its like getting married before going on your first blind date.. she could be fat she could be a hill billy missing teeth could even not even be a woman who knows. So what made you confident in your purchase?

Voting with my wallet, kind of.

This is Battletech, the first real Mechwarrior game in ages, and everything I read makes me smile knowing how much they are trying to stick to the classic Battletech universe and tabletop rules as much as possible.

Basically:

SHUT UP. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. TAKE IT!

[Zygwen]

1. It's Mechwarrior no other reason really needed but it helps that I like supporting Canadian companies and both Paranha and IGP are based in Canada.

[donkeybas]

Hackett, on 12 July 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

12 v 12 is massive? At what point does it go beyond multiplayer? Don't get me wrong, I love MMORPGs. This one, though, just seems like a multplayer sim, especially until they implement the persistent world system with factions controlling planets.

By that line of thinking, WoW isn't a mmorpg either. After all, you can't have too many people in a single area -- you'll crash a server, the world isn't actually persistant, different zones are held on different servers. Instances are even more limited. You also have a limit on how many people you can group/raid with. World of Warcraft must not be a MMORPG then, nope, not the most successful one in history or anything. Can't group with more than 5 people in a group instance, must not be a MMORPG...cap on people allowed in battlegrounds just like this game, not a MMORPG...

Edited by donkeybas, 12 July 2012 - 07:44 AM.

[Izid]

My older brother forced me to do it.

Really!!!

Two weeks ago, after he bought himself a legendary pack, he started to call me nearly every day to tell me how awesome MWO is going to be. But, stubborn as I am, I refused to join the founders club, because this game is 'premium play' and it is only a pvp-game with no singleplayer and I have no time anyway and bla bla bla....

Realizing that his tactic is bearing no fruits my brother decided to try something new: He started to send me links to the old Mechwarrior 2, Mercenaries, MW3 and MW4 videos, especialy the intros. All the time remembering me how often we played these games as kids and how we loved them.

Then he went one step further by sending me even more videolinks. But this time with actual MWO gameplay.

Well, finaly my clever brother succeded. After a very hard day at work I weakened and decided to buy myself an elite pack. When my brother heared about that, he logged into my account (yes he knows most auf my passwords as I know most of his stuff) and upgraded me to legendary.
Just sending me a message:"You are going to bitter regret everything else! I know you good enough. BTW the Upgrade is a present haha you suck. Your brother"

After I stoped rageing at him for almost two days, I actually started to like the Idea of being a legendary founder.

But still my older brother forced me into this game!! And on the 'present' subject: The last word has not been spoken yet. hahahahaha

(I am not a native english speaker, so please have some mercy with me, my grammer and spelling)

[Mythdral]

Well I bought it cause one, I love Mechwarrior, I've played all the games, more so I first discovered it through the cartoon which is amazing and I was like really little. Plus doing stuff liek this helps the developers make a little more to maybe be able to put a little more into the game with the extra moneys they get.

[Congzilla]

I could easily blow $120 at the bar on a Friday night. This $120 gets me stuff I can keep using for years.

[Aramaki Snuka]

I want to support the developers. This is the most promising use of the Battletech franchise in 12 years. The graphics look awesome and i like the ability to configurate your machine. I am investing in the future.

[CmdrSpider]

Let me redirect your "Dating" analogy. This is the women whom you fell in love with 25 years ago. During your relationship she'd changed her looks a number of times over the years. Some time back you thought you had lost her forever, but now you hear she's returning. What would you give to see her again, would you even worry if she was everything you remembered.

Okay so that's over the top, but the truth is for many of us $120 isn't a big deal, especially if it helps bring back something we truly enjoy. I don't for a minute believe for a moment that the devs are going to deliver us a substandard game. What would be the point, they'd be shooting themselves in the foot no matter how many fans paid $120 up front for the game. The fact is there's so much more money to be made by producing a game that everyone wants to play and will keep coming back to play. Not to mention the devs are fans of the very game their working to create. I've been playing a FPS for the past three years and have spend several thousand dollars on equipment and weapons. Now that might seem like alot (and if probably is), but I use to buy about $400 -500 on PCs games each year. So while I am spending more, I consider it an entainment investment, because my gaming experience just keeps growing. Not to mention all the great people I've met and now get to game with.

Sure it's a risk, but really not much of one. When I bought PC games I took a chance with each purchase. With this one purchase I'm only risking about double what I use to spend on a single game. My bet though is that this will be the best gaming investment I've made in 25 years. Hey but if the stakes are too high I understand, but please don't sit around complaining to everyone later how you wish you had taken the plunge. And I promise not to cry if by some out of this universe chance MWO is a technical flop. I'm betting though that MWO is totally going to rock. That's not to say that there won't be some technical glitches along the way, but fortunately my Heat Sinks are fully operatonal so I don't have to sweat the small stuff.

I hope you fully enjoy MWO no matter what your choice. So strap in and prepare for the ride of your life.

[Veevslav]

PurpleBullet, on 12 July 2012 - 06:49 AM, said:

so im just wondering what made you guy buy a founders pack before you even tried the game ive played plenty of the series but a mmo is a completely different animal. However i understand if you buy the founders thing you get stuff and access but are you sure its worth it before even playing the game? In my opinion its like getting married before going on your first blind date.. she could be fat she could be a hill billy missing teeth could even not even be a woman who knows. So what made you confident in your purchase?

PurpleBullet, on 12 July 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

ah im really picky about what i spend my money ive never pre bought a game i was really tempted to become a founder just because of the name in the credits thing but i like to know what im spending my money on. I work in a coal mine so every hour i spend in there is not very enjoyable so spending a half a days pay on something i might not like is a big decision in my head. If they still have the founders thing after open beta and i play it i might buy it then

Reasons for me:
1. Overall the $60 package is a good value if the game is good.
2. It seems that there has been some shake getting financing and the like together which can and does kill good IP's. My $60 now helps ensure the game gets delivered and helps to make the servers better on day 1. More hardware etc..... Typically since they are a smaller studio they utilize the extra cash better than a company like blizzard...
3. Clan wars is coming and founders guarantees I get to see it unfold. They are using a time system that means day for day we are running at 1 month before clans invade in the IP source.
4. I am looking for more opportunity to kick the **** out of woflclaw in game.
5. There have been very few bad mech-warrior games....
6. Value ratio is off the chart, $20 worth of in game time, $15 founders mech, early access, $80 of in game currency for $25 is worth it if it jump starts you into a great game series.... Worst thing about WOT is the cash grinds...... KK, the exp grinds in boring bad tanks is a bit much as well.........
7. After Diablo 3 just about anything would be good and a better value......
There are probably a few other reasons but those are the big ones.

Wolfclaw, on 12 July 2012 - 07:40 AM, said:

It has nothing to do with the in-game items, yes, there are some that bought it for that but they are buying it for the wrong reason.

It is a collectors item and the chance for us to repay PGI for busting their ***** for the last 3 years to bring us back a series that we all love. The ability to say that we as Founders were involved in the return of an amazing game.

That's why I bought it.

P.S : It was also stated by Russ that it is just a collectors item and the things you get in game are a bonus.

Not everyone is a troll and not everyone views spending an extra $60 as being a smart thing to do so you can troll harder.......

Edited by Veevslav, 12 July 2012 - 07:53 AM.

[SkyDragon]

PurpleBullet, on 12 July 2012 - 06:49 AM, said:

so im just wondering what made you guy buy a founders pack before you even tried the game ive played plenty of the series but a mmo is a completely different animal. However i understand if you buy the founders thing you get stuff and access but are you sure its worth it before even playing the game? In my opinion its like getting married before going on your first blind date.. she could be fat she could be a hill billy missing teeth could even not even be a woman who knows. So what made you confident in your purchase?

Even if one reads reviews and makes educated choices based on public reactions about a games before purchase, then this will still not guaranty that one individual will make the best consumer choices to maximize entertainment value for that person. At some point for any purchase you need to decide to step into the unknown and try it out.

For myself and Mechwarrior Online, this decision was simple:

• I'm very familiar with Mechwarrior / Battletech Universe from previous experiences with the IP, so I have some kind of idea and expectations what Universe of game mechanics this new creation is going to be coming from.
  
• I understand that I personally would make the choice to try this game out regardless of reception or reviews from the public. This personal decision is simply because I'm in love with this universe and game play style and I would give this game a fair chance on my own terms.... and even give the hosts a chance to fix things right, even if they make some major screw ups.
  
• When you factor in the value of savings offered by Founders packages (Months of in game Premium subscription, In game bonus cash and Novelty Mechs) this makes operation inception become the perfect opportunity to set a budget and time to give this game a fair chance.
  
• After listening to the Dev Blogs on MWO they have won over my trust and I feel we share common values. I have profiled the company hosting this project as: Canadian, Fans of the IP and most importantly I agree and look forward to the vision that they describe for this game... both in terms of balance, concept and even F2P... I trust them not to sell out power to the highest bidder. ((I don't believe that they will ever be selling Gold Ammo with Bonus damage or any of that nonsense money grabber stuff based on short term profits)) I believe their concept for making money will be based on players collecting mechs, style, speedy level progression and basic non-power related perks and I believe that their business model will be focused on long term profits. I believe in them on a personal level.
  
• I want to support this game and help nurture it into life.
  
• Early access August 7th

Edited by SkyDragon, 12 July 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[Hackett]

donkeybas, on 12 July 2012 - 07:43 AM, said:

By that line of thinking, WoW isn't a mmorpg either. After all, you can't have too many people in a single area -- you'll crash a server, the world isn't actually persistant, different zones are held on different servers. Instances are even more limited. You also have a limit on how many people you can group/raid with. World of Warcraft must not be a MMORPG then, nope, not the most successful one in history or anything. Can't group with more than 5 people in a group instance, must not be a MMORPG...

Did WoW servers really crash that often? Aside from that, WoW could have hundreds (thousands?) of people online on the same server fighting, resource gathering, idling, or even dancing. Point being it was a persistent world to hang out in. Now I haven't been in the beta, but as I understand MWO, you hang out in mechlab alone, then jump into 12 v 12 battles. Maybe a faction forum as well? That's distinctly unique from WoW.

Easy on the sarcasm, there, if you would. I've only had one cup of coffee this morning.

[Wolfclaw]

Veevslav, on 12 July 2012 - 07:49 AM, said:

Not everyone is a troll and not everyone views spending an extra $60 as being a smart thing to do so you can troll harder.......

Do you ever quit man? Re-read what I said and then re-read the OP's question.

He asked why we bought it, so I gave my reasons just like you gave yours.

Please for the love of god, do not start another pointless argument.

[Danikov]

For me, it's mostly based on good indications. The videos look good, there's no beta testers breaking the NDA in panic to try and dissuade people from paying for it, looks like they're modelling on successful f2p titles, but also fixing/skipping over bits that don't work. On all that, I can justify it as highly likely to be a good game, plus I'm willing to let a little slide in the name of big stompy robots.

Half of the $120 is in-game currency, so I assume that, as a good game, I will eventually spend that much, so there's no harm acquiring that that up front. The other half? The bonuses are kinda cool, although not necessarily worth a full $60, but I see it as buying the game (even if it's f2p). Ultimately, the developer is receiving that money and it will help foster continued development.

That, and I can afford to. I'm aware it's a risk, but it's also an investment (along with everyone else who opted to do so), so to the certain degree, the more founders there are, the more potential there is for it to succeed and exceed.

[Monsoon]

Easy, I've seen the Videos and Battletech/Mechwarrior has been one of my favourite Sci-fi settings, easily up there along side Star Trek and Star Wars.

History plays a role in this as well. Star Trek has had a mediocre history when it comes to video games, so I took a wait and see approach to pre-ordering it, the reviews were rough on it and I passed on it until it went F2P (especially since they didn't offer a trial).

With SWTOR, not only were some of my favorite games in this setting (X-Wing vs Tie-Fighter, Dark Forces, Force: Unleased, KotOR) so I pre-ordered it. Mind you I went with the cheapest option as the other two options seemed nothing more then a few fluff items. Now I'm no longer playing SWTOR because the end game was too repetitive for me, just not enough different maps/quests. But I did get a good 3-4month of game time in, so my investment was worth it.

Now we come to MWO, an excellent history of games (though the SNES game wasn't anything special and I've yet to ever try MechAssault.) Throw in the visuals so far seen, and the seriousness that Piranha seem to be putting into this IP and you get the feeling this game is certainly worth investing in. Trust me, I'm sure even if MWO were only a Mediocre game, the fun of PVP would keep me around for at least a few month. So 60bucks isn't much of a gamble. For me the gamble is whether or not I want to upgrade to Legendary.

Edited by Monsoon, 12 July 2012 - 07:55 AM.

[kidney stones]

simple i love the game since tt and mechwarrior. 30$ anit nothing to help surport a game i love to play would buy legendary but anit sure my lab top will play the game if it will ill upgrade simple as that

[cynaidh]

I am just with everyone else and have wanted a new Mechwarrior game for what a decade now...

BUT can you imagine if they would have put this on kickstarter! I wonder how many millions they would have gotten there, I can just see some of the high end pledges now.......

Pledge $10,000 or more

10 Backers • Limited Reward (0 of 10 remaining)
Will receive the chance to pick a battlemech to be included in the game (must not be Unseen!) and as a bonus you will start the game with a special version of this battlemech that gets +50% credit earning per match.

Edited by cynaidh, 12 July 2012 - 08:00 AM.