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[InnerSphereNews]

Greetings MechWarriors,

We're happy to announce that as of today all Hero and Champion 'Mechs are now available for direct purchase through the Gift Store!

Once you acquire a Gift Store 'Mech you will receive a Gift Code by e-mail, which you can then provide to your intended recipient!

Head on over to the MWO Gift Store and gift a 'Mech today!

[LegendaryArticuno]

I was expecting $15.00 to be the highest price.

[Bilbo]

LegendaryArticuno, on 11 February 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:

I was expecting $15.00 to be the highest price.

Why? They seem to be same prices I remember from their release, except the Dragons which could be bought as a package originally.

[White Bear 84]

Oh yeah!!

[Groutknoll]

hmmm ...

slight discount buying heroes from the store instead of with mc in game

So ... When heroes go on a %off sale, is that same %off sale in the gift store?

[LegendaryArticuno]

Bilbo, on 11 February 2016 - 03:25 PM, said:

Why? They seem to be same prices I remember from their release, except the Dragons which could be bought as a package originally.

It just seems like the most "fair" amount... I paid the extra $15.00 for the Spirit Bear and really pondering about the Tempest but anything more than that feels like gouging. After all, you are only getting a single mech and in most cases it's inferior to other variants.

[Bilbo]

LegendaryArticuno, on 11 February 2016 - 04:00 PM, said:

It just seems like the most "fair" amount... I paid the extra $15.00 for the Spirit Bear and really pondering about the Tempest but anything more than that feels like gouging. After all, you are only getting a single mech and in most cases it's inferior to other variants.

The prices for heroes outside of packages are standardized based on weight, if I recall correctly, and it would hardly be "fair" for someone to pay half price now for a hero, at the top end, that had to be bought for full price at their release, sales notwithstanding.

[LegendaryArticuno]

^ Well good luck to those who paid $30.00 for a Hero... you have more money than sense.

[Bilbo]

LegendaryArticuno, on 11 February 2016 - 04:18 PM, said:

^ Well good luck to those who paid $30.00 for a Hero... you have more money than sense.

...or enough money to spare. As always, no one is required to buy anything.

[Wintersdark]

LegendaryArticuno, on 11 February 2016 - 04:18 PM, said:

^ Well good luck to those who paid $30.00 for a Hero... you have more money than sense.

Value is subjective.

[A Vieira]

Values seem to be taking into account 250MC = 1USD which is the best rate you can get from 25000MC = 99.95USD (excluding MC sales). So the numbers seems to be just about right and you get better rates than buying Heroes from smaller MC packs.
Now on smaller mechs you do get less than 250MC per dollar on account of rounding up.

Still best value is buying MC with 20% boost and buying Heroes on sale.

Edited by A Vieira, 11 February 2016 - 04:29 PM.

[YUyahoo]

Nice that they are in the gift store...just wondering though, do they come with mechbays?

[Groutknoll]

A Vieira, on 11 February 2016 - 04:28 PM, said:

Values seem to be taking into account 250MC = 1USD which is the best rate you can get from 25000MC = 99.95USD (excluding MC sales). So the numbers seems to be just about right and you get better rates than buying Heroes from smaller MC packs. Now on smaller mechs you do get less than 250MC per dollar on account of rounding up. Still best value is buying MC with 20% boost and buying Heroes on sale.

forgot about the mc sale boost ...
std 20%
$100 - 25000 - 30000
per $ - 250 300

std 50%
lct pb - 1500 - 750
250 $6 $3
300 $5 $2.50

as7 bh - 7500 - 3750
250 $30 $15
300 $25 $12.50

hmm, currently save up to $2.50 per hero mech with mc boost and hero on sale, but it depends if the gift store has the heroes on sale with the same % as im game mc sale %

[MechWarrior4023212]

it seems to be that every chassis should have both, but I see very few Clan mechs

[Greyhart]

Do you get a mech bay with them?

[Twilight Fenrir]

Ember Stormfield, on 11 February 2016 - 09:34 PM, said:

it seems to be that every chassis should have both, but I see very few Clan mechs

Yeah, it's been an issue for a long time... But, the first Clan hero mech has been announced now (Kodiak Spirit Bear) so it's coming sooner, rather than later now...

Greyhart, on 12 February 2016 - 06:20 AM, said:

Do you get a mech bay with them?

No

Edited by Twilight Fenrir, 12 February 2016 - 08:04 AM.

[Desintegrator]

Great !

[MovinTarget]

Would still like to see mechbays (3 or 5 pack???) be an option in the gift store. would make sense with these as you could buy someone a hero and the mechbays needed to house it and 2+ variants for leveling.

Also, mechbays are universal, especially for those that have none. IS or Clanner, anyone can use them...

Either that or give us the ability to gift MC...

Edited by MovinTarget, 23 February 2016 - 05:08 PM.