LikeUntoGod, on 09 May 2016 - 04:31 PM, said:
So..it is buy PT or..do what? Try to join with people that do? It also seems like IF you do have a full 12 vs 12, you do not need someone with PT?
I wish I could have preordered the Kodiak. I want it to fill my 4th spot (assault) in my 4 Mech drop team. But If I buy it now, i do not get any PT.
A few days after I started (a week or so ago) I did preorder the Viper for some strange reason. Then I found out that I do not get any of it for 2 months????
I'm starting to think it would be cheaper if I had just saved and bought a PS4 (to play Madden, my only video game beside Total War etc)
I'm really tired from a week of grinding, it is hard to think, lol And does PT run when you are NOT in a mission?
Yea........I do not see this happening often....
I am not sure if you have done any Quick Play matches or not but your questions seem to imply that you are thinking that the way to play the game is to set up a private match and the system will find you an opponent.
If this is the case, to start playing, first click on Select Mech on the left of the Home screen, click on one of the available trial trial mechs to select it, then click on the Mechlab tab on top, then click on Weapon Groups on the left, assign your weapons, save and click Quick Play on the top right. The system will allocate you to a team and match your team up with an opposing team. This does not require PT or any payments.
Private matches are intended to be used by players who want to play other specific players that they have chosen and are not part of the normal gameplay. Faction Play is intended for more advanced players and you should ignore it for now.
However, with respect to your specific questions -
First find someone who wants to do 1v1 duels or 23 others who want to do 12v12 private matches. Sadly, unless you already know people who play this, your only options to do so are people you meet in Quick Play, Scouting or Invasion matches or by using the Faction Chat.
If you want to do 1v1, your opponent must also have PT OR you must get a third player who has PT to help initiate the private match.
For 12v12, you can do a private match with only one person having PT but you will not be able to change many match parameters. If you wish to be able to change said match parameters, you will need someone else who has PT to also join the match.
Mech packs are made available monthly and are normally announced and made available for purchase well before their release date. If you wish to purchase a mech pack that is delivered immediately, look at the older mech packs available here ->
https://mwomercs.com/store. Check the release date (usually stated in the pack FAQ) to confirm that it is immediately available (this means it will be injected in the next hour but not sure if this applies during weekends).
The Kodiak pack still comes with either 30 or 60 day PT depending on which pack you buy. If you scroll to the bottom of the page (
https://mwomercs.com/kodiak ) you will note that the early adopter rewards for this pack are do not include bonus PT.
Lastly, PT continues to run once activated. Please note there are two types of PT. Banked PT comes with mech pack purchases and are activated manually by the player. The PT bought from the in-game store activates once injected so plan your purchase accordingly.
As a final piece of advice - I know that this might be a little late but do not spend (more?) cash buying mech packs, etc until you have at least finished your 25 cadet matches and have tried out several trial mechs. While the trial mechs are not perfect, they are generally not terrible and give you a feel for what kind of mech / weapons you are most comfortable with as well as helping you familiarize yourself with the maps, gameplay, weapons and game mechanics.
The initial learning curve is steep and different mech classes play very differently in most cases. I strongly recommend reading some of the questions posted by other new players to get some ideas on mech selection and gameplay.
Edited by p4r4g0n, 09 May 2016 - 05:07 PM.
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