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[kyune mikawa]

When will the standard versions of these loyalty mechs become available for C-Bill/MC purchase? I realize they may not be universally loved, but as far as I know the WVR-7D is the only Inner sphere mech with MASC in-game and I don't care much for clantech.

[Troutmonkey]

kyune mikawa, on 24 May 2016 - 06:30 PM, said:

When will the standard versions of these loyalty mechs become available for C-Bill/MC purchase? I realize they may not be universally loved, but as far as I know the WVR-7D is the only Inner sphere mech with MASC in-game and I don't care much for clantech.

The WVR-7D is a probably the worst mech in the game. Hardpoint starved, mix loadout with bad locations. MASC does not save this. Pretty sure the CDA-3F is already out for Cbills

[LegendaryArticuno]

When do the 2016 ones come out

[Voq]

Troutmonkey, on 24 May 2016 - 06:46 PM, said:

The WVR-7D is a probably the worst mech in the game. Hardpoint starved, mix loadout with bad locations. MASC does not save this. Pretty sure the CDA-3F is already out for Cbills

You're not wrong; but I've doing shockingly well in it. UAC5 fitting constantly, 2 SRM6s, plus a medium pulse is super awkward but surprisingly effective.
And I'm T1 (not saying that as cocky [I know everyone loves up with time], but to make clear it's not beginner players I'm facing).

[El Bandito]

Troutmonkey, on 24 May 2016 - 06:46 PM, said:

Pretty sure the CDA-3F is already out for Cbills

No, it has not been released for C-Bills, or MC.

Edited by El Bandito, 24 May 2016 - 08:04 PM.

[TercieI]

LegendaryArticuno, on 24 May 2016 - 07:31 PM, said:

When do the 2016 ones come out

September was the announcement, early October injection last two years.

Edited by TercieI, 24 May 2016 - 08:51 PM.

[Davers]

Troutmonkey, on 24 May 2016 - 06:46 PM, said:

The WVR-7D is a probably the worst mech in the game. Hardpoint starved, mix loadout with bad locations. MASC does not save this. Pretty sure the CDA-3F is already out for Cbills

Worse than the Nova with 2 hard points?

[Zuesacoatl]

They should not be released, they are called loyalty mechs for a reason. We were given these mechs for supporting PGI, and they should stay in the stables of those of us who earned them. If you wish for these, purchase the big stuff from PGI like we have.

[Andi Nagasia]

Zuesacoatl, on 24 May 2016 - 09:03 PM, said:

They should not be released, they are called loyalty mechs for a reason. We were given these mechs for supporting PGI, and they should stay in the stables of those of us who earned them. If you wish for these, purchase the big stuff from PGI like we have.

i disagree, they should be relaesed like other mechs on a release Cycle,
as all are individual Unique Variants they should be relsed Eventually,

saying other wise is like saying no Special(S) Variant should Ever be release,
All Primes(as all are (I), LCT-V1(as its (S), PNT-10K/ENF-5D/GHR-5J/ZEU-6S(as their ®
WLF-2/CRB-27/BL-6-KNT/MAL-1R(as all are ®2nd), and any Special that came in a solo Pack,

should we have special things yes,
but normal players should be able to get those as non special Variants later,

[jss78]

kyune mikawa, on 24 May 2016 - 06:30 PM, said:

When will the standard versions of these loyalty mechs become available for C-Bill/MC purchase? I realize they may not be universally loved, but as far as I know the WVR-7D is the only Inner sphere mech with MASC in-game and I don't care much for clantech.

No word on their availability, it's anyone's guess at this point.

But note that in four weeks the Phoenix Hawk will come out, and that'll include a MASC variant (but requires you to get the $35 reinforcement pack).

Voq, on 24 May 2016 - 07:45 PM, said:

You're not wrong; but I've doing shockingly well in it. UAC5 fitting constantly, 2 SRM6s, plus a medium pulse is super awkward but surprisingly effective.
And I'm T1 (not saying that as cocky [I know everyone loves up with time], but to make clear it's not beginner players I'm facing).

Yeah, I agree it's not the worst mech in the game (as suggested above). Not when we have competition from stuff like the ballistic Panther and Vindicator variants.

I run my (L) Wolverine similar to yours, but with an AC/10. The hardpoint layout obviously forces a mixed loadout, but in terms of weapon synergies I find an AC/10 + 2xSRM6 + ML to work perfectly fine. Not easy mode but not awful either. That said it's strictly inferior to my 6R and 7K which downgrade the gun arm to AC/5 and LPL respectively, and add a third SRM6.

[meteorol]

Troutmonkey, on 24 May 2016 - 06:46 PM, said:

The WVR-7D is a probably the worst mech in the game. Hardpoint starved, mix loadout with bad locations. MASC does not save this. Pretty sure the CDA-3F is already out for Cbills

IIRC correctly, it even had way worse quirks than it has now when it was released. It was almost comically bad. When i first heard we would get a wolverine i was like "nice, time to get the other two variants" (back then wolverines had some massiv quirks). When i saw how outstandingly bad the (L) variant was i canceled that plan. Couldn't get myself to play a single match in this utterly terrible mech.

Edited by meteorol, 24 May 2016 - 10:32 PM.

[Bohxim]

Yet I brought this variant without basics into scouting and it worked! Am quite impressed with this machine tbh even with whacky loadouts

[Paigan]

EXE-C(L) <3.
Not that I would need the additional B, I just laser-vomit away ...
But the skin .

[TercieI]

Davers, on 24 May 2016 - 09:01 PM, said:

Worse than the Nova with 2 hard points?

Yes, since that's an Omnimech and you can easily fix that. In practice, there is no difference between Nova variants.

[Aeon Veritas]

Zuesacoatl, on 24 May 2016 - 09:03 PM, said:

They should not be released, they are called loyalty mechs for a reason. We were given these mechs for supporting PGI, and they should stay in the stables of those of us who earned them. If you wish for these, purchase the big stuff from PGI like we have.

Are you aware that they can't be puchased by simply puchasing the "big stuff" from PGI?
Because if you read the news article for the 2015 Customer Appreciation Rewards Program you will see there was a Deadline for Eligibility namely the October 6th 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT (5:00 PM UTC).
And further down they state that "This ['Mech] Loyalty Variant will only be available through the MechWarrior Credits Reward program. The Standard version of this ['Mech] variant will be available for MC and C-Bills at a future date, to be determined."
My bets are that they become available on the 3-year anniversary since MechWarrior Online left Open Beta...

[Zuesacoatl]

Aeon Veritas, on 25 May 2016 - 05:23 AM, said:

Are you aware that they can't be puchased by simply puchasing the "big stuff" from PGI?
Because if you read the news article for the 2015 Customer Appreciation Rewards Program you will see there was a Deadline for Eligibility namely the October 6th 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT (5:00 PM UTC).
And further down they state that "This ['Mech] Loyalty Variant will only be available through the MechWarrior Credits Reward program. The Standard version of this ['Mech] variant will be available for MC and C-Bills at a future date, to be determined."
My bets are that they become available on the 3-year anniversary since MechWarrior Online left Open Beta...

I am aware of that, the point I am trying to make is that if you want mechs like these, drop some funds. We have them because we purchased things from PGI. I did re-read my post, and yes it reads like I mean to buy a big package now, but my point really is, don't be cheap, you want special mechs, put money into the game and get special mechs. I am happy the TBD data has not yet been determined, it makes these mechs we earned with our spending that much nicer in our stables.

[Hit the Deck]

@ Zuesacoatl

Nope, all 'Mechs should be able to be bought with C-Bills. This is coming from someone who has been given 2 Loyalty 'Mech packages (the cent-atlas-kgc and the ones with BT map skins).

[Escef]

Zuesacoatl, on 24 May 2016 - 09:03 PM, said:

They should not be released, they are called loyalty mechs for a reason. We were given these mechs for supporting PGI, and they should stay in the stables of those of us who earned them. If you wish for these, purchase the big stuff from PGI like we have.

People are just asking for c-bill versions. No special camo, no bonus earnings, just a plain mech. Pretty sure most of us that got Loyalty reward CN9-AHs, AS7-Ss, and KGC-000s aren't butthurt that c-bill versions are available.

[kyune mikawa]

Escef, on 25 May 2016 - 06:53 AM, said:

People are just asking for c-bill versions. No special camo, no bonus earnings, just a plain mech. Pretty sure most of us that got Loyalty reward CN9-AHs, AS7-Ss, and KGC-000s aren't butthurt that c-bill versions are available.

Exactly--I received the CN9-AH and AS7-S loyalty variants when they were released--but at least there were already normal versions of those mechs out. Not having them wouldn't cost me neat/unique tech.

[KodiakGW]

Escef, on 25 May 2016 - 06:53 AM, said:

People are just asking for c-bill versions. No special camo, no bonus earnings, just a plain mech. Pretty sure most of us that got Loyalty reward CN9-AHs, AS7-Ss, and KGC-000s aren't butthurt that c-bill versions are available.

Agreed. No hurt feelings here. The CBill bonus and special Camo make the loyalty ones unique, and never to be purchased. The variant itself should be made available for CBills. For the ability to use in league play being one specific reason. MRBC will not allow any non-hero mech not available for CBills in matches.