Huh... so much happens while you're gone....... Catch-up time!
MovinTarget, on 22 July 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:
D V Devnull, on 22 July 2016 - 05:29 AM, said:
They want to get some
from players, they'll have to give some as Personal Challenge Event Rewards. It's never a 'take without giving' relationship.
LoL I would agree, but considering this is a F2P game, the above statement could actually go the other way too. Its all about perspective...
I really don't play a lot of other games, but as far as F2P goes, the fact that you can be viable in any aspect of this game without spending a dime makes it funny how people demand and expect so much free stuff... Seriously, you can drop in CW with 3 Warhammers (for cbills) and a cicada/light and pull your own weight just fine.
Its like any startup, the company throws out freebies to get the word out while they're still flush with dat startup ca$h, at some point they reign it in and prove solvency.
There is no contract stating "PGI is obligated to provide free X, Y & Z", heck they aren't even obligated to do these events. They deliver on what they are contractually obligated to deliver; mech packs, services at a cost, and a game you can play for free.
And don't forget they have one hell of an awesome customer service dept.
So I don't really get the whole "They should give us this or that for free" thing.
You can ask, beg, suggest, but don't say they "should" or "must" because they don't.
I agree with your sentiments completely, as I would not want PGI to actively run themselves under for Real $$$. At the same time, and please don't get take my words in some wrong way here, part of what helps MWO to grow and keep growing is Good Public Relations and a Good Reputation, which includes avoiding making things smell like a 'Real $$$ Cash Grab'. With things like the recent (
and rather harsh, as some would note) changes to the Catapult and Nova (
and several others) Mech Quirks, then throwing in things like the Supply Caches, followed by the initial lack of transparency around the recent Minimap Changes, and finally the ham-handed slam to a lot of players with the 'FW, Phase 3' release, there are quite a lot of Mech Pilots who feel like they've been smacked in the face, both paying and not. If PGI didn't use their best counter, and keep their F2P base happy with good reward for the effort they're placing into MWO, it could cause everything to fall apart through loss of that reputation, and then PGI would end up under for 'Real $$$ Solvency'. Where we would all be then, I rather much don't know.
Just for reference, I really don't try, but I sometimes find myself being an echo of many Mech Pilots' sentiments on matters that come up. I've accidentally spooked myself by doing this a few times now, as I find that I have this accidental timing of posting before the rest of them arrive.
By the way, speaking of Good Public Relations and Good Reputation, we have this awesome note right here...
Alexander Garden, on 22 July 2016 - 01:57 PM, said:
While this Personal Challenge doesn't feature it as a reward, we are not eliminating MC as reward items for future events and personal challenges.
Alex, I'm extremely glad to hear this, and I am sure many others will be. I'll be looking forward to earning more with future Events and Personal Challenges. (
Heck, I would even throw in an emote with two thumbs up around a happy face right here, if one were in the available set of emoji for posting.)
PraetorGix, on 22 July 2016 - 03:21 PM, said:
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Thank you for clarifying that. I really appreciate that you're the only official face to ever show in the forums lately.
Speaking of which, shouldn't this post have been made by the community manager? Isn't that kind of announcements the ones a community manager should take care of?
That's not always the case, at least in my opinion. Alex is the "Customer Support Lead" after all, so it could easily be seen as their place to pop in and communicate with us. He is supporting the player base, also known as the customer, by communicating with us, right?
~D. V. "
Good Communication is always key to victory." Devnull
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