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[B L O O D W I T C H]

Willothius, on 27 July 2016 - 03:37 AM, said:

Those bundles are horrible value for money at any rate.. who buys those?
Besides, look at it this way: you just paid 25MC for about 1 match worth of Cbill reward.. paying 25MC per match seems horrible to me value-wise..

(I know that's not how math works, but it's still how it feels for me)

I have a different feeling when it comes to real life currency and ingame currency, once i paid real money that money is effectively gone for me. I don't see MC i own as money i spent.

[Koniving]

Dee Eight, on 27 July 2016 - 04:14 AM, said:

As matt said to me earlier...

Good news then.
(I didn't scroll to read every comment as many are quite scornful, while this isn't the best deal they had it isn't a bad one either).

[Fast Eddie]

Wow, welcome to another cheeez and whine party. No one is forcing you to play this game or buy this stuff

[Bud Crue]

I used to be a sucker for sales like this. But between P3, goodie crates, the repeated nerfing of my favorite mechs and the seeming desolation of the queues, I just can't work up the enthusiasm to buy more stuff with real money. Really wish we had something to look forward to and that PGI made an effort to get us excited about their plans for the game (whatever they may actually be). Maybe the FP round table will spark some enthusiasm.

[quantaca]

Onuris, on 26 July 2016 - 03:22 PM, said:

<sigh> of course I only just bought MC a few hours ago

YourSaviorLegion, on 26 July 2016 - 03:15 PM, said:

Just bought MC a couple of days ago...

just send off a e-mail to support and ask if they can "hook you up" usually they are pretty cool about that sort of stuff,
but do make it a nice letter and not like hey i just bought MC now you got a sale, i want my free stuff as well

[blackbullitt]

i agree this game costs too much for a free game, keep it up and you will drive most away. the caches for mc is just greedy and wrong. if you are trying to add something for fun and make the game more fun and keep players interested and then ruin it with greed then you have made it worse. i was looking forward to the cache thing and then you ruined it. cache should be for cbills or nothing.
you have a loyal base if you need money for something announce it, and we will help to keep the game alive but what your doing insults our intelligence.
the only real value i have seen is have price mc and half price mechs.

[K19]

Good joke. The damage it has with the free MC makes use of this joke "Supply Caches" never there because MC free will? SE 1 out need MC playing for example 100 times to exit MC or Mech Bays. Nape longer see one of my euro.

[MrMasakari]

blackbullitt, on 27 July 2016 - 05:53 AM, said:

i agree this game costs too much for a free game, keep it up and you will drive most away. the caches for mc is just greedy and wrong. if you are trying to add something for fun and make the game more fun and keep players interested and then ruin it with greed then you have made it worse. i was looking forward to the cache thing and then you ruined it. cache should be for cbills or nothing.
you have a loyal base if you need money for something announce it, and we will help to keep the game alive but what your doing insults our intelligence.
the only real value i have seen is have price mc and half price mechs.

I don't understand, if you don't agree with something you just do not buy it. You do not lose out by not having these caches, they are just 'nice to have'. It has always been the case with the exception of the original clan bundles, which were ridiculously op to those that didn't have them until things were sorted out.

No content in this game is locked behind pay walls, only cosmetic stuff, and early access to 'mechs only. I honestly cannot see why people then sit and complain about how it costs too much for a free game when you are not obliged to pay for a single thing except fluff.

I bought the Legendary founders pack all that time ago and countless other packs and have let myself down time and time again by throwing money at it and then being dissapointed, the actual solution is to just not spend money on something you don't find value in, rather than buying it and then complaining anyway. I invested money when I heard the game was in production to show my support and to help revive Mechwarrior and feel most of my value there, even if I am currently dissapointed with a few things, I knew what I was buying into mostly.

If you were arguing about how the money is spent, and how the game needs more actual content rather than just 'mech bundles and so on I would be taking a completely different stance.

Edited by Artaire, 27 July 2016 - 06:44 AM.

[metallio]

KodiakGW, on 26 July 2016 - 06:29 PM, said:

So you're saying it is not in their best interest in being up front with possibly 574 players reading forum posts like this right at this time?

Gotcha. Makes complete sense to me.

It's really not. Gambling doesn't work by issuing statistics for deep analysis, it works by playing on that human desire to see a big win that makes them feel special, the need to know "what's in the box!", etc.

Giving YOU data makes you happy, and it might even get you to buy a key, but it will drive off hordes of purchases. Keep it mysterious and people will keep trying. Reveal everything and no one cares.

This is basic stuff. You're arguing about basic human psych. If you want to argue that you think it's dishonest and that you prefer honesty go ahead but it damn sure isn't in their best interest to reveal the numbers.

[Talos7]

Not a bad sale, all those extra 'mech bays and a random "game within a game" to boot (supply crates). If i didn't already have $30USD worth of MC sitting around i would definitely buy a mid range pack. But, as I am (still) waiting for a half off 'mech bay sale to spend my current reserves...
Bottom line it's not a bad sale for PGI to help introduce its new cash gimmick, sell MC, and get free 'mech bays into the hands of newer pilots looking to expand their 'mech garages beyond the basic free ones.

Edited by Talos7, 27 July 2016 - 07:35 AM.

[Desintegrator]

Nope PGI - not a single dollar !

Over and out !

[B L O O D W I T C H]

Desintegrator, on 27 July 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

Nope PGI - not a single dollar !

Over and out !

It's okay, i'll probably pay enough for two.

[Lizardman from Hollywood]

Pgi must not have been able to scrape up another mech for sale so they are out whaling with Dekkels and Mc sale offers this month.

[B0oN]

Sorry guys from PGI, but my wallet stays closed and buried for you until you fix the glaring holes in :

-HSR
-Ghostheat
-Mapdesign
-meaningless CW
-powercreep

Until then, good luck and let´s see what comes of that CW Roundtable session of yours ...

[Ooorky]

[Felicitatem Parco]

Obviously, this is nothing but a cash grab.

Everybody knows that PGI receives approximately 3.8 Million CAD per year in government grants, specifically under federal code OR-471LBH:IIV, which is more than enough to keep the game going. They are not improving the because the grant conditions do not stipulate the requirement for added features.

All the sale money goes directly into Russ's pocket and PGI does not need the playerbase's money to keep the operation going. Anyone who buys MC or MechPacks are not doing anything for the health of this game.

GET WITH THE PROGRAM, PEOPLE! LEARN THE TRUTH!


#PROSPERITYFORTRUTH2016

[UNO168]

what's in the supply cache?

[Mumuharra]

Hmmmm, nice try but ....... No.
I only buy MC to continue my premium when it's on 50% discount.
And the container are ******** most time.
But good luck.

[mad kat]

Errr no... Why on earth would i buy MC when you keep making the most daft (putting it politely) decisions like i know lets nerf the Locust 1V because all the Lurm Atlai and Kodiaks don't know how to deal with them so they'll just cry and whinge like spoilt brats instead and like bad parents PGI give's in to the demands.

Edited by mad kat, 27 July 2016 - 09:52 AM.

[Aethermech]

Mmmmmmmm. So much salt. Makes my heart happy.