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Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:18 PM, said:

The question you asked here is essentially...

"What are the other rewards for those that don't own Huntsman?"

No, it's a proposal, to add PT as a reward everyday to coerce people into playing, who do not want to waste it, those who wanted to grind, etc.

Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:18 PM, said:

Either my English is bad or you are not a native English speaker, but unless it means something else that I'm totally oblivious and that I'm a total idiot (which I'm more than willing to admit), that's how it reads to me.

It's either that or some vague tangent question that isn't apparently obvious.

Tell me what you're trying to say.

Your English is just bad, you don't even get the context.

First paragraph, is a proposal to add active PT, to coerce people in playing everyday if they do not wish waste the Active Premium Time.

Second Paragraph, acknowledges that there is already PT awarded in the event, but it's only for Huntsman owners, and those that pilot it. It's a rhetorical question, to make a point that it's for non Huntsman-owners too, to counter the argument that "There is already a PT awarded" should it ever come up.

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The6thMessenger, on 21 October 2016 - 06:31 PM, said:

No, it's a proposal, to add PT as a reward everyday to coerce people into playing, who do not want to waste it, those who wanted to grind, etc.

Do you understand that PGI would never go for it?

The whole point of premium time for PGI for a player to buy a mechpack or purchase it with MC for the sole purpose of convenience.

There's literally no reason for PGI to do this. It's not even in their best interests.

If it's for getting free premium time for doing a certain task 3 days in a row or something like that, maybe that could happen... but the basis of premium time itself does not lend to your suggestion at all... and I don't even try to defend PGI often... but this is literally insane what you're asking for.

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Your English is just bad, you don't even get the context.

First paragraph, is a proposal to add active PT, to coerce people in playing everyday if they do not wish waste the Active Premium Time.

Second Paragraph, acknowledges that there is already PT awarded in the event, but it's only for Huntsman owners, and those that pilot it. It's a rhetorical question, to make a point that it's for non Huntsman-owners too, to counter the argument that "There is already a PT awarded" should it ever come up.

It won't happen. I'm telling you as much as your idea theoretically has merit, PGI would not do that. It would virtually defeat the purpose of Premium Time's existence (aka a reason to pay PGI for it). If such a service (Premium Time) would be provided freely at a lower rate (say just a 15-20% bonus instead of 50%), I could see that working in a F2P environment... but there's literally no incentive for PGI to outright offer this deal in the way you're describing it. It isn't something PGI is going to do.

Edited by Deathlike, 21 October 2016 - 06:38 PM.

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Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:38 PM, said:

Do you understand that PGI would never go for it?

The whole point of premium time for PGI for a player to buy a mechpack or purchase it with MC for the sole purpose of convenience.

There's literally no reason for PGI to do this. It's not even in their best interests.

If it's for getting free premium time for doing a certain task 3 days in a row or something like that, maybe that could happen... but the basis of premium time itself does not lend to your suggestion at all... and I don't even try to defend PGI often... but this is literally insane what you're asking for.

Finally, we're getting somewhere. That is the idea, of course the details how it could be done will be different.

Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:38 PM, said:

It won't happen. I'm telling you as much as your idea theoretically has merit, PGI would not do that. It would virtually defeat the purpose of Premium Time's existence (aka a reason to pay PGI for it). If such a service (Premium Time) would be provided freely at a lower rate (say just a 15-20% bonus instead of 50%), I could see that working in a F2P environment... but there's literally no incentive for PGI to outright offer this deal in the way you're describing it. It isn't something PGI is going to do.

Eh, worth a shot. That's why i am proposing it, not demanding, it's on their discretion to apply.

Besides, like El Bandito having so much banked premium time, i don't even know where they get that, i don't think that a lot of people buy premium time more than they buy mech packs, MC, or MC-exclusive mechs. Not that i know the entire playerbase, but in my stay it does seem that Mechpacks or other ammenities aside from PT matters more.

Edited by The6thMessenger, 21 October 2016 - 06:49 PM.

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The6thMessenger, on 21 October 2016 - 06:47 PM, said:

Finally, we're getting somewhere. That is the idea, of course the details how it could be done will be different.

From what you wrote initially, it looked like connected statements about rewards, and not so much about premium time.

Had you written a more longer drawn out paragraph about premium time, it wouldn't get so lost in context (because two sentences don't really make a paragraph when you're trying to persuade people in a mini-essay).

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Eh, worth a shot. That's why i am proposing it, not demanding, it's on their discretion to apply.

Besides, like El Bandito having so much banked premium time, i don't even know where they get that, i don't think that a lot of people buy premium time more than they buy mech packs, MC, or MC-exclusive mechs. Not that i know the entire playerbase, but in my stay it does seem that Mechpacks or other ammenities aside from PT matters more.

Banked premium time comes from mechpacks. In older mechpacks, early preorders (that had a deadline) came with additional banked premium time. Some of it is tiered based on the level of the mechpack.

Premium Time has diminishing value when you don't need the C-bills (I have too much as is), but moreso in the fact that it is less practical to consume 30-days (or all of it when you hit the Premium Time button in-game) through the MWO website (which seems a little clunky - it should be a button in game to consume specified amounts premium time - you used to have more options back in beta ironically).

It all leads up to Premium Time not being as useful as you'd think they should be. Probably the only reason to use it for some players is for Private Lobbies (stock mech games actually require this as an example, even if you have 12v12).

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Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:57 PM, said:

From what you wrote initially, it looked like connected statements about rewards, and not so much about premium time.

Had you written a more longer drawn out paragraph about premium time, it wouldn't get so lost in context (because two sentences don't really make a paragraph when you're trying to persuade people in a mini-essay).

"Event Premium Time"

The6thMessenger, on 20 October 2016 - 05:41 AM, said:

Aside from daily challenges, i think it would be nice to add active premium time too, to prompt C-Bill grinding, after all it can't be paused so they are "forced" to play, to not waste it. Of course, probably it's not going to be very long or very frequent, but PT is something that at least i would have a much bigger incentive to play everyday, and perhaps others too.

Anyways i know that currently there is this 3 Day PT on Huntsman Pilot Challenge, but what about those who aren't piloting it?

"A paragraph (from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος paragraphos, "to write beside" or "written beside") is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. A paragraph consists of one or more sentences." - https://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Paragraph, http://writingcenter...uts/paragraphs/, http://www.learninga...ts_of_structure

Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 06:57 PM, said:

Banked premium time comes from mechpacks. In older mechpacks, early preorders (that had a deadline) came with additional banked premium time. Some of it is tiered based on the level of the mechpack.

Premium Time has diminishing value when you don't need the C-bills (I have too much as is), but moreso in the fact that it is less practical to consume 30-days (or all of it when you hit the Premium Time button in-game) through the MWO website (which seems a little clunky - it should be a button in game to consume specified amounts premium time - you used to have more options back in beta ironically).

It all leads up to Premium Time not being as useful as you'd think they should be. Probably the only reason to use it for some players is for Private Lobbies (stock mech games actually require this as an example, even if you have 12v12).

And?

Edited by The6thMessenger, 21 October 2016 - 07:03 PM.

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The6thMessenger, on 21 October 2016 - 07:01 PM, said:

"Event Premium Time"

It could've been a better title.

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"A paragraph (from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος paragraphos, "to write beside" or "written beside") is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. A paragraph consists of one or more sentences." - https://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Paragraph, http://writingcenter...uts/paragraphs/, http://www.learninga...ts_of_structure

Maybe I'm old school, but paragraphs are written with 5-6 sentences.

In a forum, people don't have time for that, but it still matters.

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And?

Whatever, I'm just explaining to you how premium time is stupidly available for people.

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Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 07:13 PM, said:

It could've been a better title.

Maybe I'm old school, but paragraphs are written with 5-6 sentences.

In a forum, people don't have time for that, but it still matters.

Majority of people understood it, only you didn't, it's fine.

Then you're probably old-school. Something like that is not immune to change.

But as always, that is asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. tl;dr, citation needed.

Deathlike, on 21 October 2016 - 07:13 PM, said:

Whatever, I'm just explaining to you how premium time is stupidly available for people.

K

Edited by The6thMessenger, 21 October 2016 - 07:41 PM.