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[The Unstoppable Puggernaut]

This all seems very PGI.

Take away the thing people wanted, general rewards for all.
Re-introduce something that no one wanted, a bounty for the people who paid.

...

I can't help but assume the same fate for MW5.


p.s.

At least the Owner rewards are better than the Marauder IIC Leaderboard challenge. Which was one hanging item...

[Felicitatem Parco]

There is a reward now for killing the most abundant mech on the field, which is a heavily armored Assault Mech. That is not unfair. If you think it is unfair, then you might want to play Wii Sports or something where nobody gets shot at.

The community has lashed-out at PGI for running profitable events during PTS sessions. The community is now lashing out for not running a profitable event during a PTS session.

The key thing to learn is that the customer base consists of a wide spectrum of players, and it is literally impossible to please everyone. We will always see complaints at every decision, even what some of us see as faultless decisions (in fact, I will be insulted for merely suggesting that PGI can make a faultless decision). It's the nature of being a service provider

[Morggo]

I... um... really? People are complaining about the 'stingy' even? After all the complaining (rightfully so I might add) of profitable events during a PTS? I mean, really?

If you are not a PTS participant nor plan to be, great. No worries. There is infinite time to hold any type of event that you will get to participate in an claim all sorts of free stuff. However, there is a very finite timeline to run the PTS iterations so it makes perfect sense to not offer a profitable event that will potentially (likely) pull those unfortunately few PTS participants away from PTS.

The only thing I can see as a bit of a 'whoops' on their part is offering active premium time.... which sort of erases the effort to keep people in PTS... you are likely NOT jump over to PTS until after you 3 days are used up. Better would have been to offer a single item ... a color or single shot, or warhorn... anything that would not keep you out of PTS. (a better item may have tempered all the bizarre complainers too.... not likely, but possibly)

1. Did PGI listen to community feedback about PTS and events? Yes, no longer holding big events during PTS.
2. Did PGI listen to community feedback about providing info about 'why' a decision? Yes, explained small event is to encourage PTS participation instead of playing event.
3. Did PGI promise a more robust event soon? Yes, right in line with #2 above.
4. Did the community once again hammer PGI for actually doing exactly what was asked for previously with bizarrely contradictory demands? Sadly, yes.

As for providing rewards for PTS time spent... last I understood it was due to PTS being physically a different instance/server/DB copy, etc from Live. There is simply no linkage between the two without coding a bridge and process between the two, the validation and testing, etc etc. But since this would take away resources from developing the game I am certain folks would demand this to occur. ...... then of course rant afterwards about the dev time spend coding a PTS rewards bridge back to Live. Would expect nothing less....

[NRP]

You guys are too entitled. 3 days premium time for ravaging just one Supernova? More than fair

[Krellshand]

allright, no reason to log in this week I see.

Yes, I am only playing the game if there is a profitable event.

No, premium time is nothing I would want, my active time is still running with over a year to go.

[C E Dwyer]

Waiting patiently for PTS to open..

[suffocater]

*rant/on*
Unplayable again. The best player can't hide from Lurmageddon when there is no terrain for it. Stupid open maps for stupid Lurmers whom are all too stupid to get a few KMDD with normal weapons. I needed about 3 hours normal play for the 35 KMDD, will play again when the event is over.
*rant/off*

Edited by suffocater, 24 February 2017 - 02:56 PM.

[Pz_DC]

Any reason to log for this event for not-supernova pilots? Don't think so. I'll pass, nothing interesting. Waiting for PTS going live, maybe THEN game will have smth more then 'farm money->buy mech->repeat till you have them all"...

[K19]

What invention? Only players who use the mech bought and serving. launch the new weapons. plz

[Marius Romanis]

Prosperity Park, on 24 February 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

The community has lashed-out at PGI for running profitable events during PTS sessions. The community is now lashing out for not running a profitable event during a PTS session.

Im not lashing out im dumbfounded by their lack of logic and even more dumbfounded by your inability to see their lack of logic in keeping the part of an event that times you to the live server for 3 days and removing the parts that take a couple hours

Morggo, on 24 February 2017 - 11:33 AM, said:

The only thing I can see as a bit of a 'whoops' on their part is offering active premium time.... which sort of erases the effort to keep people in PTS... you are likely NOT jump over to PTS until after you 3 days are used up. Better would have been to offer a single item ... a color or single shot, or warhorn... anything that would not keep you out of PTS. (a better item may have tempered all the bizarre complainers too.... not likely, but possibly)

Its a bit more than a "bit of a whoops" its plain dumb stupidity. Exactly they should have removed the Long commitment to Live server stuff and kept the stuff that takes a few hours....

[Dee Eight]

suffocater, on 24 February 2017 - 02:56 PM, said:

*rant/on*
Unplayable again. The best player can't hide from Lurmageddon when there is no terrain for it. Stupid open maps for stupid Lurmers whom are all too stupid to get a few KMDD with normal weapons. I needed about 3 hours normal play for the 35 KMDD, will play again when the event is over.
*rant/off*

Unplayable ? Hardly. I finished all the challenge prizes by noon today. I got killed 19 times between the start of the tournament 17 hours before and then, and picked up 38 killing blows of others. I would say the supernova is a very survivable mech to be playing in and much fun and useful at killing others with.

[Holy Jackson]

Oddly I have the other team trying to kill me in every game I play and I don't even own a supernova.

[MovinTarget]

Holy Jackson, on 24 February 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

Oddly I have the other team trying to kill me in every game I play and I don't even own a supernova.

Are you dropping in a regular Nova? Perhaps they are zoomed in and don't realize you're a medium...?

[Deanihilator]

Holy Jackson, on 24 February 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

Oddly I have the other team trying to kill me in every game I play and I don't even own a supernova.

I hate when that happens

[KodiakGW]

9PM PST. Midnight EST. No PTS yet.

[LordLosh]

Tina posted no pts this week..... lol good call. Pgi is there own worst enemy bring it upon themselves 90% of the time

[Marius Evander]

where did tina post ? twitter ????

And lol, reduced event for pts and it wont be up during event. need another facepalm gif but daughter wants my attention

[Van mw]

Cadoazreal, on 24 February 2017 - 09:32 PM, said:

where did tina post ? twitter ????

And lol, reduced event for pts and it wont be up during event. need another facepalm gif but daughter wants my attention

https://mwomercs.com...ost__p__5629673

[MovinTarget]

Cadoazreal, on 24 February 2017 - 09:32 PM, said:

where did tina post ? twitter ????

And lol, reduced event for pts and it wont be up during event. need another facepalm gif but daughter wants my attention

Make a gif of your daughter facepalming you.... time to involve the kids in your hobbies.

[Desintegrator]

Nice event !