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[NocturnalBeast]

Arkhangel, on 06 June 2017 - 10:52 PM, said:

and adding in Decals as well, something that originally didn't exist when Mech packs first came out, though i'm aware there's not much of a cash comparison between getting an entire month of premium or something to make your mechs look cooler.

It is a "free to play" game though and "premium time", or "energy" are just a reality of this type of monetization...



...Kind of ironic that they are Canadian though, 'eh?

Edited by Ed Steele, 07 June 2017 - 12:58 AM.

[Arkhangel]

bout as ironic as the makers of South Park being former Mormons, yes.

[Aramuside]

LT. HARDCASE, on 06 June 2017 - 03:53 PM, said:

He's obviously pointing to how ridiculously far off some of the cbill releases are, from the paid release. 288 days for the Nghtstar is pretty nuts, especially for a mech that is going to be so obviously strong out of the box. Also, I'd like to say that removing premium from the base packs is seriously scummy. PGI is getting greedy, with the people who are actually helping to keep the light on for them.

Its also 132 days from your post until people who pay real money to get early access to them receive access to the packs. Not trying to sound harsh but getting them for free 5 months after isn't that bad. If people are so desperate to get them early they can always put some money on the table.

[Lusty Valkyrie]

So, I've skimmed over, but can't find the answer in the FAQ, or the forum posts. That doesn't mean the answer isn't there... just that I can't find it

The question is, "If I pre order at the base level, and then upgrade over time to the equivalent of the ultimate pack... do I get the ultimate rewards? or is that for those who plump immediately only?"

Thanks.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Purple Pixel Dust, on 08 June 2017 - 02:42 PM, said:

So, I've skimmed over, but can't find the answer in the FAQ, or the forum posts. That doesn't mean the answer isn't there... just that I can't find it

The question is, "If I pre order at the base level, and then upgrade over time to the equivalent of the ultimate pack... do I get the ultimate rewards? or is that for those who plump immediately only?"

Thanks.

Yes, the "Ultimate" is just a 1-click for everything for each 'mech. Buying Standard, Collector's, Reinforcements and Hero separate will still grant the same bonuses.

[MovinTarget]

Arkhangel, on 07 June 2017 - 10:47 AM, said:

bout as ironic as the makers of South Park being former Mormons, yes.

Nope, but they do have an interesting view of the LDS church:

https://www.quora.co...about-Mormonism

[Tezcatli]

Purple Pixel Dust, on 08 June 2017 - 02:42 PM, said:

So, I've skimmed over, but can't find the answer in the FAQ, or the forum posts. That doesn't mean the answer isn't there... just that I can't find it

The question is, "If I pre order at the base level, and then upgrade over time to the equivalent of the ultimate pack... do I get the ultimate rewards? or is that for those who plump immediately only?"

Thanks.

I think you can upgrade from basic to collectors. But you can't upgrade either to ultimate. I may be wrong.

[AncientRaig]

Is it just me or are the Osiris's weapons hilariously large compared to the torso itself? Every other incarnation of the mech has been a lot more proportional. Maybe it's just the way the concept art is, but they just don't look right.

[Naqser]

Would it be possible to make it so that the Ultimate rewards (standing and hanging items) are available on cross packages?
For instance, getting the Ultimate package for the Uziel and then the Ultimate package for the Nightstar would give you the IS Ultimate Rewards, instead of being limited to the packages.

[Valdemaar]

Hopefully with the arrival of the Osiris we will soon be able to see the Anubis on the battlefield.

Edited by Valdemaar, 10 June 2017 - 09:36 PM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Tezcatli, on 09 June 2017 - 02:54 PM, said:

I think you can upgrade from basic to collectors. But you can't upgrade either to ultimate. I may be wrong.

Just email support and get a refund for your basic collection and then buy the ultimate.

[Appogee]

Matt Newman, on 04 June 2017 - 06:59 AM, said:

I'll talk to Russ about the early adopters deadline. We did have a longer 2 month deadline for the first Civil War Pack.

Please also ask him about reinstating Premium Time to the standard packs.

The removal of PT is the main reason I'm not buying any of these packs. You'll find a similar sentiment from others in threads over on Reddit.

So, reinstating PT could net you some more pre-orders.

[Aramuside]

Tezcatli, on 09 June 2017 - 02:54 PM, said:

I think you can upgrade from basic to collectors. But you can't upgrade either to ultimate. I may be wrong.

You can't direct upgrade to Ultimate but you can upgrade by getting all the components. I did it with the original set of the Civil War set. It just marks you as having all the Ultimates in my case.

Naqser, on 10 June 2017 - 11:22 AM, said:

Would it be possible to make it so that the Ultimate rewards (standing and hanging items) are available on cross packages?
For instance, getting the Ultimate package for the Uziel and then the Ultimate package for the Nightstar would give you the IS Ultimate Rewards, instead of being limited to the packages.

Idea is to force you not to just buy the best/most expensive bits in game I suspect.

[Tezcatli]

Aramuside, on 11 June 2017 - 03:04 AM, said:

You can't direct upgrade to Ultimate but you can upgrade by getting all the components. I did it with the original set of the Civil War set. It just marks you as having all the Ultimates in my case.




Idea is to force you not to just buy the best/most expensive bits in game I suspect.

Ohh, that's good to know!

[C E Dwyer]

So we have a deformed Battle Master, a mutated Madcat MkII, a deviant Night Gyr, and a thing.

[CK16]

Cathy, on 11 June 2017 - 05:42 PM, said:

So we have a Mini Battle Master, a mutated Marauder, the Night Gyr's bad *** baby bro, and a thing with all the missiles.

FTFY

[Trenchbird]

Yeah, that's more accurate.

[NocturnalBeast]

I still wish they had added the Fafnir and Blood Asp.

Edited by Ed Steele, 11 June 2017 - 08:45 PM.

[Aramuside]

Cathy, on 11 June 2017 - 05:42 PM, said:

So we have a deformed Battle Master, a mutated Madcat MkII, a deviant Night Gyr, and a thing.

And a whiner...

Ed Steele, on 11 June 2017 - 08:45 PM, said:

I still wish they had added the Fafnir and Blood Asp.

We will get there eventually.

[Zmflyin]

Aramuside, on 07 June 2017 - 11:05 PM, said:

Its also 132 days from your post until people who pay real money to get early access to them receive access to the packs. Not trying to sound harsh but getting them for free 5 months after isn't that bad. If people are so desperate to get them early they can always put some money on the table.

EDIT: After looking, I retract most of my statement. 35 bucks for 5 mechs is not bad, but I dont want all 5 mechs. Still would like to see an "a la carte option" like being able to choose 3 for 5 dollars more than the base price.
I get what your saying, i play this game enough to happily spend 20 bucks here or there on it. But the pay wall for the mechs I actually want is what is ridiculous. Why do I want to pay 20 dollars when I am going to sell 2 of them and pick up the others I actually want in in the reinforcement pack when it comes out for cbills? Why not introduce an "a la carte" option? It is a waste of my money to purchase mechs I do not want to play with. I can spend 20ish bucks a month on this game, but bumping it up to 50ish just to have access to the mechs I actually do want to play is ridiculous.

Edited by Zmflyin, 12 June 2017 - 07:44 AM.