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[JediPanther]

If the al la cart option wasn't normally higher priced than the packs I'd go for al la cart. I went for al la cart method when clans came out to get the tw as I had and still have little interest in clan mechs. IS generally move faster and look cooler to me. There are a lot of reinforcement and hero mechs i'd love to buy with cash if I had the option. most the time I just wait for c-bill version. Oddly enough the Cat BB hero isn't listed in the web store but I can get it in game if I had the mc.

[STEF_]

DjPush, on 03 June 2017 - 09:01 AM, said:

I want all of them! I'm a poke-mech master! If you only want one variant, wait for C-bill release. Seriously? Why is this an issue? You know, if they move to a per mech sales model, it will end up costing you even more. Right?

For each one it's ok.
I'd pay a little more to have the variant I'm interest in.
Meanwhile, what is the point, for me, to buy 3 o more variant, if I know I'll end to play only with THAT one?

It is a pain having to wait 1 year for c-bill release.... but ok, if this is the only way...
Strange pgi is not interest in my wallet, tho

JediPanther, on 03 June 2017 - 09:04 AM, said:

If the al la cart option wasn't normally higher priced than the packs I'd go for al la cart. I went for al la cart method when clans came out to get the tw as I had and still have little interest in clan mechs. IS generally move faster and look cooler to me. There are a lot of reinforcement and hero mechs i'd love to buy with cash if I had the option. most the time I just wait for c-bill version. Oddly enough the Cat BB hero isn't listed in the web store but I can get it in game if I had the mc.

I'd buy a la carte, even if a little more expensive.
Instead of 20-25 $ for the pack, I'd spend 5-8$ for the variant I know I'm going to use, so, for me, it would be far less expensive than 20-25$, with mechs I know I'll never drop with.

[SkyHammyr]

Russ is adamant that they know more about game design than you do.

So, please be quiet and buy another mech pack.

[STEF_]

Gas Guzzler, on 03 June 2017 - 08:06 AM, said:

I like it. I like the variety. I like the higher chance there will be more than one variant of a mech that I actually want to play.

I'd like pgi would set customers free.

If you like to "catch'em all", do it.
But what about letting me to buy a la carte the variant I'd like to play with, WITHOUT having to wait 1 year for c-bill release?

Both would gain: me, having fun, and pgi having my money.

[FireStoat]

The loss of the banked premium time is the deciding factor why I won't buy a mechpack. I would grudgingly accept Active premium time unlocked the moment I log in on the appropriate mech release patch day in its place, but that's been bumped up to Collector packs only.

That's a big 'Nope' from me and many other players.

Edit - the near certain routine of waiting to nerf mechs that you've purchased the moment they become available for CBills is also irritating as hell. PGI's put forth an established policy that people who buy mechs get to enjoy them during their 'glory days' before they're whacked with a nerf bat to the curb. That's the other issue of their sales design I don't agree with.

Edited by FireStoat, 03 June 2017 - 09:54 AM.

[Ted Wayz]

The purpose is to make money.

You thought PGI would change their skill model and think to come up with complimentary revenue streams?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

BTW, what do you think will happen when PGI runs out of interesting mechs to sell?

[Jay Leon Hart]

Ted Wayz, on 03 June 2017 - 10:17 AM, said:

BTW, what do you think will happen when PGI runs out of interesting mechs to sell?

[MischiefSC]

Gas Guzzler, on 03 June 2017 - 08:06 AM, said:

I like it. I like the variety. I like the higher chance there will be more than one variant of a mech that I actually want to play.

I was surprised by the roughnecks. Only 1 i don't enjoy.

No issue with mechpacks still. Just grabbed the nightstar.

[Angel of Annihilation]

I have the same two issues that the first two posters have.

First, I see alot in those packs that I would be interested in buying but they are scattered all across the packs and I am not buying an entire Basic + Reinforcement pack just to get the 1 variant I am interested in.

Two, where is the premium time? Seriously this is important at least to me. I mean one of the reason I bought so many packs in the past was because I could always justify the $20 investment by saying to myself, "well I am only paying like $8 for all this because the premium time is worth $12.00 alone". This combined with the fact I don't actually need 3 chassis makes it much, much harder to justify the expense.

As it stands now, it is just hard to justify the expense, in fact the only REAL reason I can justify to myself is for the early access and while that is decent motivation, it isn't enough to make something an instant buy like it used to be.

[cazidin]

Jay Leon Hart, on 03 June 2017 - 10:30 AM, said:

I...

...would consider buying that, tbh.

[Angel of Annihilation]

FireStoat, on 03 June 2017 - 09:52 AM, said:

Edit - the near certain routine of waiting to nerf mechs that you've purchased the moment they become available for CBills is also irritating as hell. PGI's put forth an established policy that people who buy mechs get to enjoy them during their 'glory days' before they're whacked with a nerf bat to the curb. That's the other issue of their sales design I don't agree with.

This is a factor for me as well. I am looking up there at those mechs and can't help but see where PGI will eventually end up going. The Nightstar has the potential to be the IS version of the Marauder IIC as far as its performance is concerned and we already know that PGI has the Marauder IIC in its sights for yet another nerf. I am terrible afraid to put down money on a mech that I know will likely eventually have the agility of 95 ton brick because you know that is where they will eventually go with it. Also the Nova Cat will easily be be at the same power levels of a Night Gyr most likely and it too is in PGI sights for a Nerf as well so you can pretty much bet the Nova Cat will be graced with bad performance at some point as well.

Edited by Viktor Drake, 03 June 2017 - 11:05 AM.

[MechaBattler]

Viktor Drake, on 03 June 2017 - 10:58 AM, said:

I have the same two issues that the first two posters have.

First, I see alot in those packs that I would be interested in buying but they are scattered all across the packs and I am not buying an entire Basic + Reinforcement pack just to get the 1 variant I am interested in.

Two, where is the premium time? Seriously this is important at least to me. I mean one of the reason I bought so many packs in the past was because I could always justify the $20 investment by saying to myself, "well I am only paying like $8 for all this because the premium time is worth $12.00 alone". This combined with the fact I don't actually need 3 chassis makes it much, much harder to justify the expense.

As it stands now, it is just hard to justify the expense, in fact the only REAL reason I can justify to myself is for the early access and while that is decent motivation, it isn't enough to make something an instant buy like it used to be.

I'll agree with the premium time for basics being a good nudge in buying the basic packs. I bought the Rifleman and Warhammer basic packs a month apart to spread out the premium time. Now that it's gone, I'm more hesitant to make additional purchases. Only reason I'm getting the Uziel is because my brother gifted me the money for it.

However the various variants that are desirable being scattered across the packs makes perfect business sense to me.

I think if they were going to do an a la carte version, it would likely be more expensive, but hopefully get a little cheaper as you add mechs. Actually that makes a lot more sense. If they did an a la carte system where you create your own mech pack, picking and choosing, but ultimately paying a little more for the convenience. It might be more profitable for them. But they're not going to let you cherry pick the best for the same price. That's just bad business model.

Edited by MechaBattler, 03 June 2017 - 11:13 AM.

[C E Dwyer]

I doubt they'll

Stefka Kerensky, on 03 June 2017 - 06:36 AM, said:

I cannot understand why mechpack offer hasn't changed with new skill tree.

Which is the sense to offer 3 basic mech per pack, and then also 2 add on + hero??

It's not needed anymore to level.

SO, I'm interest in buying ONE Novacat, 2 Osiris (one basic, + in add on), and 1 Artic Wolf.

So, with 5-6 $ per mech, I would give 20-25$ from my wallet.

Instead with this system, PGI willl gain ZERO $ from me.

And both of us, me and pgi, will be disappointed....
(in my country there is a proverb saying: "Who wants too much, will have nothing")

P.G.I won't change this style of purchase, until it makes them less money, why should they change anything, all the time people won't wait for C-bill release or in the case of the Hero MC

[Dee Eight]

Monkey Lover, on 03 June 2017 - 06:40 AM, said:

They talked about changing these up after the skill tree maybe they just haven't got around to it.

Issue I have is they don't give you prem time anymore unless you get a collectors pack I have never wanted. I have yet to buy any new pack due to this.

If you look at the older mech packs when they DID offer A LA Carte... just one mech chassis didn't get you any premium time either and cost $35. So how exactly is the current system of $40 with 30 days really that bad ? If you REALLY need premium time you're better off going to the gift store page and just buying one of the mech bundles which for as little as $13 (the locust pack) you get three mechs, three bays, 30 days of premium time, and sometimes a cockpit stature item. 30 days of premium time alone is $12 on the store page. So ONE WHOLE DOLLAR MORE for 900MC of bays and three mechs which if you don't want...can be sold for C-bills.

[JC Daxion]

op:

Honestly, tough crap. the company need to make money, Selling mechs is how this game does it. If you just want one mech, then wait for it to come out for C-bills. This is a non-issue.

Edited by JC Daxion, 03 June 2017 - 12:04 PM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

cazidin, on 03 June 2017 - 11:02 AM, said:

I...

...would consider buying that, tbh.

Me too... C

[STEF_]

Ted Wayz, on 03 June 2017 - 10:17 AM, said:

The purpose is to make money.

You thought PGI would change their skill model and think to come up with complimentary revenue streams?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

BTW, what do you think will happen when PGI runs out of interesting mechs to sell?

I lol even more than you because, if their purpose is to make money, they are not making a single cent with me in this way!
Not going to buy mechpack.

SO, dear Ted:-----> LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

JC Daxion, on 03 June 2017 - 12:03 PM, said:

op:

Honestly, tough crap. the company need to make money, Selling mechs is how this game does it. If you just want one mech, then wait for it to come out for C-bills. This is a non-issue.

But I want to give $ to pgi, ...a la carte!
They doesn0t need my money a la carte?

Ok, I'll wait 1 year for c-bill release, if I'm still around here.
As you can see, it's pgi that's losing money, not me

[LordNothing]

i want a hero only option. no different than the post-mechpack hero addons that have been coming out lately.

[Dee Eight]

LordNothing, on 03 June 2017 - 03:01 PM, said:

i want a hero only option. no different than the post-mechpack hero addons that have been coming out lately.

Eventually all the Heroes also end up in the stores, either for MC in game or actual dollars on the webpage.

[Snowbluff]

I like getting 3 mechs. However, it would be nice to pick from the 5 non heroes in groups of 3 initially. :3