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[Felicitatem Parco]

OMG FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!

Let my pay MC on a per-Mech Variant basis to Heroize them and give them a perpetual C-bill boost! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bombast]

But then who would buy the heroes? Think of the texture artists and their jobs!

Edited by Bombast, 11 August 2017 - 07:30 PM.

[Andi Nagasia]

Bombast, on 11 August 2017 - 07:29 PM, said:

But then who would buy the heroes? Think of the texture artists and their jobs!

but then they could just add Hero Patterns that can only be equipped to hero mechs,

and the Artists could then start working on new patterns for our mechs,

[Bombast]

Andi Nagasia, on 11 August 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

but then they could just add Hero Patterns that can only be equipped to hero mechs,

and the Artists could then start working on new patterns for our mechs,

Well now you're just pushing the bounds of technology. What's next, putting a man on the Moon, or a tune you can really tap your foot to?

[Coolant]

yeah im not sure why they havent done this yet

[Felicitatem Parco]

Bombast, on 11 August 2017 - 07:29 PM, said:

But then who would buy the heroes? Think of the texture artists and their jobs!

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FULL HERO BOOST/COST!

Scale the cost and reward down. Pay some MC, get a 10-15% boost. Moneymoneymoney!!!

[DAYLEET]

Andi Nagasia, on 11 August 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

but then they could just add Hero Patterns that can only be equipped to hero mechs,

and the Artists could then start working on new patterns for our mechs,

Those hero mech could also have their own different hardpoint. We are unto something here!

With the skill tree it would make sense to sell is a (S) variant of every mech with the current special pattern. Scrap the current mech pack model, screw the upgrade system normal/collector/ultimate and sell every mech separately each with (S) variant. Heroes keep their unique hardpoints and pattern, all (S) variant have the same pattern.

[ocular tb]

I would be more than happy to pay real money to heroize any mech I wanted. Even if I could only do it to one I would be happy. I was so disappointed when the Oxide was revealed as the Jenner hero I just want a Jenner-F hero.

[5th Fedcom Rat]

Prosperity Park, on 11 August 2017 - 07:41 PM, said:

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FULL HERO BOOST/COST!

Scale the cost and reward down. Pay some MC, get a 10-15% boost. Moneymoneymoney!!!

You can kind of already do this by buying the top tier Civil War package and equipping the standing and hanging items for 10% cbill boost.

[FupDup]

5th Fedcom Rat, on 11 August 2017 - 09:50 PM, said:

You can kind of already do this by buying the top tier Civil War package and equipping the standing and hanging items for 10% cbill boost.

That requires like $140 though, and you only get it for one faction.

[El Bandito]

Hero-fying mechs sounds cool and all, but we all know omnimechs are big winners, since you can do a dozen different loadouts on a single mech. IMO hero-fying a battlemech should cost less.

Edited by El Bandito, 11 August 2017 - 10:51 PM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

El Bandito, on 11 August 2017 - 10:50 PM, said:

Hero-fying mechs sounds cool and all, but we all know omnimechs are big winners, since you can do a dozen different loadouts on a single mech. IMO hero-fying a battlemech should cost less.

Haven't you heard? OmniMechs are complete rubbish and pale in comparison to even the weakest BattleMechs, because customisation!

[Methanoid]

Bombast, on 11 August 2017 - 07:29 PM, said:

But then who would buy the heroes? Think of the texture artists and their jobs!

their probably the only ppl actually working on this game while PGI source out ppl for their other project, which is either MW5 or just waiting for the ££/$$ to stop rolling on this eventual trainwreck.

[MischiefSC]

Let me buy a hero flag for mech of choice.

Sell me custom geometry.

I'd buy that over heroes and then all the balance issues around heroes goes away. Just sell loadouts as variants that come out for X cbills in due time.

[jss78]

There's a similar system system in World of Warships. You can buy a full-fledged premium ship, equivalent to our hero mechs. Or you can buy a premium camo for a non-premium ship, which keeps the ship functionally the same but gives the xp/credit bonuses of a hero.

The premium camo costs about half of a premium ship.

Personally I'd love this in MWO, especially for those old favourite mechs I play 100+ games in.

Edited by jss78, 12 August 2017 - 07:42 AM.

[Lord0fHats]

I would be totally behind a "Exalted Chassis" option that costs MC relative to the tonnage of the mech and giving the chosen mech a 15% C-Bill boost, less than the value of a hero and without the unique load out options that they offer.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Jay Leon Hart, on 12 August 2017 - 02:50 AM, said:

Haven't you heard? OmniMechs are complete rubbish and pale in comparison to even the weakest BattleMechs, because customisation!

Which is closer to the truth than your sarcasm will ever know. Lots of under performing Omnis out there, just like there are a lot of under performing battlemechs. Imagine that.

[oldradagast]

Great idea, not that hard to do, would certainly make money for almost no effort on PGI's part, and will never happen. It makes too much sense.

[Felicitatem Parco]

oldradagast, on 12 August 2017 - 08:32 AM, said:

Great idea, not that hard to do, would certainly make money for almost no effort on PGI's part, and will never happen. It makes too much sense.

I hate it when an idea falls into that category (easy to implement, generates revenue, makes playerbase happy, no drawbacks, will never be implemented).

[MustrumRidcully]

They should put a Hero Booster item as optional (very-rare) reward of their supply boxes. And increase the box drop rate, so that people buy hundreds of keys to heroize their favorite mech. They would lose no money compared to regular hero mechs that way.