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[Suicidalsodacan]

As a free to play game, I completely understand the NEED for micro transactions in this game. However, certain aspects of it seem rather stacked against free players because of them. Particularly the fact the best/most powerful mechs are locked behind a paywall. Forever out of reach for those of us who don't have a lot of spare funds to pay for a free game's currency.

It also feels downright insulting to receive a supply cache at the end of a match as a 'reward' and be completely unable to open it because you need to BUY a key with premium currency you have no real means of acquiring. That makes it distinctly NOT a reward....instead it feels more like a blatant attempt to forcibly extort money from me.

But, there is an easy solution to these problems that won't harm your bottom line in any meaningful way. That is to include some means or method of earning MC through gameplay. Maybe reward the winning team with a very small amount of MC or at the very least have daily challenges or missions that reward MC upon completion, letting us earn a small amount once per day. Just SOMETHING that makes the premium content obtainable through time and dedication rather than solely through real money purchases. I don't think earning enough MC to buy a champion mech should be easy or quick by any means...just POSSIBLE.

The people who have the money to spare will still buy the MC to get what they want immediately. Earning a measly handful of MC per day won't stop them from buying what they want when they want it. At the most, it might save them a few bucks on a lock box key or consumables here or there. But such a mechanic will show that you at least appreciate your free to play players.