47 replies to this topic

[Grus]

Tin foil hat time boys!

I'm thinking the reason we dont have any new mech packs is because PGI is doing another time jump. New weps, equipment, mechs, ext.

Let hear it guys, what's your thoughts.

[LordNothing]

i figure it has something to do with the hatamoto chi/charger pack that came out some time ago. they were able to put out two mechs simultaneously and were able to do that simply by skipping a mechpack at some point in the future. it likely also has something to do with the fp redux.

if they were planning to kill the game, i think its a little premature, id at least wait for mw5 to drop. especially since they are not receiving any more money from preorders. it makes little sense to shut off a funding source when you have little other money coming in. if mwo was not being profitable enough to keep around it would be dead already.

Edited by LordNothing, 10 May 2019 - 05:25 AM.

[RickySpanish]

They're probably just busy bruv.

[LordNothing]

RickySpanish, on 10 May 2019 - 05:23 AM, said:

They're probably just busy bruv.

also with mw5 in crunch time its not unlikely that they had to pull the meckpack crew over to the other dev team to meet the deadline.

Edited by LordNothing, 10 May 2019 - 05:26 AM.

[RickySpanish]

LordNothing, on 10 May 2019 - 05:26 AM, said:

also with mw5 in crunch time its not unlikely that they had to pull the meckpack crew over to the other dev team to meet the deadline.

Not to mention it's going to take those stock Riflemen IICs a little longer than usual to deploy to us chumps that preordered them, on account of those 195 rated engines.

[Jonathan8883]

We know Russ is pretty bad at communication, and it's something PGI generally seems to struggle with greatly.
Skipping Mech Packs at this point implies a business model change. They are probably going to stop doing monthly mech packs, either shifting to quarterly (larger?) releases in some fashion. This may involve voting for which mech pack comes next or doing some sort of pre-order model.

I think the "discussions with MS about the license" component is likely relevant as well.

[Grus]

Somehow this post got duplicated but would eater said they may be advancing to jihad era....

DUDE.... if they do...

[Thorn Hallis]

They are putting every available resource (even the janitor) into the production of Mechwarrior V, hoping that they will produce Mechwarrior VI FOR Microsoft.

[5th Fedcom Rat]

Jonathan8883, on 10 May 2019 - 07:25 AM, said:

We know Russ is pretty bad at communication, and it's something PGI generally seems to struggle with greatly.
Skipping Mech Packs at this point implies a business model change. They are probably going to stop doing monthly mech packs, either shifting to quarterly (larger?) releases in some fashion.

Nah, it's just Mechwarrior 5 crunch time. When you're cramming to get your essay done for tomorrow, you don't always have time to brush your teeth.

[- World Eater -]

Grus, on 10 May 2019 - 08:38 AM, said:

Somehow this post got duplicated but would eater said they may be advancing to jihad era....

DUDE.... if they do...

[CanadianCyrus]

Russ said there was a lot of "Moving Parts" going on with the podcast announcement. Sounds like a lot of details in flux. Jihad era mechs/tech would be solid. MWO2 announcement would be big as well.

"A boats a boat, but the mystery box could be anything... it could even be a boat".

[ocular tb]

I sincerely hope that MWO continues on and what’s happening now is just a matter of getting MW5 finished.

[kuma8877]

Maybe they locked up the license again, so plans can be more concrete?

[DarkFhoenix]

They needed to make four mw5 loyalty mechs this month for the preorder . Resources and man power needed to be diverted .

[Mister Glitchdragon]

Grus, on 10 May 2019 - 05:17 AM, said:

Tin foil hat time boys!

They killed everybody

[FupDup]

DarkFhoenix, on 10 May 2019 - 02:04 PM, said:

They needed to make four mw5 loyalty mechs this month for the preorder . Resources and man power needed to be diverted .

They've skipped two months, not one. Also consider that not all of those mechs even need new geometry (namely the Warhammer being a WHM-6D minus two hardpoints, the new Cat is just a combination of the K2 and C4).

[LordNothing]

dont remind me, il have four more mechs to level *cringe*.

[dwwolf]

LordNothing, on 10 May 2019 - 07:18 PM, said:

dont remind me, il have four more mechs to level *cringe*.

No you *want* to level 4 more mechs.
Admitting your problems is always the first step.

[Pain G0D]

ocular tb, on 10 May 2019 - 12:47 PM, said:

I sincerely hope that MWO continues on and what’s happening now is just a matter of getting MW5 finished.

I do too . I love MWO . I dont want to sound like THOSE people .

But the fact is if there is too few players and too little revenue , I imagine mechpacks would stop being created at least six months before the servers are shut down .
Another fact is all revenue will halt as soon as PGI makes this announcement so consumers will be kept in the dark until perhaps a month before they pull the plug .

I very very much hope there is a new mechpack announcement .

Edited by Pain G0D, 13 May 2019 - 02:49 AM.

[Asym]

LordNothing, on 10 May 2019 - 07:18 PM, said:

dont remind me, il have four more mechs to level *cringe*.

To level or not to level, that is the question !

I still have the two assaults from Xmas sitting there. I don't drive Assaults and took them out just to see how bad leveling new mechs is in today's MWO..............yuk. Just too painful and too long of an experience without PT......

I have two and cringe at the thought.