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[Lithology]

Useful or not, now when you log in to your profile here, you get to see a graphical representation of all the mechs (and their many variants) that you own. And, of course, the ones you don't own.

It is somewhat akin to looking at the shelves in the grocery store via webcam alongside a webcam of the shelves in your kitchen, I guess.

And no, I don't think I wanna buy a mechpack right now. ;-)

[slide]

Yeah that is cool, thanks for pointing it out.

Interesting stat from that page. 817 variants of mechs. That a lot of work from PGI over the years.

[LordNothing]

because webdev costs less than gamedev.

[Lithology]

slide, on 29 August 2019 - 06:10 PM, said:

817 variants of mechs.

That is kind of impressive... anybody wish to own up to having more than 50% of them? And, even better, does anyone claim to have them all?

[Feral Clown]

I just don't get why now?

What is the point of having this near the games end?

[Lithology]

Feral Clown, on 29 August 2019 - 07:23 PM, said:

I just don't get why now?

What is the point of having this near the games end?

Perhaps it might have been more useful earlier on... yes, it would have, I think. I still haven't seen how my phone screen will handle it, but hey, it is more informative than the previous bit, which persisted for how many years?

[Brauer]

Feral Clown, on 29 August 2019 - 07:23 PM, said:

I just don't get why now?

What is the point of having this near the games end?

It makes sense to me to have this change introduced when you introduce buying gsp for money, BUT it seems like it would have been good to introduce it earlier in the game's life.

[Helsbane]

I like to call late additions like these, "Weekend at Bernie's" work. It doesn't really DO anything, but it makes people think the game is still alive if they don't look too hard, because something 'new' is there.

[CycKath]

Lithology, on 29 August 2019 - 07:23 PM, said:

That is kind of impressive... anybody wish to own up to having more than 50% of them? And, even better, does anyone claim to have them all?

606 with only four dupes

[arcana75]

It's nice to have something. Now pls add more checkboxes, eg ECM, JJ, # of hardpoints, etc.

[Snowhawk]

LordNothing, on 29 August 2019 - 06:17 PM, said:

because webdev costs less than gamedev.

B I N G O !!!

[Karl Streiger]

.... damn need to log in - need to collect the remaining Atlas, Zeus Wolverine and Centurion Mechs....although this will result in doubles. (7RS, 7S, AH, A, 6S, 9S2....)

[JediPanther]

I don't have much reason to buy more mechs. I got 110 with only about ten seeing regular rotational action. They have enough xp to be fulling skilled out to the 250 or whatever skill nodes goes up to. I'm also space rich to buy any c-bill mech.

The main reasons why I don't get new mechs is I already have the others able to do similar or better builds plus I don't have much interest in other mechs. Now if a new mech added a new mechanic that only that mech could do without super-god-level quirks which we all know would be nerf-nuked on c-bill release is if the mech added something like urbie's 360 torso twist,cyclops' sensor range aoe for allied mechs etc.

When I see assaults or heavies with some weird quirky 1-2 ballistic slots and a wimpy mg rof of 10-20% I just go nope and wtf at the same time. If the only difference between variants is less hard points and a few quirks that becomes a pass.

[Koniving]

Currently own 343 of 817 variants (this obviously does not include any I've owned and sold,nor account for any I've owned, sold, rebought, etc).

Neat.
Also means to own everything, need 817 mechbays.

[Lithology]

Koniving, on 30 August 2019 - 12:57 PM, said:

Also means to own everything, need 817 mechbays.

No way I would ever have 817 mechbays... in fact, the only weight class I only own at least one variant of each (save for the Dervish, which isn't out for MC or C-Bills for a bit) is mediums. I feel like having over 100 mechs is a bit excessive for me, anyway... still, not gonna sell the 'mistakes' like the EXE's and VND's.

[Bud Crue]

JediPanther, on 30 August 2019 - 12:50 PM, said:

I don't have much reason to buy more mechs. I got 110 with only about ten seeing regular rotational action.

This. So much this.

I used to continuously cycle through each and everyone of my mechs, all 228, with a slight emphasis toward my Quickdraws and Cataphracts for nostalgia reasons. But now-a-days? I pretty much run the same dozen or so mechs and nothing else (and I only run that many because of tonnage fluctuations in GQ).

[Lithology]

Bud Crue, on 30 August 2019 - 03:33 PM, said:

I used to continuously cycle through each and everyone of my mechs, all 228, with a slight emphasis toward my Quickdraws and Cataphracts for nostalgia reasons.

I have 140 now, and have almost doubled my ownership in the past year, as I finally purchased two Ultimate packs, as well as taken advantage of the ten for $$ sale PGI put on last year. Although I am strictly potatoville, I cycle through (and track) a different twenty or fewer chassis, some from each weight class, each and every month. It keeps it interesting for me, and lets me remember why I bought (or don't play) certain mechs.

For nostalgia's sake, let's just say I was probably one of the few that was overjoyed when they released the RFL-IIC!

[LT. HARDCASE]

I own 322, but I also used to make a regular habit of selling all but the (S) variants in the Ommimech packs for the huge influx of cbills.

[Lithology]

LT. HARDCASE, on 30 August 2019 - 06:34 PM, said:

I own 322, but I also used to make a regular habit of selling all but the (S) variants in the Ommimech packs for the huge influx of cbills.

I never thought that way... but, you know, this why we talk to each other. Different perspectives, and all...

[Koniving]

LT. HARDCASE, on 30 August 2019 - 06:34 PM, said:

I own 322, but I also used to make a regular habit of selling all but the (S) variants in the Ommimech packs for the huge influx of cbills.

Surprisingly I waited until after the new skill tree to do this. Even then it wasn't really until o decided I wanted more mechs during the 50%off plus my mw5 mc that I was like.... I really don't need more than one of each really except for those with unique hardpoints.

But it was around the same time I realized I didn't need normal variants to use patterns....which was really the only reason I didn't do it back in 2015