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Bug: "rare Mech Available" ... But It's Not


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#1 Appogee

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Posted 27 December 2019 - 07:42 AM

On the Map of the Inner Sphere I see icons indicating a 'Rare Mech available' in a system.

I travel to that system. There's a purple notification on the main console telling me 'Rare Mech (name) is available'.

I click on the purple notification, which takes me to the market ... but that rare Mech is not available.
I manually go to the market... but that rare Mech is not available.

Where did the rare Mechs go? Why am I still notified that they're available when they're not?

#2 cx5

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Posted 09 January 2020 - 10:31 PM

Once only I saw the rare mech, but insufficient c-bills, so I left to gain some c-bills then return but the rare mech is no more. I think somebody bought it :(.

In all honesty I think it is a bug, because if the notification still exists/persist than the rare mech must be available, else the notification should have changed to "You're too late, someone else bought it." PGI Dev should edit this to the program.

#3 Xaat Xuun

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Posted 10 January 2020 - 01:06 AM

oh sorry, that's my bad, I had taken the mech for a test drive, Posted Image

came across this a few times, same can be said about some missions, arrive to planet and no contract available, go back to system and the mission is no longer there.

one thing I do know, if you leave far enough, sales change, first was thought it was a date thing, like it changes after so many days, but it's not, if you go far enough away, then return, everything changed, sometimes it's just a couple jumps into another system then back

#4 Aidan Crenshaw

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Posted 10 January 2020 - 05:09 AM

I read somewhere that this is the case for every 5-jumps-jump.

#5 BellatorMonk

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Posted 10 January 2020 - 08:11 AM

"Rare" mechs are simply regular mechs that are not severely damaged and basically pristine in the Shop right?

#6 Lord Sevenous

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Posted 10 January 2020 - 08:57 AM

View PostBellatorMonk, on 10 January 2020 - 08:11 AM, said:

"Rare" mechs are simply regular mechs that are not severely damaged and basically pristine in the Shop right?


Yes

#7 cszolee79

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Posted 10 January 2020 - 02:47 PM

Or rare variants. But yes, mostly just pristine normal mechs.

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Posted 11 January 2020 - 10:02 AM

Usually pristine but also they have 1 or 2 dot equipment.

It's just so much cheaper to buy a normal one for a quarter the cost and just fix it yourself. 2mill vs. 8mill...

#9 Aidan Crenshaw

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Posted 13 January 2020 - 12:41 AM

Rare mechs can also be starleague variants like the Kintaro-19 or the King Crab -000b.

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Posted 13 January 2020 - 08:21 PM

I bought both of those and since sold them. What made them special?

#11 Aidan Crenshaw

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Posted 13 January 2020 - 10:56 PM

Both have Ferrofibrous-Armour, the Crab has DHS and Artemis on the LRM, the Kintaro has a NARC.

#12 Thaddeus Necromancer

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Posted 14 January 2020 - 01:21 AM

I've also seen where it will saw there are "Hireable pilots in this system", then you go to the Barracks and no one is there. Posted Image

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Posted 14 January 2020 - 08:13 AM

They were all bought and killed is why. As for the Kintaro with the Narc..might have to find one of those again then.

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Posted 20 January 2020 - 09:12 PM

Yesterday saw a RARE sale, Grasshopper 5H pristine nearly 7 mils cbills but bought the 2nd GRH-5H damaged selling nearly 5 mils, bought it, repair all, mod max armor, remove jumpjets, add heatsinks, costs 140k cbills, good deal. Penalty is wait some 60 days, 1 MP, 5HS. Still is good deal if not need to use the mech urgently.





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