7 replies to this topic

[Xantheus]

I just bought a platinum pack and 1 of the mech has 6 slots for missiles and 2 slots for energy weapons and its perk is 10% cool down for energy weapons WTF. How about showing the perks for mech in packs so we can make informed decisions on if its worth the money.

[Meep Meep]

This is handy to figure out if an existing mech is right for you.

https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechlab

[Xantheus]

I got a better idea you can add their stats to the EYE icon as well as a picture of the mech. That shouldnt be to hard to add would it?

[Meep Meep]

At this point? Probably.

[Nightbird]

MWO is pay-to-lose. Most of the premium mech variants underperform free c-bill mech variants available.

The 30% c-bill bonus is a trap that only offsets the reduced performance you'll see in matches than any real gain.

[Meep Meep]

Eh its a pretty even mix of usability for hero mechs. Some are bad some are good and some are really good. The hero omnis tend to have pods that get a nice standalone quirk bonus or have really good hardpoints so you can make a cbill omnimech even better.

[w0qj]

1) Platinum Collection mechs are the +30% CBills bonus Special Variant of the very popular mechs!
ACW-A(P) with SO8+ECM
MCII-B(P), dakka!
KDK-3(P), anyone?
AS7-D-DC(P), my personal favorite!
NCT-B(P), LRM boat!
BL-6B-KNT(P)
HBK-4P(P)
MAL-MX90(P)

As everyone have mech preferences, realistically it's rare that all 4 mechs in a Platinum Collection are equally liked...
I prefer Assaults & some Heavy mechs, whereas others might prefer Light & Medium mechs...
Realistically, if I like at least 2 mechs in a certain Platinum Collection pack, I would go for it!

2) And like others have said, one can preview the mech perks either:
2a) [Ingame_Store], select your BattleMech, then [View_In_MechLab], or
2b ) This website shows the update mech quirks
https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechs

3) Personally I'm looking forward to more Platinum Collection mechs... and I'm hoping for:

IS Light mechs:
Flea FLE-20(P)
Raven RVN-3L(P)

Clan Light mechs:
PIR-2(P)
MLX-G(P)

IS Medium mechs:
Bushwacker BSW-P1(P)
Crab CRB-27B(P)
Phoenix Hawk PXH-1B(P)
Trebuchet TBT-7M(P)
Vindicator VIN-1X(P)
Vulcan VL-5T(P)

Clan Medium mechs:
HBK-IIC-A(P)
VGL-4(P)

IS Heavy mechs:
Catapult CPLT-C2(P)
Grasshopper GHR-5H(P)
Marauder MAD-9M(P)
Thunderbolt TDR-5SS(P)
Warhammer WHM-7S(P)
Warhammer WHM-9D(P)

Clan Heavy mechs:
Mad Dog MDD-A(P)
Rifleman IIC RFL-IIC-2(P)
Timber Wolf TBR-S(P)

IS Assault mechs:
Awesome AWS-9M(P)
Awesome AWS-8Q(P)
Banshee BNC-3M(P)
Corsair COR-7A(P)
King Crab KGC-001(P)
King Crab KGC-000B(P)
Marauder II MAD-6S(P)
Marauder II MAD-4L(P)
Nightstar NSR-10P(P)
Stalker STK-4N(P)

Clan Assault mechs:
BAS-A(P)
WHM-IIC-A(P)

Xantheus, on 24 June 2022 - 10:53 PM, said:

I just bought a platinum pack and 1 of the mech has 6 slots for missiles and 2 slots for energy weapons and its perk is 10% cool down for energy weapons WTF. How about showing the perks for mech in packs so we can make informed decisions on if its worth the money.

Edited by w0qj, 25 June 2022 - 05:34 AM.

[FupDup]

The platinum mechs are just glorified C-Bill variants with a 30% C-Bill booster attached to them.