2003 replies to this topic

[Felix Dante]

rots-targe, on 20 March 2012 - 11:27 AM, said:

How is that different from a Rifleman?

A Rifleman doesn't have cottage cheese thighs!

[Dirk Le Daring]

Would be a good thing to be able to get MWO merchandise.

Stubbie holders, golf club covers, stickers for the car, MWO toilet paper, so you can wipe with your least favourite house

I was just in the Fan Art area, I think there would be a market for models of the mechs. I for one would love to build either paper or plastic large scale models, say 1/40th - 1/60th.

I did a few from mech3.org, but with the new designs they would even better.

Edited by Dirk Le Daring, 20 March 2012 - 07:29 PM.

[ENDMYSUFFERING]

Even better idea! An urbie hat! A foam torso of an Urbie to wear on yourhead! (Where else would it go?)

[Aidan Ramsdell]

Oh! Or maybe a poster of your fav mech, and when it ships it brings a copy of the mech as a TT record sheet! That would be awesome....

[Pulispher]

In all seriousness I would love to be able to buy a miniature of my Mech. All custom paint jobs any visible weapon systems what not. Would love to see my Mech on my computer desk, while looking at my Mech in my computer.

[Red Beard]

Kaemon, on 20 March 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:

Put the community in charge of the store...

cause this - redesign as mech...popup atlas?

and this - redesign as leopard dropship...err..RV.

MechCon 2013 - onsite camping/tailgating...sell both in parking lot...

Prosper.

*bring a ton of MW:O beer as well*

I'm in, as long as I get to drink my Catapult Stout in that MechStein.

I would love to see a Fathead version of a battlemech. I would so put that on my wall.

[GDL Irishwarrior]

Sell the MWO 'Mech redesigns as miniatures, maybe? Can just set them up as decorations, or actually use them for playing the tabletop game

*Edit* Pulispher beat me to it, but I figure it's a decent enough idea to suggest twice.

Edited by GDL Irishwarrior, 20 March 2012 - 08:57 PM.

[Rattlehead NZ]

GDL Irishwarrior, on 20 March 2012 - 08:55 PM, said:

Sell the MWO 'Mech redesigns as miniatures, maybe? Can just set them up as decorations, or actually use them for playing the tabletop game

*Edit* Pulispher beat me to it, but I figure it's a decent enough idea to suggest twice.

I agree.

I haven't played the TT in so long since the cardboard cutouts were used. With all this buzz im in the mood to get into it now.

[Wolfbite]

They would make awesome modles for the tt

[Hayashi]

Now stickying this huge topic so that nobody will have a chance to create another huge topic about it that will have to be merged again.

Please let me know if you have any objections to this.

My rationale for stickying:

• Devs need money for cake too.
  
• You get to talk about what you wanna buy. Thus, you are more likely to get it.
  
• This will still have relevance over time as people might want new stuff as they see stuff coming out. Like if I saw an Urbanmech trash can coming out, I might want an Imp trash can. You get the idea.
  
• So Garth thinks I'm actually doing something.

Since players win, devs win and everyone gets to chat over tea... *waves magic wand*

[Felicitatem Parco]

Has this thread been merged in yet?

http://mwomercs.com/...__fromsearch__1
"What would you be willing to pay for in the Micro-Transactions shop?"

It's 12 pages long.

Edited by Prosperity Park, 21 March 2012 - 10:23 AM.

[T0RC4ED]

Im thinking some of thses things would be nice.

A different variety of hoola girls (i think she needs a blue skirt today or gee I wish she had red hair)
An ITUNES plugin
A cockpit Disco ball
A little white flag that says BANG! that I can shoot after I kill someone (one use per match with unlimited lifetime uses)
A little flag that says OUCH! that can trigger upon my heroic (or not) death (one use per day)
A trophie rack to display my awards and stats
A stylish custom paint job for my trophie rack
A Nickle plated AC20
A football helmet filled with cottage cheese... nm that last one

Edited by T0RC4ED, 21 March 2012 - 10:29 AM.

[Garth Erlam]

Hayashi, on 21 March 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:

So Garth thinks I'm actually doing something.

As long as no-one notices I'm not doing anything, we're fine

[Felicitatem Parco]

What? You're doing a fine job of fostering a warm and loving relationship between the developers and the communnniiHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Sorry, couldn'd keep it up!



Ah, but seriously, http://mwomercs.com/...__fromsearch__1 should be merged in here. It's full of stuff people want to buy, 12 pages of it.

Edited by Prosperity Park, 21 March 2012 - 10:31 AM.

[Wolftap]

Free play is alright, but I would pay to play this game if the concept was set up more like Eve Online progression

[Felix Dante]

I know special skins and Camos have been put out there...

But what about Nose "art" (Half-Nekid Ladies, Shark Grins, and similar unique stuff)?

I would pay for that!

[Viola]

So the question of what would I pay for is fairly pointless. However the question of what should I be able to buy isn’t. To break this down I’m going to start with a list of things that are typically paid for in previous games.

• Mechs
  
• Weapons
  
• Refitting
  
• Pilots
  
• Repairs
  
• Drop fees
  
• Maintenance
  
• Travel
  
• Upgrades for chassis

Next up the forms of currency theoretically.

C-Bills: An in game currency earned by going on missions used for mechs, weaponry, repairs, drop fees, pilots, maintenance, travel, and upgrades.
Experience: An in game currency used to customize your pilot’s skill set.
Money: As of yet there is nothing saying what can and can’t be purchased using this.


Now let’s take a look at cost items individually.

Mechs: These are the main driving point behind the game. They cost a lot of c-bills and tend to take a while to earn for the larger varieties. Provided there is no difference between one that is paid for and one that is earned these should be purchasable with money. The only time this would cause any gameplay advantage is at launch when c-bills will still be in short supply.

Weapons: These offer a significant advantage if not earned and are instead paid for. Paying for weapons with money can grant jumps up multiple tiers in a single hop if bought with real money. Therefore it is my opinion that they should be limited to in game money only.

Refitting: It is the process of outfitting your mech with weapons, paint jobs, ammo, armor, and so on. Do not confuse refitting for upgrading. Refitting can be covered under the cost of maintenance and was in MechWarrior 4 Mercs.

Pilots: Its seems the case that you are your own pilot and therefore assigning wages for yourself would be fairly pointless as you are earning your own money. As your pilot levels and you customize it you may find that the customization does not suit your play style as well as you would like, it stands to reason that you should be able to respec. While this should not cost money, it may cost experience as you would effectively abandoning learned skills for other learned skills.

Repairs: This is a very important part of maintaining the mechs you own. When you are forced to repair a mech it costs money and takes time. Being able to pay for faster repairs or pay for the repairs would not offer any advantage in game play.

Drop fees: To go to a mission or an active fighting zone requires the money to drop your mech(s) on the battle field. However in an MMO style game they could be incorporated to the fees you would be entitled to for participating in the fight. If done this way there would be less micro management of funds.

Maintenance: The process of keeping your inventory in working order and paying pilot wages. Includes the costs of refitting (not upgrading), it is time based and would be fairly tricky to work in considering long lapses in play time amounting in negative c-bills. I would suggest maintenance fees based on usage instead of time i.e. the more time missions you go on the more maintenance you would have to incur. If your mech doesn’t need repairs from being too damage to be useable after a fight it still would need to be cleaned have the damage to the armor repaired and so on. Paying for this with money would not offer any gameplay benefits.

Travel: Travel is the cost of going to one star system from another star system. This is also something that using money for would have no in game advantages. Though, I honestly don’t know how this would be implemented in an MMO style game.

Upgrades: This is a simple concept of upgrading an older model mech with newer parts. This is something that offers jumps up multiple tiers if allowed to be paid for with money and therefore should be c-bills only.

Other things that could be implemented for purchase with money.

C-bill booster: Grants a boost to the amount of c-bills you earn through missions for a period of time or a specified number of matches.

Experience Booster: Same as c-bill booster except with experience.

Customizable paint jobs including icons, camouflage (or a lack there of), banners, and so on. People enjoy looking different or standing out or blending in depending on the person and many people would pay for the ability to do so.

In cockpit details, Anything that can be placed in the cockpit that makes it feel more like yours.

Any other purely cosmetic item. These items should have a total of what the owner has and how many that can be used in any of their mechs, they should not be lost due to mech destruction as this would deter any buyer from purchasing the item.

[Naduk]

i would love to see a miniature released with for mech in the game
id collect em, the TT guys would go nuts over em, they would make great prezzies
and with the level of 3d printing technology we have these days your work is 95% finished with every battlemech that is in game

[Akundis]

Oh my goodness, I would love to see miniatures release that could be used in the TT game...as well as larger models that we could actually build/paint ourselves similar in size to some of the gundam models.

[Stormblast]

Could I buy a Canadian from the store?