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[Margood]

I'm seeing more time than not that it is costing me as much or more to repair my mech than what I actually get in cash.

Why the heck are the repair costs so high?

[Fajther]

i would like to know the answer to that question as well.

[jbhewitt]

Are you running FF armour, endo steal or XL engines? they all cost more to repair.

[Shaddock]

What is the price difference for FF armor and Endo steel reapairs?

[Red Dox]

jbhewitt, on 27 October 2012 - 01:59 AM, said:

Are you running FF armour, endo steal or XL engines? they all cost more to repair.

I pay 90k repair costs for a Jenner with a 300XL engine. No DHS, no FF, no Endo. If Endo, DHS & Ferro are increasing the costs of your Cicada, why the hell must I pay more then you with a lighter mech without much of your new tech?

-----Red Dox

[Xyco]

them upgrades are....expensive! had to park my atlas coz it was costing a lot just to repair.

[Shaddock]

Xyco, on 27 October 2012 - 03:09 AM, said:

them upgrades are....expensive! had to park my atlas coz it was costing a lot just to repair.

I am ok with assault mechs being expensive to repair and hard to keep running. I love driving an atlas but I dont want them to become common.

[Loken73]

@Red Dox
XL engine is new tech too - so it is expensive to repair.

[Monkey Bone]

Running lostech is no reason for higher repair bills. There are some negatives on running them (see; running out of critspace).

[Red Dox]

GoodBad, on 27 October 2012 - 04:44 AM, said:

@Red Dox
XL engine is new tech too - so it is expensive to repair.

Yeah, but why do I pay more then mechs with same (or better) XL engine, better armour (Endo + Ferro) and "better" heatsinks (DHS)? And that mechs weight also more, may it be 5t for the Cicada or 15t for Low Wang. It doesn´t make sense.

-----Red Dox

[ackack47]

Even without any of my body part's armor getting destroyed, I still pay 80,000-102,000 CBills every match for the Armor repair alone. I'm using Standard armor on an Atlas. I don't recall paying so much for repairs before this last patch. I can barely make a Million CBills in a night now with premium and founders Atlas.

[Comander X]

The cost of repairs is out of control.

[Fabo1985]

after the patch the costs explode.i mean it wouldnt be that much IF you will get a REAL bonus for kills and assists.
right now my ammo-bill is higher than anything else.when a match turns out good for me i have earned 50-80k c-bills.
if i die and everything went wrong i have a minus of 150k c-bills.

repair costs are not the problem...we need more chances to earn more money out of a match,like i said a bigger bonus for kills and assists for example.

[Evil Deaz]

Yea i've noticed that myself, i run a fairly simple fitted raven and its still taking about 80k or more to repair and reload. Just hope they got a fix for this or set it up to how it was before the patch.

Edited by Evil Deaz, 27 October 2012 - 06:05 AM.

[skoot]

I reckon this is the first time they've gotten the balance right. If you want expensive tech to give you a competitive advantage, you better bloody well not get a scratch on it.

If you win, you're still likely to get a positive cashflow; if you win with minimal damage - more. A few kills and some damage - more still.

The way things are balanced now; losing and dying is painful. when Community Warfare comes about; losing will not be an option.

[Thorqemada]

I tested my Cent, Cat and Atlas and found in the Cent (~75k repair) and Cat (~95k) i make money, taking away my boni i still make money (each with ES and DHS).
The Atlas is a different story, its almost as double expensive (around 180k) as the others and i barely make money with all my boni on a win and a slight loss when losing.
But i am ok with that, the Atlas is meant to be economical inefficient.

Edited by Thorqemada, 27 October 2012 - 06:16 AM.

[Downinfire55]

skooter, on 27 October 2012 - 06:11 AM, said:

I reckon this is the first time they've gotten the balance right. If you want expensive tech to give you a competitive advantage, you better bloody well not get a scratch on it.

If you win, you're still likely to get a positive cashflow; if you win with minimal damage - more. A few kills and some damage - more still.

The way things are balanced now; losing and dying is painful. when Community Warfare comes about; losing will not be an option.

Wow. I'm gonna have to start rolling with a team now of if I even want a chance now, huh?

A game needs to be balanced, but not to the point where if you lose consistently you can't play. Sounds like a steep learning curve to me. Or jut a straight up cliff.

[Fetladral]

skooter, on 27 October 2012 - 06:11 AM, said:

I reckon this is the first time they've gotten the balance right. If you want expensive tech to give you a competitive advantage, you better bloody well not get a scratch on it.

If you win, you're still likely to get a positive cashflow; if you win with minimal damage - more. A few kills and some damage - more still.

The way things are balanced now; losing and dying is painful. when Community Warfare comes about; losing will not be an option.

Not quite because even in the few times I win without taking any damage in my Cat C4 with FF+ES I still pay 60-80k for ammo. I'm fine with the repairs if they up how much you can earn. I'm not saying a huge increase but as is right now even with no upgrades it sounds like you can make more in a trial mech.

[Kdogg788]

The repair costs are straight up ridiculous. Paid 5000+ mc for an atlas k and seen 160k plus repair bills. It seems they are using the cost of repairs as an economy balance metric which does not really work. I don't think a player should ever lose money on a match. You can't punish players for a loss when many times its not within their control.

-k

Edited by Kdogg788, 27 October 2012 - 06:33 AM.

[name51875]

My repair cost = my prize Cbills (most of the time)

Once
Repair cost = 142k
Cbills prize = 139k

3k DEFICIT

Edited by Viper Centurion, 27 October 2012 - 06:39 AM.