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#81 Major Scumbag

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Posted 24 January 2013 - 06:17 PM

View PostGalerius, on 24 January 2013 - 05:57 PM, said:

I want the option to camo all my mechs. Wether common, Hero or Founder. Once the unit belongs to me, I want to paint it to my leisure.
Forced Uniqueness is imposed commonality.

Note aside:
F2P? I rather pay a monthly fee than have no say over the way my BattleMechs look. I am seeing several clear disadvantages to the F2P model; and although camo might be the least important, the others are of weight that deserves questioning.

I agree I would rather pay monthly. They should do like EA did with Star Wars old republic. F2P or get a monthly sub that gives you so many credits per month. If you bought enough MC credits to have premium time for a month. It is about 15 bucks. I pay 15 bucks. Then I have enough MC per month to buy mech bays and that would take care of my colors....if they were permantant.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:34 AM

Ugh, this pay-for-paint system is garbage. I can see having to pay (MC or CB) for special camo patterns, or having specialty colors that cost something. But not having a basic paint kit to work with is really irritating. It's something so common to most other games that it sticks out as a really petty move.

​I've put more real-world money into this game than I like to think about already. Don't make me pay actual dollars to paint the pretend giant robots that I already paid real money to get. It's insulting.

#83 Mechteric

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:38 AM

View PostChet Beefstrong, on 15 March 2013 - 10:34 AM, said:

It's insulting.



It's optional.

Edited by CapperDeluxe, 15 March 2013 - 10:38 AM.


#84 AlexEss

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:47 AM

View PostChet Beefstrong, on 15 March 2013 - 10:34 AM, said:

Ugh, this pay-for-paint system is garbage. I can see having to pay (MC or CB) for special camo patterns, or having specialty colors that cost something. But not having a basic paint kit to work with is really irritating. It's something so common to most other games that it sticks out as a really petty move.

​I've put more real-world money into this game than I like to think about already. Don't make me pay actual dollars to paint the pretend giant robots that I already paid real money to get. It's insulting.


well it is either that or they will have to start to charge for stuff that actually matter,

I am ok with it and todays sale shows that if you have a little bit of patience you will not have to spend any big dollars on paint and camo.

#85 Terror Teddy

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:49 AM

Free-To-Pay

You can play the game and dont HAVE to buy anything.

#86 Gaan Cathal

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:52 AM

View PostChet Beefstrong, on 15 March 2013 - 10:34 AM, said:

​I've put more real-world money into this game than I like to think about already. Don't make me pay actual dollars to paint the pretend giant robots that I already paid real money to get. It's insulting.


You didn't have to pay real money for any mech you're going to be painting. It's an F2P game, not a charity. Cosmetic charges are a widely accepted monetisation route for this kind of product. Especially since most players won't be spending money on non-hero mechs, they'll be earning them.

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Posted 17 March 2013 - 03:43 PM

Just to be a badass, Hawken has free color changes :(





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