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[JohnnyC]

I might pick this one up. I need a good money maker mech. Or I might hold out for a different hero mech. *shrug*

/still bummed about missing the founder's jenner deadline

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

Now here is a hero variant to buy. The Centurion is trash. This isn't. I'm going to chuckle when the people that rushed out for the YLW now complain about how they got ripped off.

[Warge]

Paran01ac, on 27 November 2012 - 02:51 PM, said:

A big shout out for Russian community! I'm pleased!

I wonder how many russians actually purchase it.

Edited by Warge, 27 November 2012 - 06:51 PM.

[Serevn]

Thats right you Davion scum, better watch out.

[Anyone00]

Promptus, on 27 November 2012 - 02:28 PM, said:

I'm holding out for my Rhonda Snord hero-mech.

Eff yeah. Shooting you all while blasting Elvis tunes.

The Elvis tunes would have to be licence: so sadly not happening.

[Mydgard]

o0Marduk0o, on 27 November 2012 - 12:26 PM, said:

Why would anyone put 3 Gauss Rifles in a 70 ton mech?

Because 45 damage in a single spot if you hit? Strange question

[o0Marduk0o]

Mydgard, on 27 November 2012 - 09:25 PM, said:

Because 45 damage in a single spot if you hit? Strange question

With more drawbacks than advantages. It is impossible to build a viable tripple Gauss carrier with 70 tons only.

[Tennex]

SGT Unther, on 27 November 2012 - 12:12 PM, said:

Hopefully we don't lose a Cataphract Varient when this one comes in.

lol they think we forgot.

[John Kerensky]

So this is a secondary account because frankly, my founder's account embarrasses me.

Before the founder's program, it was sworn that we wouldn't have premium Mechs, because that too closely toes-the-line of pay-to-win, and they ardently held that they would never ever make this game "P2W".

When Founder's came out, those Mechs were restricted to specific, already-implemented, could-buy-for C-bills, chassis variants. There was much complaining (And much hurrah-ing), but in the end, it was more pay-to-reduce-grind than pay-to-win, and that's okey, that's the best way to monetize a free-to-play game (well, second best. Vanity is the best, because people are so vain [they probably think this thread is about them]).

Then came the first Hero Mech: Yen-Lo-Wang. Wait, what? A premium Mech with unique hard points?! Wasn't it just promised up and down that such things wouldn't be in the game before and during the Founder's promotion? Not only that, then an already-in-game variant of the same Mech that had similar capabilities (CN9-AH) was removed?! The CN9-AH was garbage, don't get me wrong, but that's still a supremely ****** move.

And now, now we have a new "Hero" Mech. Driven by someone no one's ever heard of before. Really "heroic" there. I think (hope) your bean-counters are going to be surprised when it doesn't sell a fraction as well as YLW because it's not a HERO's mech. People know Kai Allard-Liao, they don't know this made-up-to-sell-a-premium-mech " Grigori Kovalenko" fellow.

I understand you guys have to monetize. I really do. A game that doesn't make money is a game that dies. I swear, I get it (that's one of the reasons I bought the founder's pack!). What I don't understand is going back on your word. Are boosts and vanity items really insufficient to fund the game? Or are you guys just the latest victims of corporate greed? Well know this: that $60 you got out of me for founders is the first and last money you, or your publisher will ever receive from my wallet. I refuse to patronize those who betray my trust.

[Monky]

John, the best thing to point out, and consistently point out, is JUST HOW MUCH the founders packs sold, without having to resort to unique hardpoints. It has to be special, sure, but that doesn't mean you have to risk the game balance. The 30CB boost is enough for most people. It smacks of underhandedness and really trying to squeeze every dime by appealing to the power players who can think up some min/maxed build the other chassis in that weight bracket can't do, while being only available for MC.

[Urza Mechwalker]

Strange that PGI say there are nto enough cannon hero mechs. T hey coudl jsut have swaped the order of mech releases, bring up the highlander.

And then give us RHONDA'S HIGHLANDER HGN-732


I am not goign to buy any thign with MC until tha mech comes in fear that I will not have enough MC left when it arrives.

[Urza Mechwalker]

Monky, on 27 November 2012 - 11:47 PM, said:

John, the best thing to point out, and consistently point out, is JUST HOW MUCH the founders packs sold, without having to resort to unique hardpoints. It has to be special, sure, but that doesn't mean you have to risk the game balance. The 30CB boost is enough for most people. It smacks of underhandedness and really trying to squeeze every dime by appealing to the power players who can think up some min/maxed build the other chassis in that weight bracket can't do, while being only available for MC.

peopel are too fearful of anything. Slightly different hardpoints will not ruin the game! Its not liek they are giving us a mech with ECM slot BAp slot, jump jet slots, 6 energy slots 4 missile slots and 4 ballistic slots, with a base engine of 320.

The yen lo wang in fact was a VERY underpowered mech. THis cataphtrac is also less versatile than the others. SO people need to stop moaning for nothing.

[Ostavia]

John Kerensky, on 27 November 2012 - 11:29 PM, said:

So this is a secondary account because frankly, my founder's account embarrasses me.

Before the founder's program, it was sworn that we wouldn't have premium Mechs, because that too closely toes-the-line of pay-to-win, and they ardently held that they would never ever make this game "P2W".

When Founder's came out, those Mechs were restricted to specific, already-implemented, could-buy-for C-bills, chassis variants. There was much complaining (And much hurrah-ing), but in the end, it was more pay-to-reduce-grind than pay-to-win, and that's okey, that's the best way to monetize a free-to-play game (well, second best. Vanity is the best, because people are so vain [they probably think this thread is about them]).

Then came the first Hero Mech: Yen-Lo-Wang. Wait, what? A premium Mech with unique hard points?! Wasn't it just promised up and down that such things wouldn't be in the game before and during the Founder's promotion? Not only that, then an already-in-game variant of the same Mech that had similar capabilities (CN9-AH) was removed?! The CN9-AH was garbage, don't get me wrong, but that's still a supremely ****** move.

And now, now we have a new "Hero" Mech. Driven by someone no one's ever heard of before. Really "heroic" there. I think (hope) your bean-counters are going to be surprised when it doesn't sell a fraction as well as YLW because it's not a HERO's mech. People know Kai Allard-Liao, they don't know this made-up-to-sell-a-premium-mech " Grigori Kovalenko" fellow.

I understand you guys have to monetize. I really do. A game that doesn't make money is a game that dies. I swear, I get it (that's one of the reasons I bought the founder's pack!). What I don't understand is going back on your word. Are boosts and vanity items really insufficient to fund the game? Or are you guys just the latest victims of corporate greed? Well know this: that $60 you got out of me for founders is the first and last money you, or your publisher will ever receive from my wallet. I refuse to patronize those who betray my trust.

You're right. After those camo prices and suddendly this made-up hero mech (Just after the Cataphract release) seems like PGI needs money and needs it fast.

[The King in the North]

Warge, on 27 November 2012 - 06:50 PM, said:

I wonder how many russians actually purchase it.

What is your point of joke non-founder? I will purchase it.

[ciller]

Im not russian and I kinda want to purchase it! Buuuut I probably wont. Waiting for a catapult hero or a new assault (then its hero version) if I get another. The Wang is enough for me for now.

[Artificer]

I find the paint scheme a little disappointing. It's covered in Cameron Stars, sure, but they're barely visible against that pale-green paint. Perhaps darken that green or go for a midnight blue, or even teal.

[Angelos Sanguinum]

themoob, on 27 November 2012 - 05:03 PM, said:

Fine, you asked for it... this is just a few of the many I have, I don't think the mods would like it if I cluttered this up with half a dozen photos. Some are when they were fresh, unfinished or are just bad photos (never bothered to take good ones).

Just great :] I see you got Novgorod crest.
My grandfather had tattoo of Iliya Myrometz on horse like picture i linked previously in this thread. But it was without color and with slight "green hue".

Vsego dobrogo.

[AlexWildeagle]

xDark, on 27 November 2012 - 12:53 PM, said:

Wow, we don't even get a cool paint job?
Oh well, this thing will probably be a beast on the battlefield.

A heat beast. 0.91 efficiency

Well if they take a phract variant away I'm hope its not one of the ones I mastered already

[Tarskin]

Hero mechs... should be based on actual canonical heroes described in novels/lore. I strongly oppose this invented thing which is purely intended as a profit source for PGI.

[Adrienne Vorton]

Grigory Kovalenko ... http://www.facebook.com/BrambelClaw

hmmmm....