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[MustrumRidcully]

This is a random idea I had today - how about a Veteran Reward for Premium Subscribers?

Exclusive rewards for subscribers is not uncommon for some free to play games, and it can help motivate those players to stay around and keep being subscribed.

Such rewards would stay even if the player is no longer a Premium Subscriber, but only premium time is counted against unlocking new rewards.


Some ideas for rewards:
- Unique Camo Pattern(s) (or cheaper/free access)
- Unique Decal(s)
- Unique Cockpit Item(s)
- Unique Mech (Urbanmech? Mackie?) or Mech Variant (Hero Mech like)
- Free Extra Mech Bay Slots
- Small Extra C-Bill/XP Bonus (1-5 %)
- Different Colored Lasers (Rainbow, Purple, whatever)

[Rushin Roulette]

Not bad. However, there is no subscription possibility ingame. You can use MC you bought to add time to your premium account clock. As for the various possibilities... hardly any of them are feasable and would give players an unfair advantage (being able to hide their weapon loadout to anyone who doesnt have them targeted for example as a Large Laser is no longer Blue). Ive added my reasonig to your list below.


Some ideas for rewards:
- Unique Camo Pattern(s) (or cheaper/free access) - Great idea. this would be good
- Unique Decal(s) - Same as above. great idea and doesnt give any unfair advantage.
- Unique Cockpit Item(s) - Ditto to above
- Unique Mech (Urbanmech? Mackie?) or Mech Variant (Hero Mech like) - Too many fast Urbanmechs charging around teh battlefield. Adding these mechs to the game would be great and a Hero mech such as the Yen Lo Wang is possible but only if available to everyone. Else this would give subscription players an unfair advantage in terms of Weapon configurations not possible to others.
- Free Extra Mech Bay Slots - indifferent to this. It doesnt give an unfair advantage, but not really worth it as Mech bay prices are OK the way they are at the moment.
- Small Extra C-Bill/XP Bonus (1-5 %) -- Premium players already get these bonuses. 1-5% wont really be noticeable and wouldnt attract players to this model.
- Different Colored Lasers (Rainbow, Purple, whatever) - As in my text above. This would give an unfair advantage as they can shoot others without them noticing just how dangerous those are because they would expect the heavy damaging laser to have a different colour.

Also one other thing to note. What happens when someoen cancles their subscription. What happens to the free mechbays and the mechs parked in them (if all other mech bays are full), the unique mechs and the Subscriber coloured lasers already installed on the mechs?

One way would to offer something like pay 10 months worth of premium and receive 12 month time (or pay 9,5 Months upfront and receive 12). That is how our local public transport company works with subscription tickets.

[MustrumRidcully]

I was thinking more of having lasers firing in unusual colors so that people know they aren't small/medium/lasers, but Veteran small/medium/laser. Say, a yellow laser and a purple laser and a turquoise laser. It wouldn't take all that long for people to recognize these colors. And it would be something that probably will get some questions "Hey, where did you get the yellow Laser?" "Premium Subscriber Veteran Reward. Subscribe for 100 days, and it can be yours, too!"

For the extra C-Bill/XP Bonus - the perk he might be that it sticks around even if you lose your Premium status for a while. It's not much, but it is something. Not all Veteran bonuses must be directly impressive, some can just be "neat to have".

Regarding the unique Battlemechs - I see your concern, but they could "fix" the issue possibly by giving these mechs the exact same hard points of that of another mech, so it's basically just another skin for an already existing mech. (Though in case of the Urban mech, that might be difficult if they want to keep the engine restrictions...). And Hero Mechs cost money already - if we have to accept those, I don#t think a Veteran only Hero Mech is much of an issue. Though an alternative could be that the Veteran rewards lower the price of some hero mechs.

Edited by MustrumRidcully, 28 November 2012 - 07:23 AM.

[Imagine Dragons]

MustrumRidcully, on 28 November 2012 - 07:22 AM, said:

I was thinking more of having lasers firing in unusual colors so that people know they aren't small/medium/lasers, but Veteran small/medium/laser. Say, a yellow laser and a purple laser and a turquoise laser.

*cough* we already have** those *cough*

Edited by XenomorphZZ, 28 November 2012 - 08:20 AM.