88 replies to this topic

[WardenWolf]

I don't think we should be able to change the *skin* of these mechs - but I think we should be able to change the colors a bit more than we can now. It looks to me like there are two more 'color channels' on Founders mechs, and two on each of the current Hero mechs as well. I was very disappointed after I got the Ilya Muromets and couldn't at least change one color to red (for the unit I'm part of).

[EnigmaNL]

I'm not getting any of the hero 'mechs until they can be repainted. Both of them are ugly as f*ck.

[ComradeK]

I want to fight in my unit`s colors on my Founder `Mechs. And I don`t want to look like stranger among my comrades in unit`s colors. It`ll be great if I can change that ugly blue color of Founder `Mech.

[Bobzilla]

They are probably worried about all the people that complain that heros are pay to win as is.

[EnigmaNL]

Bobzilla, on 06 December 2012 - 05:26 AM, said:

They are probably worried about all the people that complain that heros are pay to win as is.

People that say hero 'mechs are pay to win are re-tarded.

Edited by EnigmaNL, 06 December 2012 - 07:09 AM.

[Thirdrail]

I like the designs on both hero mechs! Particularly the Ilya. They'd be much cooler if you could change their colours, though.

The weekly news thing where the PGI guy talked about repainting his Ilya was a huge ray of hope for me. If we're never getting the ability to recolour, then that was kind of a mean thing to include in a public announcement!

In a way, this discussion leads directly back to the MC pricing on things, which I think most of us agree are a little high. (Virtual Christmas lights for your cockpit: $7. Actual Christmas lights you can wrap around your monitor, house cats, or head: $2.) Boutique pricing belongs in a boutique atmosphere. If we're all willing to spend this kind of money on things like Founder's packages and Hero mechs, basic amenities like swapping colours should be a given.

[EnigmaNL]

Thirdrail, on 06 December 2012 - 12:27 PM, said:

I like the designs on both hero mechs! Particularly the Ilya. They'd be much cooler if you could change their colours, though.

The weekly news thing where the PGI guy talked about repainting his Ilya was a huge ray of hope for me. If we're never getting the ability to recolour, then that was kind of a mean thing to include in a public announcement!

In a way, this discussion leads directly back to the MC pricing on things, which I think most of us agree are a little high. (Virtual Christmas lights for your cockpit: $7. Actual Christmas lights you can wrap around your monitor, house cats, or head: $2.) Boutique pricing belongs in a boutique atmosphere. If we're all willing to spend this kind of money on things like Founder's packages and Hero mechs, basic amenities like swapping colours should be a given.

Prices are extreme indeed, I seriously doubt anybody will buy those. They also look really ugly in my opinion.

Same goes for 'mech prices though. Buying 'mechs for MC is very expensive. A 'mech can cost up to 25 USD...

P.s. I'd love to see your house cats wrapped in christmas lights

[PapaKilo]

I am a Founder with two accounts. Both of them would vote NO if this were a poll.

Founder and Hero 'Mechs should be non-paintable. They are unique, and should remain visibly so.

[pjnt]

What exactly is stopping a person from painting any mech any color? Founders mech are covered in special non stick surface? Bah. I don't care if the founders want a color set which only they can use on founders mechs to make them feel special, however not allowing people to paint any mech any color is silly.

[FerrolupisXIII]

I think the Skin should be unchangeable but let us paint it. like a lot of people have said i want to rock my unit colors on my fancy reward for supporting the game.

[EnigmaNL]

PapaKilo, on 06 December 2012 - 06:51 PM, said:

I am a Founder with two accounts. Both of them would vote NO if this were a poll.

Founder and Hero 'Mechs should be non-paintable. They are unique, and should remain visibly so.

They are NOT unique. Not in a long shot. There's thousands of them.

There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to slap some paint on them.

[Elric von Rabenfels]

I agree on that we should be able to paint our special mechs!

I would love to customise the paintjob of my Ilyaphract. And my Yen-Lo-Wang.
We paid alot of bucks for those hero mechs, and there's no way to buy them with C-Bills - being able to paint them would only be fair, especially considering the price!

Same goes for the founder mechs, really.

I don't mind if we can't change the camo pattern (the sun for the Yen-Low-Wang and the Stars for the Ilya), but at least let us change the colours the unique patterns use.

[Elric von Rabenfels]

Why is this always getting pushed off the frontpage?

This is too important for that to happen!

[Zylo]

I would like the OPTION to apply a different skin to my founders mechs to be able to paint them in merc unit colors. I really don't care if I have to use some MC to buy different skins for the founders mechs.

I see no reason why this should not be allowed as the founders mechs and hero mechs still carry a unique tag. If some founders are even willing to pay a small amount of MC for the option to apply a different skin that can be painted it really makes little sense for PGI to not sell the option to change the skin on the founders mechs.

[skullman86]

Just want to see the hunchback's stripes actually display the correct colors.

By default the striping is off-white even though the camo editor shows a bright yellow swatch, and most alternate colors don't really have an effect on the striping either. The colors' transparency levels seem really high (maybe it's just like this in mechlab *shrug*), making the camo spec kind of pointless for this founder mech.

The yellow makes the paintjob look awesome
http://mwomercs.com/...ption-hunchback

Where's the yellow?
http://i.imgur.com/uX7lk.jpg

/nitpick

Edited by skullman86, 07 December 2012 - 07:12 PM.

[Elric von Rabenfels]

The yellow is a lie.

For a more serious reply, it vanished the second you made changes to your "original" founders skin.
One more reason for why we need painting ability for founder & hero mechs.

[Albert Tottleman]

This is not even an issue of "I like this or I like that". This is a FUNCTIONALITY issue. With the introduction of ECM, visual recognition of your lance-mates is even more important. Part of this recognition IS the paint-job. By not allowing re-painting of ANY mech, you are at a disadvantage if your lance has a color scheme and you are not part of that scheme.

At any rate, I would expect them to realize this at some point and implement full re-paintability for all mechs. I have no problem with skin textures remaining the same.

[Thirdrail]

Albert Tottleman, on 08 December 2012 - 08:10 AM, said:

This is not even an issue of "I like this or I like that". This is a FUNCTIONALITY issue. With the introduction of ECM, visual recognition of your lance-mates is even more important. Part of this recognition IS the paint-job. By not allowing re-painting of ANY mech, you are at a disadvantage if your lance has a color scheme and you are not part of that scheme.

Yeah, I would have to agree with this, now that we've entered the era of ECM. What started out as a request for aesthetic equality (an aspect I still believe in!), has, in the last few days, become a more serious matter of needing to be identified in massive skirmishes where everyone is sensor blind. Even if you're not in a unit, and playing pick up, your team mates need to be able to recognize the founder/hero mech that was standing next to them when the match began.

On a larger point - everyone who plays pick-up should consider abandoning their stock paint.

And I should probably edit my opening pitch to reflect this development...

[EnigmaNL]

Albert Tottleman, on 08 December 2012 - 08:10 AM, said:

This is not even an issue of "I like this or I like that". This is a FUNCTIONALITY issue. With the introduction of ECM, visual recognition of your lance-mates is even more important. Part of this recognition IS the paint-job. By not allowing re-painting of ANY mech, you are at a disadvantage if your lance has a color scheme and you are not part of that scheme.

At any rate, I would expect them to realize this at some point and implement full re-paintability for all mechs. I have no problem with skin textures remaining the same.

I haven't even thought of this aspect yet! You are right! Good call!

Elric von Rabenfels, on 07 December 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

Why is this always getting pushed off the frontpage?

This is too important for that to happen!

YES! We need to keep this issue on people's minds!

Edited by EnigmaNL, 08 December 2012 - 04:27 PM.

[Thirdrail]

Please sign!

It's too cold to stand in front of Walmart with a 4-ton clipboard.