73 replies to this topic

[Khobai]

1) planetside 2 is terrible

2) why "subscribe" to MWO when you dont need to? just buy MC when you need it. derp.

3) if MWO does have a monthly subscription at some point, I would expect to get a whole lot more than premium and 500 MC for $15.

[keith]

for the devs to put in the options, and the amount of random ppl to buy it i would say y not. more micro and boost avaible to gain c-bills and xp is better.

[Pendraco]

Vermaxx, on 11 December 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

You could buy another mechbay every month, and convert 5000xp.

Or skip the mechslot, and either bank 500 a month for a hero in about 12 months or convert 12500xp.

Or buy one vanity item, or a paintjob.


Worth it?

I think it is a great value. My plan is to only have premium on the weekends since I would be lucky to play for more than 1 hour during the week after work. But on the weekend I can make much better use of premium time.

8 days of premium (weekends) = 2000MC
1000MC per month in the "bank"

Edited by Pendraco, 11 December 2012 - 01:43 PM.

[Lin Shai]

Khobai, on 11 December 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

3) if MWO does have a monthly subscription at some point, I would expect to get a whole lot more than premium and 500 MC for $15.

He's ... quoting the current price. For $14.95 you get a month of "premium time" with 500MC left over.

And to answer the question: Maybe in a year when the game is actually more than a half-finished 16 player FPS.

Edited by Lin Shai, 11 December 2012 - 01:45 PM.

[bob1234567890]

Khobai, on 11 December 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

1) planetside 2 is terrible

2) why "subscribe" to MWO when you dont need to? just buy MC when you need it. derp.

3) if MWO does have a monthly subscription at some point, I would expect to get a whole lot more than premium and 500 MC for $15.

I agree with 2 and 3. 1 depends on your preference for games but it is one of the best FPS out there

[stjobe]

Go here: http://mwomercs.com/profile/credits
See how 3,000 MC costs $14.95?

Now click on the "Add Time" button in the MechLab.
See how 30 days cost 2,500 MC?

So for hopefully the last time, the OP isn't talking about introducing a sub, he's asking if we think this is good value for money.

[Colaessus]

Gaeb, on 11 December 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

For me - certainly. It's disposable income, and its basically the cost of 2 drinks at a bar.

You my MechWarrior, Are one of the smartest people so far on these forums.

Remember, you have 10 years of saving since the last MechWarrior to spend.

[Kraven Kor]

Seems about right so far as monthly price of premium and some extra MC.

Now if only that MC did not spend so fast on so very little...

Edited by Kraven Kor, 11 December 2012 - 02:07 PM.

[Lin Shai]

Gaeb, on 11 December 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

So ... worth it? It comes down to how much your time is worth. Good quote about life pre/post college for me ... "pre college - all the time, none of the money. post college - all the money, none of the time". Spending $15 for the option to unlock mechs faster, generate cbills faster, convert exp etc... worth it? For me - certainly. It's disposable income, and its basically the cost of 2 drinks at a bar.

Oh no, absolutely. If you are really into this game it's not a bad deal and you're spot-on with a amount of money thing; it's why I bought the founders in the first place - I pick up bar tabs when out with friends that are more than that.

But I also don't light $20 bills on fire for the fun of it. For me there's just not enough game here yet to warrant spending $15 (or clicking my "premium time" button) on. I play other games that compete for my attention, and right now they're winning.

Edited by Lin Shai, 11 December 2012 - 02:16 PM.

[Lanessar]

Agreed with Lin Shai. $15 for a month is not a bad deal, one month premium plus another mech bay or lump of coal or whatever you wish.

Bad investments (imho) at this time are the one-time paintjobs, the lights that cost as much as a Jenner, and banners you can't see that cost more than a mechbay. Granted, these may be "must-haves" for some, but even in comparison just to MC to MC value... leaves a bit to be desired.

[XvDraxvX]

Not sure if its been said but this looks strangely like the SWTOR billing plan.

$15 a month and you get free "Cartel Coins" (Same as MC)

Sure, id signup heck it got me to re-subbed my swtor account.

[Inviticus]

I'd sign up for a subscription. I plan to buy premium access every 30 days anyway.

[Particle Man]

slightly off topic, but do people actually spend MC to convert XP? Mech XP is about the easiest thing to get in this game, why would you spend lots of money for something that you can get in less than a day (practically)?
or is it about converting it to GXP, which is about the slowest thing to get in the game (for modules that arent very useful, at the moment)

Edited by Particle Man, 11 December 2012 - 03:03 PM.

[Kraven Kor]

Particle Man, on 11 December 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:

slightly off topic, but do people actually spend MC to convert XP? Mech XP is about the easiest thing to get in this game, why would you spend lots of money for something that you can get in less than a day (practically)?
or is it about converting it to GXP, which is about the slowest thing to get in the game (for modules that arent very useful, at the moment)

Well, it's a low down dirty trick.

I worked up some 100k+ spare XP on my Founder's Hunchback - because I needed to work up cash for other mechs. Ended up with over 50k Mech XP on the 4G that I could not spend. Converted it, unlocked all modules. *shrug*

[Zervziel]

Back when they were still nailing down specifics for the game, I freely said I'd gladly pay for a subscription and I still stand by that.

[stjobe]

Particle Man, on 11 December 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:

slightly off topic, but do people actually spend MC to convert XP? Mech XP is about the easiest thing to get in this game, why would you spend lots of money for something that you can get in less than a day (practically)?
or is it about converting it to GXP, which is about the slowest thing to get in the game (for modules that arent very useful, at the moment)

Some people only want to play one variant of a chassis, so they use the convert function to unlock efficiencies on the variants they don't want to play.

Or so I've heard. Sounds like a bad proposition to me, but hey, whatever floats their boat...

[Particle Man]

yea, it's their money and they can spend it how they like. it just seems pretty expensive for something that takes minimal time to do for free (much less time than earning cbills for an atlas or something along those lines)

[Orzorn]

Particle Man, on 11 December 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:

slightly off topic, but do people actually spend MC to convert XP? Mech XP is about the easiest thing to get in this game, why would you spend lots of money for something that you can get in less than a day (practically)?

Because the Dragon 1N is the most absolutely pathetic chassis I've ever had the displeasure of having to pilot. Seriously, those 2 missile hardpoints are useless garbage.

But I haven't done so yet. I really wanted to, but I managed to find a build that works. Of course, its a build that works on all dragons (1 Guass, 2 Large Lasers), but what the hell. Anything to get out of this awful variant.

[Daekar]

I was planning on doing as the OP proposes, but it means that I would miss out on the Hero Mechs. Screw that, I want my special toys. I'm going to buy the $15 packs each month or procrastinate and buy the $30 or 49.95 packs aftef the appropriate number of months to approximately equal $15/month.

[DoRkcHoPs]

Perma preem and 5k MC... worth it
Perma preem and 500mc... not so much

with current item pricing that is.

Edited by DoRkcHoPs, 11 December 2012 - 05:56 PM.