

Free Premium Time? Thanks Pgi!
#1
Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:45 PM
http://mwomercs.com/pennyarcade
It looks like PGI and Penny Arcade got together to whip up some starter tips for new players, and to encourage them to read them they have offered free Premium time simply for logging in and clicking a button.
I'm surprised I didn't see it in the Announcements forum, actually, so that's why I started this thread. Feel free to use this space to thank PGI, call them fools for giving away Premium time, call PA sellouts for backing this, express your happiness that this will hopefully draw even more new players, suggest that perhaps this was actually a pretty brilliant marketing scheme (hooking people on Premium so when they run out they will go through withdrawal and need to buy more), or whatever else you feel like posting.
Thanks PGI and PA! The instructions you gave are surprisingly useful (especially the nice diagram about positioning), and I think your strategy of handing out a bit of Premium time to everyone will pay off in the long run (compare to Riot's occasional gifting of small amounts of RP to players, thereby giving them a taste and making them more likely to buy more).
#2
Posted 13 December 2012 - 05:22 PM
Thx!
#3
Posted 13 December 2012 - 05:43 PM
I am afraid to push the activate button to see what it says (since I don't know if it has a confirmation screen).
#4
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:04 PM
dont mind taking 1 for the team
Edited by Crazycajun, 13 December 2012 - 06:04 PM.
#5
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:11 PM
Kobold, on 13 December 2012 - 05:43 PM, said:
I am afraid to push the activate button to see what it says (since I don't know if it has a confirmation screen).
I think you will get 61.
#6
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:12 PM
If you are a founder or anyone with premium time banked and haven't activated... it adds the redeemed time to your banked premium ...
no free time unless activated..
i pressed the button...so yea
Edited by Crazycajun, 13 December 2012 - 06:13 PM.
#7
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:27 PM
1 day seems a little stingy to me, but I applaud PGI for moving in the right direction.
Combo this with a small amount of C-bills or your own 'mech... just limit the amount of C-bills to say 500,000 or 1 million (or your 'mech options to 1 chassis) so that players have no incentive to make multiple accounts. A new player will eventually realize being able to swap engines and parts saves them more than the small starting bonus.
#8
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:32 PM
Crazycajun, on 13 December 2012 - 06:12 PM, said:
If you are a founder or anyone with premium time banked and haven't activated... it adds the redeemed time to your banked premium ...
no free time unless activated..
i pressed the button...so yea
Thanks for the info. No button pushing until after the new year, I guess.
#9
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:34 PM
Crazycajun, on 13 December 2012 - 06:12 PM, said:
If you are a founder or anyone with premium time banked and haven't activated... it adds the redeemed time to your banked premium ...
no free time unless activated..
i pressed the button...so yea
Your sacrifice was not in vain! A lot of premium hours activated getting us this information!
#10
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:41 PM
so yea... THAT much more time for me when i DO activate it
hellz yea
i did it mainly to see if it does set off banked time if u haven't activated yet... and it doesn't ..
Edited by Crazycajun, 13 December 2012 - 06:44 PM.
#11
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:44 PM
Kobold, on 13 December 2012 - 05:43 PM, said:
I am afraid to push the activate button to see what it says (since I don't know if it has a confirmation screen).
Yes, its stored and if you push the Activate Button it starts for both the free time and the paid premium time - there is no way back so be careful.
#12
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:50 PM

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