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[StraferX]

I purchased the Wang to get a jump start on the C-bill wagon and glad i did. I Love my Wang it is a beast when piloted well.

Will not be purchasing any others until more mechs are released and at these prices they will really haft to be awesome.

[Daekar]

I have all of them so far, one of each.

I was planning on collecting and mastering all of the Heroes, but the prices might prevent that in the end.

[CarnifexMaximus]

Never been crazy about Hero mechs... They don't upset me or anything I just am not really that into it.

The fact that I can buy, customize and custom paint my own mech is the main draw for me.

I don't care for "hero" mechs for these reasons:
1. Lack of a paint job that I can change/customize.
2. A backstory/identity to the mech that is so narrowly defined that I cannot begin to feel any connection to it.

The last one for me is really important. Right about the time that YLW came out I was about halfway through the Blood of Kerensky trilogy. Some folks can be kinda critical of Kai but I think I enjoyed his character the most. There are certain things about him that I totally identify with. I felt like seeing multiple YLWs everywhere, every match, kinda cheapened Kai & his father's legacy and that of the mech itself.

I want to acquire my own mech, build it up, have incredible experiences with them and forge my own identity with them not ride the coat-tails of someone else's fame.

The cbill boost and unique hardpoints has tempted me to buy both the Muromets and the new Dragon that can fit an AC/20 in its torso.

If PGI sold some kind of certificate that I could apply to my own mech to make it similar to a hero mech I would be all over it.

Maybe sell some one time use cosmetic item that goes in your cockpit that when applied makes your mech get the "hero" cbill boost? I would much rather buy something special if it would further enhance one of my own creations. I have no inclination to purchase something that I feel no connection to.

All this being said I will probably pick up Hero Mechs for the Orion though. I have this feeling that there wont be huge difference in the hardpoints especially where ballistics are concerned (the arm mounted missiles don't really do it for me). I know a Kerensky Orion is pretty much a sure deal... But im kinda surprised that folks have not been calling for a Lady Death Orion as much as they have been for Kerensky's ride.

[Dukarriope]

Considering the Flame, since it can be a bit of an energy boat with an auto in the side torso while packing a massive engine. However the current pricing schemes just put me off at this point.

[Silvertree]

I've got a YLW, that I thought was a bit overpriced at the time but bought to support the game. With my $50, I got 12,000 MC. I spent 3,750 on the YLW... if I were to spend 4,500 on the Flame, I'd only have 3,750 left. So at current prices, spending $50 on this game doesn't even buy me three Hero mechs, let alone any extra mech bays to fill with the variants needed to unlock the XP trees.

I love the game, but spending $50 in DDO or LOTRO has gotten me a whole lot more than the equivalent of two mechs. By comparison, MWO seems hopelessly overpriced.

YLW currently running a UAC5 and an ER LL. Overall I enjoy my CN-9D a lot more though, as I can run basically the same loadout and also have LRM (YLW hard points suck, and mediums tend to be squishy already due to limited armor and limited weaponry). Maybe if I eventually put an XL engine in my YLW I'll appreciate it more. 30% C-Bill boost isn't terribly exciting when the mech can't survive more than a minute past first contact with the enemy...

[Wizard Steve]

Yokaiko, on 25 December 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

Hero mechs don't get an Xp bonus Founder's do.

Founder's mechs do not get an XP bonus.

Edited by Wizard Steve, 25 December 2012 - 11:19 PM.

[Pr8Dator]

60% bought hero mechs with about 30% being founders. This means only about 30% paying players in this game... is it normal for an F2P business model?

[Johnny Reb]

Bought the Flame, only Hero that offered something another can't. Also, it made me master it tonight. 106.9 k/h lazors of death!

[FiveDigits]

CN9-YLW, DRG-FLM

[KinLuu]

I have bought fang and flame.
I have no idea why.
I guess I was drunk.

[Pr8Dator]

KinLuu, on 26 December 2012 - 02:16 AM, said:

I have bought fang and flame.
I have no idea why.
I guess I was drunk.

Because they remind you of those sexy twins you met at the pub? hehehe

[Thorqemada]

Pr8Dator, on 26 December 2012 - 01:35 AM, said:

60% bought hero mechs with about 30% being founders. This means only about 30% paying players in this game... is it normal for an F2P business model?

I have only found this but i think its pretty normal:
"29 percent of males and 21 percent of female players buy items"
“The top 10 percent of players can account for as much as 50 percent of all in-app purchase revenue”

http://www.gamasutra...play_games_.php
http://www.gamasutra...es_.php?print=1

Edited by Thorqemada, 26 December 2012 - 02:50 AM.

[Pr8Dator]

Thorqemada, on 26 December 2012 - 02:46 AM, said:

I have only found this but i think its pretty normal:
"29 percent of males and 21 percent of female players buy items"
“The top 10 percent of players can account for as much as 50 percent of all in-app purchase revenue”

http://www.gamasutra...play_games_.php
http://www.gamasutra...es_.php?print=1

I guess the 80/20 law applies here as well.

[CDLord HHGD]

I plan to buy them all.

[Omigir]

I bought the Ilya and the Flame

I sold both not long after i brought them because i counted get them to fit my preferred play style. I really want a Light or mediums hero mech.

Edited by Omigir, 26 December 2012 - 05:40 AM.

[Pr8Dator]

Omigir, on 26 December 2012 - 05:30 AM, said:

I bought the Ilya and the Fang (or was it the flame? The with a ballistic in its shoulder)

I sold both not long after i brought them because i counted get them to fit my preferred play style. I really want a Light or mediums hero mech.

You are definitely the light mech kind buddy. Everyone plays mostly within a certain speed. For me, I find the lights too fast and the assaults too slow, so I stick to heavies.

That would be a Flame with ballistics in the shoulder.

[Omigir]

Pr8Dator, on 26 December 2012 - 05:34 AM, said:

You are definitely the light mech kind buddy. Everyone plays mostly within a certain speed. For me, I find the lights too fast and the assaults too slow, so I stick to heavies.

That would be a Flame with ballistics in the shoulder.

Thanks for correcting me and yeah, i have high hopes for a Hero Flea

[Murphy7]

I bought YLW because I am primarily (but not lately) a Cent pilot, and I got jacked out of skill boxes and such by the AH "placeholder" phenomenon that apparently did not effect Cataphracts nor Dragons.

The whining and crying about hero mechs has calmed down, only Cent pilots had to deal with the self justified friendly fire arm removals and TKs because of the pay2wangs. Muromets and Flame have legitimate hardpoint advantages, but not nearly the in game hatred on their release.

I am not opposed to buying a hero mech in the future, but I am a long way from ready to purchase MC given the current state of the game.

Edited by Murphy7, 26 December 2012 - 05:57 AM.

[Pr8Dator]

Omigir, on 26 December 2012 - 05:40 AM, said:

Thanks for correcting me and yeah, i have high hopes for a Hero Flea

Or spider? No?

[WildeKarde]

Just bought the YLW as I always liked it from the lore. Not sure if I'll buy any of the others, flame looks interesting for hardpoints but it would be another mech chassis to grind through for the sake of a hero mech.