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[Virisken]

My premium time runs out in a couple of days..so i ask my self if i should renew it.. and the answer is no..

premium time increases your c-bill and xp-income... and both are absolutly of no importance.

with the new rewardsystem you will make money regardless how bad you play (you dont have to worry that you could lose some money after repair and reload).. and the xp-"tree" is done pretty fast.

even without premium and only a couple of games/day i will have enough money to buy a new mech after it is released.

in the forum you can read about people having 100 000 000 and more c-bills...

so whats the point with premium?
i am a bitconfused, cause normally premiumtime is the main cashgain for a ftp..but in MWO i think there is no really use for it.

so i am a little bit worried about mwo. i love this game but i am not sure if their current system (overpriced paintings that only a few people are willing to buy and obsolete premium time) will succeed and they will make enough money to maintain and improve the game. i think their main income is from premium mechs..but i am not sure, that this is enough.

[Little Nemo]

Money, it's worth it.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Premium time can gets you +50% XP and C-bills => Premium time can shave-away 33% of the time needed to earn enough cash/xp to do your MechLabbing and stuff.

That is the point - it's a shortcut to get the stuff you could otherwise get without Premium time, only getting it a little faster.

[Tempered]

I would only buy premium time if I were going to buy 3 new mechs to master.

[Inappropriate1191]

I recommend not getting premium time until you see a new mech that you just really wanna have. I bought premium time to boost money and XP for my atlases, and it was worth it. In fact, I'd highly recommend getting premium time with mech credits instead of wasting them on buying a mech (Unless it's a hero mech, then you have no choice). You come out with an overall larger profit by getting a week of premium time and grinding away than you would from just paying credits for your mech.

[Pygar]

Virisken, on 24 December 2012 - 02:23 PM, said:

My premium time runs out in a couple of days..so i ask my self if i should renew it.. and the answer is no..

premium time increases your c-bill and xp-income... and both are absolutly of no importance.

with the new rewardsystem you will make money regardless how bad you play (you dont have to worry that you could lose some money after repair and reload).. and the xp-"tree" is done pretty fast.

even without premium and only a couple of games/day i will have enough money to buy a new mech after it is released.

in the forum you can read about people having 100 000 000 and more c-bills...

so whats the point with premium?
i am a bitconfused, cause normally premiumtime is the main cashgain for a ftp..but in MWO i think there is no really use for it.

so i am a little bit worried about mwo. i love this game but i am not sure if their current system (overpriced paintings that only a few people are willing to buy and obsolete premium time) will succeed and they will make enough money to maintain and improve the game. i think their main income is from premium mechs..but i am not sure, that this is enough.

Money is money...they will make more stuff down the road to buy and use, so more money is probably worth it. If for now it doesn't seem worth it, then don't get more premium- but have a little faith in the game...we've only seen about half of the mechs, mods, maps, and modes that the game is probably going to have in the end....if not now, later it might seem way more worth it.

[Inappropriate1191]

Wait a minute, just realized this guy is a legendary founder. Jeez. No need to buy premium time for you, dude. You paid into it enough that if you're ever strapped for cash, just roll out with your Founder Mech.

[Sevaradan]

With the silly new economy there's absolutely no reason to even if you absolutely suck and run an expensive mech you'll make $

[Mordynak]

Prosperity Park, on 24 December 2012 - 02:38 PM, said:

Premium time can gets you +50% XP and C-bills => Premium time can shave-away 33% of the time needed to earn enough cash/xp to do your MechLabbing and stuff.

That is the point - it's a shortcut to get the stuff you could otherwise get without Premium time, only getting it a little faster.

This is the reason i wouldnt buy premium time. You're essentially paying to play less.

[PANZERBUNNY]

Isn't much incentive.

[JSparrowist]

The premium time is worth it for the cbills bonus if you're trying to buy more mechs and customize them, like I am.

Definitely worth it. Saves a LOT of time grinding.

[shadowrwolf]

dont waste youre $$ right now in the current state the premium boost dose not give you as much as it was before.

[Cabusha]

I play casually with a small clan, so premium time is worth it to me. I work M-F, and I don't want to spend hours grinding for cash to play a new mech. My time is valuable, so premium + hero mechs is the way to go.

[Noesis]

Supports PGI.

Irrespective of whether MWO is F2P, more money fundamentally will mean a better product and potentially more game play sooner as PGI can invest more into the game and in a more immediate time frame.

If affordable, I suppose it depends whether you value things in the overall big picture to make it worth it from this perspective.

[One Medic Army]

Premium time is if you want to play less for the same reward.
If you're already playing enough to afford everything, you don't need it.

[Wired]

Actually, the OP has a point. With the recent changes to the system as of now it's just not worth it - you don't LOSE anything, ever. Cbills have no importance.

[Pr8Dator]

I used to buy alot of premium time but none since the new economy... supposed to be a good thing LOL!

[Felix]

wait...you activated your premium time?

Well that was a waste

[Virisken]

Felix, on 24 December 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

wait...you activated your premium time?

Well that was a waste

no i did not and thats excactly the point. i could start the founder premium time but it seems there is no need to..and i think this is wrong in a FTP.
with the current reward system and not really much to spent c-bills for (except a new mech once a month) you are making enough money ( most of the time i am not playing my founder-mechs.. not to mention that they lost some of there use through the new rewardsystem) to buy a new mech when it is released.
and the same is true for xp..you get get basic and elite really fast and master isnt really a improvement (because of the lack of usefull modules)

[Thirdstar]

Is this the thread where people miss the entire point of Premium Time?