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Is The "pretty Baby" Hero Awesome On Anyone Else's Shopping List?


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Poll: planning to acquire the Pretty Baby? (634 member(s) have cast votes)

Um... anyone planning to acquire the "Pretty Baby?"

  1. Oh yeah! (92 votes [14.51%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.51%

  2. Hellz no! (203 votes [32.02%])

    Percentage of vote: 32.02%

  3. Maybe, depends on the price (or other factors). (232 votes [36.59%])

    Percentage of vote: 36.59%

  4. I don't buy Hero mechs. (107 votes [16.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.88%

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#121 Koningswulf

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 03:55 AM

First I find the Awesome mech a substandard mech but even if it was good, I wouldnt buy one for that ridicoulous amount of MC

#122 Bishop Steiner

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:15 AM

I might have to buy 2.... just to annoy people....

View PostNostram, on 30 January 2013 - 02:13 AM, said:

Need an option for "Do not pilot Awesomes"



It's there. For those with basic comprehension skills, it is called "no".

#123 HiplyRustic

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:19 AM

View PostSyllogy, on 29 January 2013 - 11:57 AM, said:


In any case, do you realize that some of the meanest, fiercest Japanese Sumo Wrestlers took on names like Flower, and Rosebud?

It was a psychological tactic used to confuse the enemy, and encourage the enemy to underestimate the strength and fighting ability of his opponent.


Except for the part where if you were named Rosebud it was not likely you would be underestimating someone named Daisy.

#124 Lord Psycho

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 09:12 AM

If it has jump jets and an XL engine...and a mix of missiles and energy weapons ..sure I might look in to it...but then again..I want the DFA to be avaiable..soo..mehs....

#125 Endrick

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 09:15 AM

I'll buy it if it can skip sideways to avoid missiles.

#126 Regina Redshift

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:04 PM

I can't be the only person out there who saw the words "Pretty Baby" and immediately thought "Heeeeeeeey! Sexy lady!" ~ Gangham Style, Psy.

#127 Regina Redshift

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:08 PM

Ok, serious post now...



I'm glad to finally see a Hero 'Mech with a female pilot, and that we've gone back to picking Hero 'Mechs from the ranks canon (Not that I don't like Fang and Flame).

I am concerned that our Hero 'Mech release rate may be too high. I mean, I haven't even basic'd out my Death's Knell yet.

#128 Viper69

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:15 PM

I am banking all my MC till I see what clan mechs are going to run. Not going to spend my wad now only to need all my 20k for the new top dog.

#129 El Penguin

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:15 PM

View PostArchwright, on 30 January 2013 - 12:08 PM, said:


I am concerned that our Hero 'Mech release rate may be too high. I mean, I haven't even basic'd out my Death's Knell yet.


I don't see this as a problem unless the guy who's modelling the new weapons on the hero mechs is the same for the new mechs.

#130 Kell Commander

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:22 PM

I voted I don't buy hero mechs and here is why. The mc prices for the mechs right now are designed solely for people who will buy any content no matter what it is. From what I have seen on the forums, the vast majority of people refuse to spend MC on mechs because the prices are just too high. Using the "Pretty Baby" here as an example, most people assume it will cost around 6000 mc. Using the 6500 mc price to assume someone only wants this mech it amounts to slightly more then $27.50 for the mech and one paint scheme (29.95/6500 -> answer X 6000 = 27.65). While I think 300 mc at this price for 1 mechbay is fair (amounts to $1.50 I think) this is WAY to much for 1 mech and 1 paint scheme.

PGI needs to realize that yes, some people will pay this price no matter what you give them, to really earn a large profit you have to set the price to attract the rest of us who refuse to pay $20 for 1 frigin mech.

Edited for spelling mistakes. I always notice them AFTER I hit post :D

Edited by Kell Commander, 30 January 2013 - 12:22 PM.


#131 Tank

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:24 PM

Hell NO, this thing is pretty as a dead road killed skunk. I think devs are just trolling us with this mech by calling it "pretty baby", hell probably took a sea of beer to call like that. :D

#132 Regina Redshift

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:36 PM

View PostEl Penguin, on 30 January 2013 - 12:15 PM, said:


I don't see this as a problem unless the guy who's modelling the new weapons on the hero mechs is the same for the new mechs.


What I'm saying is, I'm suffering hero-mech fatigue. If they continue the current release rate, PGI runs the risk of making Hero 'Mechs feel like part of the churn of the game.

That said, I'm not at all displeased with the number of Founder/Hero 'Mechs I see in matches. I generally see one in every other match. That rate works for me.

#133 Roadkill

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 01:16 PM

I voted "maybe" but the real answer is probably not. If they keep with their current pricing scheme, Pretty Baby is going to cost 6000 MC. That's just ridiculous. Even at the best possible exchange rate that's $24 for a Mech.

At half of their current prices I'd buy it, and probably also would have also bought an Ilya. 3000 MC ($12) is vastly more reasonable. There's even a chance I'd have bought a Fang or a Flame or maybe even a Wang at those rates. But as it stands I've yet to buy any items with MC and probably won't. I only spend MC on Mech bays, and a 1-time xp exchange so that I wouldn't have to grind two lousy Ravens in order to master the 3L.

Edited by Roadkill, 30 January 2013 - 01:16 PM.


#134 SteelRat

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 02:01 PM

View PostFate 6, on 29 January 2013 - 11:58 AM, said:

It's not in Open Beta anymore. It's a release. If you are SELLING content for cash-only, and adding more of it more regularly than you are fixing your game, you are out of beta. Devs are just using beta as an excuse for the game not being up to par.


So your the "Expert" that declares when a game is Beta or Not? Wondered who that person was.

Yes, they are charging money. That is the New Wave in game making. Nothing wrong with it, they aren't forcing you to spend anything to play the game. So sick of people like you who play a Beta then whine because it doesn't meet YOUR expectations. That doesn't mean I don't have issues with MWO right now but until the Devs declare its Released, which means the game is where THEY feel it should be to be a complete game, then it is Beta. All you forums trolls can't change the fact that the game is in development, hence, NOT COMPLETE, STILL NEEDS WORK, AKA BETA!

#135 Karl Marlow

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 02:02 PM

I am wanting to know its stats. I'm currently working on Awesomes and this is a wel timed release. The price is somewhat steep but I need a good Cbill maker. It all depends on its loadout.

#136 Rokuzachi

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 02:14 PM

View PostSteelRat, on 30 January 2013 - 02:01 PM, said:

All you forums trolls can't change the fact that the game is in development, hence, NOT COMPLETE, STILL NEEDS WORK, AKA BETA!


So you're saying that pretty much all MMOs and games like LoL, WoT, et cetera, are all still in beta even years after their launch, and will continue to be a beta until they are shut down and no longer having features and content added or bug fixes done to them?

Edited by Rokuzachi, 30 January 2013 - 02:15 PM.


#137 THOR HAMMER

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 07:49 PM

Was seriously considering buying a awsome and atllas hero mechs if they came out but WTF were they thinking that is ugly it has to be joke a early april fools joke if that is the real name and skin my god, and you cant repaint the ugly son of a BI@#h wow . hope it has xl engine + ecm + artemis + double heatsinks and extra armor . I think ill pass on this one damm all that waiting for this huge Bummer.

#138 Elizander

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 07:58 PM

Budget is a little tight on the next couple of months but I'll be getting this one. I just need to eat less. :o

#139 Vaneshi SnowCrash

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 08:12 PM

View PostVechs, on 29 January 2013 - 12:25 PM, said:


Do you think it would be appropriate for players to send in support tickets with "best offers" of what they would pay for something? If you had 100 people doing that, I bet it would do a lot for their data gathering.

I'll second Vinson. PGI I'll give you 2500 MC for Pretty Baby, because I'm slighty interested in it -- a fast assault with a mix of energy and missile weapons.


Nice idea but when support replies "Done and well bargained" you ARE going to have to put your money where your mouth is you realise?

#140 Zerethon

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 08:17 PM

View PostRokuzachi, on 30 January 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:


So you're saying that pretty much all MMOs and games like LoL, WoT, et cetera, are all still in beta even years after their launch, and will continue to be a beta until they are shut down and no longer having features and content added or bug fixes done to them?


My feeling is that if people don't like the "Paid alpha/beta" Games, they should blame stupidly successful ones like minecraft.

Mechwarrior online is in open beta. Buying things with real cash -NOW- is effectively equivalent to pre-purchasing the average triple-A title

The difference? Rather than have to wait another several months, you can play now, completely for free should you choose, and watch (And even help) the game develop.

Complain all you want, but this is a freakin' beta. I plonked down the money for Legend status, i've bought MC (And a couple shiny hero mechs, i love my ILYM/TDK/FLM) and i've played a fair amount of matches. Yeah, i'll complain or bring things to the devs attention, but y'know what?

I Deal, it's a beta, i've been in far worse betas before, i do game design, i'm bloody well used to finding bugs and thinking of ways to fix them (Let alone finding ways to fix balance issues)

Either sit down, shut up, play some games and give some constructive feedback. Or go off to another game and complain about it. If you can't understand the basic model of game development, you probably shouldn't be in the beta for a F2P game. (Game development takes time, patience, money, a ton of skill, money, and patience. Did i mention time and money?)





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