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I had purchased both the biggest Founder and the Phoenix packages, which is probably around $200 or so - then again, some day I've calculated how much time I spent with the game already and it was well over 200 hours, so even though I'm currently not playing anymore I consider it a good investment, as far as "hours of fun per dollar" is concerned, compared to most other AAA titles.

Masakari.
Man O' War.
90+ Mech Bays.
Dozen or so colours.
Few camo patterns (one shot and unlock).
4-5 Heroes.

Wish I could have got Phoenix Locust, but I missed it.
Would have gone Founders too if my internet / PC had been good enough to run it at the time, but hey-ho.

- Also, hey, you get the King Crab for free then!

Lynata wrote:I had purchased both the biggest Founder and the Phoenix packages, which is probably around $200 or so - then again, some day I've calculated how much time I spent with the game already and it was well over 200 hours, so even though I'm currently not playing anymore I consider it a good investment, as far as "hours of fun per dollar" is concerned, compared to most other AAA titles.

See, I've spent almost 3 times that on games where I spent maybe 30-60 bucks, so I can't really measure it in terms of dollar per hour of play.

Ovion wrote:Masakari.
Man O' War.
90+ Mech Bays.
Dozen or so colours.
Few camo patterns (one shot and unlock).
4-5 Heroes.

Wish I could have got Phoenix Locust, but I missed it.
Would have gone Founders too if my internet / PC had been good enough to run it at the time, but hey-ho.

- Also, hey, you get the King Crab for free then!

And jesus christ. Next time you're feeling spendy let me know, I need a new computer.

I've been playing a bit more lately (the rewards kind of brought me back).

If any of you want to drop together, hit me up. I'm Dirty Dawg on MWO.

 Hordini wrote:
I've been playing a bit more lately (the rewards kind of brought me back).

If any of you want to drop together, hit me up. I'm Dirty Dawg on MWO.

Same here.

Also, Piotr Grey is my name on MWO, always looking for a couple lancemates to drop with.

I sent you a friend request.

I'll have to wait until either the early AM or the early PM to accept it and drop with you, EST also. Working 3rd shift at the job and I haven't the clout to bring my laptop in and play MWO.

Fun new map

Frankenberry wrote:See, I've spent almost 3 times that on games where I spent maybe 30-60 bucks, so I can't really measure it in terms of dollar per hour of play.

Ah, don't get me wrong - it's just a personal guideline of sorts where I don't feel bad about my cash anymore.
There are some games where I've spent several hundreds of hours on a cheaper product as well, such as Dragon Age or Mass Effect, but all in all I noticed a trend that full price titles often give me just about 30-40 hours of game time, which is very much below of what I was getting out of MWO (and it's very likely I'll pick it up again in the near future).

F2P is always a bit of a risk if you delve into it with an open wallet, but then again so are full price games. Just have to measure what you're willing to part with for something, I guess. The advantage of F2P here is that in most cases you already know you're having fun before you are paying (even in MWO I purchased the Founder pack only after seeing the game in closed beta).

Standing offer, anyone here can add me on mwo.
Ovion there as here (and everywhere else)

 Ovion wrote:
Standing offer, anyone here can add me on mwo.
Ovion there as here (and everywhere else)

I added you (Dirty Dawg on MWO).

October roadmap is up. Have a read
http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/173062-october-road-map/

Lots on jumpjets this time. also a small nerf to clan engines, though I don't think it will make much of a difference.

Ovion wrote:Standing offer, anyone here can add me on mwo.
Ovion there as here (and everywhere else)

I'll add you, Piotr Grey is my MWO tag.

Ledabot wrote:October roadmap is up. Have a read
http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/173062-october-road-map/

Lots on jumpjets this time. also a small nerf to clan engines, though I don't think it will make much of a difference.

Y'know, as much as I remember being terrified of Omnimechs back in previous MW games, I'm sort of 'meh' about MWO's take on them. I think the clan weapons are insanely good (the sounds are amazing), but the mechs themselves leave something to be desired I think. Except the Daishi...they don't die, it's insane.

I'll have to re download and ill pit my name up to add.

Y'know, before I had to go to work tonight, I was trying out the Victor-9S(C) and was having a blast. It has pretty decent staying power in brawling (I've noticed slower assaults have a problem with the Victor's speed) and is pretty decent when using it's dual Ultrac AC/5's as a harassing weapon.

I may spend some bills on a stock 9S and see about maybe doing an LBX-10 or AC20 in place of the Ultras; make it more of a close range finisher/starter. If I go with the LBX I can do two srm6s, one srm4, two medium pulse lasers and enough ammo for 30 AC shots and about 19 missile shots.

Of course the total price is 17m cbills because of the damn XL 340 I need.

 Frankenberry wrote:
Y'know, before I had to go to work tonight, I was trying out the Victor-9S(C) and was having a blast. It has pretty decent staying power in brawling (I've noticed slower assaults have a problem with the Victor's speed) and is pretty decent when using it's dual Ultrac AC/5's as a harassing weapon.

I may spend some bills on a stock 9S and see about maybe doing an LBX-10 or AC20 in place of the Ultras; make it more of a close range finisher/starter. If I go with the LBX I can do two srm6s, one srm4, two medium pulse lasers and enough ammo for 30 AC shots and about 19 missile shots.

Of course the total price is 17m cbills because of the damn XL 340 I need.

Offcourse a victor is good, it's the single best Assault mech in the game.

Also, can't wait for the IS quirks, really looking forward to what they do with quickdraws and dragons.

 Soladrin wrote:

 Frankenberry wrote:
Y'know, before I had to go to work tonight, I was trying out the Victor-9S(C) and was having a blast. It has pretty decent staying power in brawling (I've noticed slower assaults have a problem with the Victor's speed) and is pretty decent when using it's dual Ultrac AC/5's as a harassing weapon.

I may spend some bills on a stock 9S and see about maybe doing an LBX-10 or AC20 in place of the Ultras; make it more of a close range finisher/starter. If I go with the LBX I can do two srm6s, one srm4, two medium pulse lasers and enough ammo for 30 AC shots and about 19 missile shots.

Of course the total price is 17m cbills because of the damn XL 340 I need.

Offcourse a victor is good, it's the single best Assault mech in the game.

Also, can't wait for the IS quirks, really looking forward to what they do with quickdraws and dragons.

Do you or rather, have you, used the Victor to any degree? I'd like the input if I'm going to take the time to save up for the proper build.

I've tried victors, but just can't get along with the bloody things.
Worst stats of any mech I've used.

Actually makes me a little concerned for my upcoming gargoyle, as it looks to be pretty similar

I have one of each weight class, with 2 mediums as they are my favorite (Raven, Hunchback, Griffin, Jagermech and Victor).

My Victor has Endo, Double Heatsinks, Standard Armor, an XL 370, AC20, 2x Large Laser, SRM6 and full armor. 21 rounds for the AC20 and 100 for the SRM. It's my most successful Victor build so far. Forget the Jump Jets on it, waste of weight and space.

 Frankenberry wrote:

 Soladrin wrote:

 Frankenberry wrote:
Y'know, before I had to go to work tonight, I was trying out the Victor-9S(C) and was having a blast. It has pretty decent staying power in brawling (I've noticed slower assaults have a problem with the Victor's speed) and is pretty decent when using it's dual Ultrac AC/5's as a harassing weapon.

I may spend some bills on a stock 9S and see about maybe doing an LBX-10 or AC20 in place of the Ultras; make it more of a close range finisher/starter. If I go with the LBX I can do two srm6s, one srm4, two medium pulse lasers and enough ammo for 30 AC shots and about 19 missile shots.

Of course the total price is 17m cbills because of the damn XL 340 I need.

Offcourse a victor is good, it's the single best Assault mech in the game.

Also, can't wait for the IS quirks, really looking forward to what they do with quickdraws and dragons.

Do you or rather, have you, used the Victor to any degree? I'd like the input if I'm going to take the time to save up for the proper build.

Yeah, there's a reason it's the most used Assault in competitive play. Even after having three waves of nerfs handed to it, it's still one of the best mechs.

That said, I never enjoyed it's playstyle. The reason it's so good is because it's the best IS poptart. That said, a madcat completely trumps it now.

So, I spent a few days saving up and selling unwanted crap from my inventory and scored a DDC and honestly? I'm having a great deal of fun.

I'm slow as hell, an enormous target, and get left alone 90% of the time. But, most people will run away from me if they catch me alone or even 2 on 1. When I finally arrive at the 'lets dance around launching missiles and poorly aimed gauss shots' area that all teams inevitably end up at, people generally realize I'm keeping them alive via that sexy ECM and I get several bodyguards.

The only problem I've found is timing really, finding that specific time or situation where I can charge in with my 50Kph and break the enemy. A minute or two off and I end up either fighting seven mechs with zero support, or I get there just in time to kill a legged light.

I think I'll go for mastery of this giant donkey-cave, not keen on losing the ECM when I move on to the other variants though.

So, went back to my ol' faithfull. The Quickdraw. First match in a 2 AC 10 2 medium laser IV4 later and I'm up 5 kills and 700 dmg.

 Soladrin wrote:
So, went back to my ol' faithfull. The Quickdraw. First match in a 2 AC 10 2 medium laser IV4 later and I'm up 5 kills and 700 dmg.

Gotta love a man that fields a Quickdraw, and even does well in it, heh.

Always been attracted to the odd-ball 'mechs, namely the Dragon and Quickdraw. But I suffer from mag-pie disorder when it comes to most any gaming situation so I'll sell the chassis like three days later because I've found another mech that's stealing my interest.

 Frankenberry wrote:

 Soladrin wrote:
So, went back to my ol' faithfull. The Quickdraw. First match in a 2 AC 10 2 medium laser IV4 later and I'm up 5 kills and 700 dmg.

Gotta love a man that fields a Quickdraw, and even does well in it, heh.

Always been attracted to the odd-ball 'mechs, namely the Dragon and Quickdraw. But I suffer from mag-pie disorder when it comes to most any gaming situation so I'll sell the chassis like three days later because I've found another mech that's stealing my interest.

I have 80 (full) mech bays so I hardly ever need to buy one. The only thing's I sell are chassis' that I only used to master things.

 Soladrin wrote:

 Frankenberry wrote:

 Soladrin wrote:
So, went back to my ol' faithfull. The Quickdraw. First match in a 2 AC 10 2 medium laser IV4 later and I'm up 5 kills and 700 dmg.

Gotta love a man that fields a Quickdraw, and even does well in it, heh.

Always been attracted to the odd-ball 'mechs, namely the Dragon and Quickdraw. But I suffer from mag-pie disorder when it comes to most any gaming situation so I'll sell the chassis like three days later because I've found another mech that's stealing my interest.

I have 80 (full) mech bays so I hardly ever need to buy one. The only thing's I sell are chassis' that I only used to master things.

Jesus man, 80 mechs? I have 5 bays, and only 1 occupied, LOL.

I opted in for that 'get more than 130 points per match and get 500k' contest that PGI is doing to see if anyone can get the highest points per class. It's going to suck if it's only if you place on the board.

73 of 95 mechbays.

That's about to go up to about 88 of 110.

Won't be grinding out anymore mechs for the foreseeable future, as I'm going to grind out modules, engines, upgrades and gear.

I don't grind nearly enough in this game, and I still buy packs. I still never finished my phoenix mechs, and now my clan mechs are getting rusty.

I just made a lot of clanners weep in shame.

I did this with a Dragon-5N, considered one of the worst mechs in the game.

Warning huge pictures because I couldn't be arsed to resize.

your going to have to post a video of your matches one of these days

Well, I'm playing live on NGNG on twitch right now. Playing with Errodien there.

twitch.com/ngngtv