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#1 MessedUpWelshy

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:25 PM

I paid for this game but in a couple days people will get it for free? I may be reading this wrong and forgive me if I am but to me this says you rather reward people who wait longer. Personally I feel that people who paid for this game before that announcement should get a bonus, Maybe free M/C either equal or even half value to what we have put into the game.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:27 PM

You got a bunch of mechs for free. If you bought the nemesis pack you got a bunch of benefits. People who waited for it to become free only get the crt and no extras at all no new mechs, no ingame currency etc. Your in a better place buying the 10 dollar or 30 dollar nemesis pack than those that decided to wait for it to go f2p again.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:27 PM

View PostMessedUpWelshy, on March 05 2014 - 02:25 PM, said:

I paid for this game but in a couple days people will get it for free? I may be reading this wrong and forgive me if I am but to me this says you rather reward people who wait longer. Personally I feel that people who paid for this game before that announcement should get a bonus, Maybe free M/C either equal or even half value to what we have put into the game.
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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:27 PM

So it begins. Had to buy the bundle to get early access, Hawkens always been a F2P game.

Anyone else see this coming?

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:28 PM

It is early access and you are getting a large deal on the mechs, though not as nice of one once things go free (as there will be a discount). Think of it being e-peen.

Also, if you get the game once it is free, you start with only one mech.

The paywall was in place because they needed something in place to prevent their servers from getting swamp ass and to improve their infrastructure.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:31 PM

They explained that this was an "Early Access" bundle. You also got a ton of stuff for free that really saved you like 300 hours of grinding... So it's not really a bad deal at all and you really don't deserve a bonus when the rest of us have been pumping money into this game for years now while it was free... Your bonus was getting a bunch of free stuff instantly.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:34 PM

View Postnokari, on March 05 2014 - 02:31 PM, said:

They explained that this was an "Early Access" bundle. You also got a ton of stuff for free that really saved you like 300 hours of grinding... So it's not really a bad deal at all and you really don't deserve a bonus when the rest of us have been pumping money into this game for years now while it was free... Your bonus was getting a bunch of free stuff instantly.

Derp.

400 hours in this game and still going. I have grinded to unlock a bunch of fuzzy bunny >.> Feel good you got some nice stuff and e-peen.

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#8 nokari

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:37 PM

View PostOmegaNull, on March 05 2014 - 02:34 PM, said:

View Postnokari, on March 05 2014 - 02:31 PM, said:

They explained that this was an "Early Access" bundle. You also got a ton of stuff for free that really saved you like 300 hours of grinding... So it's not really a bad deal at all and you really don't deserve a bonus when the rest of us have been pumping money into this game for years now while it was free... Your bonus was getting a bunch of free stuff instantly.

Derp.

400 hours in this game and still going. I have grinded to unlock a bunch of fuzzy bunny >.> Feel good you got some nice stuff and e-peen.

I'm so glad I've been playing consistently since Alpha. I was fully leveled with every mech fully ranked up before Ascension and now I have 2-3 copies of every mech, all fully ranked up and plenty of XP to transfer. :B

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Posted March 05 2014 - 02:56 PM

Well, as others already mentioned: Everyone who bought one of the bundles got a great deal on the ingame content that is included in each bundle. I added a more detailed calculation for each bundle. Keep in mind that all calculations were made using the current 720 MC to 5$ ratio.

Nemesis bundle calculation:
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Prosk bundle calculation:
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Posted March 05 2014 - 03:00 PM

Shoot I bought both and the only mechs I am missing are the Scout and G2 Assault (I bought the Incinerator with MC). I knew what I was getting into and still wanted to buy my way into what looked like an awesome game. Now I look forward to all the Steamers who waited for F2P.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 03:19 PM

It was painfully obvious from the start that the Nemesis Bundle was an opt-in package, and buying it was a privilege that you took advantage of.

The website had listed from the start that it would be a limited time offer for those who wanted to get in early while they were transitioning their assets to the steam platform. The free alphas and free betas went in first through the steam conversion, then steam was locked to buy-in only through the bundles so the servers weren't MOBBED on release, because Adhesive didn't have the chops to handle all of steam at once.

If you feel like you got ripped off because you bought it right before the weekend Hawken went full release on steam, then you're entitled to your opinion.

Your wrong opinion.

Your really bad, completely poopy-faced, totally freaking fuzziest of all fuzzy bunnies opinion.

Because everything that came in the Nemesis Bundle was marked down 75%. You basically bought half the content in the game at a Steam Summer Sale price.

Which brings us to our next point- If you're lurking this forum right now and planning on playing Hawken on the 7th when it goes full release F2P, DON'T.

BUY NEMESIS NOW WHILE YOU CAN. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONTHS OF GRIND. SERIOUSLY, DO IT. DO IT NOW BEFORE IT GOES AWAY.
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Posted March 05 2014 - 03:38 PM

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BUY NEMESIS NOW WHILE YOU CAN. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONTHS OF GRIND. SERIOUSLY, DO IT. DO IT NOW BEFORE IT GOES AWAY.
I would second this also. I purchased the 30 day HC and XP bonuses twice to level out the grinding boredom. I just about made it through all the grinding needed to unlock the necessary mechs. Then that progression was taken away, so I would definately take the bundle option, it will save you a lot of bother and give you more options tbh.

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Posted March 05 2014 - 03:59 PM

View PostMessedUpWelshy, on March 05 2014 - 02:25 PM, said:

I paid for this game but in a couple days people will get it for free? I may be reading this wrong and forgive me if I am but to me this says you rather reward people who wait longer. Personally I feel that people who paid for this game before that announcement should get a bonus, Maybe free M/C either equal or even half value to what we have put into the game.

Do you not know what "early access" means?  They've always stated it would be free upon final steam release....  They didn't trick anyone, you just failed to comprehend the words on the screen.




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