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Imagine. Hawken is not Free-to-Play. 

 

How many bucks would you be ready to pay for Hawken? (Single payment)

I would say 30€ would be okey 50€ would be expensive, but for Hawken lovers still worth :]

 

 

What would you pay for Hawken?


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All of it!



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I would pay about $30 as well :3 Hawken is love, Hawken is life.
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$30



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I've already paid more for it, but yes, in general 20 to 30 bucks would be appropiate. Of course it would have to get out of the beta first imho.


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for a single payment I would pay :

- up to 50€ if it includes a Peer to peer option to create custom games and sort of modding tools (or allow modders to create tools).

- up to 30€ otherwise.

 

for "micro payment" I would rather pay 15€ on regular basis for some sort of "season pass" with appropriate communication that may includes some specific skins or emblem, and may grant acces to some organized play / stuff (night of the living Fred, etc).


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I tend to throw about 20 USD at this thing monthly. No problem with a single pay format, but it better be damn good whatever the price.


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All of the money.
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20 to 30 CAD and I'd buy it. Much more than that would demand more content.

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up to 59.99 Euro it would be ok  :tongue:

 

 

but i already paid same like this (more or less)  :yes: 



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Nothing, there is no content in the game, its bare bones f2p title, switching from that model would be a suicide. 

Nadeo did same thing with Trackmania, releasing  same game with minor tweaks for 10$, nobody bought it, and game is pretty much dead now, and it had hundred thousands of  people playing it in the glory days.


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I need to see double the maps, and a ton of polish. Basically a game that's not in beta.
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As of now I would play £15 max.

 

When HAWKEN becomes the true beauty it is destined to be however...

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As an early access/beta game: jack sh*t.

Betas are meant as free games with only in-game currency, no transactions.

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I would pay the same as any retail game, around $50, as long as that allowed me to still earn everything of any playability without paying for it.

 

The entire "free-to-play" (aka freemium) model is based on the concept that the owner can make more money by providing addictive incentives that drive players into a cycle of throwing a few dollars here and a few dollars there at the game over a long period of time.

 

I have been very happy that Hawken has avoided that business model and it's the only reason I've kept playing it.  I generally avoid all F2P games completely, for the reasons I mentioned.  A friend spent several days convincing me that Hawken was not like that to even get me to download it.  Had this game just cost $50 or so up front and had little to no ability to buy your mechs and weapons, he probably could have just said, "Hey man, I'm playing a cool online mech game, Hawken, buy it so we can play together." and I would have.


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I'd say ~30 American.  People don't like to pay fullprice for MP-only games.



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Would entirely depend on it's state at release, as is now I'd pay 20-25$


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Around 20 - 50€ i suppose. The funny thing about free to play games is that those who do pay, usually pay more than they would for a pay to play. I'm no exception to this.
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Yes. I would pay yes.



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Easily $30. $50 is asking for too much and $60 is unrealistic. 


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Def 30 but once we all buy it what incentive would they have to develop new content?

Keep in mind I HATE paying for a game and then buying the game over and over (season pass) to stay current and I can't be the only one

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As of now I would play £15 max.

 

When HAWKEN becomes the true beauty it is destined to be however...

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Ive already put over $80 into this game. I should say I get it for free. but if i was just starting out. $30 sounds highly reasonable. more if they can come up with some type of storyline. 



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All the monies.


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Depends on the scenario.

 

Hawken is free to play, so I was able to try it first. I now know that I like the game and would be willing to spend 20-30€.

 

If Hawken was paid from the beginning (without any option to try first), then I'd just go play something else. I don't like paying for any software I cannot try for free first.



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$30 for the Hawken I loved. I honestly wouldn't bother buying Hawken in it's current state. But if I think about how much content there is, and assumed I would enjoy the game, that's the pricepoint I come up with.



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$40 for the game with no cosmetics unlocked.

$100 for all cosmetics unlocked.

$10-$20 for cosmetic expansion packs.

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I would pay $25 for base game, $45 for founder pack and $100 for high end founders pack. I would also pay about $1-$5 per dlc or add on pack.

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What ever they ask for... Hawken is my favorite game.

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this game as is i would put a value of $15-$20 but if it were a bit more polished and had fuller features like server renting and full clan support i could justify $30-$40 price tag. for a subscription model i would have to say no more than $5 a month.

 

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Two things have been stated that prompt me to add to my previous comments:

 

First, when I see a paid/retail style game that offers players the option to buy map packs or game modes, I'm out.  That is the scent of death on a game.  Requiring players to spend money to get into a specific map or game mode instantly divides the community into segregated groups who cannot play together.  Since it is almost always a dwindling online community that puts an end to an online game, dividing the player base to make it even smaller... and ultimately leading to both more players quitting for good and many feeling sore about the expensive content they purchased but cannot use because everybody who is left has migrated back to the basic maps and modes.  In short, dumb idea.

 

Second, I absolutely appreciate free trials of a game.  I agree with those who've said that they will often opt out of buying a game over uncertainty when they would have probably ended up paying if they'd had a free trial period to try the game out.


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I'd pay 20$ if all the stuff is unlocked to start.



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*imagining Hawken is not F2P*

 

Knowing what I knew then about the game, i.e., before I systematically had the interest kicked out of me by aimless game designers: I would have parted with as much as £25 for it.

 

Knowing what I know now about the game, i.e., after I systematically had the interest kicked out of me by aimless game designers: I would have gradually regretted paying anything for it.

 

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On the subject of having the interest kicked out of me: remember when Huges (I think it was Huges) said that the designers were deliberately aiming to turn the game play on its head with each update by virtue of ever more 'dramatic' additions and changes?  'Spaners being thrown into machines' was mentioned.  Yup, that was a thing.  ~Fun times.~

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20-25 bucks at the very most.  That's me being generous, however... if the captain does it right, he might be able to shake more money from me.



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Many of the old players paid much more then its worth. But as imagined new player i would give maybe 20 Euros for it in the actual state. But only if some content would come, not only refurbished mech models and cheap maps. 

 

Making Hawken F2P was imho a big Mistake. They should first eliminate all errors, releasing the Game and pushing content as DLC or similar. This would sort even the Backpackers out of the Game.


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I would've paid £20 and not a penny more for as long as I owned it.

 

I've spent around £50-£60 on cosmetics.


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What's the conversion rate between euros/dollars vs. scrip?
 

Many of the old players paid much more then its worth.

 

I was one of those "old players," and at the time, I invested in the highest-available package of the Vanguard Initiative, which was about $60 USD.

 

Do I regret that purchase/investment? At the time, I did not because I played the hell out of the game and got a lot of enjoyment out of it. However, I do not think this game is near that price point today, even with all of the customizations in skins/equipment.

I think the game is realistically at or below $20 USD for what is currently available.



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easily spent over 100 on cosmetics. got another 100 coming reloaded if you make more art!! maybe a hookah in the cockpit?!?! :D


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