I got a refund the other day as I wasn't too happy with the way things were going and looked to be heading. Looks like with open beta coming out in not even a week I made the recall and don't regret the decision now. Shame really.
Yeah, up until this patch I was debating which founder's pack to get. I told myself to wait since these next two patches were supposed to be big. Glad I waited.
Care to ellaborate on what you had to do to get a refund?
I got a refund the other day as I wasn't too happy with the way things were going and looked to be heading. Looks like with open beta coming out in not even a week I made the recall and don't regret the decision now. Shame really.
well if you do have faith in the game and you do want to get a founders pack, you only have until the 14th.
I dont think this game is ready for release. Granted, they are releasing from one beta into another, but the amount of quirks this patch has released are immense and game breaking for many. They must either be under a lot of pressure to get the ball rolling, or they have a handle on the remaining bugs and most will be squashed onthe 16th.
Im still having a ton of fun, but their choices are very concerning.
I'm thinking I'm going to request a refund. I went from the lowest tier up to the highest tier of founder's back in the early August timeframe, when the developers were seeming to add new functionality, address issues, etc. every week, and I thought that they had a realistic shot of getting more than just a matchmaking system for 8v8 put together before launch/open beta.
I've lamented the lack of a main chat area, or anyway to really organize with other players outside of 3rd party utilities. The developer's response was to contract with another company to provide voice support, but not in a way that solved the problem I had with the current system.
I initially played in PUGs primarily with a buddy of mine, and quickly learned that I was going to have to get into a pre-made group to consistently compete. I did that using the unofficial TS3 server, but found it still clunky to find a group, and then boring when 95% of the fights were against PUGs which stood little to no chance to win. I got so bored with it, that I literally haven't played it in over a month, waiting on new, meaningful features to be added. Instead we got more combat balancing and another 'Mech. If they were serious about moving towards a greater meta-game, they wouldn't be focusing so much on the economy and balancing of the current combat game, as a greater meta-game would invalidate much of this balance.
I love mechwarrior, and I had high hopes after wishing for a return of MPBT:3025 for the past decade. But pushing to open beta, deciding to decrement premium time included with the founder's packages, and making the game a grindfest really has disillusioned me with the team and direction of the game.
I agree with everything you have said and its all true with no spin, but will stick it out anyways
So, I haven´t played in a month or two... I went for the Atlas founders, should I just stick with that and strip it for parts (engine especially) or change to something else? IS any Founders mech "better" than the others?
I definitely don´t like using the Atlas, just to slow.
i dont think any one is better than the other. just depends on your play style and what role you want to fill. I find them all useful for very different reasons.
the founders atlas is a beast. piloted correctly you can rack up the kills and dish out tons of damage. If i had to choose just one, i would take it for the simple fact its the most expensive and will pull in the most money due to kills and damage output.
Gauss, 4 MLasers, 2 SRM6 = fun
So, I haven´t played in a month or two... I went for the Atlas founders, should I just stick with that and strip it for parts (engine especially) or change to something else? IS any Founders mech "better" than the others?
I definitely don´t like using the Atlas, just to slow.
Get the one you're willing to spend the most time in to take best advantage of the founder's bonus. The Cat and Jenner aren't bad. The Hunch variant is the worst of that mech IMO.
I must confess... I use a similar build but prefer the AC/20 to the Gauss. Of course I lose out in a few areas but when I'm up close and personal, it's brutal.
Get the one you're willing to spend the most time in to take best advantage of the founder's bonus. The Cat and Jenner aren't bad. The Hunch variant is the worst of that mech IMO.
So, I haven´t played in a month or two... I went for the Atlas founders, should I just stick with that and strip it for parts (engine especially) or change to something else? IS any Founders mech "better" than the others?
I definitely don´t like using the Atlas, just to slow.
Stock Founders Hunchback with a couple of items moved around, Small Laser removed, CASE added, more ammo added, engine downgraded slightly.
Beast... if you can aim and handle the heat.
Until you get killed by every light mech in the game because they can run around behind you faster than you can turn to keep your back armor away from them.
Out of all the founders mechs, the Atlas and the Jenner have the best hardmount/weapon configs which work (*as currently balanced*). The hunch "could" be good, but not unless it gets a clan XL engine (assuming you will even be able to do that), or clan double heatsinks and ferro-fibros armor is out. Otherwise it is too slow, too squishy, and/or too out gunned.
The Cat is "ok". It isn't the Cat that people will be using as it isn't the K2. Unless they fix heat or heatsinks, it is useless.
I love the founders Atlas. You live and die by your team, but you should be taking 2-3 mechs with you when you go if you are playing right (i.e. you learn to shoot the head or learn to recognize which mechs are probably using an XL engine and shoot their sides). What you don't do is stand there and shoot dead center on a mech (this goes for piloting any mech, but more so on the Atlas since you should have the firepower to blow off a head in 2 volleys). So if you spent more than 8-10 seconds shooting at a mech in an Atlas, you spent too much time.
The Jenner sucks until you get a 300XL engine. I would not even bother using one until you do that, so that means lots of matches getting creamed until that happens if all you get is the founders jenner. I personally plan on using the founders atlas until I have enough to purchase a 300XL engine, which has the side benefit of being the best engine for the Jenner, Hunchback, Raven, and Atlas (if you don't mind having a squishy Atlas). But WITH the 300XL, it is (in my opinion), the 2nd best mech in the game (the Raven with the 300XL is the best). Why do I say it is the best? Because you don't need to rely on your team to survive. You are faster or as fast as every mech in the game so you can simply run. Because of your speed and size, you can take cover just about everywhere and only take minor glancing hits from lasers. If you pilot it correctly you can get behind every mech in the game and core their weak rear armor. I have a round where in my Jenner (it wasn't the founders, but it could just as easily had been), I had 7 kills and 1 assist with many of those kills being 1v1.
the founders cat is far from useless. it can be made into just about anything you want. you arnt going to be tearing through the ranks in it, sure. but piloted correctly it can be a good time. Everyone has different likes and goals. yours appear to be "kill everyting by yourself" which is fine. I like to play a more supporting role.
I would play the jenner more if it didnt turn into a slide show moving at that speed around other mechs. and you do really need an XL in it, but it doesnt completely suck without one. just not as good.