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[–]SirdubdubFRR- 5th Drakøns 25 ポイント26 ポイント  (17子コメント)

Are they are trying to crowdfund this? Do they know how much they owe their current success to the IP? This just strikes me as a terrible plan...

[–]RebasKradd 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (13子コメント)

Yes. I can't believe they'd try something like this with a staff of 70 and an already uncertain fan base.

[–]RebasKradd 61 ポイント62 ポイント  (166子コメント)

This had better not be the true explanation for their lack of manpower.

[–]AdiuvoHouse of Lords (twitch.tv/mfmadiuvo) 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (17子コメント)

Pretty sure it is, and this is really depressing. MWO is nowhere near the level of support status, where they can make another game and release content periodically for the current.

[–]Khavi_VNight Watch Mercs 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (16子コメント)

Dunno, all they have ever really done for MWO is release content periodically. TBH, it's all I really expected, so no disappoint. I really don't think their model is going to work without the backing of an established IP to milk.

[–]SJR_GutSteel Jaguar 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (8子コメント)

[–]Blutreiter 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (6子コメント)

Thread got nuked this second.

[–]Kyle_Wright=GK= 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Like a CIA govt. cover-up. They are now playing damage control, cause the entire community is about to start lynching people. Im sure the word will get around to gaming news websites/blogs. They cant sensor everyone.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

they also can't censor screenshots and the screenies of people getting banned without violating the ToS is mounting.

[–]Blutreiter 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well, it's not like this happened before...

[–]TheAmazingWJV 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

yep. sad sad sad.

[–]chemie99 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Bryan just liked a post asking if PGI is buying out IGP. Of course, he liked question if the new game was based on BT lore too. He is trolling hard this one.

[–]RebasKradd 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

He also retweets difficult questions on his Twitter. It's his way of acknowledging the questions.

[–]MCXLWhite Knight 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Well it may have been all you were expecting, but they reaped the founders money and so forth on the "within six months" model.

[–]Homeless-BillQQ Mercs 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (3子コメント)

High five for camping the /r/AUniverseToExplore.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AUTEPGI/

just in case they try to get slick with their naming of the reddit ;)

[–]MCXLWhite Knight 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I have a feeling that it's not going to be the actual name of the game, but yea, making sure the internet stays free here.

[–]chemie99 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

PGI is admitting MWO is dead in 1 year so they need a plan B. Now we know why UI2.0 took one year; everyone had been moved to this.

[–]RickromHouse of Lords 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Oh shit... Actually, I'm feeling a little sad and anxious. Like if I was in this situation: I go to the doctor to check if I have cancer or not.

And here I'm awaiting for the results...

[–]time2fly2124Sneaky "Snacky" Shadow Stalker 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'm sorry its...

(-■_■)

(ಠ_ಠ)ノ-■-■

(ಠ_ಠ)

ball cancer.. i'm so.. so sorry..

[–]RickromHouse of Lords 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh no... MY BALLS

[–]chemie99 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I can see it now...they will take the pay models from each game and add on top of each other:

ED: $300 alpha access SC: $1,000 ship insert game: $$$

"all of the above" and multiple by 5 is PGI pricing model.

[–]TheRoadbeer 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (7子コメント)

Founders money was put into MWT, I bet your clan money was put into this. If it's indeed a PGI product.

[–]RebasKradd 21 ポイント22 ポイント  (4子コメント)

It's a PGI product, all right. MWT was one thing, because IGP was the one on the hot seat there. But this...how many frustrating delays in every facet of MWO's development does this explain?

[–]WuJenIslander 19 ポイント20 ポイント  (2子コメント)

One thing you can count on with PGI.

It will be a minimum viable product.

[–]chton13Islander 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Emphasis on minimum!

[–]va_wanderer 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Certainly not on viable, if this is any indication.

[–]Dei-Ex-MachinaIsengrim 33 ポイント34 ポイント  (7子コメント)

Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Bryan Ekman, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Piranha Games. 14 years ago I founded Piranha Games with my business partner Russ Bullock to build exciting and engaging games that we love to play. Piranha is best known for our latest endeavor — MechWarrior Online, an online free-to-play giant robot combat game. MechWarrior Online's incredibly successful Founder's Program proved that we can work directly with our backers to help build a game for the community.

On Sep 9th, 2014 at 12:00PM PDT we invite you to join us for the reveal of our next project. It's a big one, it's going to be the largest production ever undertaken here at Piranha, and we want YOU to be part of it.

It's epic, it's online, it's sci-fi.

Just below you will find a registration form. Filling out this form will register you for our new game and grant you an exclusive in-game item when the finished product goes live. By registering now, you can also name your Pilot – yes that's right, pilot. Ok, no more spoilers…

I look forward to the future, and our journey to the stars.

Sincerely,

Bryan Ekman

Creative Director/Co-Founder Piranha Games

Bolded the hilarious part.

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Is he fucking trolling? I hope to god he is trolling.

Yup, he be trolling. Then again, I think we been getting trolled for 2 years now.

ggclose Russ

[–]DustmuffinsSnow Raven 18 ポイント19 ポイント  (2子コメント)

To be fair it was incredibly good at making money on empty promises. That's what publishers like to hear.

[–]thesixstringsamuraiClan Jade Pigeon 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

#GOLDMECHS

[–]_Particle_Man_ 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

When they talk about backers, they are talking about actual investors, not suckers like us they milk in order to pay those investors back with their interest.

"Backercorp gave us $X and in 1 year we repaid that $X (founders) and the next year we payed them their interest (clans)! It's safe to invest with us because you'll make money!"

they're not selling games, they're selling short term investment schemes that seem to be working well enough for now.

and maybe this new game is also battletech IP that they can hope to milk the established fanbase again. There are space "pilots" in battletech, arent there? because without a built in fanbase, i dont see how they're going to make anyone give a shit, knowing what is known about their development style

and how many here would fall for PGI's big promises again? I would imagine quite a few, because Battletech. Maybe enough for them to risk trying it again.

[–]icey35 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (0子コメント)

MechWarrior Online's incredibly successful Founder's Program proved that we can work directly with our backers to help build a game for the community.

except that you still haven't built that fucking game.

[–]DaemirErish - Sanguine Tigers 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

business partner Russ Bullock to build exciting and engaging games that we love to play

Outlaw Chopper, July 06, DMZ: North Korea December 06, dat 6 months development cycle shows..

Navy Seals: Weapons of Mass Destruction True classic FPS.

Yeap, making games they love to play.

[–]Homeless-BillQQ Mercs 72 ポイント73 ポイント  (45子コメント)

I'll wait until I see something more official to unleash rage, but I get the feeling this is going to turn into my saltiest editorial to date.

If they're seriously pushing out some other game while MWO remains the minimally viable insult to the Battletech IP that it's been for the last two years, they'll never get another dime from me. They will have earned my ire, and I'll do everything I can to make them lose at least as much money as I've spent.

I've been patient, I've forgiven them for so very many shortcomings, I've defended them at times when few others would, and I gave them a pass on knowingly lying to us repeatedly about deadlines, but I will not support this bullshit.


Concerns about where the money goes is absolutely founded, and the short answer is net MWO proceeds after taxes, royalties to Microsoft etc... - go directly into the development of MWO. The speed of development is largely relative to the amount of money coming in from sales. Those sales keep a team of around 35-40 people (we have external contractors) working full time on MWO development and live operations.

Our new game development is funded from a different source and we have been recruiting new talent exclusively for this project. We did move some staff around internally as needed to accommodate two productions, and their will be some shared resources (marketing, customer service, QA).

This was Bryan Ekman's reply in the forums, so I figured it should be visible.

Coming from a man/company that has lied willingly, knowingly, and repeatedly, this just doesn't mean anything to me anymore. I need proof. I need a publisher name, a real source, or something. I refuse to take their word at face value any longer. And if I end up being wrong for assuming that they've channeled MWO funds into this game, so be it; their own track record of lying outright to their community has driven me to believe it is the logical conclusion until I see otherwise.

[–]Veneroso 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Pretty much. I've been cautiously optimistic about the game. I purchased everything so far and a bunch more because I absolutely love Mechwarrior. I have been in love with it since I was a kid. Of course companies will share profits between projects, that makes sense.

What doesn't make sense is announcing a new project when your current one isn't even close to releasing features that you had planned for the launch of the original project.

This company's track record has been far from stellar, but I have given them the benefit of the doubt repeatedly myself. This latest announcement gives me great pause over what this means for mwo.

[–]SirdubdubFRR- 5th Drakøns 21 ポイント22 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Agreed. Not just professionally unacceptable, but also financially stupid.

[–]InertiamanSC 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (2子コメント)

They will have earned my ire

Welcome to everyone elses 2013.

[–]_Particle_Man_ 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Better late than never!

There's room on the Island for all of us!

[–]NehkrosisClan Wolf 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

do you guys think one day a load of pissed customers will get together and found Islander Games? thatd be neat.

[–]RebasKradd 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am sadly forced to agree.

[–]Kin3ticX 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (17子コメント)

The last Free-to-play I did a founders program for was Tribes Ascend by Hi-rez Studios. It was ultimately a commercial failure for various reasons and all development pretty much halted after launch. However, Hi-rez did what they had to do and focused their efforts on another title, a MOBA game(SMITE). I remember the Tribes Ascend community reacting badly to that.

Bottom line, PGI was going to announce a new game one way another as all games have life cycles. It is just tough to not get a freak out reaction from your previous game player base in the process.

The difference here is that content is still coming. I don't think this means they are pulling the plug on MWO.

[–]Tennex1022 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

lol they are just following in Hiz-Rez's footsteps

[–]wingbreakerCJF-Prime Troubadour 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (13子コメント)

Yeah, except for the part where Hi Rez had already done that to another game, which they had never actually completed.

[–]centagon 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

TA felt more finished than mwo ever was, and i believe they technically left one map maker on the project after their official 'we're out, suckers' announcement. Also, it had more options for the community to sustain it than mwo does.

[–]MCXLWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

plus you could just, buy that game (all classes and guns)

[–]keithjrSoresu 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I'm looking at the post somebody else linked by Brian...

Concerns about where the money goes is absolutely founded, and the short answer is net MWO proceeds after taxes, royalties to Microsoft etc... - go directly into the development of MWO. The speed of development is largely relative to the amount of money coming in from sales. Those sales keep a team of around 35-40 people (we have external contractors) working full time on MWO development and live operations.

Our new game development is funded from a different source and we have been recruiting new talent exclusively for this project. We did move some staff around internally as needed to accommodate two productions, and their will be some shared resources (marketing, customer service, QA).

Looks like it's a closed loop, the money they bring in for MWO is used to fund MWO operations. So the only remaining question is where this "new" funding is coming from, and why it wasn't funneled into MWO. If it's a different publisher or investor and is interested in a specific product then that makes perfect sense.

[–]RebasKradd 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Even if it is a closed loop, MWO deserves better than this. PGI has lowballed it and left it unfinished, and doesn't seem to realize that their reputation is tied to it.

[–]XenosphobaticHHoD 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (0子コメント)

What reputation.

[–]gooooollerBattlemaster Aficionado 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Im done with this game.

[–]rusticatedcharm 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I'm so disappointed. I had faith, it looked like things were getting better. And then this.

[–]cavortingwebeastiesLoc Nar 25 ポイント26 ポイント  (2子コメント)

[–]LPirate 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

oh look some whales in space...

get it.

whales

[–]Th3b33f228th IBR 35 ポイント36 ポイント  (12子コメント)

Yeah... I think I'm gonna slow down the videos until things are clear (at least for this game). Sorry guys.

[–]va_wanderer 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's OK, we're going to be getting our bitter laughter on with PGI for a while.

[–]John_BranonThe Fancymen 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (4子コメント)

How about you set up a completely separate b33f to make videos about another game? He will be absolutely indepedent of the money you recently raised for better internet, of course.

[–]Th3b33f228th IBR 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (2子コメント)

This should be a video <3

[–]psikezAntares Scorpions 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is The3b33f speaking and this is "TOTALLY DIDNT TAKE YOUR SUBS TO MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT SOME OTHER GAME"

[–]KalamandoFancymen / House of Spuds "Lord Spud" Incarnate / GG SPUDS™ 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

We have now gone Meta ... :P

[–]acidmelt 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

its ironic but true

[–]garoshClan Smoke Jaguar 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (2子コメント)

That seems a little bad after asking for money from the community for better internet

[–]Th3b33f228th IBR 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'll continue for sure. I'm just saying I might need a backup plan with the amount of butthurt that is going on. I'll ask my supporters what I should do and plan something based on that.

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You must hunt down every PGI dev who drops into a match, and headshot them. Make them feel the wrath of Th3b33f, and the wrath of all Canadian MechWarriors!

:D

[–]KalamandoFancymen / House of Spuds "Lord Spud" Incarnate / GG SPUDS™ 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'll miss you B33faroni! </3

#neverforget

[–]Asheron_Realaidain 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I don't blame you. Try heading over to /r/StarCitizen . It's a much better forum for discussion of an actual project that is being worked on and not milked for other failures.

[–]ZuFFuLuZClan Wolf 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You know, I really hope that that's true. But didn't people say the same thing before MWO was released? Star Citizen looks great and has a much bigger budget, but it's not released yet and if they somehow mess up the release or don't continue to improve the game afterwards, it can still fail. And if it does, the internet will probably explode. I'm not preordering anything.

[–]Phoenix-D 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Welp, there goes PGI getting any more of my money.

[–]GC_RavenWolfClan Wolf 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (1子コメント)

As somebody who has given PGI the benefit of the doubt for a long time (legendary founder... Project Phoenix owner... and Clan pack owner (although even I couldn't bring myself to buy any of those Gold mechs... those prices were just... ridiculous) I really find this to be quite a slap in the face... I've dealt with many gaming companies over the years and supported lots of great things but I just hope that what appears to be true (that all our money has gone to this project instead of staying in MWO where it should've been) isn't true and this is just a terrible PR misplay by PGI (Who aren't exactly the masters of PR by any means). Guess we'll find out on Sept 9th when they unveil whatever "this new game" is...

[–]DaemirErish - Sanguine Tigers 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You have been truly well milked, PGI thanks you for your contribution for their next milking scheme and hopes you stay around.

All gold plated users will get a free coffee mug pilot item, extremely exclusively for AUTE at launch, btw here's a link where you can still buy your own gold plated mechs...

[–]xRiSEx 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (1子コメント)

The site doesn't let me in when I type I AM A MECHWARRIOR

[–]va_wanderer 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Silly. Money whales aren't human.

[–]TinFoilWizardHatFree Rasalhague Republic 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well. As a Founder: I am not surprised by this, at all. Something has been fishy for quite some time and now we have this. Still wondering what happened in the year of barely any development? This. This is what happened. And this is where all that MWO money has been sunk into.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Apparently they deleted that entire thread after handing out their bans and started a new one for the cheerleaders

[–]NicholasCarlyle 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Are you really surprised at this point? It's been this way for a long time.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I honestly am. Everyone I've ever seen bammed up to this point violated ToS. Now I don't have to work within their system though. Now I don't have the desire to help them. Now I'm at the point where I'm seeking reparations as a paying customer that was wronged by a company. A company that condones inappropriate behavior at that.

[–]SJR_GutSteel Jaguar 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Would rather them fix netcode.

[–]heimdelightHouse of Lords (twitch.tv/heimdelight) 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Or give me mah smurfy style MechLab.

Seriously, where the fuck did that go? 6 months now abandoned.

[–]surlochLNW: Arcturious 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You mean like us getting a new map? It's been almost a year and no new content that doesn't directly generate them cash. If development keeps on at this rate, MWO is looking like a slow motion home video of the Titanic.

[–]DaemirErish - Sanguine Tigers 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

in 90 days, any day now man, any day. Time is relative in PGI offices.

[–]Wraith547 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I guess all that's left to do is for PGI to release another expensive mech pack to make sure we are all still buddies.

[–]Kerviz 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

expect the clan reinforcement package to be announced any day now.

[–]KheldrasHouse Kurita 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Clanpack 2 imbound, the new game needs resources.

[–]zellkaiClan Smoke Jaguar 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (1子コメント)

This is a pretty big slap in the face to every active MW:O pilot.

[–]ZeeceSkye Rangers of Terra 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (5子コメント)

'I AM HUMAN' is the passphrase for the curious

[–]NicholasCarlyle 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (4子コメント)

This is hilarious. And not surprising at all. I'll throw an "I told you so" out to Roadbeer. I know you moved over to my side, but you took your sweet time.

[–]TheRoadbeer 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (3子コメント)

That was 6 months ago mang, where you been? I joined the Island when Russ told me on Twitter that Large Groups would only return if I stopped playing.

Those of you enjoying large groups, you're welcome

[–]NicholasCarlyle 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Oh trust me, I remember when it happened. But I still remember you and Heffay being on the same side, along with Sandpit for the longest time.

I don't really care, I haven't logged in, in like 2-3 months. And have gotten myself suspended from the forums a couple times since.

Fuck MW:O. I am sad for the Battletech universe.

[–]TheRoadbeer 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Meh, times change, I took my licks and made my apologies. That camel can carry a fuckton of straw sometimes before that last bit it put on.

Mechwarrior: In Name Only will be a footnote reference on Sarna only. Shame is that we'll probably have to wait another decade before someone tries to pick up the IP again.

Mechwarrior: In Name Only proved that the IP has a viable fanbase when catered to, and the next title will likely make a good chunk of change if it doesn't try to be a Call of Battlehalo ripoff with a miserable Esport kludged to it.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've never been on anyone's "side", I like MWO, it's a fun game. I don't like PGI. They're a horrible unprofessional company. They have no idea how to handle customers unless it involves resolving how to get them money. Once they have your money they could care less about your opinions. This latest round of bans proves what an unprofessional company they are.

I'll make it all better when SC becomes moddable and I start up a Btech mod there. ;)

[–]OrdinaryMrFox 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (1子コメント)

MechWarrior Online's incredibly successful Founder's Program proved that we can work directly with our backers to take enormous amounts of their money, fail to deliver a remotely finished product while adding things only designed to take MORE money, and then divert all of that money to a different project in hopes we can once again take more of their money.

Fixed that for you.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (0子コメント)

you forgot the part about being lying pieces of crap :)

[–]ithilkirLone Wolf 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well that just adds further time to my boycott of money to PGI. Decided at the announcement of clans that until we got something solid and substantial in regards to the Community Warfare we were promised I wouldn't give them anymore money. So far I've stuck with it and looks like with the announcement of this I'll push any investment back further.

In the end the only way to make them listen is to not give them anymore money.

[–]laserkid1983 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (3子コメント)

There is that Clan Invasion money.

My guess is FTP arena-based space combat game.

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (0子コメント)

FTP with uber expensive not so premium content.

[–]ZuFFuLuZClan Wolf 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Like a competitor to Star Citizen? Sounds like a very bad idea.

[–]chemp43Clan Nova Cat - SCpt - 58th Strike Cluster 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (3子コメント)

What it says when unlocked...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Bryan Ekman, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Piranha Games. 14 years ago I founded Piranha Games with my business partner Russ Bullock to build exciting and engaging games that we love to play. Piranha is best known for our latest endeavor — MechWarrior Online, an online free-to-play giant robot combat game. MechWarrior Online's incredibly successful Founder's Program proved that we can work directly with our backers to help build a game for the community.

On Sep 9th, 2014 at 12:00PM PDT we invite you to join us for the reveal of our next project. It's a big one, it's going to be the largest production ever undertaken here at Piranha, and we want YOU to be part of it.

It's epic, it's online, it's sci-fi.

Just below you will find a registration form. Filling out this form will register you for our new game and grant you an exclusive in-game item when the finished product goes live. By registering now, you can also name your Pilot – yes that's right, pilot. Ok, no more spoilers…

I look forward to the future, and our journey to the stars.

Sincerely,

Bryan Ekman

Creative Director/Co-Founder Piranha Games

@bryanekman / #AUniverseToExplore

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (2子コメント)

More like #AUniverseAboutToExplode amirite?

[–]MWO_Iron_CurtainClan Ghost Bear 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Or #AUniverseToExploit

[–]Mazgazine1 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (6子コメント)

I hope they don't plan on using the Crysis engine again..

Also - I see star citizen clones are apparently the next big f2p sucker.

Hey here's a revelation I bet it will have a "Founders" package broken down into 4 sections 30/60/90/120 cuz for some reason thats the only way f2p works now. Also you get into the close beta!

[–]abraxo_cleaner 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (4子コメント)

There's nothing inherently wrong with the Crysis engine. Star Citizen looks great on CryEngine 3. Hell, the other day TotalBiscuit said of a game he was playing, "This game looks great, like every game on CryEngine, well, except for Mechwarrior Online."

[–]LPirate 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (2子コメント)

sauce pls

[–]inteli722 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

WTF is...Lichdom: Battlemage.

[–]Shadowstalker75 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I would never buy another PGI game, ever.

[–]TeeMerk 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (0子コメント)

hahahahahahahahahahaha

I say this as a founder.

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (22子コメント)

Prepare yourselves PGI. We have tolerated their nonsense for too long and if they want to try and fuck us, we as a community will fuck them even harder then they have us. I wonder if IGP pulled the entire MW Tactics team for this project because it has been a colossal failure (sadly). If that is the case, they will probably have to face a lawsuit for failing to deliver a finished product and well, if they try to do anything of that sort with MWO, they will have a class action lawsuit on their hands that could find them all out of business. We have been a patient community in supporting a product, but the wrath that we will unleash will be a million times worse then any condescending post by Victor Morson and the goons combined.

[–]NecrogasmicLone Wolf 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

There's no lawsuit that would ever hold up. You accepted their terms and agreement policy.

[–]RebasKradd 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Lawsuits won't hold up, most likely. Loss of direct funding speaks just as loudly.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

yup, they better hope their latest target audience has deep pockets because a lot of the people I'm seeing actually pissed off are the ones that have had deep pockets thus far

[–]InertiamanSC 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

IGP dropped the studio making MWT back in Dec 2013 and ceased development. This is all PGI.

[–]TricepticonSwords of Kentares 21 ポイント22 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Im done riperino mwo, cant even bealive the day where I actually find out victor morson was right and not a crazy fuck all along.... ggclose peace mwo hello Archeage. But hey atleast the lords can still jerk eachother off about how they spend 40+ hours a week on this shit lmao wonder how they feel now.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

hope the lords have deep enough pockets to keep it funded. The "haters" I've seen are typically customers who have spent hundreds if not thousands on the game.

[–]TKSaxHouse Marik 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Well the Domain for MWOmercs.com and this one resolve in the same ip space....

Guess we know why MWO was moved... new hardware for new game... starting to get a Hirez Studio vibe...

[–]larinzodThe Kolmir 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Ugh don't bring them up. I used to like Tribes:Ascend until Hirez told the community to fuck off or play Smite. I still want to punch Todd Harris in the face when I see him. PGI puts out Blizzard quality compared to those assclowns.

[–]wingbreakerCJF-Prime Troubadour 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You poor soul.

I was with them for Global Agenda. You guys were the ones we looked on with hate. And then it happened to you, too.

Fuck HiRez and their ADHD game development. I've seen that up close.

[–]cavortingwebeastiesLoc Nar 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yup.

[–]fil5000 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Oh awesome. An announcement that riles up the community on a Friday, just like the clan pack announcement.

[–]thesixstringsamuraiClan Jade Pigeon 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Nothing like a good train wreck to get everyones attention right?...though in the past it was usually to mask some evil secret like....OH.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

actually that Friday CW was annoucned and promised before Clans. That Saturday (might have been Sunday) Russ then admitted he lied and said clans before CW

[–]snowsethLone Wolf 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Apparently it's unencrypted and they want username and password?

Am I missing something?

[–]Ghost_Rider_LSOVRobinson Rangers Brigade 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (5子コメント)

I'm really scared now.

It'll either be another "The new game is bottlenecking Community Warfare" or Community Warfare will be released and development on MWO will cease. Kind of like what Hi-Rez did with Tribes: Ascend and Smite. :(

[–]TKSaxHouse Marik 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Or worse if this game fails it will take MWO with it....

[–]TheRoadbeer 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

You're working under the assumption that they're not going to deliver a minimally viable Community Warfare (terrible name) then go into maintenance mode claiming that they've provided everything they were contractually obliged to.

They're already banning/suspending/muting anyyone who knows the history of Piranha Games / Jarhead Games / Rabbit Hole Interactive and their shady past prior to the official launch of A Universe To Deplore's website.

6-8 months is all those playing MWO have left. Just like the Gypsy woman foretold.

[–]VictorMorson 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

My deathpool was set for Jan 2015. I was doubting it was likely for the last month or two, but now I'd like to double down on it.

Rabbit Hole Interactive

This name is still hilarious given the context.

[–]colonelpadavinson 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

so true.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

"we are working hard at CW and MWO! In the meantime go play our new game. We haven't hit the limits of our coding skills on that game yet"

[–]snowdogJJJ 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

So you mean Victor was right all a long? imagine that.? It's got to burn.

[–]UnknownHer0 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (16子コメント)

Is anyone a PGI fan and not just a mechwarior fan?

[–]TKSaxHouse Marik 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am certainly not a PGI fan, I doubt they will ever get anymore money out of me, that could change but they have a lot of work to do in that regard.

[–]cavortingwebeastiesLoc Nar 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I know of at least one guy that fits that profile spot on perfect :)

[–]StandingCowIslander 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

HEWHOSHALLNOTBENAMED!

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (10子コメント)

Certainly not Victor Morson! :D

[–]GMan129Steel Jaguar 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (9子コメント)

Idk anyone that cares and obsesses as much about pgi as him. I think he's secretly in love.

[–]RebasKradd 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

It's not the company as a whole he's obsessed with. Just one employee.

[–]LeX420228th IBR 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

He who shall not be named!

[–]KalamandoFancymen / House of Spuds "Lord Spud" Incarnate / GG SPUDS™ 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Iaul Pnouye?

[–]LeX420228th IBR 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Speaking of which

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think so as well.

[–]va_wanderer 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Glowing promises soon to be not kept, the next generation- and another imminent failure to bury some money in.

PGI is a studio that's made a practice of deliberately screwing things up and somehow making money off it- and I figure this'll be another bottom-of-the-barrel piece of game coding that makes it's profit by talking itself up with false hype and delivering on none of it.

Again. Kill this with fire.

[–]Kyle_Wright=GK= 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I say post your book for where our money is going. SO WE DONT HAVE A REPEAT OF MECHWARRIOR TACTICS! Complete transparency and lower price of in game content. You do that and Ill keep putting money in every month.

They need to get MWO: Living Legends back online, screw this bullshit.

I built my first ever computer: Asus Gryphon Mother board, GTX660 card, I5 processor, new monitor, mouse, keyboard, tower, cooling fan, gold label power supply + Phoenix Pack/Saber, Ilya, Yen Lo, Firebrand, Ember, X5, Clan Pack up to Timberwolf, plus bunch of premium time and camo... Frist tiem ive ever done the Online PC game as I converted from console gaming. Somewhere in the $1800 range, that I couldve bought a PS4/ Xbox1 and a shit ton of $60 games.

And it makes me really sad, like I cant trust another game company again like a rape victim feels they cant trust another man. Ive only stayed to support my friends because they are the best thing to come out of this game. how does one recover after a huge back stab is beyond me in the PC gaming world.

[–]AutoxidationDisappointment Island Ambassador 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (5子コメント)

This is going to be hilarious if PGI is attempting to jump on the Star Citizen hype train.

Edit: hahahahahaha, well, good luck trying to get that hype money from CIG.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (1子コメント)

does anyone really believe PGI can go head to head with RSI?

[–]XenosphobaticHHoD 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Apparently PGI does.

[–]Tennex1022 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (2子コメント)

they're just going to stretch themselves thin and implode. mediocre at many things a master at none.

[–]RebasKradd 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I wonder if they're so sold on the F2P model's "iterative improvement" mantra that they think they can take ten years to complete two games and still retain an audience.

[–]Kin3ticX 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Wow, but is that really the name of the new game? I guess we dont have to wait long to find out some more details.

[–]NPCmiro 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

The password to get into the site is "I AM HUMAN"

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'll still wait from now on. SC is lasr game I help fund like that. Hell mwo has been unplayable for me for a month. Good thing they're working on desyncs right?

[–]VictorMorson 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Point to consider: PGI has repeatedly had staffing problems on MechWarrior Online and claims they cannot even hire the people they need to properly continue work on this game.

... where do you folks think the developers on this game are going to come from?

I'd like to double down on the death pool, please.

[–]Tansut(SBDninja) FRR - 5th Drakøns 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is honestly the most unsettling part about this whole thing.

(EDIT) from your post a few weeks ago arguing with Niko. This makes so much more sense now.

[–]CatalyticLokiHouse Kurita 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

[–]ithilkirLone Wolf 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Don't want to shill my own post but if anyone would be so kind to upvote and add to the discussion I started on /r/Games about this it'd be great. Would maybe help our cause if we got some more mainstream attention on it.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2fmo37/piranha_games_developers_of_mechwarrior_online_to/

[–]PewPew84 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Fuck you PGI do something useful. Drop the IP. GO AWAY. The blowback from this is going to be massive. I will do everything I can to warn people not to buy into this game EVER

[–]xRiSEx 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Bryan Ekman's Twitter profile overhaul ... https://twitter.com/bryanekman

[–]Modo44Clan Ghost Bear 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (10子コメント)

Wait and see. There are two distinct possibilities:

  1. Obvious: We get a new founders program, leaving MWO with minimal support after CW.

  2. Optimistic: MWO is so successful, PGI is building a fully independent game studio around it. For a working example, look at Paradox Interactive. They were able to start work on new products while keeping a good team on their EU/HoI/etc. line of games.

Unfortunately, both would have the exact same marketing spin, so we can not tell yet. Fortunately, the CW release schedule gives us a solid timeline for when we will know which way it goes. The end of the year will mark either a trickle of small fixes plus regular mechs and maps (based on old assets, minimal team), or a big bugfixing/polishing effort with more mechs and maps (same team, freed to do more general work).

[–]PewPew84 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (2子コメント)

When does the license run out for them?

[–]DHFearnotClan Wolf FearNotDeath 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

For mwo? I think they said they had it till 2018 with possibilty of an extension depending on how it's doing.

[–]LagfestBattletech fan 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh wow. Pretty much just played the SCREW YOU GUYS IM GOIN HOME card eh PGI?

I will do my damnedest as a founder/phoenix to convince everyone I can to STAY AWAY from these jokers.

KILLPGIsDREAMS

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.859935-Piranha-Games-teases-their-new-title#21360437

so start letting people like Jim know about PGI, get them the coverage they deserve for being an unprofessional company

[–]colonelpadavinson 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

points at the iceberg rapidly approaching the PGI failboat

[–]Kyle_Wright=GK= 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (4子コメント)

This shit needs to get out to every gaming magazine/website and PGI needs to burn... Total mismanagement of resources and i hate to say it all the tinfoil hat people were right.

[–]VictorMorson 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (2子コメント)

You don't need the glasses from They Live to see PGI for what they really are, just read what they write and compare it to reality.

When I talk about all the times PGI lied, I'm not just making up theories. I'm taking what they've said that directly contradicts what they said previously. i.e. when I say Russ lied at the launch party saying 90 days when it wasn't in the pipeline, I am not guessing at that. I know it wasn't in the pipeline because they later talked about putting it into the pipeline for the first time, several months later, and that it hadn't gotten to that stage before - even that it was still in the "design phase" considerably after.

Ergo, Russ knew it wasn't in development = said it was almost done. That is a fucking flat out lie. PGI lies all the time but that's an obvious example of it.

And now you've got Bryan lying about two things: Where the founder's money went for "building the MechWarrior Online community" (It went to Tactics, a fact they again admitted themselves), and the fact that they "hired a whole new team."

Two months ago they were talking about not being able to hire enough people for MW:O, and have lost several people from the company without replacing them.

They did NOT hire a new team and if anyone believes they did, they have horrible Stockholm syndrome.

I say post your book for where our money is going.

Now, I don't have proof of this one like the other things I've said.. but I think it's pretty obvious all those sweet Clanbucks went to Citizen of Space: The Shittening. PGI is backsliding back to it's "rip off big games" M.O. like when they were Jarhead Games, except this time they were too stupid to close up shop and reopen with a new name.

[–]colonelpadavinson 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

what he said.

[–]Kyle_Wright=GK= 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I didnt want to admit it but the truth hurts and this cut deep.

[–]DrunkCanuck69QQ Mercs Beer for the Beer God 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I wonder if Bryan and company have ADD because their ability to focus on one task at a time and getting it to full completion is pretty bad. Still no full CW, it took them 2 years to properly start balancing and fixing the game.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

yea they can't manage to work on more than one feature at a time but they expect us to believe they can work on two games at once? Good luck to the suckers who buy into that game.

[–]DOMDOM2 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ahahahabahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

It can be both really. Btech rules sc lore. Btech just needs heat and hit locations. All of those are coded into the game already

[–]TheRoadbeer 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

And to celebrate our one year anniversary of the Launch of MWO, we'd like to announce where all your money has gone while we've been telling you that Community Warfare (terrible name) is in development. We will now be releasing a minimally viable Faction Warfare module so we can say we've contractually completed everything we've set out to do, so nobody tries to sue us.

So long and thanks for buying all the gold mechs.

[–]DeathlyEyesStar League Reborn Leader 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

The only good I can see coming from this is that Lawl Innouye could end up on a different project and a real game designer could possibly step in and fix this.

[–]DeathlyEyesStar League Reborn Leader 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

GOD MODE ACTIVATED

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

seriously, if this is the reason MWO has been so severely delayed....

[–]Kurkotain 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Instructions not clear enough, turned into a cyborg.

[–]thesixstringsamuraiClan Jade Pigeon 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I wonder what the first pay wall will be. I'm super excited.

[–]VictorMorson 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

More accurately called: PGI RIPS OFF STAR CITIZEN

The pass for the link is "I AM HUMAN"

In other news, Russ & Bryan desperately need to clean their underwear after thinking of selling PGI True Belivers $5,000 space ships!

[–]heywaitmylegs 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (6子コメント)

Heh, ha. Snicker, hehehe, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Edit: text after entering I am human passphrase

Congratulations!

Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Bryan Ekman, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Piranha Games. 14 years ago I founded Piranha Games with my business partner Russ Bullock to build exciting and engaging games that we love to play. Piranha is best known for our latest endeavor — MechWarrior Online, an online free-to-play giant robot combat game. MechWarrior Online's incredibly successful Founder's Program proved that we can work directly with our backers to help build a game for the community.

On Sep 9th, 2014 at 12:00PM PDT we invite you to join us for the reveal of our next project. It's a big one, it's going to be the largest production ever undertaken here at Piranha, and we want YOU to be part of it.

It's epic, it's online, it's sci-fi.

Just below you will find a registration form. Filling out this form will register you for our new game and grant you an exclusive in-game item when the finished product goes live. By registering now, you can also name your Pilot – yes that's right, pilot. Ok, no more spoilers…

I look forward to the future, and our journey to the stars.

Sincerely,

Bryan Ekman

Creative Director/Co-Founder Piranha Games

@bryanekman / #AUniverseToExplore

OH MY FUCK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[–]TKSaxHouse Marik 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (5子コメント)

and we want YOU to be part of it.

I think that is the funniest part of the whole thing well that and it explains why Ekman has not been around on MWO Much.... oh yea... and why there has not been a new map, and why the studio stopped working on everything else to put out the clans....

[–]heywaitmylegs 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (4子コメント)

I am suddenly feeling very, very smug about staying strong and not buying clans.

[–]tropdars 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Don't keep it to yourself. Spread the smug.

[–]PewPew84 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Whelp looks like I got banned for telling PGI to give up the IP lol

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

It wasn't. They essentially just said they have the right to ban for anything posted anywhere.

[–]TheRoadbeer 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (9子コメント)

Wow, the bannings are coming fast on the MWO forums. In the last hour, myself, Sandpit and a few others.

Time for some hashtag activism

[–]GaussDragonKaoS Legion 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (8子コメント)

Who else got muzzled?

[–]TheRoadbeer 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Punkass, Nekki Basara, Galaxy just off the top of my head.

[–]GaussDragonKaoS Legion 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Which thread are we talking about? Did he delete the offending posts too?

[–]TheRoadbeer 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (3子コメント)

This is the post that Sandpit was banned for

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/170088-auniversetoexplore/page__view__findpost__p__3694236

I was subsequently banned for calling them cockbites (while on MOD Preview) for banning him for it, as nothing there really violates the CoC

Here is the start of the thread. http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/170088-auniversetoexplore/

One of Punkass's replies got him banned in that thread too.

As for the others, I'm not sure, but there have been reports on the SC forums (prior to today) of people getting banned 'preemptively'.

Seems like PGI is rounding up the usual suspects prior to the launch in 3 days of A Universe to Deplore

[–]GaussDragonKaoS Legion 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I've managed to avoid the ban but I typically aim my criticism at their methods while on there, not so much them.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I did the same thing http://i.imgur.com/BV4zqv3.jpg

I'm still waiting to see how that post violated the ToS

[–]TheRoadbeer 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Add Chronojam to the list

[–]GaussDragonKaoS Legion 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

'We're going to do better with communication in 2014'

Bans everybody.

[–]Salient0ne 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (1子コメント)

It's happening Golds, you have been abandoned. But if you want to keep feeling special, im sure they'll have another 500 dollar Gold package waiting for you.

[–]Sandpit_RMAWhite Knight 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well how else are they going to fund their next game? ;)

[–]Asakara1Night Watch Mercs 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (4子コメント)

I am sorta hoping this is Aerospace Fighters Online.

[–]StillRadioactive 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (3子コメント)

This. WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THEY LEVERAGE THE BATTLETECH IP TO MAKE AN AEROTECH GAME?

[–]kuangmk11Free Rasalhague Republic 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Then they would have to deal with all the BattleTech fans they hate.

[–]PoLaR_XIPoLaR of Blood Pearls 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm actually pretty interested to see what happens on Tuesday. Signed up.