MechWarrior Online’s 1st Double XP Weekend ended yesterday morning…
It was FUN! Â And it warrants feedback, however, the MWO forums truly are a ‘wretched hive of scum and villainy’, and any positive feedback gets buried under more negative comments… so, I’m going to put my feedback here, in the hopes that either PGI or IGP’s Community Team sees it and relays it back to the appropriate folks.
The Good:
- Tons of fun!
- Queues popping quickly.
- Lots of folks trying out new ‘Mechs, or finishing out the pilot trees for existing ones they don’t use anymore.
- Got me (and presumably others) to spend MC, which means some folks probably bought some.
- People bought premium time for the weekend.
- Did I mention, tons of fun, because it made things a bit less grindy?
The Bad:
- Confusion in announcement email, indicating Hero ‘Mechs got additional bonus XP.
- Short notice. Â Official Notice came out on Thursday, for an event that started Friday Morning. Â Notice on Monday/Tuesday would have been better.
- Missed Opportunity: Â Monday was a Federal Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) in the US.. I’d have liked it if PGI had let the XP run all day Monday as well (selfish I know, but still)
- Server Restarts, to end the bonus, PGI had to restart the servers, which kicked everyone offline mid-match.
For a first run, it was very good. Â I’d like to see more bonus weekends in the future, I think they’re a great way to keep people playing, while PGI continues to add Content (like Community Warfare, additional maps, etc.).
Once achievements are in, I’d like to see ‘objectives’ similar to what the Mass Effect guys do for completing weekend challenges. Â Bonus C-Bill weekends would be nice too (I spent a LOT of C-Bills buying new ‘Mechs). Â I’d also like to see freebie cosmetic items added as rewards for participating in the bonus weekends (bobble heads, paint schemes, cockpit decorations, etc..).
Garth did do his twitch.tv event Monday morning, but I would have loved to have seen more ‘play with/vs the Devs’ during the weekend.
Definitely looking forward to the next one!