2016 Customer appreciation rewards program

It's that time of the year again. What do you guys think about the 2016 customer appreciation rewards program? Fair, unfair, spot on?

All in all I think it's pretty rounded and includes some very welcome variants and / or omnipods (looking at you, BJ-2 and STK-3Fb as well as energy mounts for HBR RT and SMN RT & LT).

What I don't get the highest rewards are aiming for full packs bought or the collector editions. For example, buying 4 standard packs + hero each means more money spent than by buying double collectors and nothing else, so those customers should be treated equally in my view.

 

It will look awesome in Dudes colors! ;-)

 

A standard pack with hero costs less than a collector's pack ($35 vs $40). You also about the same for buying 1 standard IS pack and 1 standard clan pack ($40 total) than you do by buying 4 standard clan packs ($80). That's just the way it's set up. Same as it was last year. It's not just about money spent.

 

Seems like I unintentionally am going to be eligible for all rewards with a Mauler Collection and a Wave 3 EXE collection...

So I might as well share my current views on the reward mechs

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BJ-2: a blackjack with MISSILES omggiveittomeimustcherishit! Seems like a deadly combination for SRM6+A or 4xSRM4. Maybe a bit few energy hardpoints but the missiles take up some heat as well... dayum that's sexy. low profile, which gives it an advantage as well over most of the medium SRM brawlers! Give it to me now! 9.5/10

CTF-3L: CTF-1X with MASC, but the same low hardpoints. Even with MASC it's going to be slow though. Loved them as brawlers back in the day but they seem outclassed now and the 0X (which I was considering to buy) and 3D seem to have much more utility to me. We'll see what the Quirks hold. 6/10

STK-3Fb: The old STK-3F in my garage finally gets a new brother! And it brings all the new toys with it. Sadly, loses 2 missile hardpoints in the process, basically taking away the bursty SRM build that made the STK-3F so great in conjunction with the high energy hard points, but at least it can still sport multiple LL! The ECM is really going to make it shine I think! 8/10

HBR-F: Not too familiar with HBRs (or SMNs for that matter), but easy to slap an ECM torso on there. The dual hardpoint arms are okay, although ballistic and lasers don't really mix well imo due to the difference in travel speed, and there's too little to equip hitscan MGs. We'll see. 7/10

SMN: as was already same, ENERGY TORSO YESSS. And you get two. I rate them together because they're basically the same mech twice, you can swap out everything At least they pack a slightly better punch now, I hope it's a high hardpoint as well for even more value! 8/10

 

I remember thinking the same thing. It was probably a cut&paste error

 

How dare you? I love my Summoners. At least not as easy mode as other clan heavy mechs. You really have to think what to take here - 2 or 3 weapons are max, but those are usually heavily quirked. I am absolutely looking forward to those torso energy mounts.