MechWarrior 5 Release Date & Epic Games Store Exclusivity

Thread in 'Official 'Mech News' started by Excalibaard, Jul 25, 2019.

  1. Excalibaard

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    Link to full article here

     
    Jul 25, 2019
    Excalibaard, Jul 25, 2019
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  2. Remover of Obstacles

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    Ooo, the MW5 discord is blowing up.
     
    Jul 25, 2019
    Remover of Obstacles, Jul 25, 2019
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  3. Glowhyena

    Glowhyena New Member

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    Yeeeah... :(
     
    Jul 25, 2019
    Glowhyena, Jul 25, 2019
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  4. Guyver

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    well... i think many people already canceled the preorder.
    if it stay as an exclusive, i will not buy the game on epic, period.
     
    Jul 25, 2019
    Guyver, Jul 25, 2019
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  5. Remover of Obstacles

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    I wonder if PGI couldn't figure out the AI and needed to find a way to destroy MW5 before it could be released and have another company pay for the landslide of refunds....

    ....and get a fat exclusive check on top of it.

    Why else would you knowingly piss off your client base...?
    ....again and again and again?
     
    Jul 25, 2019
    Remover of Obstacles, Jul 25, 2019
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  6. Shock

    Shock Patron of the Underdog Staff Member

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    They probably needed the Epic money to keep the doors open long enough to actually finish MW5.

    If it's a choice between Epic exclusive or no game, which way do you think they should have gone?
     
    Jul 26, 2019
    Shock, Jul 26, 2019
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  7. Remover of Obstacles

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    Based on Russ's comments, he seemed to indicate that PGI is fine financially but this was the way to get MW5 more exposure and make it the best game it could be.

    But if that is the case, I would rather have a game vs. no game. Even if it is two years late.
     
    Jul 26, 2019
    Remover of Obstacles, Jul 26, 2019
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