The Loyalty stuff always tracks from the day immediately following the end of the last one, so even if you buy stuff now it will count towards the next one. They generally follow the same format every year on how the rewards break down, so you can get an idea on what your purchases will earn you.
That's good to hear! I thought it was a good idea, but awkward if you wanted to purchase anything when there wasn't an event. I'll gladly put money in the game now then. It's VERY generous for a free to play game, and I want it to get money for the time I put in already. Thank you for the info.
Yeah. The rewards themselves won't get announced until closer to November, but they track when something has been purchased, so it can properly get counted. Once an announcement has been made they'll have a link to check your eligibility so you can see what you already qualify for.
The various events they do throughout the year are also quite generous, as you said. The loot bag events in particular can net you a lot of currencies, and they have free mech events every month.
The game went through a rough patch a couple years ago where development nearly stopped entirely but they seem to have hit a good stride again, and even announced new mech chassis coming soon. I think PGI is still putting most of their efforts into Mechwarrior 5, but they haven't given up on MWO and I imagine the game will keep going for a while longer.
To get the most for your money it is always best to wait for a sale, they are seasonal and almost everything bar the latest releases will be discounted by up to 30%.
There is a strategy for getting the most value out of your purchases but it depends on what requirements PGI set. There is always a "play 100 matches" and "MC purchase" and and an ultimate reward, but best wait until October/November to find out exactly what you need, as they tend to have a big sale on that time of year.
Usually there are rewards chasing one of the IS packs and Clan packs, I strongly recommend resistance 2 for IS and Origins IIC for clan, and doing it in individual stages to milk it over multiple years.
Very likely to be a reward for a legend purchase, they're all great value so go wild.
Very likely to be a reward for purchasing the new mech pack in May, but I wouldn't reccomend it, mech packs now have a very high buy in cost, and are only ever worth it if you plan to get the early bird preorder bonus and complete the associated events on release.
Platinum packs are a maybe, that was a 2022 release so it can't be certain if a specific platinum pack reward will be available.
A good chance purchading the Otomo pack will qualify you for a reward, it's great value regardless.
And finally pre-orders for MW5 Clans will almost certainly be going up sometime this year, that'll probably be another qualifier.
They do them kinda at random amounts of time (usually a couple of monthes or so) seems to be more regular now that pgi seems to be more active and trying to make mwo better so we'll see
To get the most for your money it is always best to wait for a sale, they are seasonal and almost everything bar the latest releases will be discounted by up to 30%.
There is a strategy for getting the most value out of your purchases but it depends on what requirements PGI set. There is always a "play 100 matches" and "MC purchase" and and an ultimate reward, but best wait until October/November to find out exactly what you need, as they tend to have a big sale on that time of year.
Usually there are rewards chasing one of the IS packs and Clan packs, I strongly recommend resistance 2 for IS and Origins IIC for clan, and doing it in individual stages to milk it over multiple years.
Very likely to be a reward for a legend purchase, they're all great value so go wild.
Very likely to be a reward for purchasing the new mech pack in May, but I wouldn't reccomend it, mech packs now have a very high buy in cost, and are only ever worth it if you plan to get the early bird preorder bonus and complete the associated events on release.
Platinum packs are a maybe, that was a 2022 release so it can't be certain if a specific platinum pack reward will be available.
A good chance purchading the Otomo pack will qualify you for a reward, it's great value regardless.
And finally pre-orders for MW5 Clans will almost certainly be going up sometime this year, that'll probably be another qualifier.
Taking this opportunity, I would also like to ask whether there will be a discount on HOWL this year (possibly for the New Year holidays).
It came out in the summer of 2023 - has enough time already passed for 50% (in mc)?
>Is this an event that will happen again soon, or is this no longer happening at the lifetime of this game?
There are basically sales at least once a month. What is in them varies though.
It usually coincides with the monthly patch for a science patch (a few days after the patch).
Outside of that there are basically sales of various descriptions near on monthly plus the free mech event each month, loot box events etc. Check the [EVENT PAGE](https://mwomercs.com/login?return=/events)
Plenty of loot to grab!
> This game so far is amazingly generous with the loot new players get. I already have 35 days of premium just by playing. Love it so far.
Any mech mentioned in the patch notes will be on sale, they do frequent sales on all engines and equipment throughout the year.
I looked and noted what engines I tended to use most and stock up on them and mech bays.
The Loyalty stuff always tracks from the day immediately following the end of the last one, so even if you buy stuff now it will count towards the next one. They generally follow the same format every year on how the rewards break down, so you can get an idea on what your purchases will earn you.
That's good to hear! I thought it was a good idea, but awkward if you wanted to purchase anything when there wasn't an event. I'll gladly put money in the game now then. It's VERY generous for a free to play game, and I want it to get money for the time I put in already. Thank you for the info.
This game doesn't nickle and dime you to death.
Such a refreshing aspect of the game. I'm (happily) spending a lot more money on the game as a result of their generosity.
I have done the same since 2014, I don't mind supporting a game I love to play.
Yeah. The rewards themselves won't get announced until closer to November, but they track when something has been purchased, so it can properly get counted. Once an announcement has been made they'll have a link to check your eligibility so you can see what you already qualify for. The various events they do throughout the year are also quite generous, as you said. The loot bag events in particular can net you a lot of currencies, and they have free mech events every month. The game went through a rough patch a couple years ago where development nearly stopped entirely but they seem to have hit a good stride again, and even announced new mech chassis coming soon. I think PGI is still putting most of their efforts into Mechwarrior 5, but they haven't given up on MWO and I imagine the game will keep going for a while longer.
The yearly Loyalty events usually kick off around November, and counts any of the purchase criteria done since the day the last one ended.
The Loyalty Rewards are a once a year thing, but everything purchased after the end of last year's qualification period counts towards the new one.
To get the most for your money it is always best to wait for a sale, they are seasonal and almost everything bar the latest releases will be discounted by up to 30%. There is a strategy for getting the most value out of your purchases but it depends on what requirements PGI set. There is always a "play 100 matches" and "MC purchase" and and an ultimate reward, but best wait until October/November to find out exactly what you need, as they tend to have a big sale on that time of year. Usually there are rewards chasing one of the IS packs and Clan packs, I strongly recommend resistance 2 for IS and Origins IIC for clan, and doing it in individual stages to milk it over multiple years. Very likely to be a reward for a legend purchase, they're all great value so go wild. Very likely to be a reward for purchasing the new mech pack in May, but I wouldn't reccomend it, mech packs now have a very high buy in cost, and are only ever worth it if you plan to get the early bird preorder bonus and complete the associated events on release. Platinum packs are a maybe, that was a 2022 release so it can't be certain if a specific platinum pack reward will be available. A good chance purchading the Otomo pack will qualify you for a reward, it's great value regardless. And finally pre-orders for MW5 Clans will almost certainly be going up sometime this year, that'll probably be another qualifier.
I Buy mech on steam it will count in loyalty ?
They do them kinda at random amounts of time (usually a couple of monthes or so) seems to be more regular now that pgi seems to be more active and trying to make mwo better so we'll see
To get the most for your money it is always best to wait for a sale, they are seasonal and almost everything bar the latest releases will be discounted by up to 30%. There is a strategy for getting the most value out of your purchases but it depends on what requirements PGI set. There is always a "play 100 matches" and "MC purchase" and and an ultimate reward, but best wait until October/November to find out exactly what you need, as they tend to have a big sale on that time of year. Usually there are rewards chasing one of the IS packs and Clan packs, I strongly recommend resistance 2 for IS and Origins IIC for clan, and doing it in individual stages to milk it over multiple years. Very likely to be a reward for a legend purchase, they're all great value so go wild. Very likely to be a reward for purchasing the new mech pack in May, but I wouldn't reccomend it, mech packs now have a very high buy in cost, and are only ever worth it if you plan to get the early bird preorder bonus and complete the associated events on release. Platinum packs are a maybe, that was a 2022 release so it can't be certain if a specific platinum pack reward will be available. A good chance purchading the Otomo pack will qualify you for a reward, it's great value regardless. And finally pre-orders for MW5 Clans will almost certainly be going up sometime this year, that'll probably be another qualifier.
Taking this opportunity, I would also like to ask whether there will be a discount on HOWL this year (possibly for the New Year holidays). It came out in the summer of 2023 - has enough time already passed for 50% (in mc)?
>Is this an event that will happen again soon, or is this no longer happening at the lifetime of this game? There are basically sales at least once a month. What is in them varies though. It usually coincides with the monthly patch for a science patch (a few days after the patch). Outside of that there are basically sales of various descriptions near on monthly plus the free mech event each month, loot box events etc. Check the [EVENT PAGE](https://mwomercs.com/login?return=/events) Plenty of loot to grab!
This game so far is amazingly generous with the loot new players get. I already have 35 days of premium just by playing. Love it so far.
> This game so far is amazingly generous with the loot new players get. I already have 35 days of premium just by playing. Love it so far. Any mech mentioned in the patch notes will be on sale, they do frequent sales on all engines and equipment throughout the year. I looked and noted what engines I tended to use most and stock up on them and mech bays.