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MechWarrior Online: Founder's Program Raises $5M

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games have announced that Founder's Program for MechWarrior Online has generated over $5M in pre-order sales. The team also reiterated that the open beta for MechWarrior Online will begin soon.

Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games, lauded the program’s success, “Working together with IGP, we maximized the value for fans participating in the MechWarrior Online Founder’s Program by offering three tiers to suit different player’s needs. Ultimately the program was a categorical success and we couldn’t be happier with the sales and important player feedback we’ve received.”

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  • DragonantisDragonantis Member UncommonPosts: 974
    Looking forward to the Open Beta, I hope they worked out whatever bugs delayed the original.
  • leprekahnleprekahn Member Posts: 1
    They did fix it about three days after the patch that broke it.
  • LustmordLustmord Member UncommonPosts: 1,114

    I think this is intentionally misleading.

    In the financial world, 5m = 5 thousand. 5mm = 5 million.

     

  • aRtFuLThinGaRtFuLThinG Member UncommonPosts: 1,387

    5 million is not really a difficult target to raise, technically.

     

    Especially with the Battletech franchise - how long have their fans been starving for another game and how big their fanbase was to start with.

     

    Battletech universe has always been a great source of revenue. Just don't understand why the game (or even the materials itself) keeps on changing publishers. Maybe it has something to do with the ongoing troubles with legal issues with Macross franchise. 

  • LustmordLustmord Member UncommonPosts: 1,114

    5 million selling founders packs? no.

    5 thousand selling founders packs? More likely.

    And like I said, in the financial world, 5m means 5 thousand.

    5mm means 5 million.

  • LustmordLustmord Member UncommonPosts: 1,114
    If it was 5 million, they would have to sell 41 thousand $120 founder packs.
  • LustmordLustmord Member UncommonPosts: 1,114

    Mechwarrior Online is really fun though. Open beta will be fun. :)

  • ZadawnZadawn Member UncommonPosts: 670
    Its fun indeed and i'm glad it is going good.I didn't play much lately though.


  • tawesstawess Member EpicPosts: 4,227

    This would seem to be the breakdown based on the stats on the forums

    Type-----------Number------Value Per------Line Total
    Legendary----26,470-------120--------------3,176,400
    Elite------------26,400--------60---------------1,584,000
    Veteran-------14,840--------30----------------445,200
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total: 5,205,600

     

    Not my numbers though so if you like to check it out head over to the official forums, there is a entire thread dedicated to this.

    This have been a good conversation

  • WolfClawsWolfClaws Member UncommonPosts: 638
    Originally posted by Lustmord

    5 million selling founders packs? no.

    5 thousand selling founders packs? More likely.

    And like I said, in the financial world, 5m means 5 thousand.

    5mm means 5 million.

     

     

    Not using US dollars.  Our standard is K for thousand and M for million.  True story.

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