Posted 26 December 2016 - 12:06 AM

So, what with the Steam packs reintroducing exclusivity to special 'mechs, and with MWO now being available on Steam for some time, even able to plug in existing accounts to Steam purchases, I wonder if it would be possible to include market functionality to MWO, and how people would feel about it.



It could allow PGI to access an untapped revenue stream, that of taking a small cut of each sale from the Steam market, players who absolutely must Pokemech and catch 'em all would be able to plug up holes in their collections, exclusivity could be maintained as no further copies of the 'mechs would be created, so the Phoenix Collection poll would still be satisfied, and MWO would receive further advertising as it would be constantly visible in the Market filter tabs alongside Dota and TF2 and whatnot.



Things that could be potentially sold include;



Collection or otherwise paid-for 'mechs [(S), (I), (P), heroes, etcetera]

Cockpit items [both existing, purchasable ones, and unavailable ones ala island or the gold-mech warhorns, for higher profit margins to PGI]

Decals, colours, and patterns



Disadvantages to the system might include things like the difficulty of removing paints and patterns after they've been applied to 'mechs, or incompatibility with the Cryengine and Market.



But I think it would provide a longer term revenue stream for PGI that, once in place, would have minimal impact on maintenance while still providing income from whales who have already purchased everything they can and want to sell pieces they don't require.

