shadow hawk pack

[melta]

Is this horse armor? It's just a skin right?

[Jamie Wolf]

It is just a skin. It's not quite horse armor though. Originally the skin was a Kickstarter backer reward, but sometime after the first dlc there was enough demand by ppl who couldn't get it (because the Kickstarter was closed) that they spun into a purchasable dlc for them

[wesnef]

It was a pre-order bonus. There's an Atlas skin that was the Kickstarter one, I believe.

(I have the Shadowhawk from pre-ordering)

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by pentazemin:

Is this horse armor?

Nitpicking: "horse armor" had concrete gameplay effects; it wasn't just a skin.

But in regards to this game, the other two posters have it right.

[melta]

so it's worse than horse armor?

[wesnef]

Also, as much as the horse armor is a mocking meme, it was apparently a massive seller.

Originally posted by pentazemin:

so it's worse than horse armor?

Really not getting your point. Especially since selling DLC skins has been a thing across dozens of games for decades now. If you're trying to protest it, that ship sank years ago.

And no, again - this isn't "horse armor" or "worse than horse armor". It's "making a pre-order bonus available for people who missed it." Which other games have done in the past as well.
(I remember Fallout New Vegas pissed people off when it had four different pre-order bonuses at four different stores. Year or two later, you could buy a cheap bundle of all of them.)

[kensw]

I kickstarted and pre ordered everything Battletech so I already had the Shadow hawk skin.
BUT then I noticed someone on the Paradox forum had one more Battletech badge than I did (from buying the pack)- The HORROR. Could not have that so I bought the pack from steam just to get the badge. Depends on the individual - if you want it buy it - if not do not buy it.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by pentazemin:

so it's worse than horse armor?

Sounds like you have an agenda.

As the others said, the Shadowhawk pack was added because of player demand. It's arguably *better* than horse armor, because it has no in-game effects that make it a "you suffer a disadvantage if you do not buy this".

If people want this DLC, there's absolutely no negatives to allowing them to have it.

EDIT: I see the OP's original "Battletech" Steam User Review was banned for violating Steam's TOS. Somehow, I'm not surprised.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by pentazemin:

people with agendas have questions

No. People with agendas state "it's worse than horse armor" when they're told it's *not* like horse armor.

[wesnef]

Originally posted by pentazemin:

Oh ♥♥♥♥, I've entered the 2000iq board, where only people with agendas have questions about dubious DLCs.

Looking through your posting history, it's pretty clear you've got an agenda. Well, or you just enjoy moaning on forums.

edit: but hey, good news! It's not even a very good skin, and the default one the game comes with is the one I use 99% of the time. So it's prett¥ easy to just skip. Feel free to not spend anything on it. /shrug

[Werecat101]

looking at a persons reviews tells a lot about that person.

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by pentazemin:

Oh ♥♥♥♥, I've entered the 2000iq board, where only people with agendas have questions about dubious DLCs.

There's nothing dubious about it.

As explained, it was a kickstarter reward. Per popular demand, the devs made it available to those who want it.

Feel free to not buy it if you don't see the value in it. It's just a skin pack.

[JC]

Every time i see the words "horse armor" I think,


"Hey Lucy, they are at it again." -Ricky