{"id":523,"date":"2012-05-22T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=523"},"modified":"2012-05-22T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T18:50:28","slug":"mechwarrior-online-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"MechWarrior Online: Beta!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big, big news out of Piranha Games today.. we have official announcement that the closed beta for MechWarrior: Online starts&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>TODAY!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you head on over to the site, and click the &#8216;activate beta profile&#8217; button in your profile.. you can download and run their convenient system profiler to get the necessary info (note to Norton Anti-Virus users.. because this is a new file.. it gets flagged as &#8216;bad&#8217; based on the reputation (or lack thereof) of the file).<\/p>\n<p>Invites to closed Beta will start going out as early as tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p>As if the Beta news weren&#8217;t enough&#8230; Piranha also announced &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mwomercs.com\/news\/2012\/05\/259-operation-inception\" target=\"_blank\">Operation Inception<\/a>&#8220;.. which is a limited time pre-sale of Founder status&#8230; here&#8217;s the relevant chunk from the linked press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00c2\u00a0Calling all MechWarrior\u00c2\u00ae fans! An exclusive MechWarrior Online\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Founder\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Program goes on sale June 19th. It will offer die-hard fans of this beloved franchise valuable benefits including: in-game currency, a custom BattleMech\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 (&#8220;ELITE&#8221; level only), up to a two-month free premium account, a permanent &#8220;Founder\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tag&#8221; and more. Dubbed &#8220;OPERATION INCEPTION,&#8221; the Founder\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s program gives fans a limited one-time chance to secure exclusive MechWarrior Online game content via two ranks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>$60 ELITE Founder&#8217;s Package Includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Exclusive custom &#8220;Founder&#8217;s BattleMech.&#8221; This &#8216;Mech includes a lifetime, per-match C-Bill booster.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0$80 value of in-game currency* for in-game item purchases.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Two-month premium account to MechWarrior Online at launch: Earn XP &amp; C-Bills faster.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Founder&#8217;s Tag &#8211; sets your status apart from the crowd &amp; get noticed in-game and on the forums.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Early access to the game along with Founder&#8217;s assets availability starts July 17th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>$30 VETERAN Founder&#8217;s Package Includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0$40 value of in-game currency* for in-game item purchases.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0One-month premium account to MechWarrior Online at launch: Earn XP &amp; C-Bills faster.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Founder&#8217;s Tag &#8211; sets your status apart from the crowd &amp; get noticed in-game and on the forums.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0Early access to the game along with Founder&#8217;s assets availability starts July 17th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OPERATION INCEPTION assets and early game access will be available for ELITE or VETERAN Founder&#8217;s Package players starting July 17th.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, for what a &#8216;normal&#8217; new game costs.. you get Founder status, an in-game quasi-exclusive Mech, some in-game cash, two month subscription, and early access on the 17th of July.<\/p>\n<p>For 2 months subscription to a normal MMO.. you get a little less, but still some nice perks.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping I get into the Beta&#8230; it&#8217;s been WAY too long since we&#8217;ve had a good game set in the BattleTech universe!<\/p>\n<p>Grats to everyone at Piranha on getting to the Beta stage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big, big news out of Piranha Games today.. we have official announcement that the closed beta for MechWarrior: Online starts&#8230;.. 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