Hey, i’m just here simply stating how i feel about it. I’m glad that i know that we’ll get the skins later on, but it still feels unfair in my heart.
Actually this skin was made available for people who participated in the Gears of Battle tournaments. I believe the HGL got a different cyber skin (for Pendles I believe). I have the Galilea one for co-commentating several of the tournaments for Gears of Battle. I wanted to participate in the HGL tournament on PC for the skin they were giving out but there weren’t enough participants in the tournament I signed up for (and so far not enough for the next one either).
How do you sign up for the tournaments? I am on ps4, got a mic, but i do not talk much though. Just telling everyone who is were. I do not have a team, but would join one.
I think it’s fine, in all honesty. The fact that they had something for those that saw the stream (and those that didn’t, as it’s a publicly available code) is enough for me
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Among all the issues this game is facing, this is the thing that gets people up the wall?
Conventions are expensive to go to, so the people that actually spent their hard-earned dollars get to walk out with some additional digital goodies… sounds like a fair trade…
How can I morally demand GBX to give me stuff if I didn’t spend money updating my passport, to take time off to fly to the convention, spend lots of money for the trip in general, and didn’t watch their event once I got there?
Since I didn’t do any of these things… GBX doesn’t get to reward me handsomely.
Besides, these skins aren’t going to improve the current PC population.
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Most people at those conventions are sent there by their employers, so it’s not an out-of-pocket expense for most.
So where was my employer when I went to anime conventions in my city?
Breathing a sigh of relief?
Sigh of relief for what?
That I spend money and free time doing something I want to be doing?
If most of the people at the convention are staff members, or there because of work reasons so they didn’t need to pay for anything, that’s the reason GBX should be giving us skins, since nobody that was there had to pay an entrance fee?
I don’t understand what sort of argument you’re making.
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I’m happy to hear that. I’m not even a big fan of the Cyber/Gold skins, but I too want to collect them all. I NEED to have them all…
Yes, I see that you missed the point entirely.
You gave me a serious answer at one point and then you wish to jest?
Sorry, I don’t switch tones on a whim. You gave me no incentives to make jokes.
If you actually don’t have a point at this point, then any further conversation is meaningless.
Hey guys,
So let me address this briefly.
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@Tokesy97 is correct. This will not be the only time/way those skins are released. If you’re into collecting skins, you need not worry. We have no shortage of ways nor desire to give away skins in what we feel are appropriate ways and at appropriate intervals.
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We’re really sorry that not everyone can be at PAX – believe me. The best part of PAX is getting to meet actual fans. For the record and in case you aren’t aware, PAX is a show that is about the fans, not the industry. Someone above mentioned that the only people that get to go to PAX are sent there by their employers. This is not the case. PAX is attended by players just like yourselves. In fact, I’ve met some of you at PAX shows in the past.
Gearbox tries our best to go out of our way to make our fans feel special. We do our best to make sure we reward players in a fair fashion. At the same time, we don’t see anything wrong with putting together a little something extra for people who spend their hard earned cash and time to come see us and attend our PAX panels. The issue isn’t that we’re penalizing those who can’t afford to attend PAX, it’s that we’re thanking the people that find a way to come and interface with us. In fact, we put in extra work and went out of our way to minimize that feeling of perceived unfairness by creating two codes.
We know that rubs some people the wrong way. That sentiment is nothing new. The truth is, we’re not sorry about it and we’ll keep doing it – because it makes us happy to make the people that attend out panels happy. Planning a PAX panel is no small task for our team and when people go out of their way to attend our panel and show their support to our work, we feel like that deserves an acknowlegement.
Sorry to be blunt here, guys, but this is something I’ve had on my mind the past few days. I just want to stress that this isn’t about excluding, but about thanking. It’s really that simple. It’s about positivity. Full stop.
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Fair enuff by me.
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They’ll almost definitely be released late or for sale
I wanted to come and amend my post from last night bit. It would’ve been beneficial to mention this then, but it was late and I was just trying to generally get caught up on everything.
Yes and no. We still have quite a few left over codes that we brought back with us from PAX and we have every intention of giving those away - for free. We have no plans of any kind to sell the mega codes. They were created as a goodwill gesture and so they shall remain. We’re working on coming up with some cool ways to give them out and also on what cadence we’d like to do so.
SO, you will have chances to get these codes soon and for free. The best way to know when the codes will be given out will be to keep an eye on the Gearbox and Battleborn social channels.
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I’ll take 2 for a tenner.
Okay awesome. I forgot that golden and cyber skins are treated differently
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Soo Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and here? Oky i’ll try because my bf, my brother and i rly want those skins/code.
And omg how many faction lootpacks do i need to open to get a legendary?! I have all legendaries from the story but packs only got the solar sustainer. Epic lootpacks always give me a flawed gear.
I have opened 396 faction packs i think i have 6 legendary items from packs(legendary)
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Important note to try and enlighten some misconceptions posted in this thread.
Disclaimer: Entirely factual based on years of personal experience, read without emotion in any of the lines. It is easy to insert emotion on this text, and I urge you you be mindful of my own lack of emotion in writing this text as you continue to read.
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Most convention goers are NOT paid by their employer (or anyone else) to go to a convention.
This is not E3. It’s not an invite only industry event. It’s a public event that anyone can buy passes to. (Unfortunately they sell out quickly for pax prime, but they are publicly available). Conventions, quite often, are businesses. They make money from convention goers and dealers/artists purchasing space to vend. Don’t confuse this with an expo, which is usually an official industry event that businesses WILL send their employees to (although, there’s plenty of those events where cost isn’t covered for those attending either).
I am/was a convention (and expo) goer. I am a costumer. I have NEVER been paid to attend any such event. Sometimes friends and businesses will help with the costs, but I’ve never come out of a con on the + side. Even if I won the frequent costume contests, they rarely (<1%) are ‘we’ll pay your way because you won/are awesome!’ Usually it’s dealer room money (can only be spent there) or physical items (sewing machines, worbla, trophies, etc.), if you get anything at all. -
This is not something new Gearbox is bringing to the table. I was actually expecting them to give out skins, though not in a single mega pass. League of Legends I know gives out convention skins (that go for sale by scalpers aftterward) at events, and lots of other game devs give out things to thank people for coming out to see their product (pins, closed beta access, lanyards, shirts, you name it). To reiterate: I am in no way surprised and was EXPECTING this. I am grateful they are not exclusive skins that we will have a shot at down the road, which is more than i was expecting.
I am curious as to how this is insulting to the current playerbase. I know a lot of people in that crowd, and none of them have offered me their mega code despite me thinking or knowing they don’t play the game (a lot of them are bigger Borderlands fans than Battleborn). I haven’t asked for it, but they know I play actively and follow the news. Is there maybe a chance they’re interested in picking the game up / back up because of the code? I would much rather they went in interested in Borderlands, or DN, or something else, and came out with something tangible that might make them interested in Gearbox’s NOW title, Battleborn.
Again, I ask, how is wanting to grow the playerbase insulting to the existing playerbase? I’m sure you can find someone who doesn’t want their code if you really want it.
From a reward standpoint, giving out the same reward for those who put in the effort to go, as for those who did not (I did not) doesn’t make sense. It IS a reward, and many people agree that 2nd place doesn’t get the gold medal.
End emotionless disagreement, and resuming your usual NatsumeRyu programming. Beep boop.
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