<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207350.msg10393622#msg10393622">Quote from: TheGlyphstone on 18-08-2014, 22:13:54</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Alright, I can see it being meant that way. Even as a non-retort, though, the factual statement ends up being redundant since my immediate preceding post was 'I'll take it'.<br/><br/><br/>To try and salvage something constructive (heh) out of this whole thing, though, I think I'd have to stand very strongly against the idea of forbidding any sort of customizations in the future. Having new characters/players start with canon patterns makes sense - learn to walk before you run, but it's a staple of Battletech fiction and the Battletech universe that the protagonists, the people who matter in the stories, are distinguished by the unique features and weapons loadouts of their 'Mechs as much as mythical heroes are distinguished by their magic swords or whatever. Seeing as how we are the protagonists of our story, it would undermine that universe-contextual feeling of being important on our scale.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I'm inclined to agree. But, don't forget that the game is young. We need to get some more posts and heroic deeds under our belts before we can start making the case for wanting the expensive goodies and the customization opportunities.