Alas it seems the time has come, 

No longer can I hold my tongue. 

This game I’ve played so long for fun. 

Is now strictly “Pay to be won”. 

In days of old the cost was fair 

Allowing us to earn our share. 

But now the only way to compete. 

Is for our coffers to deplete… ☹ 

For now, ONLY those with MUCH coin to spare 

Are the only ones to get anywhere. 

We understand that all must eat. 

And for your labors, should be replete. 

But I caution you to carefully tread 

Lest you loose us and then have NO bread. 

So out of love I do entreat 

That form this course you do retreat. 

Development Roadmap "wants" / suggestions help restore equity and walk back from the current "Pay to Win" state 

1. Either allow players to "scrap"  pilots (esp. the older / "entry level" weaker ones)... OR... preferabley,... provide an upgrade path... e.g. allow players to earn (not "buy") i.e. through, again... "earned" "Experience points" or something, the ability to add additional implant slots (across the board for all pilots), say maybe up to a max of six...  as this would make the entry level pilots viable again and keep them in the rotation (and make the "Squad Presets" something that us folk without deep pockets actually use...) Also... 4 implant slots are just not enough anymore, e.g. a Surge with Arc Torents could eaisly fill / benefit from a pilot with six Implant slots.

2. Skins, seriously... does anybody EVER actually buy a skin?... you should make skins more valuable to us (and lucrative for you) buy adding additional hit point value to them. e.g. "X" hit points for "Rare", "X+" for "Epic", X++ for "Legendary" (not sure what the actual "order of rank" for skins is)... espcially since you have depricated the value of "Fortune Vaults" by removing the progress rewards.  You could at least provide us some actual vaule for the (otherwise largely) useless skins... which is about the only thing I ever seem to get... (Rant: has ANYBODY EVER actually landed on the 2,500 A-Coins... anybody??????)

Other Rants & Gripes

Bot Equity... 

1. Yes... I have "ground" my way (making small investments here and there) to having a couple of Mech / Pilot / Weapon combos that farily capable but... the Bots seem to have an endless supply / hangers FULL of Mechs all loaded out with twin double digit weapons, 4 slot pilots that have all their slots filled with  full (or nearly full) "Gold" and "Purple" Implants and a Bazillon hit points... Bots should only be allowed one or two (max) higher tier Mechs / weapons / pilots... the rest of their hangers should be lower tier or "entry level" higher tier Mechs / pilots / weapons. 

2. Respawn Time... Bots get to respawn almost instantly where I have to wait sooooooo long sometimes that I don't even get to choose my next Mech / Respawn point... the game does it for me...   I can't even count the numbers of times I have depleted my Mech killing one of the aforementioned "fully loaded" Bot Mechs only to have the same Bot respawn right next to me with an equally loaded Mech and blast me to peices  before I get 10 meters / my Mech can even start to "cool down" / recharge / reload weapons.  This is VERY frustrating... 

3. Nickel & Dime Pilot upgrades.... I mean comeon... just tell us upfront how many A-coins it will take to get a pilot to the next level... and honesly... why doe cost ANY A-coins to do it... why not make it just pilot marks?.... 

Well... that's enough for now... See you in the Arena... 

Tor...