maybe that's their intention to turn this into a whole new game "Shield Arena" or just want to get out of business ..

The primary purpose of this feature is to shift the game's long-term meta, providing a player with more gameplay freedom. We see your feedback and will think about what we can do in the future.

So many players have left the game, and you guys "will think about what we can do in the future" ???  I am so glad I got my refunds and thanks for the ban!  

It's highly unlikely that the Mods feature will be removed, but it's absolutely possible that it may be optimized, adjusted, or reworked.

useless. with these mods, which only increase the defense of the mech... and do not increase the power of the weapon. the brevity of the matches, now too short. and the extra shots needed to take down the enemy, make everything frustrating. needless to say. how some weapons have become useless, like em. rifle, against bots with 5-level shields.. 8-10 shots are needed to take it down. a whole match, as always, nothing and aimed at improvement... but only frustration, and the thought of leaving...

Yeah, i do agree that mods aren't balanced that well. Mods aren't bad by any means, but the arena's and weapons aren't set up well for the extra defense they bring players which is the problem. 

There needs to be made a balance by splitting it up into 2 versions, mods that give small bonus's and mods that give big bonus's at the cost of something else. Health mod could make it so you have less sprint, shield mod could make it so abilities recharge a little slower or reduce the damage you cause by a slight bit.

Another thing that's a problem is that the mods create a big gap between players who don't have it or only the waker ones, and both the bots, people with more time and the people who have the money to get the best mods, it would have been more fair if everyone that has played the game for more than 3 months has gotten all the basic mods unlocked for all the mechs they have so the gap wouldn't be so big. (only the basic weak mods, not the higher ones)