$300-$400 isn't enough, not even close to enough. It's thou$and$ and thou$and$ and even that's not enough for this money hungry group of greedy people. 

Hello! Paying in Mech Arena is optional. It speeds up one's progress and provides early access to the novelties, but it doesn't guarantee winning.

Friday December 5th at 6:05AM I played my first Hanger Showdown of the free 5 a day tokens... Me and an AI bot against a player and an AI bot, the first mech the player spawned in was the new bitzfrost mech (whatever it's called) The Very First HS Match Against The Newest Mech In The Game!?!? This mode is purely Hanger Showoff mode and not being focused on balance or PvP play. It's just a hanger showoff mode designed to push the predetermined losers into spending money on the latest and greatest. The only thing this group improves on is their shadiness.

* also the AI bot on the newly purchased novelty mechs side didn't allow the newly purchased novelty feel like a complete waste for the newly purchased mech player, their AI made sure they won even though the real player on the other team only got 1 kill the entire time (we killed each other at the same time).. I lost due to the enemy players AI, not because of the players skills, their recent purchases won them this match! I'll continue to believe in MY experiences with the game and what's witnessed in game with MY eyes than to believe or trust in the words Drew wrote up there^

The game cheats, it's rigged.