SPENT 1,500 DOLLARS SOFAR THIS YEAR BEN PLAYING FOR 2.5 YEARS 

I see this is old but yes the game is a rabbit hole, no reasonable person would start buying mechs, upgrades, armor, weapons. It cosy literally thousands of $.

The game is more fun if you earn your gear, as ypur skills improve, see this as a journey, enjoy yourself as you play. It costs the developers a few hours of programming to add subroutines and they charge 5 to 150 $ over and over to every gamer that pays. There is no end because they keep adding things to pay for. Relax, be patient, and have fun, the more you spend, harder the opposition gets, and the more frustrated you become and eventually quit. :)