@tennmuerti: If you dropped it early, try playing it again. I dropped it for many of the same reasons you did and it's really enjoyable now. Sure, I'm a huge Battletech fan and I want a singleplayer campaign, too, but mechanically the game is now a lot of fun. The free to play stuff is still there but it was always going to be, you really don't need to buy it to enjoy it. There's pretty frequent events and giveaways that give premium time and credits for free, as well.
@grumpymoose: Battletech is the universe within which the Mechwarrior games take place.
@austin_walker is the hero project B.E.A.S.T. needs. Vinny may not read the advice in the comments, but if Austin keeps asking questions he might reconsider some of his more questionable designs and flight plans.
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