While this is apromissing game and I had some fun, there was some un-fun moments..
After the AMA, the devs promissed updates (dev notes on their works).. even after a grace period, its been over 6 months in absolute silence.. Also considering their rude reply to their own AMA as a resounding "no, we are changing nothing".. I have to not recomend this game - a review to update latter if the devs ever break their silence with good words.

my peeves:
- The (lack of) Lock-on latency.. a thin post breaks lock on, considering one can multi-lock to shoot a swarm of missiles, their claim its ""flimsy on purpose, solely because of future pvp reasons"".. is BS, when they could limit such behaviour to other mass units..

- the balance discord on melee vs ranged
They claim no rebalance due to conflicting feedback.. and chose to not listen instead of broadening the question (what points seem weak, what points seem too strong, find what builds then playtest themselves)..
dual ranged weapons was suggested and refused bluntly for lazy reasons.. It is something that could self-balance in the end - it would double damage, yes, but also halve ammo and (at least) double reload times..

Let me start by saying I've very much enjoyed this game. (I mean, I've played 510 hours, lol.)

It has some of the best customization I've seen for a mecha game. One of its greatest features by far, is the separation of looks from stats. No clown-suiting, like in so many other games. How it looks vs how it performs is up to you.

It's gameplay is enjoyable, in my opinion. However, do not expect this game to play like Armored Core. It's more of a horde/arcade battler. You can create a variety of builds, melee, ranged, both, tank, blitz and so on.

However, the reason at the moment I cannot recommend the game due to several reasons. The first is a lot of things we the community have wanted, such as a combat rework and many other improvements have been denied and have shown an unwillingness to improve upon such systems.

Secondly, perhaps due to a lot of negative comments and feedback they received in the Post 1.0.0 AMA Answers, they cut off communication entirely. They also had said in the Post-1.0.0 What's Next + AMA Announcement, that they'd provide a bi-monthly W.I.P.'s post 1.0.0., which has not happened. So six months later, no W.I.P.'s and the only contact on the Discord can say is: "The team is still working on it". (Note; not a direct quote.) There has been no updates or fixes for the many bugs that were introduced Post 1.0.0. as well, some of them being game/save breaking.

I believe potential customers should be made aware of this, and so for these reasons until the next update is provided and/or the Dev's finally re-establish communication I believe my review should be and stay negative, as much as I'd prefer it not to be. If I am satisfied, I will be more than willing to change this to a positive review, and provide a more in-depth review of the game itself.

If the Dev's do come across this review, I hope they will not see it and be discouraged. I have every faith that this is and can be a wonderful game, but a lack of communication hurts not only your credibility but also the community that has poured their heart and soul into this game. Regardless, I wish you well.

Cool mechs, great builder. Too much anime breastisis