I've started coming back to the game after the clans were released, and here's how it's going.
After 33 games, my Griffin GRF-1N has a 1.75 Win/lose ratio and a 4.00 KDR. That's almost entirely from pugging. I did play a couple of matches in a group, but that really made my stats worse, rather than better.
This is my GRF-1N build. I could replace 3 JJs for an AMS, but I like to live on the edge.
Here are some bragadocious screenshots.

#2 http://i.imgur.com/wUPCW4C.jpg
#3 http://i.imgur.com/xidmIsk.jpg
#4 http://i.imgur.com/OjuNWGd.jpg
#5 http://i.imgur.com/DWolF6t.jpg
So... yeah. This is my bragging thread, camouflaged as an Inner Sphere vs Clan thread.