Stormwolf, I would go one step further. From I have seen of the Game, we can always repair IS mechs so long as we have the C-Bills. This should not be the case with Clans Mechs.

Clan Mechs should be very hard to salvage, so most of the time players should only be able to salvage ammo or parts. These parts and ammo should be required to make repairs on Clans Mechs. So basicly IS technicians can only swap Clan parts and not repair them.

Other players salvage Clan 'Mechs, ammo and parts -> Sell them on the Black market -> Player buys stuff from Black market to keep his Masakari functional. And if the Player can't maintain his Masakari anymore then he/she should get the option to scrap his 'Mech for parts.

If its done right then we could see a true black market economy springing up.

I like missiles, so its the Catapult for me.

What about dogtags?

I remember the mission in MW2: Mercenaries in which you had to pilot a Stalker, its firepower was perfect for that mission, however I soon found myself shouting "Go Faster!!".

I think that Clan 'Mechs should just become destroyable, if its destroyed you lose it forever. This should keep people from exploiting it. And only allow Clan weapons to be mounted on Clan 'Mechs and IS Omnimechs.