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[WogolfatTheFool]

So I was thinking.....wouldn't make more sense to start a match, THEN pick your mech? I don't know how many times I've started a matched and said "we'll.....if I had my other mech..."
IMO, The ability to lock a mech down when you know what map your on, would be a good idea.

[Stingray Productions]

...maybe, though the way it's setup up right now it might be too difficult to make it balanced this way......unless there were respawns or something. There is another solution though that might accomplish what you're suggesting, remember back in closed Beta they talked about wanting to do a Dropship Mode where you took 5 mechs with you on the dropship, then once in the match, you could choose which of the 5 mechs to use until they were all destroyed or you won. In this mode at least you could still somewhat choose your mechs once in the match.

[CDLord HHGD]

Perhaps, but there's be no tweaking or mechlab time at all... And put it on a 10 second timer or something, that way one indecisive player cannot hold the game up for everyone else.

They'd have to make sure this works though, no bugs, or you'll get people quitting if they are forced into a mech they didn't select.