Posted 17 October 2015 - 05:59 AM
If you want to stay inner sphere, for my money, i think the Shadow hawk bundle is one of the best deals. between getting medium mechs, (which are pretty great for new players) and two very nice XL engines, it is a great value. They also are extremely flexible, and can run just about any weapon in the game, and tons of load outs. They also have jump jets, and can run XL engines for more speed, or more weapons. Just a really nice all around starter mech.
the mechs are pretty solid, so you gotta figure even with out quirks, they are still nice mechs.
On the other hand you did buy an MC package so that means you got a cicada, and the cicada bundle is also pretty nice, especially if you like the cicada you got. (so play it a bunch before you buy the bundle. They are also mediums, but play more like lights with a bit more firepower/armor.
As for heroes, Misery, and Ilya are both great, and i love my jester, though it is a pretty nice mech, it is not a top tier.. But still one of my better mechs, and one of my most played. the raven huggin, firestarter ember and Blackjack arrow are also pretty nice too,
I also like to spend MC on day passes. they cost 250MC for 24 hours. For the cost of a month, i can buy 10 days. Often buying the day passes is much better for me, as i can go weeks without playing, but then wanna play all day, or have a weekend and pick up a couple day passes, or weekend pass and grind away. though if a sale hits, some times you can get the year long package for a nice price but they are kinda rare, but holiday season is when that happens typically.
Buy mech bays, and some paint.. for camo, buy the one shots for the mech you want to camo.. they are pretty cheap. If you buy the permanent unlock, it is only for that chassis type, so if you want woodland on many mechs, that ends up costing a bunch.. But buying one shots on 10 mechs, would cost the same as just one chassis unlock. Basically, if you like different styles on different mechs, and don't want to change the camo often, single shot unlocks are the way to go.