My idea is very simple.
Right now in order to unlock elite you need 3 variants of the same chassis and you need 3 chassis of the same weight class to unlock master.
I suggest flipping it.
This way a newer player (or anyone) can purchase 3 different chassis, unlock basics+elite then be able to choose which variant to buy 2 more of to unlock master. This would give players more flexibility and also give them more time to learn each mech chassis (and make money) before committing to 1 variant to unlock master on.
Below is some convincing BI data.
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Edited by LethalRose, 24 January 2013 - 10:23 AM.