Flying Blind, on 06 February 2013 - 08:10 PM, said:
Congrats Void. I own all the mechs and have a lot of them mastered but not all of them. I know a guy in my clan is just about to the same point as you. he has them all and is working on mastering up his last few. doesn't have an engine in all of them yet but not too far from it.
I really think there should be a special bonus for this, maybe like X3 basics or something. that would be cool.
It might actually be part of Community Warfare. I'm thinking more of the House Factions here.
While young hotshots may get the more immediate things like loyalty rewards, and in match rewards, just like the real military, grinders that achieve something move up through the ranks.
Therefore, if you're in a House, your experience level may determine your rank.
As for *3 to basic. I'm not sure. You're already pushing the mech beyond the designed normal limits. I'm sure PGI will need to come up with something to prevent a stuck at the top layer building up at the same level. If they didn't, they risk creating an even huger Us and Them divide between vets and newbies, which would discourage new players.