Yea waiting drinking his geritol rocking in his chair. Seems this message post has halted so I kick start it again. MWONLine will be a pay to play but if its anything like world of tanks pay to play is a small element but its not a deciding factor. people picture you join the game pull out the credit card and if you want to be the biggest baddest but up all the biggest baddest mechs. Again if it slike world of tanks or couple others I have played wont work that way. Generally use money usually just helps you level faster perhaps before you get into battle you can use one of two lrms. Normal ones or the so many gold a lrm ones normal ones lets say damage200- 240 a rocket, gold one 240-300, or ac20 chells or whatever. If the game lets you purchase mech they will be middle of the road ones. I think most of us will have mechs like I had in mw3. Scout one, couple different medium ones, 2 large and one or two assualt. So you can fill in for whatever your lance , or team needs for the battles. If all you want to have is assualt you may not get to play much.
http://mwomercs.com/media/video/v28Xi37HTXo
some game footage and dev interview.