Hmm, since I do not play for rank or be the #1 player and I like to play as always just making parts, test them and get beaten for fun not for wins etc but test and develop, I sometime de-rank "lower rank" to test at proper rank capacity of the mech. I am currently playing at R10 and in R10 the game match me against full L50 mechs with higher HP and me playing at 1800 with decent modules but weak having epic L1, legend L1, Myth L1 and few items max to go against those constant matches with powerful mechs and see what does do.
I play both accounts this season but sometimes just one then later the other. After play for some days checking then I move up to R5-R1 position but normally I go only for R3 since I do not care about R1 for bad rewards on average.
Right now testing with epics, legend and myth in OD. FARM and OKI.
OD. FARM
Testing in OKI weapons effects.
Just future parts to develop if get interested to do it or not. In mean time I still have to work with current mechs set ups and level up parts from them since so far I have never finished in full a mech with all parts maxed. Maybe someday will finish in full a mech.