SawzAll

I can agree here, 1 or 2 tokens per win for the 5 daily wins shouldn't be a lot to ask.
I would argue that it should be like 5 tokens, but whatever.
As it still seems to take people a year to reach top ranks (paying) or longer (not paying), tokens for the 5 daily arena wins makes sense to me.
In terms of general game design, I question a game that takes people longer than a year to reach top ranks.  I think this would help fix what I view as a problem with SM: it shouldn't take F2P players more than a year to reach top ranks.  Maybe it should take F2P a year to reach top ranks (like exactly a year, playing the game one hour a day every day).  Then P2W status would be to get to top ranks faster than a year.
With other games I've played, it's taken less than a year to reach a level at which you don't feel you are limited by a lack of items or weapons.  Like TF2.  Like BL3.  DLC or payment should only be for the impatient, in my opinion, and there are plenty of people who are impatient so business should still be good 🙂

bam, bam bam bam
 

Petition to add 1 token to arena rewards. Hey hey hey 1 token per fight might not seem much but if you do all 5 arena fights that’s 5 tokens! 7x5 = 35 extra tokens every week!!!

You can literally see this happening as previously unknown people and such are suddenly in the upper ranks. There's a YouTube vid on how to do it and it's been spelled out step by step.
This and the recent hacks/cheats have made me not even care about ranking up anymore. Rank 1? Meaningless. Medals? Meaningless. Thanks, a-holes!
 
Brought to you by asshats to reelect AssClown to the Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

This is difficult to answer all in one post, but here's my reply:
First, I get it, you're burned out.  Sorry that happened to you.  Yeah, top clans are taxing.  But there are some problems I'd like to address.  I am not pointing a finger at you or anyone, but here's my 2 cents.
Sub-point to #1, I find it a waste of time to play any game more than one hour a day.  Do I?  Yes, sometimes I do, for the sake of my clan, and my allies while I was in Reign.  (I was only there 3 weeks to learn.  I don't promote myself over my clanmates.)
Sub-point to #1, this game gets monotonous real quick.  Alex has done things to try to break up the monotony, like arena pads and such, but yeah, the game is monotonous.  A game like, say, Borderlands 3, has a lot more variety.  That's just how things are right now.  (I am not dissing SM so much as I am saying we need SM 3.)
Second point, saying WLGang is by far the best clan, that's not scientific and you can't measure it.  How do you know which clan is best?  And how can a clan be the best for everyone?  And what's up with saying WLGang's hands are "relatively clean"?  Do you know other clans or only what WLGang members told you?  Starting a moral statement like this on a game like SM, with how rampant boosting is, even among the "relatively clean" clans, is like one pig in a mud puddle claiming to be more clean than the pig that's next to him in the same mud puddle.  I get it, you like WLGang, and I'm not here to change your mind.  But that's the problem with boosting: now that everyone's painted themselves into a corner with boosting, which is the opposite of being chivalrous, now "everyone's doing it" and no one wants to be the first clan to stop doing it.  I would imagine there are very few clans that don't boost within the top 50 clans.  And then of course there's the hacking thing: tabbing was only recently fixed, and some of the top clans were engaging in tabbing, or so I hear.  But of course, ban waves, etc.
And yes, top clans are taxing.  But with all due respect, compared to the other games on the market, it's like people are spending hours fighting over who gets to be the captain of a ship that's not in the top 10.  I am not dissing SM, but it's not the top game out there, and a fair and balanced check versus the 8 or so factors that make a game great reveals that SM is rather lacking.  Don't get me wrong, I offered to help with some of these to make SM better, but oh well.  *shrug*
As for top clans being pressured by the community: pressured to do what?  To be top clan?  Screw that.  They should exist to be chivalrous and fair, a community of soldiers out there trying to do their best.  Pressured to get rewards?  Screw that, that's the type of thinking that fuels people trying to cheat or boost their way to the top.  We are what we do.  Those who do things that are not chivalrous make themselves a reputation.  I'm not jealous of their position.  I'm not saying WLGang is hacking or cheating, but I'm not saying they aren't.  I'm not here to take sides.  I'm here to point out that clans have become what their leadership and their members wanted to be.
As for how clans become top clan in this game, sure, maybe that can be addressed.  Maybe the focus should be on being involved rather than just tons of AP.  But at the end of the day, the problem may also become that there is not another way to judge the clans in terms of top clan.  What else is there?  Doing community service and mailing signed affidavits to Alex?  Heck no.  I think the current SM system might overly reward people who reach top rank and stay there (i.e. aren't involved, but just do enough to get rank 3 or higher).  But how else are we going to do this?
As for clan politics, I'm surprised clan politics are even a thing on this game.  I'm sorry, but I spent as much on this game as a refurbished PS4 with Borderlands 3.  Which made me question why I spent so much in the first place.  Not dissing SM, and I'm not trying to discourage people from spending money on SM.  But at the end of the day, I felt like this was not cost effective.  So why is there even clan politics?  To me it's like people fighting to be the captain of a small boat that has a small hole in it.  First off, SM is a "small boat" among yachts like GTA, Payday, BL3, and others.  Second, it has a small hole: it can be maintained, but I don't think SM 2 (which is what we're playing basically: reloaded) has much of a future.  I am not saying the franchise is bad: we can make SM 3 and continue this game's legacy, sure.  But flash (or action script) isn't going to last forever.  And no game lasts forever, either.
So I'm trying to encourage you.  Don't fixate on SM.  Take a break.  Get some sun.  Find a clan that's more about people than about winning.
EDIT: also, in Alex's defense, making a game that is perfectly balanced is VERY DIFFICULT.  Even games that get close to balance among player classes like TF2 and BL3 are constantly putting out hotfixes to tweak stuff.
EDIT2: to be fair, even if SM2 (SM right now) is a small beat up boat with a hole in it, we CAN keep bailing the water out and row the boat towards the solution (i.e. SM3).

This is difficult to answer all in one post, but here's my reply:
First, I get it, you're burned out.  Sorry that happened to you.  Yeah, top clans are taxing.  But there are some problems I'd like to address.  I am not pointing a finger at you or anyone, but here's my 2 cents.
Sub-point to #1, I find it a waste of time to play any game more than one hour a day.  Do I?  Yes, sometimes I do, for the sake of my clan, and my allies while I was in Reign.  (I was only there 3 weeks to learn.  I don't promote myself over my clanmates.)
Sub-point to #1, this game gets monotonous real quick.  Alex has done things to try to break up the monotony, like arena pads and such, but yeah, the game is monotonous.  A game like, say, Borderlands 3, has a lot more variety.  That's just how things are right now.  (I am not dissing SM so much as I am saying we need SM 3.)
Second point, saying WLGang is by far the best clan, that's not scientific and you can't measure it.  How do you know which clan is best?  And how can a clan be the best for everyone?  And what's up with saying WLGang's hands are "relatively clean"?  Do you know other clans or only what WLGang members told you?  Starting a moral statement like this on a game like SM, with how rampant boosting is, even among the "relatively clean" clans, is like one pig in a mud puddle claiming to be more clean than the pig that's next to him in the same mud puddle.  I get it, you like WLGang, and I'm not here to change your mind.  But that's the problem with boosting: now that everyone's painted themselves into a corner with boosting, which is the opposite of being chivalrous, now "everyone's doing it" and no one wants to be the first clan to stop doing it.  I would imagine there are very few clans that don't boost within the top 50 clans.  And then of course there's the hacking thing: tabbing was only recently fixed, and some of the top clans were engaging in tabbing, or so I hear.  But of course, ban waves, etc.
And yes, top clans are taxing.  But with all due respect, compared to the other games on the market, it's like people are spending hours fighting over who gets to be the captain of a ship that's not in the top 10.  I am not dissing SM, but it's not the top game out there, and a fair and balanced check versus the 8 or so factors that make a game great reveals that SM is rather lacking.  Don't get me wrong, I offered to help with some of these to make SM better, but oh well.  *shrug*
As for top clans being pressured by the community: pressured to do what?  To be top clan?  Screw that.  They should exist to be chivalrous and fair, a community of soldiers out there trying to do their best.  Pressured to get rewards?  Screw that, that's the type of thinking that fuels people trying to cheat or boost their way to the top.  We are what we do.  Those who do things that are not chivalrous make themselves a reputation.  I'm not jealous of their position.  I'm not saying WLGang is hacking or cheating, but I'm not saying they aren't.  I'm not here to take sides.  I'm here to point out that clans have become what their leadership and their members wanted to be.
As for how clans become top clan in this game, sure, maybe that can be addressed.  Maybe the focus should be on being involved rather than just tons of AP.  But at the end of the day, the problem may also become that there is not another way to judge the clans in terms of top clan.  What else is there?  Doing community service and mailing signed affidavits to Alex?  Heck no.  I think the current SM system might overly reward people who reach top rank and stay there (i.e. aren't involved, but just do enough to get rank 3 or higher).  But how else are we going to do this?
As for clan politics, I'm surprised clan politics are even a thing on this game.  I'm sorry, but I spent as much on this game as a refurbished PS4 with Borderlands 3.  Which made me question why I spent so much in the first place.  Not dissing SM, and I'm not trying to discourage people from spending money on SM.  But at the end of the day, I felt like this was not cost effective.  So why is there even clan politics?  To me it's like people fighting to be the captain of a small boat that has a small hole in it.  First off, SM is a "small boat" among yachts like GTA, Payday, BL3, and others.  Second, it has a small hole: it can be maintained, but I don't think SM 2 (which is what we're playing basically: reloaded) has much of a future.  I am not saying the franchise is bad: we can make SM 3 and continue this game's legacy, sure.  But flash (or action script) isn't going to last forever.  And no game lasts forever, either.
So I'm trying to encourage you.  Don't fixate on SM.  Take a break.  Get some sun.  Find a clan that's more about people than about winning.
EDIT: also, in Alex's defense, making a game that is perfectly balanced is VERY DIFFICULT.  Even games that get close to balance among player classes like TF2 and BL3 are constantly putting out hotfixes to tweak stuff.
EDIT2: to be fair, even if SM2 (SM right now) is a small beat up boat with a hole in it, we CAN keep bailing the water out and row the boat towards the solution (i.e. SM3).

Given that the technique to change clan leadership is a bit convoluted, I would like an easier way to do so.
Right now, it seems the only way (correct me if I'm wrong) is everyone but the new leader must quit the clan, then be invited back in.
Having some feature or button to click that will let us change who is considered clan leader would be a nice feature.
It may even lead to clans who have democratic voting for their leader every season or whatever.

With all due respect, it sounds like your build is the problem. Please post your build here if you already haven't.
By the way, say what you want but dual malice beam can only get to rank 3 at best, while dual frantic ("frantic cancer") can get to rank 1. Dual corrupt light can probably get to rank 3 at most.
The problem players run into in middle ranks is that modules start to count, and often such players either were sacrificing their modules or don't want to go through the grind of upgrading their modules to mythical.
So show us your build, please.

With all due respect, it sounds like your build is the problem. Please post your build here if you already haven't.
By the way, say what you want but dual malice beam can only get to rank 3 at best, while dual frantic ("frantic cancer") can get to rank 1. Dual corrupt light can probably get to rank 3 at most.
The problem players run into in middle ranks is that modules start to count, and often such players either were sacrificing their modules or don't want to go through the grind of upgrading their modules to mythical.
So show us your build, please.

With all due respect, it sounds like your build is the problem. Please post your build here if you already haven't.
By the way, say what you want but dual malice beam can only get to rank 3 at best, while dual frantic ("frantic cancer") can get to rank 1. Dual corrupt light can probably get to rank 3 at most.
The problem players run into in middle ranks is that modules start to count, and often such players either were sacrificing their modules or don't want to go through the grind of upgrading their modules to mythical.
So show us your build, please.

Tonight's PP run.  Firefly is an interesting addition.

My Christmas crate from SuperMechs.  Thanks @Alexander ! 🙂  Now my inventory is clogged lol 😕😕

Thank you, everyone, for helping me with advice. Thanks to you, I finally made it into level 9 for the first time.

Alexander cares to fix things.  He's not perfect but he's better than TactiSoft.

Preach.  I get sick of the same old haters with "omg Gato isn't doing anything."  Bull.
Did Tactisoft create a Discord server to talk to us directly?  Heck no.
Gato Games has taken over.  If you're only saying the same negative things about Gato Games as you did about TactiSoft, you are living in a dream world, Neo.

I think campaigns are worth the XP.  That's just me.  But I pick missions that are high in ratio of fuel to XP so that I get the most I can out of it.

OMG lol you rock Raul

Ever had that feeling like you want something more from SuperMechs?
Look no further.  Noble Warriors is here.
What sets us apart from some other clans is our commitment to doing what is right.  Like knights of the old round table, we take a vow of chivalry.  We pledge to not smurf, which exploits people in lower ranks.  We don't hack.  We also don't boost.  We are committed to play fair.
Our requirements:
Rank: 10 through 1. Arena battles: just your 5 daily battles (or 35/week) Clan Wars: participation is mandatory. Titans: optional. Discord: mandatory that you join our discord so we can coordinate actions. Pledge to not hack, smurf, or boost. Message me if you're interested.  By the way, our clan is spelled "n0ble warriors" i.e. N-ZERO-B-L-E W-A-R-R-I-O-R-S.  I had to change the "o" in "noble" to a zero.
PADAWAN CHANNEL:
Now Noble Warriors is also hosting a padawan channel where you can learn how to play SuperMechs from us.  Not rank 10 or higher?  No problem, we're here for you.  Message me if you're interested.  You get to learn from top rank players.  I can't guarantee they will be there, but our discord is home to @epicspeedster @ZeRo_ and even @Mechzilla.
 

First of all, are you against boosting?  I won't judge how you reply.
And right now, people who boost just reset their app to reset their ability to be matched.  If you mean incorporating it into the server side, some people might get upset with that if it doesn't distinguish between ladder and non-ladder matches.  It might be tricky.
I'd still want it incorporated into the replay system.  That way even if the system doesn't stop you from boosting, at least initially people can easily go look at people's replays and see whether they're boosting or not.
I am no programmer, so I don't know which solution would be the easiest to implement.

Maybe fix the replay system so that ALL arena fights are logged? That way if they're fighting boosting accounts, i.e. alts, everyone can see it?

SawzAll is my main, and my "ambassador" to Reign.  TableSaw is my alt and runs my clan.
My clan mates are strong enough that I am able to do both.  I am in Reign to learn things that I can use to improve my clan.
A US soldier who is sent to work with NATO or the UN doesn't cease being a US soldier.
And ironically we had someone join just today, so N0ble Warriors only keeps getting stronger.

Ever had that feeling like you want something more from SuperMechs?
Look no further.  Noble Warriors is here.
What sets us apart from some other clans is our commitment to doing what is right.  Like knights of the old round table, we take a vow of chivalry.  We pledge to not smurf, which exploits people in lower ranks.  We don't hack.  We also don't boost.  We are committed to play fair.
Our requirements:
Rank: 10 through 1. Arena battles: just your 5 daily battles (or 35/week) Clan Wars: participation is mandatory. Titans: optional. Discord: mandatory that you join our discord so we can coordinate actions. Pledge to not hack, smurf, or boost. Message me if you're interested.  By the way, our clan is spelled "n0ble warriors" i.e. N-ZERO-B-L-E W-A-R-R-I-O-R-S.  I had to change the "o" in "noble" to a zero.
PADAWAN CHANNEL:
Now Noble Warriors is also hosting a padawan channel where you can learn how to play SuperMechs from us.  Not rank 10 or higher?  No problem, we're here for you.  Message me if you're interested.  You get to learn from top rank players.  I can't guarantee they will be there, but our discord is home to @epicspeedster @ZeRo_ and even @Mechzilla.
 

I like it.  It's creative.

Yep and that's why it's considered dirty.  And why it's yet one more thing the community wants changed.
And you know why my clan is dedicated to not boosting.