I'm interested. Hell, I'm [i]very[/i] interested.

Quick question though: Are we allowed to vary our weapon loadouts? From what I've seen and understand, the main weaponry are held by the MAS rather than mounted on them, correct? So if the pilot were to say, want to switch from a short range, CQC auto-cannon to something with a little more range, could they?

Oh, and on power usage: do systems drain power when inactive? I don't see an energy sword taking up much power when it's not being used. So, if say, there's an hour of power remaining on a MAS and the pilot needs some additional power to get back to base safely, could he choose to sacrifice power to his shields/weapons to keep the MAS moving?