Ah, I suppose we won't be fielding end-game mechs until the plot progresses right? We'll go out with 'starter' ones, then as the plot develops, we will chance upon better alternatives?

Because right now, I am pretty tempted to bring up some OP-looking mechs. But depending on your say so, I'll refrain and start off with something less 'intimidating', since Howling Sands -is- running low on resources.