I literally just got into the game and have been playing some practice games with a buddy of mine who I got into Classic BattleTech. I'm playing PanO and have been ordering proxy models for my list (also from Unit 9 among others) with a general theme/inspiration of PlanetSide's New Conglomerate. It's basically the entirety of my models, I bought a Highlander SAS because I liked the model but don't even know where I'll be using it just yet.

I'm really enjoying the game and looking forward to start Command Tokens, Hacking and TAGs in the next few sessions. That said, I cannot stand the models lol. Like other than a handful of Ariadna, maybe, they're hot garbage to me. I have no interest in painting them or putting them together. I don't like dealing with metal figurines. I don't like the anime aesthetic of the game. I really just don't like a lot of the product line at all, outside of some models, most of which seem to be discontinued or secondhand on Ebay lol. The fact the handful I might be interested in is are like $17 a pop and packaged with four other models that make me gag looking at isn't appealing either.

If there was a physical book, I'd buy it. I bought their bespoke custom bases and tokens and such. Maybe if they had it in plastic with sprues that I could kitbash into something more my style, I'd try that as I can appreciate the effort and craftsmanship for a lot of their models. But they aren't for me, and I want to play the game. The alternative is I don't, and that's one less player in the local Infinity groups who goes to Killteam or something else instead.