Merc rotation is a joke. I bought Sawbonez as my first, and that was only because I had an Obsidian card for him. The new rotation gives me Sawbonez (no use) but also gave me Arty, and I have no love for that merc. So the game took a step back for me (unless I am dumb enough to pay).
Even better, one of my daily missions want’s me to play with Fragger in my party for 3 matches, now that he is out of the rotation. Ok, no worries, I will just stump up the £7 to use him for the sake of 600 credits! Haha, as if I would pay 10 x the price of what each merc is actually worth! Hahahahaha!.
Sorry if this offends you fanboys, but to me, I would think it would make more sense to plan dailies around the mercs available (the 2 starter mercs + the 2 in the rotation).
As is stands, given how the devs are doing stuff, I still think Splash Damage are a bunch of amateurs. There is a reason, even in a closed beta, they have still managed to lose a huge amount of players. Only a total moron would be willing to pay £7 per time for a new merc that does nothing to enhance the game.
But who knows, if they don’t get sales, they can always buff him until he becomes a must have, and once everyone has bought him, then they can actually balance him. GG SD, you guys are doing great!