Got my skell today, but since I've played the game before, I know that it's merely a tool for exploration and not worth it for combat for a long time. Its speed makes it manageable to drive past the strong enemies in Cauldros, so I could finally expand the FN to the east after I had first visited the continent around 40 hours earlier.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.