Topic: What Mega Man Battle Network game should I get ?

I never played the series before but I'm interested. I don't care about playing in order or anything unless it's important story wise.
If I were to play only 1 battle network game to get a good feel about the series which one should I pick ? Which one is the best ?

5 is probably the best I assume with it being the most recent..

The first one has a pretty big story plot at the end, that makes you understand some of the characters behavior in other games. For me, the best one is 3 (regardless of the version), they perfected the battle system and the net is quite easy to navigate. I really recomend that you don't play 4 unless you play some of the other titles first, though - it is considered as one of the worst in the series.

1 and 2 for the story setups (awful combat balancing, though), 3 for the features (but no good story), 4 for the chip selection (and horrible content padding), 5 for more plot (which involves lots of dumb mechanics), and 6 only if you still like Battle Network.

I can't speak for 1 and 2 as I haven't played them myself, but I played the rest of them back in the day. In terms of balancing, plot length, exploration, and general enjoyment, however, I recommend starting with 3 (the Blue version) if you're not bothered about plot. In fact, starting with the third games, the ones that followed were split into two versions.

Rather than me writing a book about all the games, the mechanics, and their differences, I recommend going here. The site is somewhat dated, but contains details and walkthroughs on the Battle Network series, as well as the other Mega Man series.