We Already have the MSRP for the Star League Force Packs, $35 for the Star League Command Lance (4 minis), $40 for the Second Star League Assault Lance (5 minis), and $45 for the two Third Star League packs (6 minis each), which puts the packs at $5 more then the MSRP of the packs from the Mercenaries Kickstarter with the same number of minis.
For me 5 dollars per mini would be enough to price me out for fully painted lances. Maybe if it were exactly what I wanted I would be fine with it, but it would have to be perfect. The $5 increase for the lances that have one painted mini wouldn't bother me that much though, I would be a little pickier on the combination of mechs in the kit, but it would be fine.
Thats why I really think the catalyst would need to do a lot of market research if they went in this direction.