I am only concerned with close range brawling. Long range engagements are not something I will worry about Considering..
Tag ,Medium, Medium Pulse, Large, Large Pulse, ER PPC
Ac2, Ac5, UAC5, Ac10, LBX10, Ac20, Gauss
SSRM, SRM 4, SRM 6
Standard or XL engine
Double or single heatsinks
Max armor, or maybe some off the legs. Reluctant to take any off the upper body. Also what distribution, front to back. Getting surrounded is expected.
High alpha and sustained fire are both worth considering.
Damage resistance and maintaining combat effectiveness after sustaining heavy fire is also worth considering.
Ammo, tons one would want for an entire match, and placement, as well as cases, are equally important. This build might die fast, so ammo tonnage and locations of the ammo versus survivability is an issue.
Possibly no ECM, I saw a a guy posting it is a waste of tonnage.
I know there are alot of variables, and many different opinions, so please post respectfully and do not flame each other in this thread, or the new player asking. Please.

Thanks in advance. With any luck I will have my build decided by the time I get it. (sometime tomorrow)