3rdworld, on 18 April 2014 - 09:10 AM, said:
Probably not, but if you are building a mech for a specific purpose, there is something that can do it better.
2ERLL + ECM cicada - Raven 3L is better
You would think, but for some reason my Cicada's stats are better (KDR of 4.12 vs 3.31 for the Raven). Perhaps because a cicada can fit a liiiittle extra firepower for those "oh shit" moments or a few more heat sinks for sustaining fire.
Either way, you shouldn't play it exactly the same way as a Raven. The 3Lcan operate solo better than the Cicada because it is smaller and usually faster, so I use my cicada as a screener/mobile ECM provider, sticking close-ish to the group but not so close that I am on the firing line.
Maybe its limitations turn into strengths because it is forced to be more of a team asset than the more independent Raven. I dunno. Either way, its far and away my best mech.