the reason this is cheesy isnt because of it being a tough or fast mech, its because it simply waits until ppl are occupied then downs them in less than 5 seconds with a good stream of hits, its not designed for taking lights much like an LRM boat but it will obliterate 2-3 heavys in seconds if your a good shot and... lucky
its basically a guaranteed 500-600 damage quick kill mech that ruins the enemys day so long as you arent running off solo...
in the end if youve destroyed or seriously damaged 3-5 mechs youve done more than your share
and using an XL engine for the sake of 1 ton of ammo is out of the question due to its armour value and size, its supposed to be slow and mid level armoured since its a mech that you arent actually planning on lasting the entire battle for anyway and its actual dps is far higher than pretty much anything else, blow ammo then cause a distraction.
(also if you use the updated version in post 7 you wont overheat till youve used nearly 60% of your ammo without stopping)
Edited by stalima, 17 September 2013 - 07:14 AM.