FupDup, on 26 May 2014 - 08:56 AM, said:
The main issue that would be caused is that we could min-max the engine size, structure type, and armor type to fit whatever we need. The Omnis are hardlocked into sub-optimal base characteristics. Many of them are so stupidly designed, that they feature FF used in place of Endo. Or, they have huge engines or tiny engines. Or other issues, like the Puma's hardwired CT Flamer that does absolutely nothing. The Snova, and other Clan Battlemechs, would have no weaknesses (barring things like bad hitboxes or hardpoint setups).
Well, it does seem to have a chest that puts the Dragon and Awesome to shame.
It has what appears to be *only* 6 Energy hardpoints, all in the arms by the look of it. The Snova 2 had ATMs, but we cant have that.
The worst it could do is be an ammo independent Dual Gauss sniper. I would not put it past PGI to throw Ghost Heat on it the way they did the AC20 pairs. I'm not too worried about it, to be honest.