Metus regem, on 14 March 2016 - 10:07 AM, said:
And that is why I try to evaluate mechs on, I don't care about the meta, as the meta can and will change sooner or later. I also don't care about number of hard points, I care about hard point positions and tonnage for weapons and equipment, while being able to maintain a decent speed with good armour, even bad hit boxes can be mitigated by good piloting. That all being said, not everyone is meant to be good in every mech. I'm good with Dragons, but suck with Storm Crows, I'm beastly with Warhammers, but average with Timber Wolves
Understandable. That said, until "one big gun" approach works with the context of MWO, number of hardpoints is just as important as podspace. Take the SHC. She can poke all day long, but if you want a mech that can mix it up or hit very hard upfront than you are better off in an Ice Ferret - and the IFR has even less free tonnage available but more E slots. Something with the SHC's pod space and IFR's hardpoints would be ideal for a lower end medium. Hardpoints to utilize various weapons in good quantities and the tonnage to fit those weapons.
Edit: I spotted a Tina lurking!
Edited by Pariah Devalis, 14 March 2016 - 10:12 AM.