BTGbullseye, on 12 May 2018 - 05:23 AM, said:
All of which were balanced for combat by the significantly increased armor of the IS mechs, significantly higher heat generation by Clan weapons, and reduced variety of both weapons selection and mech selection.
I take some slight issue with this statement. Weapons were not balanced for the increased armor on IS 'Mechs, IS 'Mechs were balanced for the increased damage on Clan weapons. It's a distinction that matters because the Clan weapons have historically always been very high damage while IS 'Mechs used to be just as squishy as Clan 'Mechs.