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[Jyrox]

You don't want to use lasers.

Light Amplificaton by Stimulated Emisson of Radiation

LASER.

Why avoid Lasers?

You have to hold the target.

Consider Light PPC and SRM.

Hit and Run...don't hold the target.

Cos if you do...you're dead.

[Vellron2005]

Crit Lynx and Piranha disagree. ;-)

[Jyrox]

Vellron2005, on 11 July 2018 - 12:01 AM, said:

Crit Lynx and Piranha disagree. ;-)

Yes there are exceptions, but generally holding a target as a light is pain...lots of inbound pain.

Stealth is good. Saw a locust using stealth eat up the rear...was both amazing and painful to behold.

[Aidan Crenshaw]

Lots of waiting time, bored much?

[Abaddun]

Lasers offer good sustain and for their weight offer solid damage. The downside of short range and high heat are both offset by a light mechs speed. Beam duration, especially on the IS lasers isn't that long. It's even shorter if you use pulse.

[Jyrox]

Aidan Crenshaw, on 11 July 2018 - 12:10 AM, said:

Lots of waiting time, bored much?

Chill, no one need sarky.

[FupDup]

LPPC lights aren't going to do enough damage to justify their existence, usually. Lasers are often needed because you have little tonnage to work with, and by coincidence lasers tend to have very good damage per ton.

Lasers do have duration, yes, but some of them like the IS MPL are short enough that it's not detrimental in any way. The Clan side on the other hand does have issues with trying to find suitable light-friendly lasers after the CSPL got nerfed...

Edited by FupDup, 11 July 2018 - 03:18 AM.

[Daggett]

Jyrox, on 10 July 2018 - 11:21 PM, said:

Why avoid Lasers?
You have to hold the target.

Cos if you do...you're dead.

Here are three pro-tricks to not die in a laser-light:

• Keep moving unpredictable while firing your lazors.
  
• Shoot targets that are distracted.
  
• Switch attack vectors to stay unpredictable.

Edited by Daggett, 11 July 2018 - 04:37 AM.

[Nightbird]

Hahaha, funny joke OP!

[Leone]

Not enough guide, too much snark.

Tanking like a Light.

Non Meta light mech tactics guide

The Underrated Locust Thread

~Leone.

Edited by Leone, 11 July 2018 - 07:52 AM.

[JediPanther]

Never use weapons on lights, just ram your enemy in the crotch because all lights are op regardless of fraction, chassis type or equipped weapon load out.

Serious light mech guide page 1 paragraph 1 first printing 2020 revised 2021 author jyrox

[TWIAFU]

Daggett, on 11 July 2018 - 04:33 AM, said:

Here are three pro-tricks to not die in a laser-light:

• Keep moving unpredictable while firing your lazors.
  
• Shoot targets that are distracted.
  
• Switch attack vectors to stay unpredictable.

My guess waaaay to hard for the OP.

Among other things.