Wolfos31, on 16 April 2019 - 01:08 PM, said:
I'm not a fan of heat vision either tbh. Everything is sort of fuzzy especially if you're more than 300m from your opponent. It makes it challenging to target components.
I find heat vision useful for increasing the color contrast between the target and the environment, basically making it easier to spot people within its effective range. In default mode mechs sometimes seem to blend right in with the environment, or maybe that's just my horrible eyes making it seem that way. Mechs in this game don't visually stand out as much as enemies do in games like TF2 or OW.
It's also very useful for seeing past visual obstructions like smoke, fire, etc. while you're being bombarded with missiles and/or autocannons.