Its a mech that you'd expect to be good considering its tonnage, ECM, and JJs. But other than some gimmick builds it barely gets used.
The most common loadout is the classic 2 Gauss + Stealth 5S. But this is actually really bad. You'll see them being annoying and maybe farming some damage, especially in lower tiers. But they basically don't contribute to winning matches. 2LGR+2ERPPC snipers are so much better. It can do that loadout, but generally WHM or MAD are preferred for it.
2 Heavy Gauss was something it got used for, but only because nothing else really could do it. But the Duelist and Blight can, and are both far better for it.
There's theoretically a variety of brawl builds that are all good on paper. But generally other mechs are chosen instead due to hitboxes or tonnage.
4 Large X-pulse on the 4S is nasty damage, but its not a great chassis for staring.
There's also a variety of MRM or mixed MRM+LPPC or Laser builds they can do. But none are super standout, and are often better on another mech (lots of IS mechs mix MRMs and energy.)
Overall i think its been stuck being playable and not so bad as to get another pass. It does work. You can play them and it isn't a mistake. It just isn't as appealing as other things.
Edited by Heavy Money, 05 February 2024 - 04:17 PM.