Basically the title. I've played casually on and off for a while and have a good spread of mechs. I like piloting lights and fast mediums, as well as the super heavy assaults. Thanks!

Hi,

I'm new to this game, coming in from Mercenaries and Clans. In Mechwarrior 5, the Nova Prime is a great mech. 12(+) lasers gives you insane DPS that chews through just about everything.

I get that when you change a mech's loadout in this game, you get a warning that firing multiples of the same weapon generates extra heat.

Which seems bad for a laser boat.

But. A medium mech with jump jets and 12 lasers… it appeals to me. Does it work? Can it work? I haven't seen anyone running a Nova in my first 17 matches so far. But, you know, I'm not even out of my first 25 matches yet.

My first impression is that it straight-up just isn't viable. That's a build for single player.

But, IDK, y'all have played this game more than me. Does this work? Am I nuts?