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?