Question on Weapons

[Alpha2518]

I've stepped off from Battletech for a long awhile and I need to be caught up to speed as I play the new career mode. Specifically about weapons. Are energy weapons viable now like L Lasers and M Lasers or PPCs, or is the old meta of ballistic weapons still dominant?

 

[Apocal]

I've stepped off from Battletech for a long awhile and I need to be caught up to speed as I play the new career mode. Specifically about weapons. Are energy weapons viable now like L Lasers and M Lasers or PPCs, or is the old meta of ballistic weapons still dominant?

MLas are still efficiency kings, for the most part. But LLas are fine. PPCs are hit or miss, some people swear they are good now that they add in a to-hit debuff but they still run pretty hot. Ballistics have not become worse. LRMs got indirectly nerfed. Called shots don't really work with SRMs anymore. You can no longer MG heads to rack up pilot injuries. Flamers have had their internal ammo reduced.