Imgur screenshots Firestarter and Flea vs Sun Spider with 4xSSRM6s. Both mechs started in range and with full lock and no movement. Start at the same time and alpha away. Since streak mechs have to maintain lock with a very tight window now, CT should always be exposed if lock is kept. Light is not dodging, running behind the mech, using cover, running into the enemy to break lock, no radar derp, etc. Just standing potato still. Tried one with Flea with AMS. 3 missiles shot down from very close range (less than 50 m). TLDR - If you are a light engaged with a solo clan streak boat. Stand directly in front of then and shoot CT. (Headbutting to break lock or getting behind them will avoid unnecessary damage.)
Nice to know... I was gonna say that I was saddened by the fact streaks should have no purpose now ingame, but then by watching closely I've noticed flea almost died and in very rare case you are able to pinpoint perfectly damage, while damage dealt to lights is always "meaningful" (it's easy to kill or break a light's component, especially when it's an IS mech). So now a light can actually fight back and kill a streak boat without relying on peek-a-boos or bigger mechs, because earlier an arctic wolf / storm crow with streak was a death sentence anyway. I'm not sure what's the purpose of streak boats now, though: they deal somewhat DPS and spreaded, so... Still light mech killer, but not so unforgiving as previously?
Yah, it is weird that streaks are more dangerous to lights if they run and zig zag. They sometimes catch the damage meant for the arms or CT all to the rear side torso. If the next patch breathes some more life into them, I may test and see how IS vs Clan randomize damage. IS SSRMs may be getting less damage spread out to arms. I seem to remember using heavier IS streak mechs and not having the target's arms fall off first. Anyway, extra testing does not seem worthwhile right now.
