The reason you are having trouble up close, is because the build is pretty low dps, has longish duration, and to many high heat weapons. 5 erll with 17 dhs is brutal. 4 with 19dhs makes better sense. Drop ENDOSTEEL, same engine, and little bit more armor.
Well it being the energy variant should make it the best for mid range fights. Easy to trade with lasers. But uo close its understandable that the others would have an advantage. Ballistic is generally better for close range because of high DPS and sustained DPS. Also I'm not saying the heat is going to be unbearable. Just sub par. I mean I used to run a 5ppc cataphract 1x, with 14dhs. It was totally playable pre ghost heat. Just not as good sustained dps as a 4ppc, 18dhs build would've been lol.
