_ More alpha at the cost of sustained dps and ammo. Silver lining - you have an energy CT weapon in case you run out of ammo. Should be 1K capable. For comparison if you like a cooler running build. _ !WARNING! !WARNING! 100 ton mechs with bad hitboxes and slow locked engines are not recommended for quick play!
Nice. Love pushing the envelope. When skilling up my Direwolves, I did a similar but less ballsy build: _ I can report that it could indeed be quite effective. I've seen some Blood Asps and Mad Cats running around lately running the ERPPC/AC2(or LB2X) combo as well, it is a proven solid weapon mix.
Huge world of difference running mid to upper 60s kph and having ECM or shield arms vs. being dead last in the rotato. This might have some use in Faction Play or maybe that golden one out of ten soup queue races. I mean matches.