So I love my Metal, this is no secret. I wouldn't say I've struggled with it since the Gauss "nerf" but I really don't enjoy the charge up mechanic. This has made driving my Metal less enjoyable. I could easily switch over to the double AC/5 and PPC build, but that's kind of dull and just felt... I don't know, wrong. I tried over and over again to work a build with a single ballistic in the right arm because I wanted to be aesthetically pleased with my mech. Nothing worked. At least until this. I discovered my love for the LBX in my D-Dc which sports two of the baddies, and more importantly 3 SRM4s for some damage dealing punch. I figured what the hell I'll put one on the Metal and give it a whirl. I like it. Runs cool enough to brawl. Hits pretty hard. Works against lights. Able to reach out to the longer medium ranges with the Large Lasers. I'm really hoping this will bring back my pure and undivided love for the Metal as it was getting luke warm there for awhile.