Talk:GEKKO XX/@comment-95.33.74.134-20160107231954/@comment-72.129.247.193-20160111231355

"useless at low levels"

Eeeeeeehhhh... not necessarily.

There's actually one place where the GEKKO can be a considerable help, even at low levels, and that's by pairing it with a heavy-mount long-range weapon (like the Kang-Dae ETC or KwK 448mm) on a robot with both heavy and light mounts.

Crazy as it may sound, the GEKKO can actually double as a 'laser sight' of sorts in this type of configuration. I've found that in general, when you target an opponent, all your weapons will lock on to the location of your target as long as you have the targeted robot in your crosshairs. By only pressing the button for the GEKKO, you can line up your robot's weapons (specifically, your heavy long-range gun(s)) so that they are aimed right at the center of your target, and then all that's left is to press the 'all-fire' red button to fire your long-range gun while keeping the GEKKO trained on the target to ensure a hit.

How is this helpful, you may be asking? Well, if your experiences in this game are anything like mine, you probably know that getting your crosshairs perfectly centered on a target isn't exactly easy to do (even on a tablet) because the game's movement sensitivity is fixed and doesn't have any adjustment option in the game's Settings. This becomes a major hindrance when aiming at a target from a distance (i.e. 800m or farther), because if you aren't aimed at your target just right, your shots are liable to miss their mark altogether. This is where the GEKKO proves useful. Because it maintains a constant line of fire (both figuratively and literally), you always know when it's hitting its target-- if the crosshairs stray too far, the GEKKO's laser beam will stop hitting the target and shoot off straight in the direction your robot is facing.

In short, as long as you have the GEKKO hitting your target, you're almost guaranteed to hit them if you fire your long-range weaponry at them simultaneously. The fact that the GEKKO also damages your target is obviously a bonus.

(Man, this came out WAY more wordy than I anticipated)

TL;DR

If your GEKKO is hitting your designated target, your long-range guns won't miss their mark when fired.