Talk:GEKKO XX/@comment-26476084-20150615123834/@comment-26476084-20150618220120

Another point to note:

When you shoot your 5 second full burst at an enemy mech, notice how he becomes visibly "red hot"? That clearly indicates that his heat level is high. Of course we know no details about the heat level: a. what's the scale? b. how fast does a mech cool off? c. do all mechs get affected by laser heat the same? d. etc

Anyway, what I've noticed is that the "red hot" graphic lasts for a while after a laser burst, longer than 5 seconds. So, the cumulative heat must be higher on your next 5 second full burst since he's still heated up from the first one. That would align with why we see follow up full bursts do even more damage than the first.

To david - you are 100% right. A fully Gekko-armed mech is not going to be a good assault unit. Like I said, we must consider it a support unit.