Mecha BREAK
Mecha BREAK: Treat Energy Like Hit Points
Mecha BREAK fights end when your energy is gone, not when the hull looks fine. Boost spam is a self-stun.
Boost has a tax
Every dodge that is not needed is energy you will want for the disengage. Mecha BREAK rewards the pilot who boosts on the shot, not on fear.
If you are dry, play cover. A still mech with armor is alive. A floating mech with no energy is a pinata.
Lock-ons are a timer
Break line of sight before the tone completes. Shooting through the lock animation while standing in the open is how you eat a combo.
Team fights need one player to force locks off the carry. Peel is a role even in a mech game.
Objectives still exist
Padding damage off the point loses the match. Take the zone, then duel. Mecha BREAK score screens lie if you never touched the objective.
Swap strikers if you are hard-countered. Comfort picks that cannot contest the sky lose maps.
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