So, ok, you made it abundantly clear that the Funs have a knack for high speed fleeing from the enemy. Makes me wonder why they don´t have more armour at the back than in the front :P
Okay, you could say that :D
But I'm more in line with the statement that some people here look at some of those 'Mechs from the wrong perspective. Looking at something like the
Gunsmith or
Prey Seeker as a combat 'Mech is really not something you should do. Both are not meant to be piloted in the middle of a battlefield. One is a scout, the other a pursuit 'Mech.
If you end up in the middle of a big battlefield with one of them, you have done something terribly wrong and I would order a drug test - and then issue an DUI against the 'MechWarrior ;)
Sure, they will end up fighting - why else would we play Battletech ;) - but they are both not meant to run around and be constantly in the open and get shot at. Race them behind the enemy, make them nervous because those little buggers are in their rear - and then hammer them from the front. The
Prey Seeker is 549 BV. What else will you get in that range bracket?
And the XXL Engine... Let's be serious here: If it gets hit (and yes, I use the term if and not when, that is no accident), it will be blown to pieces anyway. The big engine doesn't really make it any worse.
From a C-Bill standpoint: Expensive as hell. Granted. But who plays his normal games with C-Bills? They are a worse balancing factor than even tonnage.