Iguana got a huge bump Gator got a minor nerf Really looking forward to playing Iguana again (always liked my old kitty-cat mech), but I wonder if it got TOO much for no point increase...
Now with -3 triggerpoint and NWI it looks like the operator, while stuffed with B+1 and other stuff (he graps the whole tech from TAG on his way out) will never have more wounds then his NWI. I also will try it out.
It's great not just for Nomads. QK gets a good boost from it too! In QK it can duo with a Burkut, or any other wildcard is good. There's no reason to take a Shakush now.
The Shakush has two things going for it over the Iguana: Cheaper (6 points for the comparable Continuous Damage HMG version) Smaller (S6 versus S7). Now while I agree you get a heck of a lot for those 6 points, S6 does have some benefits. ARM 6 on S7 can be rough. But I agree the Iguana is now competitive.