It has been talked about but I honestly don't think it is needed.  If you know how to use the mech it might be the most busted mechs in the game aside from killshot.

Exhibit A:  There was a Moderator Challenge to see who could get the most kills with a mech without using weapons in any game mode for bragging rights.  Naturally, it was restricted to Killshot, Redox, Cheetah, and Arachnos as those are the only mechs that have abilities which do damage.

It wasn't even a close match as the next number 2 person was only able to get 6 kills on Killshot.

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I  do  see  your  point  there.  I  also  know  that  in  a  real  world  match  its  different because  if  a  juggernaut or  tankish  mech  rounds  a  corner  after  eating  you  mines  you  kinda  s.o.l.  Due  to  really  low  hp  and  not  horrible run  speed  but  also  not  what  a  mech  named  "cheetah"  🐆  should  be  either

Yes and no.  Again this is where having a understanding of how to use the mech and chain mines work.  You don't put them on top of each other.  You put them in a line so they go off consecutively.  Then after the 1st mine goes off you throw out another mine (#4) ontop of the mech.  Repeat this so you get 6 mines going off.

Now granted my Cheetah is maxed out so it does 15,800 damage per mine but that is a burst of 94,800 (15,800 x 6).  Add in when I use MR8's and not even Guardians or Ares with sheilds survive that AOE spike damage.

I will say on open style maps it is a sitting duck and near useless as meatshield.

The cheetah mech is getting a major buff. Mine damage increased damage 84%, health boost 37%. This video by Negtive Man: Mech Arena explains it in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpMNXbnqVas

Your  right  and  ive  done  that  its  just  the  lack  of  speed  that  gets  me.  i  guess....  i  do  lay  them  out  in  the  way  you  describe and  i  use  a  jav  or  DL  to  make  a  behind  cover  shot .  now  granted  i  dont  have  it  maxed  and  i  was  very  hesitant on  doing  it  till  i  tried  to  figure  out  if  its  worth  it  ya  know

Yeah early when I aquired it I struggled until I got the energy capacity to 12 so I could equip MR6's.  I personally don't think they should buff it and I use that mech a lot more then the other moderators do on Discord.

If they buff damage the concern I expressed is lack of counter-play.  If you walk over those mines you are gone.  That happens now as well but if only 3 or 4 mines go off at least you get to walk away with some health.

The below photo was back in February of this year before I got him leveled and when its energy capactiy was still at 12

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I  completely get  the  ability dmg  needs  to  be  left  alone.  i  also  agree  with  that  to  be  fair.  The  speed  of  the  mech  is  my  real  issue.  I  like  to  play  fast  and  i  for  what  ever  reason  assumed  the  cheetah was  gonna  be  alot  faster  than  it  is