this is a goofy idea and I make no assumptions that as a pitch this would be flawless, but it would be funny to run a Lancer stream where every player mech had only 2 structure and 2 reactor stress and if your mech blew up you died and a new player showed up on the squad to replace you. And the backdrop is the Lancers just being thrown into a treacherous warzone that's so dangerous.
