Weapon Charging - Gun Balancing of the Laser Rifle?

Topic of Interest: As many know, the laser rife and rocket launcher are rather over powered dealing a large amount of damage to ones mechar hull. In this post I will discuss a possible nerf method of some weapons in mechar.io.

Possible Solution: Instead, why not change the capability of this weapon by making it charge up to give slight range and damage additions the longer it is charged. The lower the charge, the lower the damage result against the enemy mechar. While on the other spectrum, if you land a long-charged shot its damage would double in damage (varying on whether the enemy mechar has shields or low health). Again this only applies if the person isn't using their shield at the moment of impact — if they're to use their shield, the projectile would be negotiable. Some may ask, "How would we charge the weapons?" This question has a fairly simple answer for the fact that the player could hold their left mouse button and release when the charge is done (or at any time in the charge) thus causing a discharge of the projectile.