Patch Review: Jester

Today's late-coming Patch Review comes from our new Patch correspondent, Gearstripper.  He'll be taking over the Patch Review column from here on out, and he'll probably get them in on time!  Sorry it's late, bad scheduling on my part, but here he is in his House Liao debut!

Today I would like to take some time and comment on the new patch for Mechwarrior Online.  The new patch released November 5th, 2013 which brought about few changes to the game and a new mech.  Lets hit the juicy parts first, the new mech.

A Hero class heavy mech and a variant of the Catapult, this bundle of laughs was dubbed The Jester.  With his vibrant colors and award winning smile, this mech is sure to draw some attention.  At 65 tons, this mech has a max speed of 73.5 and armed with dual AMS systems it can be a great addition to a fire support lance.  Aside from the missle coverage it can provide there it can also pack quite a punch with 2 Large Lasers, 2 Medium Lasers, and 2 Small lasers.  The 18 Double Heat Sinks this cackling creation has output an impressive 1.33 Heat Efficiency.  This mech is worth checking out.

Along with the new mech, there was a change to the trial champion mechs that brought out the Blackjack BJ-1(C) a 45 ton medium mech loaded with an AC 20 and 3 Medium Lasers.  At 84.6 kph this mech can be an unwelcome thorn in the side if left unchecked.

Further along, we have some visual upgrades for artillery and air strike explosions.  A couple of bug fixes and a report of a Known Issue with UAV's where the last to launch gets the rewards if more than one is placed at the same time a location.  They also upgraded the visual weapon customization for the Catapult variants.  This made the appearance better reflect what is actually loaded on the mech.  Well that's all for patch 1.2.252.

Till next time, this is Gearstripper signing off!