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[Kyle Polulak]

Update

Greetings MechWarriors,

O Fortuna! Every battle is a chance to win or face demise.

Lady Luck is watching over us and we are warming the dice today with a new Firestarter Champion: Scorching through the battlefield with five medium lasers, shredding past enemy fire with twin-AMS, jump-jet and a swift 295 XL engine. Upping the ante at over 100 kph and named for the largest trebuchet of medieval Earth; The Loup de Guerre will do more than level a stone wall: It will leap over them with its Jump-Jets and stack the cards against defenders with its SSRMs, SRMs, Medium Pulse Lasers, BAP and AMS. Destiny is truly with Trebuchet owners, who will also get to enjoy our first art revision of icons and visual weapon customization on these Mechs.

The original 'War Wolf' may have surprised enemies into surrender, but such good fortune might not happen again today. With fate in mind, we also have five new hanging charms to decorate your cockpit. Unverified claims suggest they originate from mystical wildlife of five worlds far off in the periphery and provide magical benefits to their wearers. While no pixels were harmed in the creation of these accessories, such baubles may still seem exotic to those who take more inspiration from their roots. Many MechWarriors trace their lineage back to that place called Earth, and we have something for those who really feel proud of the place they call home: Thirty-five standing flags representing some of the top homes of our fans, with more to come down the line.

Serendipity moves us from International to Interface. The UI 2.X system has had several auspicious tweaks. Aside from a series of bug fixes, we have the addition of notes on Owned Mechs and the removal of the Shopping Cart Window until changes are made in the Mechlab. We're also taking some of the chance out of matchmaking wait-times with the introduction of a visual Launch indicator for the best weight class to pick.

Whether you are a new recruit or simply looking to fill in your collection, we are fortunate to offer sale bundles highlighting each weight class with the Firestarter, Centurion, Cataphract and Stalker: 3 variants each, including a champion AND hero, their 'Mech Bays, 30 days of Premium Time, and more each for 50% off the normal price.
In the weeks to come, we hope to further your luck with ongoing work in improving matchmaking, gameplay, performance, information on Clans and more. In the meantime, please see the notes below for more details on these packages and other changes.

May the stars smile on you,

Nikolai Lubkiewicz

Content

New Hero Mech

"Loup de Guerre" TBT-LG

• 
  Tonnage: 50
  
• Engine: 325 XL
  
  • Top Speed: 105.3 kph
    
  • Max Engine Rating: 325
• Torso Movement:
  
  • 90 degrees to each side.
    
  • 35 degrees up and down.
• Arm Movement:
  
  • 15 degrees to each side.
    
  • 40 degrees up and down.
• Armor: 320 (Standard)
  
• Internal Structure: Endo-Steel
  
• Weapons & Equipment:
  
  • Left Arm: Medium Pulse Laser, SRM 4
    
  • Left Torso: Streak SRM 2, Beagle Active Probe
    
  • Right Torso: Streak SRM 2, AMS
    
  • Right Arm: Medium Pulse Laser, SRM 4
• Hardpoints:
  
  • Left Arm: 1 Energy, 1 Missile
    
  • Left Torso: 1 Missile
    
  • Right Torso: 1 Missile, 1 AMS
    
  • Right Arm: 1 Energy, 1 Missile
• 
  Heat Sinks: 10 Double
  
• 
  Jump Jets: 3 (5 Max)
  
• 
  ECM Capable?: No
  
• 
  Module Slots: 2
  
• Movement Archetype: Medium
  
• Quirks:
  
  • Torso turn speed (yaw): 25% above default.
• 30% C-Bill Bonus

New Trial Champion Mech

Firestarter FS9-S(C)

• 
  Tonnage: 35
  
• Engine: 295 XL
  
  • Top Speed: 136.5 kph
    
  • Max Engine Rating: 295
• Torso Movement:
  
  • 100 degrees to each side.
    
  • 15 degrees up and down.
• Arm Movement:
  
  • 25 degrees to each side.
    
  • 30 degrees up and down.
• Armor: 238 (Standard)
  
• Internal Structure: Endo-Steel
  
• Weapons & Equipment:
  
  • Left Arm: Medium Laser x2
    
  • Left Torso: AMS
    
  • Center Torso: Medium Laser
    
  • Right Torso: AMS
    
  • Right Arm: Medium Laser x2
• Hardpoints:
  
  • Left Arm: 2 Energy
    
  • Left Torso: 1 AMS
    
  • Center Torso: 2 Energy
    
  • Right Torso: 1 Energy, 1 AMS
    
  • Right Arm: 2 Energy
• 
  Heat Sinks: 12 Double
  
• 
  Jump Jets: 1 (6 Max)
  
• 
  ECM Capable?: No
  
• 
  Module Slots: 2
  
• Movement Archetype: Small

Bundles

Light Mastery bundle (Firestarter)

• 1x FS9-E (2625 MC value)
  
• 1x FS9-S(C) (1620 MC value)
  
• 1x FS9-H (1055 MC value)
  
• 30x Premium time Days, activated (2500 MC value)
  
• 3x Mech bay, for included Mechs (900 MC value)

• SubTotal (before rebate): 8700 MC
  
• Rebate 50%: -4350 MC
  
• Total: 4350 MC

Medium Mastery bundle (Centurion)

• 1x CN9-YLW (3750 MC value)
  
• 1x CN9-A(C) (1850 MC value)
  
• 1x CN9-D (3265 MC value)
  
• 1x Centurion statue (750 MC value)
  
• 30x Premium time Days, activated (2500 MC value)
  
• 3x Mech bay, for included Mechs (900 MC value)

• SubTotal (before rebate) 13015 MC
  
• Rebate 50%: -6515 MC
  
• Total: 6500 MC

Heavy Mastery bundle (Cataphract)

• 1x CTF-IM (5250 MC value)
  
• 1x CTF-3D(C ) (4945 MC value)
  
• 1x CTF-4X (2095 MC value)
  
• 1x Cataphract statue (750 MC value)
  
• 30x Premium time Days, activated (2500 MC value)
  
• 3x Mech bay, for included Mechs (900 MC value)

• SubTotal (before rebate): 16440 MC
  
• Rebate 50%: -8220 MC
  
• Total: 8220 MC

Assault Mastery bundle (Stalker)

• 1x STK-M (6375 MC value)
  
• 1x STK-3F(C) (3815 MC value)
  
• 1x STK-5M (3230 MC value)
  
• 1x Stalker statue (750 MC value)
  
• 30x Premium time Days, activated (2500 MC value)
  
• 3x Mech bay, for included Mechs (900 MC value)

• Total in MC (before rebate) 17570 MC
  
• Rebate 50%: -8785 MC
  
• Total: 8785 MC

Cockpit Items



Standing

• Australia Flag
  
• Austria Flag
  
• Belgium Flag
  
• Brazil Flag
  
• Canada Flag
  
• China Flag
  
• Czech Flag
  
• Denmark Flag
  
• England Flag
  
• Europe Flag
  
• France Flag
  
• Germany Flag
  
• Greece Flag
  
• Hong Kong Flag
  
• Iceland Flag
  
• India Flag
  
• Ireland Flag
  
• Italy Flag
  
• Japan Flag
  
• Mexico Flag
  
• Netherlands Flag
  
• New Zealand Flag
  
• Norway Flag
  
• Poland Flag
  
• Portugal Flag
  
• Russia Flag
  
• Scotland Flag
  
• Slovakia Flag
  
• Korea Flag
  
• Spain Flag
  
• Sweden Flag
  
• Switzerland Flag
  
• United Kingdom Flag
  
• Ukraine Flag
  
• United States of America Flag

Hanging

• Bear Claw
  
• Rabbit's Foot
  
• Shark Tooth
  
• Wish Bone
  
• Four Leaf Clover

Front End

• Players will now be able to see which Mechs are already owned when purchasing via the Mechlab. (*Known bug: This value will not update if changes are made by the player until the next full UI refresh.)
  
• Cart Total window no longer appears under Mech Details unless changes have been made.
  
• Added the ability to check the matchmaking queue status.
  
  • Hover over the Launch button and a popup will show the matchmaking queue status for each weight class and will suggest a weight class to play for faster searching.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved a glitch where the yellow selection highlight in the Mechlab remained stuck to previously selected objects.
  
• Fixed a glitch in the Mechlab where NaN is displayed on info bars when no Engine is equipped.
  
• Removed a corruption glitch in the Pilot lab on horizontal scroll bars for chassis/variant selection.
  
• Resolved presentation glitch in MC owned changes briefly while switching between Owned and Purchaseable Mechs
  
• Corrected the displayed range of AMS as the optimal range rather than maximum.
  
• Corrected rules to Liquid Metal achievement to remove instances of unlock despite being destroyed in match.
  
• 
  Resolved several issues relating to 3/3/3/3 and one group per team matchmaking algorithm.
  
• 
  Fixed issue in matchmaking that could result in imbalances between number of groups when one group per team is disabled

General

• Greater visual weapon customization for the Trebuchet variants. Their appearance will better reflect the weapons that have been equipped on them.
  
• New MechLab icons for all Trebuchet variants.

We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

Edited by Nikolai Lubkiewicz, 20 May 2014 - 10:13 AM.
Updated with 3/3/3/3 ReEnabled