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[Amsro]

Sudden, on 25 January 2014 - 06:08 PM, said:

the build is my problem cant get what you have there into my jester

Ferro Fiberous and Endo Steel to make it work.

[FERAL TIGER]

DrSlamastika, on 13 January 2014 - 05:19 AM, said:

2xPPC + 4xML are best for JESTER

this doesn't make it much different than the K2 though. Still gotta throw on JJ's AMS, speed and decent heat management

Edited by FERAL TIGER, 25 January 2014 - 10:01 PM.

[Hex Pallett]

Video should be up shortly.

[HoldMyHand]

Get on my level.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...88728b11b64d13c

Edited by HoldMyHand, 09 April 2014 - 03:00 AM.

[JackieLemieux]

355 XL, 17 DHS, 6 MedPulse... The Energy-Based Dual-AC20

[Gabbatek]

Just got the jester on sale to replace my k2, to run along side my foundercat

i've removed all the ams+ammo and jump jets for extra double heat sinks

running two ex large lasers and 4 med lasers

Its a beast!!

[Gas Guzzler]

I run my Jester with an XL 355, 16 DHS, 2 PPC, 2 ML, 2 AMS (1 t ammo) and 2 JJ. It's a BLAST! K/D is pretty high as well. My one complaint is the AMS runs out super quick when the enemy team is LRM heavy, but I haven't convinced myself to sacrifice a DHS for another ton of AMS ammo.

97.3 kph with jump jets and high mounted PPCs is just great. I used to run 4 MLs instead of two DHS, but I just couldn't shoot my PPCs fast enough and didn't use the MLs enough so it ended up how it is now.

[JC Daxion]

i kinda wanna try this... (though i don't have an XL that large.. I would have to try it with my XL-320, and just have some extra weight.. personally i like running dual AMS with 3 tons these days.. Those clanner's eat your AMS up pretty fast.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...63a9e6790d5f266


But for now, I am running this.. I have run Seismic and Target range modules. This lets me grab targets farther for spotting, and picking up where they might be vulnerable.. and It is always great to cancel out the rampant ECM these days. To me it is worth dropping a heatsink and running with 16.. and 2 tons of AMS.

when it gets hot just switch to your ML's if in range, Or pull back, and let your rig cool down for 10 seconds..

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...946d3e5ef1f2269


You can drop the PPC's, and go with 2 LL's instead, and then add a heat sink, and bump the engine to a XL-340.. Something i would think about doing one day, if i had the engine

Edited by JC Daxion, 11 July 2014 - 03:23 AM.

[Chrithu]

My favorite Jester build by far is this:

JESTER (MEAN MACHINE)

4 MPL
2 LPL
2 AMS (2T Ammo)
XL 300
8 DHS (for 1.16 heat efficiency, allows for two consecutive alpha strikes on normal maps and 1.5 alpha strikes on the hot ones)

That is 45.2 damage points worth of alpha ownage covered by 416 points of armor at 82.2 kph (with speed tweak).

Weapon Groups:

LMB: All three lasers on the left side
RMB: All three lasers on the right side
Group 3: just the 2 LPL in the arms for shooting targets below and above
Group 4: the 4 MPL in chain fire for when I am hot during a brawl

This loadout has proven to be a real beast (hence the name MEAN MACHINE).
It's a deadly scalpel great to be used as a striker that waits in cover until there are softened up targets to then rush in finish that target off and be gone again.

If you know the choke points of a map and are good with the moving out and in of cover quick it is also a great tool to soften up targets.

But the most hilarious thing is alphaing a light mech in the face that you catch unaware during a flanking move or that just thought it would be smart to stand behind you and shoot your legs. The last thing they see is that grin on your mech's face before they just pop.

In my view using the less heat intensive normal laser builds is just wasted potential in this chassis.

Edited by Jason Parker, 28 September 2014 - 01:34 AM.