Jester Or Firebrand?
#1
Posted 05 September 2014 - 10:50 AM
#2
Posted 05 September 2014 - 10:56 AM
#3
Posted 05 September 2014 - 10:56 AM
Smedlee, on 05 September 2014 - 10:50 AM, said:
Do you already have Jagers or Catapults leveled?
The firebrand is definitely the more versatile of the two, but it is not nearly as pretty as the Jester, and sort of a waste if you aren't already fond of Jagers.
#4
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:16 AM
Advantage to the Firebrand: Two additional ballistic hardpoints, no center torso mounted weapons with limited crit slots, generally smaller 'mech, more high-mounted weapons hardpoints, rarely-shot arms.
If you want something that drives like a Medium but endures like a Heavy and can mount dual AMSes, go with the Jester and a really big XL engine. If you want something that can blast out more firepower and do better at hill-peeking, go with the Firebrand.
Edited by Quickdraw Crobat, 05 September 2014 - 11:17 AM.
#5
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:18 AM
Smedlee, on 05 September 2014 - 10:50 AM, said:
It depends on the loadout you want to use. Tell me the loadout or what you prefer and I'll tell you with 99% certainty which you would enjoy more.
Edited by E N E R G Y, 05 September 2014 - 11:18 AM.
#6
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:22 AM
I'm a Jester pilot myself, my build is faster than most mediums, armored enough to join a brawl, has jumpjets and having played clan mechs as much as I have the 4ML, 2ERLL is fairly nasty in terms of firepower. Not enough to win in a brawl but good at ducking in and out of one, relying on the speed and armor to keep you alive.
Aside from hunting mediums it excels at nothing but makes a decent show at most other things.
Firebrands are a whole different beast and one that I don't fear. They simply don't have the tonnage or space to make full usage of their hardpoints. Then again I'm not a good JM pilot.
#7
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:44 AM
If you want a similar laserboat as the Jester,Quickdraw 5K is on c-bill sale,it does almost everything Jester does,but is faster.
#8
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:53 AM
#9
Posted 05 September 2014 - 11:54 AM
-More versatile hardpoints (Jester limited to just energy)
-Arm mounted energy in a Jager = advantage over other Jagers
Downside to the Jager is that it really needs an XL to pack serious firepower. My jester uses a STD engine with 4 LLs and is still pretty effective though.
Firebrand can do:
-Dual Gauss - 2 Medium Laser
-Dual AC20 - 4 Medium Laser
-Dual LBX - 6 Medium Laser (My personal favorite)
-Single Gauss - 6 Medium Laser - STD Engine Endo AND Ferro (More brawl-y)
-MetaMetaMeta Dual PPC Dual AC5 (both in arms)
Edited by xeromynd, 05 September 2014 - 11:55 AM.
#10
Posted 05 September 2014 - 01:02 PM
Edited by FireDog, 05 September 2014 - 01:04 PM.
#11
Posted 05 September 2014 - 02:28 PM
#12
Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:00 PM
HlynkaCG, on 05 September 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:
Do you already have Jagers or Catapults leveled?
The firebrand is definitely the more versatile of the two, but it is not nearly as pretty as the Jester, and sort of a waste if you aren't already fond of Jagers.
I have leveled Jagers, but only one leveled Catapult. I'm still working the other two Cats.
E N E R G Y, on 05 September 2014 - 11:18 AM, said:
It depends on the loadout you want to use. Tell me the loadout or what you prefer and I'll tell you with 99% certainty which you would enjoy more.
I tend to like lasers and SRMs.
#13
Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:05 PM
Smedlee, on 05 September 2014 - 04:00 PM, said:
SRMs aren't really in the picture here, you're comparing between the best laser CPLT and the most laser-y JM6. The Firebrand still depends on the ballistics, where the Jester is pure energy. I have both, and I favor the Firebrand (I have two, actually...), but I favor ballistics...and I still like the Jester a lot. (I bought my Jester and my second Firebrand on the same day...just saying )
#14
Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:11 PM
xeromynd, on 05 September 2014 - 11:54 AM, said:
-More versatile hardpoints (Jester limited to just energy)
-Arm mounted energy in a Jager = advantage over other Jagers
Downside to the Jager is that it really needs an XL to pack serious firepower. My jester uses a STD engine with 4 LLs and is still pretty effective though.
Firebrand can do:
-Dual Gauss - 2 Medium Laser
-Dual AC20 - 4 Medium Laser
-Dual LBX - 6 Medium Laser (My personal favorite)
-Single Gauss - 6 Medium Laser - STD Engine Endo AND Ferro (More brawl-y)
-MetaMetaMeta Dual PPC Dual AC5 (both in arms)
That seems versatile. I'm not a fan of the Gauss rifle. It is a little too high skill for me. Still, I like to change the weapons around for something new every now and then. I'm leaning toward the Firebrand. I haven't played my jagers much in a while. This would be an excuse to get back into them. Also, I still have catapults to level. Another one might get tedious.
Thanks all for the input.
#15
Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:18 PM
#16
Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:27 PM
Smedlee, on 05 September 2014 - 04:00 PM, said:
I have leveled Jagers, but only one leveled Catapult. I'm still working the other two Cats.
I tend to like lasers and SRMs.
4erLL is still great on the Jester.
Daul guass is great on the firebrand.
WIth that being said, I would probably take the dual gauss firebrand.
#17
Posted 07 September 2014 - 02:28 AM
#18
Posted 07 September 2014 - 03:21 AM
Edited by The Great Unwashed, 07 September 2014 - 03:23 AM.
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