My poor 5SS got nerfed but come on, who did not see that coming lol...... No more MPL heat reduction.. I'lll tell ya jut that tiny change was a big hit. But i also ran a pair of ERLL's in the upper right torso, So it only effected 5 of my weapons. To me the slight reduction in close range alpha, is vastly inferior to being able to peg stuff at 1200+ and come on.. you barely even need to show your head to do it.
So then i have been messing around with my catapults since the quirks.. the C1, 3 MPL's, tag, + dual LRM 15's, I thnk this runs an XL280..
the C4, a pair of LRM 20's and streaks,, with a pair of SMPL's in the center, along with BAP, (yea,,, unless someone has Tag i am screwed, with ECM, but.. i tend to LRM brawl in the 200-400 range.. so BAP is very useful, not to mention, a must for streak lock. I run a slower XL-260 in it.. L4m 40 machine does not need to go anywhere fast...
Then the K2.. XL-280, a pair of PPC's and AC5's.. Wow... just a great pin point mech.
(i still dont own the A1, but will one day)
which leads me to the whole point of the post.. The Jester.....
I must say, this mech is just as good, if not better than the thunder-wub... (ill post smurfy links later)
But, it all boils down to,, The jester, is a much faster, much more maneuverable mech, loaded up with Dual AMS and a full 6 tons, along with radar dep, you are not getting hit, and your lance is very protected.. While the dual JJ"s might not be much, it really does make the mech 10x more mobile over the 5ss. Not only that, i can stuff an XL320, or 340in it, and basically keep the same build. I also run BAP .. and i swap to LL's, verse the ERLL's of the 5SS for heat. To me, the 5ss is a sniper, and a brawling killer. The jester.. is just a medium range.. death trap.
The best part though, the jester gives you that Bonus C-bills.. But honestly, i tend to get more C-bills, on the T-bolt on a good match.. while the jester i seem to be more consistent.
So guys... what are your experiences between the two mechs, and which would you recommend? feel free to debate the STD over the XL in the Tbolt.. (though i don't think there is any debate about running XL in a cat)
thoughts?
Edited by JC Daxion, 27 December 2014 - 05:40 AM.