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[InnerSphereNews]

STARTS: September 11th at 10:00 AM PDT (5:00 PM UTC)

ENDS: September 15th at 10:00 AM PDT (5:00 PM UTC)

This week marks the 2-year anniversary since MechWarrior Online left Open Beta! To celebrate we're running an Anniversary Weekend Celebration event with Double XP, Double XP Conversion, and a 50%-off sale for Hero 'Mechs and MechBays!

Keep an eye out for even more Anniversary news later today....

Hero 'Mech	MC Price
Centurion Hero: CN9-YLW "YEN-LO-WANG"	3750 - 50% = 1875 MC
Cataphract Hero: CTF-IM "ILYA MUROMETS"	5250 - 50% = 2625 MC
Dragon Hero: DRG-FANG "FANG"	4500 - 50% = 2250 MC
Dragon Hero: DRG-FLAME "FLAME"	4500 - 50% = 2250 MC
Commando Hero: COM-TDK "THE DEATH'S KNELL"	1875 - 50% = 937 MC
Awesome Hero: AWS-PB "PRETTY BABY"	6000 - 50% = 3000 MC
Cicada Hero: CDA-X5 "The X-5"	3000 - 50% = 1500 MC
Highlander Hero: HGN-HM "HEAVY METAL"	6750 - 50% = 3375 MC
Stalker Hero: STK-HERO "MISERY"	6375 - 50% = 3187 MC
Jagermech Hero: JM6-FB "FIREBRAND"	4875 - 50% = 2437 MC
Victor Hero: VTR-DS "DRAGON SLAYER"	6000 - 50% = 3000 MC
Kintaro Hero: KTO-GB "GOLDEN BOY"	4125 - 50% = 2062 MC
Orion Hero: ON1- "PROTECTOR"	5625 - 50% = 2812 MC
Atlas Hero: AS7-BH - "The Boar's Head"	7500 - 50% = 3750 MC
Catapult Hero: CPLT-J - "Jester"	4875 - 50% = 2437 MC
Jenner Hero: JR7-O "OXIDE"	2625 - 50% = 1312 MC
Hunchback Hero: HBK-GI "GRID IRON"	3750 - 50% = 1875 MC
Firestarter Hero: FS9- E "EMBER"	2625 - 50% = 1312 MC
Banshee Hero: BNC-LM - " La Malinche"	7125 - 50% = 3562 MC
Raven Hero: RVN-H "HUGINN"	2625 - 50% = 1312 MC
Trebuchet Hero: TBT-LG "LOUP DE GUERE"	3750 - 50% = 1875 MC
Quickdraw Hero: QKD-IV4 - "IV-FOUR"	4500 - 50% = 2250 MC
Blackjack Hero: BJ-A "THE ARROW"	3375 - 50% = 1687 MC
Spider Hero: SDR-A - "Anansi"	2250 - 50% = 1125 MC
Battlemaster Hero: BLR-1GHE - "Hellslinger"	6375 - 50% = 3187 MC
Vindicator Hero: VND-1SIB - "St Ives' Blues"	3375 - 50% = 1687 MC
Griffin Hero: GRF-1E - "Sparky"	4125 - 50% = 2062 MC
Locust Hero: LCT-PB - "Pirates' Bane"	1500 - 50% = 750 MC
Shadow Hawk Hero: SHD-GD - "The Gray Death"	4125 - 50% = 2062 MC
Thunderbolt Hero: TDR-5S-T - "Top Dog"	4875 - 50% = 2437 MC
Wolverine WVR-Q "Quarantine"	4125 - 50% = 2062 MC

MechBays: 300 MC - 50% = 150 MC

Example DOUBLE XP earnings

Don't forget to buy or activate Premium Time this weekend to maximize your earnings!

Regular XP	Double XP	+ 50% boost from Premium Time
100 XP	100 XP x 2 = 200 XP	200 XP + 50% Premium Time boost = 300 XP

Converting 'Mech XP to General XP

Regular XP Conversion rate	Double XP Conversion rate
Convert 25 XP for 1 MC	Convert 50 XP for 1 MC

Q - How do I convert 'Mech XP to General XP?

• Head to your Skills > 'Mech Trees menu
• Click the 'Mech Tree button for whichever 'Mech you want to perform the exchange with.
• Click the Exchange XP button

[Goose]

There's a joke, in there, about how "premium" is premium …

[Gas Guzzler]

InnerSphereNews, on 10 September 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Keep an eye out for even more Anniversary news later today....

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh baby

Feed the hype.

FEED IT!

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 10 September 2015 - 02:52 PM.

[Appogee]

I already own all the Heroes worth owning. (But good news for other players, thanks PGI.)

[LORD ORION]

So I take it you are expecting people not to buy hero mechs after the 22nd?



I know I know... I am a bad person, [Redacted]

[Gas Guzzler]

LORD ORION, on 10 September 2015 - 02:59 PM, said:

So I take it you are expecting people not to buy hero mechs after the 22nd?



I know I know... I am a bad person, [Redacted]

If you buy one that is bad now, chances are it will be good on the 22nd.

You gotta be a schemer. Its all part of the plan.

[Hawk819]

Sweet. This'll help me with some `Mechs I need to grind. Say the Zeus 5S comes to mind

[Big Tin Man]

Appogee, on 10 September 2015 - 02:59 PM, said:

I already own all the Heroes worth owning. (But good news for other players, thanks PGI.)

You need to buy the terribad ones now. After the re-quirkening, it's going to be opposite day.

[WVAnonymous]

Yay double XP weekend, Mauler without basics is a giant barn door waiting to be shot.

Help me master faster!

[LORD ORION]

Gas Guzzler, on 10 September 2015 - 03:01 PM, said:

If you buy one that is bad now, chances are it will be good on the 22nd.

You gotta be a schemer. Its all part of the plan.

Oh good I own a Protector and Pirate Bane already.... they will do 20DPS on the 22nd?

[MovinTarget]

Geez I thought I'd be sitting on all this Mc I bought on sale for like 6 months... oh welll, I might even convert some to GXP...

Question: I have several hero mechs already, but not all... looking at pretty baby, wang, hellslinger, boars head, and *maybe* golden boy... are any of these at least serviceable?

[3xnihilo]

Oh man, I might have to spend money this weekend...more mechbays!!!!

[Smoked]

Okay you've twisted my arm, I'll buy the only 2 heroes I don't have as well as another 10 mech bays.

[3xnihilo]

MovinTarget, on 10 September 2015 - 03:24 PM, said:

Geez I thought I'd be sitting on all this Mc I bought on sale for like 6 months... oh welll, I might even convert some to GXP...

Question: I have several hero mechs already, but not all... looking at pretty baby, wang, hellslinger, boars head, and *maybe* golden boy... are any of these at least serviceable?

I really like the cn9-AH which is very similar to the Wang, but with missile instead of energy hard points. It isn't meta but it is a fun brawler.

[Smoked]

MovinTarget, on 10 September 2015 - 03:24 PM, said:

Geez I thought I'd be sitting on all this Mc I bought on sale for like 6 months... oh welll, I might even convert some to GXP...

Question: I have several hero mechs already, but not all... looking at pretty baby, wang, hellslinger, boars head, and *maybe* golden boy... are any of these at least serviceable?

Wang, hellsinger and Golden Boy were fun for me. Wang is AC20 goodness, Golden boy is a lrm-5 troll or a srm-6 brawler and hellsinger was above average all around. At 30% c-bill bonus, they are worth it. Pretty Baby performs below average. Boar's head is fun if you can fight close, kind of tough with so many open area maps now.

[MovinTarget]

Tnx, I don't expect heroes to be OP, but if they are "different" from stock...

[CycKath]

YES! FOR ONCE IT IS PERFECTLY TIMED! Pay day is the 15th, which would the 14th because PGI is living in the past/time difference so I will actually have money during a decent sale. Will pick up the last four Hero 'Mechs I don't own.

[Kageru Ikazuchi]

@MovinTarget ... (for some reason, my work version of MS Explorer won't "quote" properly) ...
- CN9-YLW ... highly recommended ... While the CN9-AH and ENF-4P make the CN9-YLW somewhat redundant (if not obsolete), it is still one of the fastest AC/20s on the battlefield and great fun
- AWS-PB ... I've been grinding XP on this thing on and off for a few months ... not recommended. One of the few purchases I truly regret. Almost no redeeming factors at all.
- BLR-HS ... I'm probably going to pick this up. If nothing else, 4xML (or MPL) 3xASRM-6 should make an interesting brawler.
- KTO-GB ... The completionist/collector side of me tells me I need this. It's hard to get super excited about laser-missiles when GRF does it so much better (and with jump jets).
- AS7-BH ... still not interested

[Khwaj]

I was hoping for a second cupcake

I was hoping for a second cupcake

[cSand]

nice

if I pass my test tomorrow I'll buy a new chassis and master it this weekend

Kageru Ikazuchi, on 10 September 2015 - 03:37 PM, said:

- AWS-PB ... I've been grinding XP on this thing on and off for a few months ... not recommended. One of the few purchases I truly regret. Almost no redeeming factors at all.

Let me counter that by saying I love this mech and generally do very well in it.

You have to be able to manage more than 1 or 2 weapon groups though. One finger warriors will hate it