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[InnerSphereNews]

SNOWBALL AND FIREBALL!

JANUARY FREE MECH EVENT!

EVENT PAGE>>>

[Nishivion]

Awww yeah let's go

[TercieI]

Thank you again, Matt and all you crazy forumites.

[The Man with the Plan]

Not goona lie.....I love Urban Mechs!!! So many fun games with them.
Had a lot of good luck with Phoenix Hawks.
Thanks, and this after such a good Christmas

Edited by The Man with the Plan, 09 January 2026 - 02:38 PM.

[Ttly]

Yay, the non-JJ Phoenix Hawk/alternative BJ-1X, and everyone's favourite RAC Urbie which is the only IS Urbie you'll ever see other than the ECM Urbie and K9 since the others are rather undertuned.

[w0qj]

Thank you for listening, MWO!

[DVDavinchi]

amazing cant wait to get my hands on them but are there plans to have sales on equipment?

Edited by DVDavinchi, 09 January 2026 - 05:20 PM.

[Rhaelcan]

Ttly, on 09 January 2026 - 04:04 PM, said:

Yay, the non-JJ Phoenix Hawk/alternative BJ-1X, and everyone's favourite RAC Urbie which is the only IS Urbie you'll ever see other than the ECM Urbie and K9 since the others are rather undertuned.

I love the Street cleaner myself. It's so damn fast.

[Oriffel]

oooh yay the monthlies are back!

[DeathDream]

Hell yeah! I was so sad I missed these mechs the first time around, glad to get another chance at them! Thank you!

[Tpaktop2_1]

What a great gaming company. I am amazed in your gratitude to the player base in opportunities within MWO. I have never seen such free stuff for just playing the game. Thank you.

[Nihilcon]

Unfortunately, these are (S) mechs, so we can’t sell them for the mechbay since I already own both.

[martian]

Nihilcon, on 10 January 2026 - 08:44 PM, said:

Unfortunately, these are (S) mechs, so we can’t sell them for the mechbay since I already own both.

Do not redeem rewards that you do not want and claim only those rewards that you do want.

You can just redeem those and .

[Duke Falcon]

Probably dumb question, but...

How can I find the Snowball and Fireball on Mech DB?
I want to check them and that what build options they could offer...

Thanks!

[martian]

Duke Falcon, on 11 January 2026 - 11:38 AM, said:

Probably dumb question, but...

How can I find the Snowball and Fireball on Mech DB?
I want to check them and that what build options they could offer...

Thanks!

Their stats are exactly the same as the stats of the standard UM-R60L UrbanMech and the standard PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk:

• UM-R60L(S) UrbanMech "Snowball"
  
• PXH-1K(S) Phoenix Hawk "Fireball"

[Rhaelcan]

Nihilcon, on 10 January 2026 - 08:44 PM, said:

Unfortunately, these are (S) mechs, so we can’t sell them for the mechbay since I already own both.

Do what I do when having dupes.
~~Make different builds~~
Stock mech!

[CFC Conky]

Hello all,

Other than the Christmas 'Show up and earn a free mech' events, this has to be one of the easiest free mech events ever. Even though I already have these rides, I appreciate what PGI is doing for the player base.

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[Ttly]

You know, I just find it comical that for 8ERML, the BJ-1X gets what is basically +8 free DHS on account of its -25% M.Laser heat compared to the PXH-1K that has not much other than +range and better agility.
I mean it's not that bad but yeah.
It's like a build having only 600 damage worth in ammo, you just can't afford to miss much.
So an Wolfhound, particularly WLF-2.
Or the 4ERML Raven[RVN-2X] though that one has the large laser range as gimmick.

Oh also laser HSL+2 on a 45t as if you can cram in BLC or Large Lasers on it without ending up as slow as a heavy.
Or you know, a Nova-Prime without JJs.

Edited by Ttly, 12 January 2026 - 06:35 AM.

[Nihilcon]

martian, on 11 January 2026 - 01:37 AM, said:

Do not redeem rewards that you do not want and claim only those rewards that you do want.

You can just redeem those and .

The website and reward claim page never mentioned they were (S) mechs. You only find that out after redeeming them. In the claim reward section, they’re listed simply as Snowball and Fireball, with no chassis or variant designation code.

[martian]

Nihilcon, on 12 January 2026 - 06:29 AM, said:

The website and reward claim page never mentioned they were (S) mechs. You only find that out after redeeming them. In the claim reward section, they’re listed simply as Snowball and Fireball, with no chassis or variant designation code.

I do not understand. You said that you already own both 'Mechs, so ... you have not noticed that (S) designation before?