UPDATE

Greetings MechWarriors!

As the snow fades away, the Phoenix Rises event is here to rain fire upon the battlefield, with new varieties of the BattleMaster, Locust and Shadowhawk; Warming us from winter's coil.

For one week, these new variants will be available for MC purchase only. During this time, fans can be the first to field test the ranged might of the BLR-3M's deadly ER-PPC or the LCT-1M's twin missile systems. You can dive right in and bring the heat close to their enemies with the combined arms of the SHD-2D or the LCT-1E.

Those owners of other BLR, SHD and LCT variants won't be left out in the dusty cold though: We are also pleased to light a fire under these Mechs with a sale on chassis-unlocks for Fractal, Buccaneer, and Hotrod patterns on these chassis'.

A firestorm is brewing as a cold front of balance changes for small-caliber Auto-Cannons is sweeping in while things are heating up a bit for SRMs. These and other incendiary weapons should see a marked improvement in hit-registration, with fewer de-syncs taking place due to changes in the host-state-rewind logic.

Before things get any hotter though, we can cool you off with some good news regarding in-game water, which has seen a performance boost on all settings lower than Very-High. This is combined with actually cooling you off with an optimization to the way water affects your 'Mech's heat. To help keep your system from overheating in the smoke and embers: We've moved projectile explosion performance to the server-side.

Finally, if you previously experienced hangs during the game, we hope you should see a change or disappearance of this issue and a rebirth of hassle-free entertainment. Players who continue to be affected by this issue are encouraged to let us know as soon as possible. We also heard your feedback about our recently added game mode selection feature. Just as the Phoenix always returns: You may be pleased to hear that the selection you make on your game mode preferences will now be saved in between matches if you are playing solo! Some DX11 visual glitches as well as errors involving the Group and Social systems have also found themselves roasted under the firebird's breath.

You can get a breakdown of these and other fixes listed below the Phoenix Rises 'Mech specifications, which follow.

Warmest regards,
Nikolai Lubkiewicz



Content

New Mechs
BattleMaster BLR-3M

Tonnage: 85
Engine: 340 Standard
Top Speed: 64.8 kph
Max Engine Rating: 400
Torso Movement:
60 degrees to each side.
20 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
30 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Armor: 464 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Left Arm: Machine Gun
Left Torso: Medium Laser x3, SRM 6, CASE
Right Torso: Medium Laser x3
Right Arm: ER PPC
Hardpoints:
Left Arm: 1 Ballistic
Left Torso: 3 Energy, 1 Missile
Right Torso: 3 Energy, 1 AMS
Right Arm: 2 Energy
Heat Sinks: 18 Double
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Huge
Quirks:
Torso Yaw Speed -20%
Torso Pitch Speed -20%

BattleMaster BLR-3S

Tonnage: 85
Engine: 340 XL
Top Speed: 64.8 kph
Max Engine Rating: 400
Torso Movement:
80 degrees to each side.
20 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
30 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Armor: 448 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Left Torso: Medium Pulse Laser x3, SRM 6, CASE
Right Torso: Medium Pulse Laser x3, CASE
Right Arm: LRM 20
Hardpoints:
Left Torso: 3 Energy, 1 Missile
Right Torso: 3 Energy, 1 AMS
Right Arm: 1 Missile
Heat Sinks: 22 Single
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Huge

Locust LCT-1E

Tonnage: 20
Engine: 160 Standard
Top Speed: 129.6 kph
Max Engine Rating: 190
Torso Movement:
120 degrees to each side.
20 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
0 degrees to each side.
60 degrees up and down.
Armor: 128 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Left Arm: Medium Laser, Small Laser
Right Arm: Medium Laser, Small Laser
Hardpoints:
Left Arm: 3 Energy
Right Torso: 1 AMS
Right Arm: 3 Energy
Heat Sinks: 10 Single
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Tiny

Locust LCT-1M

Tonnage: 20
Engine: 160 Standard
Top Speed: 129.6 kph
Max Engine Rating: 190
Torso Movement:
135 degrees to each side.
20 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
0 degrees to each side.
60 degrees up and down.
Armor: 32 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Left Arm: LRM 5
Center Torso: Medium Laser
Right Arm: LRM 5
Hardpoints:
Left Arm: 1 Missile
Center Torso: 2 Energy
Right Torso: 1 AMS
Right Arm: 1 Missile
Heat Sinks: 10 Single
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Tiny

Shadow Hawk SHD-2D

Tonnage: 55
Engine: 275 Standard
Top Speed: 81 kph
Max Engine Rating: 360
Torso Movement:
90 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
35 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Armor: 144 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Head: SRM 2
Left Arm: Medium Laser
Left Torso: AC/5
Center Torso: SRM 2
Right Torso: LRM 5
Right Arm: Medium Laser
Hardpoints:
Head: 1 Missile
Left Arm: 2 Energy
Left Torso: 1 Ballistic, 1 AMS
Center Torso: 1 Missile
Right Torso: 1 Missile
Right Arm: 1 Energy
Heat Sinks: 14 Single
Jump Jets: 3 (3 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Medium
Quirks:
Torso Yaw Speed +25%
Turn Speed +5%

Shadow Hawk SHD-2K

Tonnage: 55
Engine: 275 Standard
Top Speed: 81 kph
Max Engine Rating: 360
Torso Movement:
90 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
35 degrees to each side.
30 degrees up and down.
Armor: 304 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Standard
Weapons & Equipment:
Left Torso: PPC
Right Torso: LRM 5
Hardpoints:
Left Torso: 3 Energy, 1 AMS
Right Torso: 3 Missile
Heat Sinks: 17 Single
Jump Jets: 3 (5 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Medium
Quirks:
Torso Yaw Speed +25%
Turn Speed +5%

New Bundles:

Small C-Bill Bundle: 1,100,000 C-Bills for 800 MC
Medium C-Bills Bundle: 2,400,000 C-Bills for 1600 MC
Large C-Bills Bundle: 6,500,000 C-Bills for 4000 MC

Weapon Balancing:

Autocannon/2
Cooldown increased to 0.669 (up from 0.520) bringing DPS to 2.99
Max range falloff reduced to 1440 (down from 2160).
Autocannon/5 and Ultra Autocannon/5
Projectile speed reduced to 1150 (down from 1300).
Cooldown increased to 1.66 (up from 1.50) bringing DPS to 3.01
SRM/2
Cooldown reduced to 2 (down from 2.5)
SRM/4
Cooldown reduced to 3 (down from 3.25)

Performance

Projectile Explosion effects made server side authoritative
Fixed a problem in the host state rewinding logic where weapon traces between the server and client could occasionally desync
Improved framerate by removing unnecessary raycasts from turrets in Assault.
Optimized the function that was cooling the mech off when it was in water.
Disabled Mech reflections in all but very high settings to reduce number of draw calls when Mechs are around water.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where the defense turret is able to lock on enemies shielded by ECM.
Fixed an issue where the target letter designation goes up and down during a match.
Previously selected game modes will now be saved between matches for solo players.
-Group leaders will still have to pick the desired game modes each time, this will be fixed on the next patch.
Fixed certain weapons effects that were corrupted in DX11
Disabled keyboard interaction during searching for a match and various pop-ups.
Fixed an issue where the Group leader will get an error message when trying to immediately launches after readying up.
Fixed an issue where the first message received without having Social window open is not displayed
Fixed an issue where user names with spaces broken onto separate lines if maximum character for text is reached
Fixed an issue where purchasable mech remains selected when switching to the owned filter
Fixed an issue where users games would randomly hang

Known Issue:

In Assault Mode, the turrets have no ballistic or missile weapon collision.
Water splash VFX from projectiles sometimes do not appear at close ranges.
Players who had disconnected from a group and are re-invited will be removed from the group once more after the next match.
Game mode selections do not carry between matches while in a group.
Missiles no longer explode upon reaching maximum range.

We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!
- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team

komme immer noch ned klar mit den phoenix dingern - aber es geht schon besser.
das sie da mehr varianten rauswerfen - ok wenn es sein muss...
Fixes und Tunes sind okay.
die CBill-Bundels... i dont care ^^, andere F2P (bzw. Free-2-Start, wie es neuerdings heisst) Games wie
zB WoT und Warthunder haben das auch.

ne neue map wär mal wieder nett

C-Bills für MC ist ja zum Glück immer noch kein P2W. Und ganz ehrlich, wer meint er könne sich das nicht erspielen, der gehört eben mit der Schmälerung seines Kontos bestraft :)

Aber ne neue Map wäre schön gewesen. Das nächste mal wenn ich patche werde ich wahrscheinlich nichts mehr widererkennen...

Der Hinweis zu den Türmen steht in den Patch Notes unter known issues

hm unterschätzt die slotverschiebung nicht.
der LCT-1E: der hat 6E-slots, nachteil -> alles in den armen
der LCT-1M: ist der einzige mit 2E-Slots im CT.
ich denke beide sind brauchbar...

der SHD-2D: ein E mehr in den armen, dafür ein M weniger im RT
so könnte man die hauptbewaffnung mal in die arme legen, fast jeder geht (wie beim hunchie) auf den LT.
der SHD-2K: statt 3B im LT hat der 3E, cool. aus dem kann man bestimmt nen guten scout-jäger machen, da
er keine munni verbläst.

der BLR-3M: 8E slots, damit lässt sich bestimmt was anfangen. der nächste mech mit 8E kommt erst bei 95t
der BLR-3S: gut der ist irgendwie.. meh.

jedenfalls denke ich schon, dass die zusätzlichen varianten ihre daseins-berechtigungen haben.
es macht ja doch schon ein unterschied, wenn ein E-slot von den armen in den seitlichen torso wandert.
dann mag er vieleicht höher liegen - ob dies ein nachteil oder vorteil dann ist, entscheidet die spielweise.
als beispiel die missilepods auf schultern, wie beim thunderbolt oder beim battlemaster, finde ich
persönlich cool. schön hinter der deckung stehen und raketen losschiessen, da der "Abschussmoment"
früher ist, als bei niedrig liegenden waffen - aber das wisst ihr ja sicher selbst ^^