As soon as the Everchanger showed up, the viewership numbers spiked.
It was one thing to test an expert mech in a typical testing session.
It was another thing to pit the same machine against another expert mech!
Spars like these were rare spectacles because most organizations did not take the initiative to broadcast the performance of their high-ranking mechs.
Information was power. Publicizing even a portion of the performance and the battle tactics of an expert mech might grant enemies a decisive advantage in a future battle!
However, it was not unheard of for the public to be able to witness the prowess of expert mechs.
Conflicts such as the Komodo War often produced a lot of battle footage that got leaked on the galactic net.
While the owners and users of the expert mechs did not wish to publicize the performance of their machines, the same did not hold true to their opponents.
