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[InnerSphereNews]

-GAUNTLET MECH PACK-

The Gauntlet is an experimental OmniPod redux of the iconic Bushwacker 'Mech!

In this booster pack, you will receive five mechs.

The GTL-1O(S), GTL-1O, GTL-1OA, GTL-1OB, and GTL-1OC.

You will also receive a title, badge, 2 decals, cockpit items, and 200 GSP.

The Gauntlet will release for MC on October 21st, 2025

and for C-Bills on December 9th, 2025.

Purchase the Gauntlet

THE MWO STORE

OR

ON STEAM

[Hawk819]

Well, color me surprised. Here's me saying the Inner Sphere OmniMech were a dismal failure, but now here comes a new one. Hopefully, this'll be better than the Black Hawk P-, um, KU. I'll get this one. Now can we have the Hauptmann next? Please.

[Akamia Terizen]

Hawk819, on 24 June 2025 - 11:17 AM, said:

Well, color me surprised. Here's me saying the Inner Sphere OmniMech were a dismal failure, but now here comes a new one. Hopefully, this'll be better than the Black Hawk P-, um, KU. I'll get this one. Now can we have the Hauptmann next? Please.

I wasn't aware the Black Hawk-KU was a "failure". The initial rollout was pretty good, and even now, you still see them every now and then.

If you're worried about that XL engine it has, it really didn't stop it that much. In this day and age, if you aren't performing well in an XL engine, you probably aren't performing very well in a light or standard engine either; they have their use cases for sure, but using them purely out of fear of getting killed by side torso destruction is giving you a false sense of security.

Anyway. This is cool. I only care about the base and B configurations myself, but I might pick up the pack when I have the money to spend.

I wonder what that decal's QR code goes to...

Edited by Akamia Terizen, 24 June 2025 - 03:36 PM.

[martian]

Hawk819, on 24 June 2025 - 11:17 AM, said:

Now can we have the Hauptmann next? Please.

The MechWarrior 5: Clans development has the priority, especially in the "all-new 'Mechs" department. I would expect that a possible all-new MWO 'Mech will be a Clan one, so it can be included in some future MW5: Clans expansion pack.

[GreyNovember]

Special variant being locked behind the 1E 1M is... disappointing.

Without knowing how it's compensated for having only two guns, I'm not enthusiastic about running the Cbill bonus variant at all.

[BlueDevilspawn]

The special variant key benefit is the Supercharger CT. For example, since the 10B 2 snubs 8 small laser with ECM build doesn't use the so8 quirks, you can rebuild it on the -1O CT and go extra fast.

Other mixed pod builds can also use the SC effectively. For example 2 SRM6 in torsos and 10 SPL in arms.

The CT is quite strong and can be a variant of typical builds depending on whether you want to invest the 1 ton or not.

Also... who here has scanned the QR code that's in the Gauntlet decal?

[Mayhem Lewis]

Sadly its hot-garbage. As underwhelming as the Hachetman for comparison. The way the quirks are locked to 8 except for a couple, the light ferro eating slots, the anorexic hard points... honestly it has me shaking my head. A couple hours in and I know I'll play these once every 6 months if that, real friggen shame.

Whoever lead the project needs to be canned or thanked for their efforts and dropped from future projects, it is so awful.

[KursedVixen]

Mayhem Lewis, on 24 June 2025 - 12:53 PM, said:

Sadly its hot-garbage. As underwhelming as the Hachetman for comparison. The way the quirks are locked to 8 except for a couple, the light ferro eating slots, the anorexic hard points... honestly it has me shaking my head. A couple hours in and I know I'll play these once every 6 months if that, real friggen shame.

Whoever lead the project needs to be canned or thanked for their efforts and dropped from future projects, it is so awful.

set of 8 is standard for an omni and yet i don't ever see peopel complaining about any clan omnis like the nova cat or the mist lynx....

Edited by KursedVixen, 24 June 2025 - 01:37 PM.

[Will9761]

BlueDevilspawn, on 24 June 2025 - 12:52 PM, said:

Also... who here has scanned the QR code that's in the Gauntlet decal?

I haven't done it yet, but it has to be a joke.

[Akamia Terizen]

Will9761, on 24 June 2025 - 01:48 PM, said:

I haven't done it yet, but it has to be a joke.

I have, and I can tell you with confidence it's not a joke.

[GreyNovember]

After looking at it on MechDB for quirks and builds, yeah, the S08 bonuses are hardly worth considering.

A whole 15% Weapon Velocity? WOW! That's SPICY!

Anyway, here's the 10 lasers + ECM pods. You lose the quirks, I guess, but the only thing you were missing from THAT set was a whopping 5% Medium laser heat.

Might be worth running as a funny looking IS Nova with better hitboxes.

[Pondafarr]

No sustain due to fragility and lack of cooling, alpha is pathetic on most variants, and one of them ships with a LAC5, but AC5 ammo. Seriously, did the developers even attempt quality control? For a mech that is supposedly intended to be a counter to the Lanner, it completely misses the mark.

[Akamia Terizen]

I don't think anyone ever claimed it was supposed to "counter" the Lanner; at most, I've seen it said to offer similar play as the Black Lanner to the Inner Sphere tech base. But I wouldn't know if it delivers on that, because I never used a Black Lanner.

They're aware of the issue with the C configuration's ammo bins. They're gonna fix that next patch; for now, you're gonna have to fix it manually, assuming you're gonna run the stock loadout in the first place. (Most people don't, even when the stock loadout is correct.)

[BlueDevilspawn]

Just a reminder that due to no PTS, mech will often get adjusted after launch. Give your feedback whether offensive or defensive quirks.

[killkimno]

BlueDevilspawn, on 24 June 2025 - 12:52 PM, said:

scanned the QR code that's in the Gauntlet decal?

https://static.mwome...fsfGDJlsTjmq81A

https://www.sarna.ne...Shadow_Hawk_IIC

Shadow hawk iic??

[lusians]

You are not fast enough to escape or catch lights while tonnage for loadout is small you can work with it.
Unfortunately while some variants have nice perks hard point placement & armor on arms means you are 1 or 2 strikes away from loosing half or more of your weapons anytime any mech heavier than light looks your way.

As is Gauntlet feels like light mech pretending to be medium and failing, badly.

[Akamia Terizen]

I actually feel like hunting lights is a misuse of the Gauntlet as a platform, even with the primary configuration's supercharger. Barring opportunity kills on such targets, it operates better as part of a group hunting larger prey. Technically true of any ’Mech, admittedly, but some ’Mechs need more help than others, and that was true even before we got the Gauntlet.

The B configuration, on paper at least, is the best fighter of the lot. Kind of a poor man's Nova Prime, that one. Still, all of these things are potentially vulnerable to speedsters like Shadow Cats or Fire Moths, so even the best possible configurations, set-of-eight or otherwise, are going to want backup more often than not.

Edited by Akamia Terizen, 24 June 2025 - 11:37 PM.

[lusians]

Akamia Terizen, on 24 June 2025 - 11:28 PM, said:

it operates better as part of a group hunting larger prey.

Thats not much of bonus considring all mech operate better in group and even in group you must hope that enemy wont focus you othervise your armor evaporates disturbingly quikly.

Akamia Terizen, on 24 June 2025 - 11:28 PM, said:

I actually feel like hunting lights is a misuse of the Gauntlet as a platform,

Didnt mean it as light hunter but hovering at edges and flankers going after you since you are outside zone of saftey.

[GreyNovember]

The truly damning thing about it is you can't use all 5 Energy hardpoints in the arms AND have LAA to aim.

That Left torso that nobody uses anyway has so much space, but no hardpoints, so your ECM ST can't also fit a big energy weapon other than a Snub.

Still feels like it's better than a Nova for taking fire and general survivability, but that is a low, low bar to clear.

Likewise it feels like it has a better weight balance than a Lanner, just under Stormcrow engine with MASC to compensate, but again, the slots just make it trip over itself.

[killkimno]

gauntlet is too much broken
10C - default armament is wrong
LAC5 is equipped but AC5 ammo is loaded

10 - I have spare armor and the tonnage is 54.9.

10 - Supercharger + MASC IS BROKEN
It was stated that the top speed would be increased if it was a supercharger + MASC. (EX : https://mwo.nav-alph...mechlab/cplt-fb)
SO Cplt-fb has top speed 20% QUIRK
Both MASC and supercharger are taking up tonnage

BUT Gauntlet 10 Supercharger + MASC IS BROKEN
If it's SO8, there's a top speed 10 QUIRK
but losing so8 also losing top seepd QUIRK

but still with the supercharger + MASC it just takes up useless tonnage.

plz fix this broken mech