Insanely Low Cooldown! Hunchback Heavy Gauss Build - Mechwarrior Online The Daily Dose 1533

[@Artificer1911]

I love my Grid Iron. I run two Light Gauss on mine. It just cranks those shots out.

[@ctakitimu]

Yeah same, in this mech I'm not too good one the front line. The fire rate on the x2 light gauss is nuts!

[@nobody3622]

Hits like an ac20 from 900m away with a very quick cool down. Super fun.

[@jensjensen7462]

....how do you fit that, no Armor Build?

[@ctakitimu]

@@jensjensen7462 Nah, you just run awfully slow for a medium mech and often get overtaken by assaults

[@Artificer1911]

@@jensjensen7462 i only ever strip arms, and sometimes head, of armor. I can get you my build, if you'd like.

[@OcularPerceptions]

I love seeing all these older mechs coming back out to play.

[@captainbean3114]

that flea at 13:36... you shot him dead to rights... wth... this game sometimes...

[@zeuss194]

he got hit on the side torso, FleaFA was fresh then turned red , Default value on side torso is 26armor. Adds +6 armor quirk and about 25% of armor from skill tree and you got a 20 tonners with about 38 points of side armor, enought to survive a Hgauss round

[@captainbean3114]

@@zeuss194 crazy! nice breakdown also, very helpful

[@robertrequiredfield5064]

As a small tweak to your build, I would recommend using CASE in the side torso with the Gauss. The ammunition can move to another slot as it is inert. This will prevent you from being destroyed if the Guass is critted and give you a chance to fight on for a bit longer.

[@LionDusty]

I'm not sure its worth the weight, losing the gauss leaves you with very little fire-power.

[@stormthrush37]

​@@LionDustyIn MWO CASE now only takes slots, not weight.

[@junkotamiya]

Hi Baradul, can you do an ALL machine gun build? No lasers, no PPCs, no Gauss, no autocannons, no missiles, etc. Just light, regular, and/or heavy machine guns plus lots of ammo. No need to worry about heat management, LOL!

[@kylenguyen7371]

I vaguely recall this being the whole schtick for the Piranha, a light mech that will chew through exposed components like a hot knife through butter.

[@Artificer1911]

His warthog build was close. 14 MG and only one energy.

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

⁠@@kylenguyen7371It’s not a shtick, it’s just how the Piranha was designed. Canonically the Piranha is an anti-infantry mech through-and-through, and it has 12 “Rotary” Machine guns for that exclusive purpose as Machine Guns and Small/Micro lasers have infantry bonuses in actual (canonical) tabletop play. Piranha 1s and 2s are feared among infantry units, said to be able to wipe entire companies in seconds on account of clan firepower. This is why I hate the bastard in MWO, because the devs have major Light mech bias and buff the ever loving hell out of them to meet this expectation (Light mechs receive the most buffs and improvements per update compared to every other weight class. I literally stopped playing MWO (as a Heavy/Assault main) because of how much of a hardon PGI has for Light mechs).

[@stormthrush37]

​​@@allthenamesiwantedweretakenVery few people even play lights, even fewer would play them without all the buffs, and almost no one plays them really well. I've frequently watched the Quick Play queue numbers and the percentage of people playing lights typically ranges from 8-15% of the total. My experience over the years with lights is either feast or famine; either amazing numbers or terrible, and usually the latter. Regardless I'm taking an extended break from MWO myself, when almost every game you play ends up being a 12-2ish stomp in one direction or the other no matter how well or poorly you play it gets annoying.

[@jonathangille8643]

​@@stormthrush37True love Light mech playing but the problem is ranged has so much burst now that you can rarely get into brawl before getting destroyed. Before ppl say why not light pack it, you need 3 to 4 just to make it maybe work, typically you could just be a massive alpha ranged in an heavy or assault solo and do more for less of the work.

[@ephemispriest8069]

I literally asked for something like this yesterday. Either I'm lucky or big B listens to comments!

[@kevinp7056]

"You're lucky he's lucky, I'm lucky, we're ALL lucky!" - Magenta

[@Gen_X_Player]

You will end up getting them all lol

[@MisterNi]

Nice to see one of the Founders Edition 'mechs get a new build and video. Good video Bara. 🙂

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I’m happy some people are still enjoying BattleTech! I have a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ and didn’t know where to ask. Do people play mechwarrior 5 on ps5 these days or is it kind of a dead game? I saw it and it’s one of the main reasons I’m talking myself into buying the ps5. Thank you for reading this!

[@Twuggus]

I love hunchbacks. Mostly because of Tex talks battletech's video about it. And the mental image of the mech running up. Punching the enemy. THEN shooting the big gun.

[@GreatNate]

I only watch your MWo video, please keep going!

[@Derakk12062]

Love seeing Hunchback gameplay, by far my favorite medium mech.

[@EleonMythos]

Big Iron on his hi...shoulder.

[@stormthrush37]

🤣 Nice one!

[@LukeSeed]

You got to play with the Brios? Lucky you

[@rickytempleton4181]

Love that Quasimodo action. I am terrible with it though. Keep at it brother.

[@nick_alderman]

Aww, Igor has friends :D

[@philtkaswahl2124]

"I wanted to charge, but nothing came out. I know, a lot of people have these problems." Ah, yes. Projectile dysfunction.

[@Th0rn5555]

I started playing the game today. I got a Hunchback 4G as my first mech. I'm saving up to buy a heavy mech but I still dunno what to pick.

[@HalcyonSkies]

It's going to depend on what you think your preferred role is going to be. Do you enjoy sniping or brawling? Do you want to go faster or rely more on your armor?

[@Th0rn5555]

@@HalcyonSkies I prefer to fight at mid to long ranges. I'll probably go for a Timberwolf, it's an omnimech so I can probably fine-tune it as I develop my play style

[@screamingcactus1753]

@@Th0rn5555 When you fight at long range, do you prefer LRMs or direct fire weapons? For LRMs, the Catapult, Archer and Summoner are all great choices. For direct fire, the Jagermech or either Rifleman can be very fun.

[@Ilostmycactus]

@@Th0rn5555 The Timberwolf S laservomit build is one of the best heavy mechs you can get. It has ecm and is really easy to use. Import this build code: AU2D

[@Th0rn5555]

@@screamingcactus1753 I usually prefer direct damage, Rifleman is pretty fun. But I went with the Timberwolf-S, it has jump jets and I heard that JJs pair well with ATMs, that and some ER lasers and it's perfect for mid range battles.

[@jeremiahrex]

Gonna have to try this or the light setup. The standard setup with a single gauss doesn’t put out enough damage

[@michaelgreiner-qp4iz]

Why dosen't any 1 play a Thunderbolt ? Ive allways enjoyed playing my 65 tonner

[@sylthaya7571]

Would love to see some laser hunchy

[@TimberWulfIsHere]

FINALLY YOU DID IT!

[@jbuck9821]

Bara, have you tried the Grid Iron with dual Light Gauss? 5 less damage, but full 20 damage out to 810 meters before skills.

[@stormthrush37]

Those numbers don't sound right. Doesn't Gauss do 10 points of damage and Light Gauss 5?

[@jbuck9821]

@@stormthrush37 No. Gauss is 15, light gauss is 10.

[@stormthrush37]

@@jbuck9821 Thanks. Yeah, dual Light Gauss is definitely a lot more viable than I thought, especially with the range difference plus comparative fire rate. Unless it's different than tabletop, weight is 12+12 tons versus Heavy's 18. Are you running a smaller engine, cutting armor, etc. to make up the weight difference?

[@zapa47]

Everyone is running 3 armor on the rear now. Wit the way hit boxes work and the chance of something stealth catching you by surprise it seems like a bad idea. If you need to retreat you get ripped to shreds. 🤷‍♂️

[@HalcyonSkies]

I always do 15 if I can on the rear, just so I can survive at least one gauss shot.

[@ghoulbuster1]

I tend to put more depending on the tonnage, lights get 1-2 and assaults get 5-7

[@blood_and_fire1127]

A few times I saw, as terrible hit registration from HGR/HAGS has

[@tapioperala3010]

We need to have Mech-Fu in MWO

[@markchristy9704]

I dislike how much recoil the heavy gauss has. It's very disorienting. Given the similarities it supposedly has to modern rail gun tech, it really should have virtually zero recoil. Nice video though. Thanks Bara!

[@haruharu0w0]

idk but the paint.... is this team fortress 2 reference?

[@Gorenghal]

am I the only one that likes running a standard gauss on this?

[@jakewalek1070]

First comment! I’m a big fan of Gauss builds.

[@Dssfox]

no case for gauss?

[@sethsonnier5843]

Grid iron op

[@SuperGhettoBob]

GG

[@gnomgnomfwrd8970]

Where those "antitoxic' guy 4:47 THATS example of harrasment and toxic , but player STILL in game , cause he don't vs cheaters , often he exploiting ping on EU server. Clear example of exploit 13:37 and ... ,who is it ,yep 133 ping on EU server.

[@Kopalex23]

Funny how in the second match one team has one assault, and the other has four of them.

[@steelshanks1265]

That's MWO's match maker for ya...

[@gbprime2353]

Now that they've added the Silver Bullet Gauss, this chassis is insane mounting one of those. You can use a light engine with it and the cooldown before skills is 1.75 seconds! Add two light peeps in the arms for some real fun!

[@TallDude73]

I notice you talk about a "Battle Buddy" in a bunch of your videos, but that always lasts just until lasers start flying. I don't mind, but the whole game is a team sport, so everyone should stick together.

[@d0ubtingThom4s]

Sticking together isn't always the best way to *support* each other. The important part is to peek at the same time as your team so they can only shoot one of you

[@baldbd64]

Damn I can't keep up with these awesome Baradul MWO vids

[@MrFatbard]

man i didnt realize the grid iron had that insane quirk i have to get one now :D

[@hilmarhuse9487]

Isnt a C.A.S.E quite useful? Cause when that side torso goes the heavy gauss WILL hurt

[@SchwhatNow]

Case is rarely worth the tonnage. If the gauss goes this build is basically done anyway. Sure you could negate the CT damage from the explosion but you'd be left with 1 or 2 medium lasers which would hardly be worth spending half a ton on keeping in the fight. Especially when you should be using left side to shield and often will lose that first.

[@stormthrush37]

​@SchwhatNow CASE only takes slots in MWO now.

[@timothyhansen6581]

What the heck are you talking about? First of all, ALL Hunchbacks are known for their hunch. That's literally how they got their name! Secondly, the Grid Iron is a Mech with TWO hunches: one for Ballistic weapons, the other for a Missile weapon. When I manage to get one, I tend to use it with a Clan Mini Gauss or Heavy Gauss Machine Gun & either an SRM-6-ST, SSRM-6-ST, or ATM-6(C), as well as all of the Medium lasers that'll fit on it & a pair of Medium Knuckles. And then you have its opposite Clan Hero: Deathwish. That thing also has two hunches, but one is Ballistic while the other is a Large Energy mount. That one, I tend to go with a Clan Mini-Gauss & a Plasma Rifle, but the rest is the same.

[@uriclothbrok2682]

Curious why you didn't go with gauss charge reduction.

[@michaelernst3731]

do they have Axemen in MO ? nothing like a 65 ton mech with a 7 ton axe

[@HalcyonSkies]

They added the Hatchetman but the hatchet is purely cosmetic as there is no melee in MWO.

[@michaelernst3731]

@@HalcyonSkies then what good is it o0 the WHOLE reason of the Axe/Hatchet Man is da Axe !

[@HalcyonSkies]

@@michaelernst3731 Exactly, it was a pointless addition to the game.

[@230903shorty]

One of the variants has a twenty percent RoF increase for RACs. Throw a RAC/5 on it and have fun.@@michaelernst3731

[@timothyyoung8138]

That gauss thwack. 😂

[@Hassy171717]

That 2nd game!!! We touched EVERYBODY!!!

[@Yacovo]

Thanks for the video

[@perry92964]

i think heavy gauss has a damage reduction on a light mech excluding urbies, you can head shot a bigger mech easy with heavy gauss but when shooting light mechs they seem to miss most of the time.

[@ActionNerdGo]

I have one shot a light mech several times with heavy gauss, those were dual heavy gauss builds though.

[@screamingcactus1753]

Maybe it's just because they're harder to hit. They're smaller targets capable of moving faster and changing speed and direction more quickly.

[@yucasshaeldari8641]

There is no damage reduction on lights. They just have screwy hitboxes

[@perry92964]

@@screamingcactus1753 if you have a friend try it in a private match and compare how much damage a bigger mech takes

[@ghoulbuster1]

Most lights have barely enough armor to tank 1 heavy gauss, but no more than that.

[@solarrain1176]

Two Light Gauss has higher dps and longer range than one Heavy Gauss...

[@screamingcactus1753]

Two light gauss are also 24 tons to the single heavy gauss' 18 tons. That's six tons that you can't use on your ammo, armor, engine, heatsinks or secondary weapons. DPS isn't everything either, face time is also important. Light gauss have such high DPS because they have a higher fire rate, which means that you need to expose yourself to the enemy more frequently to deal full damage. Is it generally better still? Probably, but it's not that black and white.

[@solarrain1176]

@@screamingcactus1753 Its not about dps but range difference. Light guass has 810 range(20 dmg) while heavy has 220(25 dmg). You are definitely going to get shot more and have fewer chances to shoot if you use heavy guass. Also because you can use light engine if you use light guass, the weight difference is not actually 6 tons.

[@michealjordan3278]

Dang I want to try out a double Light Gauss build but I mainly play Lights and Meds, which of these 2 weight classes can run this build and suggest an engine aswell please.

[@solarrain1176]

@@michealjordan3278 Two Light Gauss rifles might be too heavy for fast mechs, and it’s also hard to find one with quirks as good as the Hunchback. However, the Hunchback is also a medium mech, and if you use a light engine without other weapons, the speed can be slightly faster.