Gauntlet is easily the worst weapon, or am I missing something?

[gnotheo]

I see a lot of people hating on dagger, rightfully so, but gauntlet has same issues as dagger even worse.

The whole weapon design is opposite of how the game is designed (intentionally or unintentionally, not sure) to be played.

It's a 3 hit combo weapon in which first 2 hits are considerably weaker, but 3rd finisher is stronger.

1. Ridiculous knock back of this game forces player to do 1 hit and dodge 90% of battle. You never get a chance to hit the finisher as enemy will constantly slip outside of your range.

2. Many enemies are designed to counter attack when hit. It again forces player to adopt hit and run tactics, forcing players to only use the weak 1st hit and nothing else.

I noticed it usually takes about 2 times more to kill an enemy with just weakest 1st hit of the combo, even way worse than dagger.

Absolute garbage tier.

It just seems so bizarrely against the grain of design of the game, I am almost wondering if I am not using this weapon correctly??

[Vonsleider]

Gauntlets can be abused to do the most damage if you roll cancel the 3rd hit you can pull out three third hits in quick succession dealing a ton of damage. Also the the third hit has massive range about 3 or 4 times the range from the visuals. I don't know if its intentional, but gauntlets are easily the best weapon if you figure out the tech.

[Yipeekay]

gauntlet's last hit always miss. if i want dmg and consistency i rather pick hammer, sword or axe

[jackinthebox4]

Originally posted by gnotheo:

I am almost wondering if I am not using this weapon correctly??

Most likely a skill issue. I'll go for the axe more, but the claws are the next best thing for me especially the dark/god versions.

[Ninian]

Ironically, the gauntlet is my favorite weapon by a mile. Part of it is that you have access to both feathered hits like the dagger or sword, but also the axe's slow chonky hits if you do the full combo. What really sells the gauntlet to me though is that there is a brief delay between the end of the second hit and being able to initiate the third where you're allowed to move or reposition. This has SO MANY applications. Like for instance intentionally swing twice while the enemy is out of range and then take one step towards them and smack them for that last chunky hit.

It's easily the most versatile weapon in the game IMO.

My suggestion is to only swing twice by default (hit and run) and go for the third chunky hit when you see an opportunity.

[thebadman]

3rd gauntlet attack range is bonkers, its like uber hammer slam except you are not forced to use only slow attacks. My favorite weapon for sure with axe and sword close behind.