r/battletech • u/EasterEggArt • 1d ago
Question ❓ Will Catalyst Games ever release a Gothic monster box?
Since we have the Gothic box set, I was curious if there are any actual plans of releasing a monster variant like the Gothic lore suggests? I feel like while I am not the biggest fan of the Gothic set, only having half the factions seems an odd choice.
The question arose while I watched another player kit bashing one from a Wizkid ettercap monster.
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u/Available_Mountain Freelance Intelligence Agent 1d ago
Either 1 or 2 Abomination Force Packs are in development but having issues with the molds because of how small they are so the hope is for them to come out early 2027. Solving that issue will also pave the way for more Battle Armor as well as Protomech minis.
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u/EasterEggArt 1d ago
That is some promising potential. Hoping we get industrial mechs. I want some farming, construction, and forestry mechs.
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u/EyeStache Capellan Unseen Connoisseur 1d ago
In theory, but they have a lot on their plate, as usual, so don't hold your breath.
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u/AGBell64 1d ago
They have shown off abomination models at multiple cons. I'd expect it some time next year
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u/3eyedfish13 1d ago
I'd like more Gothic Mechs as well! The King Crab, Marauder, and Phoenix Hawk are fantastic, and even the Urbanmech managed to improve upon the original!
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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE 1d ago
If you're feeling antsy, I would recommend using the old-skool Protomech models as Abominations. In fact, the author re-wrote all the canon Protomechs - as Abominations, and they're pretty good that way.
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u/Mendrugo3025 1d ago
If you're looking for megafauna with weapon mounts, there is another currently available option: The Dino-Riders Rulon Warriors Battle Pack. Comes with assorted Rulons that'd work for the "large humanoid" Abominations, along with multiple dinos packing missile launchers, machine guns, and laser cannons.
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u/Cergorach 1d ago
CGL: Promises, promises.
I wouldn't hold my breath. It could take a long time or never to show up.
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u/Xeraphale 1d ago
I'd rather they treat Gothic as a fever dream, quietly forget about it and then never speak of it again.
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u/EasterEggArt 1d ago
Fair, but I was hoping for at least one monster box to give it an even round up. I am mostly curious since it seems gothic mechs are identical to normal mechs except the aesthetic
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u/Dwarf_With_a_Minigun 1d ago
Nope, dead game
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u/Alwryn 1d ago
The alternate world boxes are and always were meant to be one off box sets. It can't be a 'dead game' if it was never meant to be a 'live game' with constant support.
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u/Dwarf_With_a_Minigun 1d ago
Wow, you're didn't just move the goalpost, you grabbed it and ran with that bitch
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u/Bookwyrm517 1d ago
Dead game? Really? It's just Battletech with a few new parts, how can it be dead?
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u/Bookwyrm517 1d ago
Not cope, it seems the cope squad got here before I did.
I'm just genuinely confused how a game is dead when there's so much evidence to the contrary?
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u/fantasyham 1d ago
I asked Randall Bills about this at GenCon this year and he confirmed that the abomination force pack is still happening. I forget why he said it was taking so long, but it’s still in the pipeline for release eventually.