Okay, way I see it is here, that this bitching has also got to stop. I like some ideas of mechs being specifically designed for things. So say, like you would have a SEAD aircraft, this almost can exist with electronic warfare Mechs, that can fuck around/mess up enemy targeting systems, and guess what- actually target the thing, say for example with an Anti-Mech launcher that specifically hones to an OPFOR mech's electronic signal. So there's that- if you want to get the closest to hacking, that is the realistic option if you want to be wily as fuck- or perhaps a totally dedicated EW mech, though of course, in a lot of ways, it would be weak in general combat up close.
drallinix said
dude what are you talking about? we are talking to the GM about what are mechs are allowed to have.
This too. I really dislike this attitude, I mean, why don't we simply get a fucking consensus on what works and what doesn't? I mean, this isn't near future, but not far future either. So say for example, laser/direct energy weapons are right now in R&D, and as are exoskeletons, and as are well, other weaponry that also we've gone over. We can use our own fucking assertion of what is powerful, and what isn't. And I mean, I would rather that we had underpowered mechs and then later, added to them, with tech/upgrades if we find they aren't powerful enough, than starting with massively OP equipment. Take Jan's kit. His exoskeleton in future could see a cloaking system, with the introduction of the 1A3 Wilk into the unit, when perhaps friendly forces catch up to his unit. We don't need to take the piss here with what works and what doesn't. Actually, I should say this too. Why didn't we create a standardized system? I mean, of Medium/Heavy/ECR mechs, and simply establish what guns fit to what and what works with what and blah blah blah. So instead, we have a hodgepodge of disorganized kit, nobody knows what the fuck to compare stuff to, and in the end, we have people bitching that they deserve to be First Lieutenant rather than Second and that others shouldn't have that rank and that others happen to enjoy rambling on about mechs and mechs and mechs. If you want me to do this with infantry, I can go right the fuck ahead. Sure, I understand we need them- but it's the constant rambling about it, and in the end, I understand this an RP of both.
Enalais said
The problem is you guys say your done but you just add more and more weapons and equipment. Instead of adding more weapons ask yourself "How can my pilot reflect on my mech or vice versa." So let's say your guy grew up in the big city used to run with bikers. Maybe he paints his biker gangs patch on the mech or a flame decal. Add on little shit to flesh out your Mech and or character. Not big ass cannons and laser swords.
Ultimately, what is to be done? This is outdated, so it may become more irrelevant. But, what I do know is that CSes need to be fixed, dicks need to stop being waved and we need to get this RP on the road, because I sure as hell want this to go to IC and drop from the fucking edge of the atmosphere. Enalsis is perfect about this- it's precisely what this RP needs, and how it must work. That's it.
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So, we've shifted off that topic, thank fuck. Cheers people.
