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But this isn't really the point in most Gundam series. Even in the Universal Century, the Gundam was fielded in order to [i]completely[/i] outclass Zeon - who up to that point had the Zaku, which was the most advanced machine on the battlefield. When a Gundam hits the stage, it doesn't have limitations or a locked power system. It's designed to be a generation ahead of everything else. 

Giving them to skilled pilots as needed, as time goes on in the game, is much more in line with how the franchise actually works. All you're doing then is cutting out the one MC-type character who gets one within the first episode or two, since there shouldn't be one of those in a group roleplay from the outset anyway.
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Very true, I actually agree with almost all of that. I guess the next step is figuring out who gets the gundam(s) as the rp progresses. 

The only issue I see is that, conceivably, (almost)everyone wants a gundam, because it is a gundam rp, so it would suck to be one of the ones who don't get it if you want it.