Favorite Mech designs
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Gotta love the Daishi, but I thought the longbow was the best at long rang combat.The_ModeRazor said:
It's called a Daishi, also known as a Timber Wolf. As far as I can remember, no mech can outshoot this monstrous fucker in the BattleTech universe.
Your God. He's nowhere to be found.
Yeah, Hawken looks pretty cool, and I also loved the Phantom Crash/S.L.A.I mech designs. No module ever seemed out of place, and the cores all looked like how they moved. The Proton looked light and streamlined, whereas the Hartman (I think) looked like a huge bruiserWicky_42 said:snip
Honestly, I think some of my favourite mechs are from Phantom Crash - each of the three companies' designs were distinctive and indicated a possible speciality of the mech but the modular design and extensive tweaking allowed for generous variation without shitting all over the aesthetic, like I felt AV4 ended up doing. Phantom Crash seemed to be riding the wave between the human-with-pointy-armour of your general anime and the gribblie-boxes-stuck-together of Armoured Core 4, just a shame it was a small, niche game, really.
Hawken looks to continue it's tradition, however - very excited for that game!
Tidy collection there!scumofsociety said:Plus I also have a better size comparison of the imperial titans:
Ever try that old PC game Epic 40k Liberation? It was a broken game and a strange affair, but it still had some turn-based fun and I *think* it took after 1st or 2nd ed Epic rules... I never played Epic myself, just 40k and spinoffs like Necromunda, Gorkamorka and BF: Gothic.
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OT: Though simple, I always liked the Battlefield 2142's Mechs
Though there's a lot to be said for Japanese design elements, I've always preferred the "western" Battletech style "walking tanks" approach to the idea in gameplay or story narratives.
The reason TTGL (or STTGL for that matter) isn't my favorite is that it's only practical for fighting the collective-consciousness of an omnicidal super-race piloting an equally massive mech in an separate universe.gogeggegg said:
With Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann, at least you get the ability to teleport anywhere when you're not using it to destroy evil alien overlords. Also, it won't wipe out galaxies when it moves.
And yes, Lazengann is really awesome.Tonythion said:
I won't get into crying teen pilots and the merits of anime plots vs western plots but I will call you out on your perceived design flaws.Wicky_42 said:
Hands give the benefit of having flexibility. In the case of Gundam, for example, it allows a mobile suit to quickly change from it's mid range beam weapon to a beam saber. This also allows a squad of Mobile Suits to fulfill the role of an other mobile suit by equipping the proper weapon. You can see this in Gundam Wing when the Shenlong Gundam (a close range hit and run attack type) briefly equips a long range beam weapon to take out a fleeing transport. A machine with fixed mounted weapons could never do that and those transports would of gotten away.
Now what about the legs? Well the Zaku was intended to fill an amphibious role. They would assault the out side of a space colonies then infiltrate inward and hold the interior. Why legs and not wheels or treads? Well an acrobat uses his appendages to help maneuver himself while in flight so one could argue that the legs can grant additional maneuverability (often the arms and legs also sport various verniers so this further suggests this idea. Further more later in the UC century movable internal were added to many designs for extra control.
In the end, we have giant green multi-role, amphibious space-nazi robots with hands that spark a design revolution and create a paradigm shift in military design and doctrine. No one thought those confounded tanks would really take off either but now they're every where. (really, watch the original Gundam series and think about these things from a deign perspective, it's all very well thought out).
As for yelling attack names out.... yeah that has no bases in reality and that's why it's awesome. But I'm sorry but arguing about the lack of realism when you're talking about giant robots..... you do you know how ridiculous that is right? Yeah, yeah, I know there's plausible in the next 100 years and then there's 300 billion light year tall robots throwing galaxies at each other like chakrams. But I've never been the kinda of guy who can see something awesome like that and get pissed off or confused because it doesn't make sense because it's still awesome. Realism isn't important to me and beyond that I hate the real world. To quote Movie Bob "It's drab, it's dingy, quality control is a f**king joke, A-cups are far too prevalent, nobody can fly and all the dinosaurs are dead!". For these reason I'd sooner watch a ultra corny, hot blooded anime about giant robots that combine from cars and robot lions fighting giant monsters with rocket punches and manly scarfs in place of plot before I watch a Tom Clancy movie with walking tanks fighting terrorists on earth with Fox News headlines for plots.
I do enjoy tanks with legs though. There are very few mech designs I hate but rather than scoffing at a design I don't get I try to figure out why these things are the way they are. What puts me off by most designs is when the design is intentionally left drab and dull for fear that something too flashy will put people off or in order to mimic how bland and safe real military tech is. Giant robots don't need to be dull just because a real one would be. I mean heaven forbid we ever deviate from the real word.
Probably due to me recently going StarCraft crazy and not really knowing any other mechs... I'm going with Thors!
Whoa-hoa, original joke about the God there!
Big, clunky, reliable-looking and getting as many as possible is basically my entire strategy.
I can't help but love 'em.
Whoa-hoa, original joke about the God there!
I can't help but love 'em.
In terms of Japanese mechs, I have to go with this:
Because it's true, he WILL panch you.
In terms of American mechs, this:
Gotta love the Daishi. Always my favorite mech in Mechwarrior.
And if Transformers count, this:
Because he's Optimus Primal dammit. He's the only monkey/jet/tank/robot I know. Plus, he's got nipple-lasers.
Because it's true, he WILL panch you.
In terms of American mechs, this:
Gotta love the Daishi. Always my favorite mech in Mechwarrior.
And if Transformers count, this:
Because he's Optimus Primal dammit. He's the only monkey/jet/tank/robot I know. Plus, he's got nipple-lasers.
Madcat/Timber Wolf
Good combination speed armor and firepower
Dashi/Dire Wolf
Love it in Mechwarrior 2. Load it down with LRM 20's racks, pick a target and laugh. Just don't expect to move very fast. Or at all on open maps.
Odin
Ragnarok & roll
Dust Tactics had a few good ones too, but these I consider my favorites. Never much cared for the styling of manga/anime type mechs, though the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell aren't bad.
Good combination speed armor and firepower
Dashi/Dire Wolf
Love it in Mechwarrior 2. Load it down with LRM 20's racks, pick a target and laugh. Just don't expect to move very fast. Or at all on open maps.
Odin
Ragnarok & roll
Dust Tactics had a few good ones too, but these I consider my favorites. Never much cared for the styling of manga/anime type mechs, though the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell aren't bad.
I like mechs that are reminiscent of WW2 tanks; heavy lumbering machines of destruction. Things that you can look at and picture some grease stained team of mechanics working on throughout the night while during the day it stalks the battlefield and takes a fresh beating that'll require yet more repairs the next evening.
Don't really get that with most Japanese designs. They're too clean. They're too perfect. I like em messy and dirty!
That's why I love the Mechwarrior series. Just seems, well, plausible. And of the Mechwarrior mechs I'm yet another sucker for the Daishi mech:
It's like the Tiger tank of the mech world. This massive but slow juggernaut of destruction, something designed for one thing and one thing only:
War.
Don't really get that with most Japanese designs. They're too clean. They're too perfect. I like em messy and dirty!
That's why I love the Mechwarrior series. Just seems, well, plausible. And of the Mechwarrior mechs I'm yet another sucker for the Daishi mech:
It's like the Tiger tank of the mech world. This massive but slow juggernaut of destruction, something designed for one thing and one thing only:
War.
But... Your... Japanese mech... is... American. I... don't... uh... guuAAAAAHH *head explodes*Leemaster777 said:In terms of Japanese mechs, I have to go with this:
Because it's true, he WILL panch you.
In terms of American mechs, this:
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Gotta love the Daishi. Always my favorite mech in Mechwarrior.
For me, I have to say this is my favorite...
The Turn A Gundam
I know most people either love or despise this design, but I love it. It's unusual, sure, but it just feels like the culmination of thousands of years of Gundam evolution. According to Turn A's story, the suit HAS existed for thousands of years, and has actually been used to completely obliterate civilization on Earth. All of that aside, it's just such an exotic design, so unlike any other Gundam ever drawn that I can't help but be compelled to like the damn thing.
The Breaker from Custom Robo has a badass design.
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Anyone remember this mech?
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Anyone remember this mech?
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