Post by Aslan Cross on Nov 24, 2004 4:50:38 GMT -5
I don't hate Battletech/Mechwarrior either, in fact I kinda enjoyed playing Mechwarrior, but I agree that there are just some issues with compatibility that keep it from being a feasible addition.
I do not agree that the units are worse than a GM. The Marauder, for example, should be on the same level as the Glaug---in fact, they're one and the same thing, except the former is a rip of the latter, which appeared in Macross. But there are other issues.
The heat gauge seems superfluous to me. We're going to design a whole new game mechanism just to accomodate an entire universe that not everyone even agrees on adding? If ever we're going to add them, might as well just use our current EN system. It throws me off that a single set of units takes heat into a account, while Gundams and Orbital Frames can just spam their huge weapons forever as long as they have a resupplier, without having to worry about overheating at all.
As per customization, I once toyed with the idea of allowing mechs to be customized before every battle. I found it interesting, personally. However, I think our dressups already provide ample customization. I don't think we need any more customization than that.
All told, I think it's just too unwieldy an addition to be feasible. If we SRW/SC-ize them, IMO, they'd lose a lot of their original flavor---might as well just re-theme some stuff that already exists in the Hangar. And if we don't simplify their stats into current SC terms, we'll have to invent a whole slew of game mechanics just for them, which we do not want to do.
I do not agree that the units are worse than a GM. The Marauder, for example, should be on the same level as the Glaug---in fact, they're one and the same thing, except the former is a rip of the latter, which appeared in Macross. But there are other issues.
The heat gauge seems superfluous to me. We're going to design a whole new game mechanism just to accomodate an entire universe that not everyone even agrees on adding? If ever we're going to add them, might as well just use our current EN system. It throws me off that a single set of units takes heat into a account, while Gundams and Orbital Frames can just spam their huge weapons forever as long as they have a resupplier, without having to worry about overheating at all.
As per customization, I once toyed with the idea of allowing mechs to be customized before every battle. I found it interesting, personally. However, I think our dressups already provide ample customization. I don't think we need any more customization than that.
All told, I think it's just too unwieldy an addition to be feasible. If we SRW/SC-ize them, IMO, they'd lose a lot of their original flavor---might as well just re-theme some stuff that already exists in the Hangar. And if we don't simplify their stats into current SC terms, we'll have to invent a whole slew of game mechanics just for them, which we do not want to do.