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AMERICA FUCK YEAH (Megabots MK II)

15 (18.3%)

GLORIOUS NIPPON (Kuratas)

21 (25.6%)

GIANT ROBOTS WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

46 (56.1%)

Total Members Voted: 81

[Furtuka]

Ladies and gentlemen, rev up your mecha...

BECAUSE ITS HAPPENING

RIGHT HERE ON THE 17TH

[mainiac]

This is a good future.

[Spehss _]

AAAAAAW SHIT YES.

There is a god, and he approves of a future with GIANT ROBOTS.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Right, THIS is my last post of the night.
PTW

[evilcherry]

So it looks like Future Century will be the next timeline after Common Era.

[Furtuka]

Poll added

[IcyTea31]

PTW.

Giant robots crossing blades and fists in addition to shooting each other with guns? ITS HAPPENING

[Flying Dice]

THE FUTURE IS HERE AND IT IS MORE GLORIOUS THAN COULD HAVE BEEN IMAGINED.

[RedWarrior0]

The hype is real. Can't wait for it.

[Spehss _]

Guys. There's gonna be melee combat. GET HYYYYYPE.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

This...
GET ALL THE HYPE
ALL OF IT

[wierd]

...

I like the design of the japanese robot better.  Actual design involved.  The american one is... well.. Not nearly as well made.

The japanese company rep's reaction is very much my own as well. and I am an american.

That said, I think both models are quite impractical.

[Arx]

The American one appeals to me in a sort of 'scrapyard tank' way, but I like the Japanese one better. After all, who doesn't love sleek curves and a full HUD?

[IcyTea31]

That said, I think both models are quite impractical.

If you want a practical armoured combat vehicle, get a tank. Mechs/mechas/giant robots/exoskeletons are designed to be CARPIN' BADASS, not actually practical in any shape or form.

HYPE

[Spehss _]

The American one appeals to me in a sort of 'scrapyard tank' way, but I like the Japanese one better. After all, who doesn't love sleek curves and a full HUD?

Yeah, I liked the gritty "cobbled together" look in Megabots' build. Something appealing about making new tech with what you have available. Japanese mech looks like a Japanese mech straight outta anime. I actually like the American design more, it's got this whole "function over form" approach to it, while I feel the Japanese mech was going for an "anime" looking mech. I love the Japanese mech's control scheme though, that was pretty clever.

That said, I think both models are quite impractical.

If you want a practical armoured combat vehicle, get a tank. Mechs/mechas/giant robots/exoskeletons are designed to be CARPIN' BADASS, not actually practical in any shape or form.

This style of thinking could actually be detrimental to the future business of GIANT ROBOTS. Why make GIANT ROBOTS when you could make a tank that does everything a GIANT ROBOT could but in a more practical and efficient manner? It wouldn't be a practical business model or investment. GIANT ROBOTS would need to have a clear reason to stand out and be made besides just looking cool.

I think one positive the mechs have going for them are requiring less staffing than a tank. Tanks take several people to drive it and manage everything in it, as far as I know. Both models of mech, the American and Japanese, require just one (Japan) or two (USA) people. Maybe the tanks would be better at tanking while mechs could be made as "shock troopers" loaded with all manner of heavy weaponry.