godDAMN could you be anymore fucking gay oss

What a commie

I mean, please
These look like toys
compared to something like Armored Core

I mean, please
These look like toys

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compared to something like Armored Core

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Isn't that a Mecha not a Mech?

Quote from: Mbr on March 27, 2015, 09:19:15 PM

Quote from: Oss on March 27, 2015, 09:17:27 PM

I mean, please
These look like toys

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compared to something like Armored Core

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what the fuck is that anime fantasy impractical bullshit

battletech's mechs look like REAL military armored fighting machines

I dont care if its 'real' <.<

Sleek>blocky

you darn kids and your ipod aesthetics

I mean, please
These look like toys

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compared to something like Armored Core

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Kill yourself.

Fukn...you people and your toys.

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yiff in hell, weebs

They look like fucking planes shoved on turkey legs

Quote from: Mbr on March 27, 2015, 09:19:15 PM

what the fuck is that anime fantasy impractical bullshit

Are you implying a bipedal mech design is ever practical?

no, but some designs are just more functional than others

In a battle of the impractical, the battletech designs are more practical.

I'm not so sure. I'm not a mech fan so I'm not too familiar with battletech or armored core, but I see far more flaws in the battletechs looking through some of their images.



For starters, they all seem to share the same leg designs, with large thick limbs and circular joints. The problem with that is there appear to only be about 3-4 joints per limb, each of which bend all on the same plane. If the terrain was uneven there's no way it would be able to maintain it's balance, negating the point of even having legs.

Even worse, there doesn't even seem to be any room for the joints to rotate sideways, it shouldn't even be able to turn!


The armored core design is a whole different animal.



First off it appears to mimic human physique, one that we know can maintain balance and uneven terrain. Sure there are a lot more moving parts but look at its stance, the legs have a good range of movement around the hip joint and the knee and ankle joints appear to be able to pivot side to side.

It's a lot more complicated and less protected than the battletech legs, but at least they could actually walk.

Plus they are a lot closer to the kind of machines the military is actually developing:


The joints do look too small for its size but I could accept it if it's operated by artifical muscles instead of hydraulics. The only thing i don't get is why it has such long arms and hands. Those would make balancing even harder and just having guns attached directly would be much more sensible. Seriously, why does a mech need hands?

Everyone talking shit about Battletech, kill yourselves.

These platforms have centuries of proven battlefield dominance.

Fuel the flame!!!

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For starters, they all seem to share the same leg designs, with large thick limbs and circular joints. The problem with that is there appear to only be about 3-4 joints per limb, each of which bend all on the same plane. If the terrain was uneven there's no way it would be able to maintain it's balance, negating the point of even having legs.

Even worse, there doesn't even seem to be any room for the joints to rotate sideways, it shouldn't even be able to turn!

They're definitely not as maneuverable as Armored Core mechs, but I think that adds to their realism. They're more like walking siege engines or tanks, not giant mech suits that mimic human movement. The inverse-square law pretty much rules out these anthropomorphic suits as possible, let alone functional. But they're definitely capable of dealing with rough terrain, and a minimum of rotating and moving parts just makes them better protected from damage. Loss of a single joint in a mech suit could cripple it.