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KayKove In reply to JessieShadowhold [2011-04-12 18:59:52 +0000 UTC]

as long as you eradicate everything in front of you before advancing, there's no need for armor in the rear

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JessieShadowhold In reply to KayKove [2011-04-12 19:00:49 +0000 UTC]

yeah, but explosives and bullets have a nasty habit of being in places you don't want them.

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Swordandclaw77 In reply to JessieShadowhold [2011-04-12 21:34:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but very rarely is invincibility considered a good thing when it comes to the entertainment of people.

Besides, this looks more like an exo-skeleton than a full-fledged mech; I think it would be over-doing it if there was more back armor provided, personally. :3

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JessieShadowhold In reply to Swordandclaw77 [2011-04-12 23:25:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh, this is for a GAME. That would make more sense then.

As for armor in the back, the person using the meck COULD be wearing some sort of armor on their body that's heavy in the back to compensate, or just armor in general.

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Swordandclaw77 In reply to JessieShadowhold [2011-04-13 05:42:41 +0000 UTC]

I have no clue if it's for a game or not - but I just think that risks are just a fun element when doing any form of storytelling, no matter the medium.

And yeah, the guy could be wearing armor - but there is no better armor than fear really. An exposed back would probably heighten vigilance as well as push one forward with much more fervor, seeing as how turning tail would most likely result in death - though I'm just conjecturing, of course. :]

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JessieShadowhold In reply to Swordandclaw77 [2011-04-13 05:46:12 +0000 UTC]

Meh, just tactically having an exposed back seems like a bad idea. Yeah, it makes it better story wise, but you still need to address it when you write/animate/whatever.

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Swordandclaw77 In reply to JessieShadowhold [2011-04-13 06:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Tactically, sure. But I still think this was made as a fun exoskeleton thing as opposed to a totally war-practical mech (the pilot's legs are sticking out too ya know XD).

Besides, though it's good to cover plot-holes and discrepencies for sure, you can't explain everything away when telling a story. Not only would the audience be bogged down with details, but they wouldn't have a chance to stretch the imagination. Personally, I'm loving coming up with ideas for why the unit may be like that. :3

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JessieShadowhold In reply to Swordandclaw77 [2011-04-13 06:16:01 +0000 UTC]

So long as it doesn't streach believability TOO much then.

I didn't even notice the pilots legs...

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madcomm In reply to JessieShadowhold [2011-04-12 18:36:00 +0000 UTC]

Grenades solves it all

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JessieShadowhold In reply to madcomm [2011-04-12 19:01:21 +0000 UTC]

You just better hope you get it on the first throw, 'cus after you throw a grenade at THAT thing, you may not live much longer.

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