Comments on: Mecha RPG – The Basics http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/ Chris Perrin pontifications pertaining to publishing games. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-28 Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:52:30 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-28 @The Game Guy - One of the reasons I am very interested in following your series is because, aside from the fact that I have a soft spot for Mecha, my experience of mecha has always been the Anime kind, never the other one (except for Battle Tech), so I'm very curious what are the sources you are drawing from and what you're building is meant to emulate. Good stuff. @The Game Guy – One of the reasons I am very interested in following your series is because, aside from the fact that I have a soft spot for Mecha, my experience of mecha has always been the Anime kind, never the other one (except for Battle Tech), so I’m very curious what are the sources you are drawing from and what you’re building is meant to emulate. Good stuff.

]]> By: The Game Guy http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-27 The Game Guy Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:00:30 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-27 That's fine. He wants to play the Anime side of Mecha which is fine, and thats cool. That's not what I am looking for because I hate Anime. But I respect his choice and its cool he is playing a Mecha rpg, however he wants to play it That’s fine. He wants to play the Anime side of Mecha which is fine, and thats cool.

That’s not what I am looking for because I hate Anime. But I respect his choice and its cool he is playing a Mecha rpg, however he wants to play it

]]> By: Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-26 Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:54:07 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-26 @The Game Guy - But that's precisely Chris' point, that in Anime Mecha shows, being a mecha pilot is almost an innate thing; whether it gets honed by training is irrelevant, really. Rick Hunter was a natural the moment he got in the seat of a Veritech; training only made him more badassier. Same thing with Max Sterling. Same thing with the kid from Evangelion, or MS Gundam, or Gunbuster, etc. You're gunning (no pun intended) for the BattleTech-y side of the coin, with trained pilots who must have the skills for commanding one of these huge metal beasts. Chris is gunning for the Anime-y side of the coin, with natural-born "technowizards" that are missing half their soul until they get in the cockpit of a huge metal beast. @The Game Guy – But that’s precisely Chris’ point, that in Anime Mecha shows, being a mecha pilot is almost an innate thing; whether it gets honed by training is irrelevant, really. Rick Hunter was a natural the moment he got in the seat of a Veritech; training only made him more badassier. Same thing with Max Sterling. Same thing with the kid from Evangelion, or MS Gundam, or Gunbuster, etc.

You’re gunning (no pun intended) for the BattleTech-y side of the coin, with trained pilots who must have the skills for commanding one of these huge metal beasts. Chris is gunning for the Anime-y side of the coin, with natural-born “technowizards” that are missing half their soul until they get in the cockpit of a huge metal beast.

]]> By: The Game Guy http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-25 The Game Guy Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:55:40 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-25 I am not saying that Mech pilots arent going to be bad at anything (expecially at first), all I said is that if they are going to have a specific career class (such as Mech Pilot) they should at least have the skills to do te job. I would hope if you hired an accountant or a lawyer that they would have the skills to at least do their job (regardless of whether they do it well or poorly). I am not saying that Mech pilots arent going to be bad at anything (expecially at first), all I said is that if they are going to have a specific career class (such as Mech Pilot) they should at least have the skills to do te job.

I would hope if you hired an accountant or a lawyer that they would have the skills to at least do their job (regardless of whether they do it well or poorly).

]]> By: Chris Perrin http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-24 Chris Perrin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:17:25 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-24 I think that "disagree" is a harsh term one way or the other. Mainly, I am fascinated by the two paths in which are games are taking us. I guess if I had anything that made me think "hrmmm" is the part about being bad at stuff. In anime mecha, the pilots either are aweome at what they do or they don't try it. That sort of relates to your idea about balancing stats and skills. I think that “disagree” is a harsh term one way or the other. Mainly, I am fascinated by the two paths in which are games are taking us.

I guess if I had anything that made me think “hrmmm” is the part about being bad at stuff. In anime mecha, the pilots either are aweome at what they do or they don’t try it. That sort of relates to your idea about balancing stats and skills.

]]> By: The Game Guy http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-23 The Game Guy Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:52:35 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-23 Are there points other then the Anime comment that you disagree with in my article? Are there points other then the Anime comment that you disagree with in my article?

]]> By: Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/mecha-rpg-the-basics/#comment-22 Daniel M. Perez, The Gamer Traveler Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:58:04 +0000 http://astralbeacon.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-22 Yay, MECHA! I want now! Yay, MECHA! I want now!

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