Shinain wrote:I have to disagree. Its not harder to hit with an "elephant gun" and on the other hand... your rabbit (light bot) could try to bite the elephant (mech) as often as he likes...the elephant barely would notice it (there should be no dmg).
When i want to get rid of a rabbit, i can use a elephant gun, a RPG-7 or even a M1 Abraham. Probably there is nothing left to loot but to hit...this is not the problem. BTW the rabbits we are talking about have the size of a big car up to a truck.
Its the same fault as in EVE....a cruiser (or two or three) should never have any chance against a battle ship, a Sherman (or 2...3) never against a M1 and a pack of light bots should not have any chance against a Mech...and a Mech with medium weapons should not have any problems to hit (..a truck).
Ever try to hit a moving jeep with a tank? By the time you have aligned the weapon, the target has moved. Granted, the jeep can't do much to the tank, but his "friends" might be able to. Same with any weapon platform, just because it is bigger and has larger armament, does not mean it is suited for all situations. Otherwise, why do we still need infantry? And, btw, some of those infantry do carry "tank killers".
Stop thinking in terms of 1 vs 1, or the " I haz the biggest toy, therefore i iz imperviouz!". Tactics, strategy, teamwork, can ALWAYS pwn a more powerful opponent if properly applied. Mechs should not be fielded without support, and that support should have the capablitiy of intercepting smaller and faster opponents.
As far as stEVE, yes, smaller ships could take out larger, and should be able to! That battleship has no business being out solo without support, and if he was, he deserved to die.
In the gods we trust, all others bring data!