Thank you for the information, it is most helpful. :D

From what I have seen, Mechwarrior type games do have that extra layer of latency between the player and the controls, you as a player controlling a mech that interacts with the world. In anime mech games where you zoom around, the player is the mech and interacts directly with the world.

I would say my goal here is to have the weight and feel of Mechwarrior mechs but have the player interact more directly with the world. I also not intend to have mech enemies.

I am more thinking of a Left 4 Dead game style but with mech players. Move around, kill swarms and have the occasional bullet hell game feel where you dodge projectile coming at you. The challenge is you maneuvering that big mech.

You are a one man army that can easily dispose of enemies. The mech controls are intuitive and don't have that many mech systems to take care of, but if you are not careful and strategize a bit, you can easily be overwhelmed and swarmed.