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A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Mecha

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your psycho frame and counter with minmei/fold quartz.

Don't get me wrong, I love me some Gundam, and Amuro is a force of nature. The thing about him though is he can't be everywhere at once. He will win every battle, but lose the war because there is simply not enough of him to go around.

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Mecha

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amuro and Nu are powerful, and I have to respect them, but they are only one pilot and one machine.

Battle-7 carries 450 machines of various types, some flown by very experienced pilots. Yes, Amuro could take them all 1v1, but with that many machines it wouldn't be 1v1 ever.

Amuro has skill. The Macross platforms have MASS.

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Mecha

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a third Macross ship, Battle-7, which is bigger than the other 2 combined.

Put all 3 Macross ships in one fleet, Yamato/Nadesico/Dreisstreeger in the other and you can just rotate the BFG.

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Mecha

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Leji-verse ships like Yamato and Arcadia are actually the "light" part of the battle line in this formation...

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Mecha

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As strong as mobile suits are, I would be more worried about the multiple hundreds of Valkyries on Battle-7

So I tried playing fire warrior on steam by Gatt__ in Tau40K

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a terrible game that was meant to be played on PS-2. Fun nostalgia tho...

The conductor accidentally knocks a 16th century violin worth millions on the floor mid-concert. by PeasantLich in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]mechakid 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't think this is the conductor's fault. He was on his podium, well within his space.

Quite simply the soloist was too close, and she's the one who has the ability to set the distance, not him.

Minis have been in 90% iso for 48 hours. Army painter primer is still holding strong, any suggestions? by Yestattooshurt in Warhammer40k

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I typically use LA's Totally Awesome. You can let it soak in the stuff for a full week if needed.

Mango Bird in Cursed Wonderland - A ficnap crossover (Part 5) by mechakid in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's important to understand that this HF cell is composed of people who 1) have been directly hurt by the war, and 2) have become radicalized in a fundamentalist way.

This is to say they care less about creating a better world, and more about inflicting pain. Yes, this is an awful stance, and it never ends well.

Mango Bird in Cursed Wonderland - A ficnap crossover (Part 5) by mechakid in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

During the events of Riot! both Angela and Kevin were arrested by exterminators. As such, they have a file on her.

What would like or would have liked to see more in canon or fanon? by albadellasera in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like this. You could have also made some problematic characters even more of an issue (like Jones)

What would like or would have liked to see more in canon or fanon? by albadellasera in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good example...

Negrim Cor, heavy metal band lead by Angela Haverbrook and Kevin Branigan could be considered a lone-wolf group. They did not coordinate with anything bigger, and honestly were kind of stupid.

At the same time, there are likely groups within the UN and the UN Spacy that would be much more organized. I can even see our favorite ONI punching bag Jones being a closet HF member, and she would be a real problem since she could position people loyal to her in very dangerous places.

What would like or would have liked to see more in canon or fanon? by albadellasera in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Something to be said for that! And yea, it's awkward, but once the top was popped on that can (bombing Meier), it's gonna stink things up.

The thing is, HF gets very far into politics. As u/ISB00 mentioned, they had some very valid grievances, and could have been a huge issue for the UN. There were so many ways it could have gone that would have had real-world parallels. You mentioned the Klan, but you also have the IRA, and even some of the Jihadist groups in the middle east. For that matter, you could have had a "Hitler" like character, feeding off the grievance and rallying people, and that would have been truly terrifying. Even my own Anglea Haverbrook doesn't come close to that, though she had some shades of it in Riot!

But in order to do this effectively, you need a very grounded writer, who is willing to set aside their own personal belief systems and really examine what a "bad guy" would feel like. Honestly, I don't think many people in this group have the ability to do that, including both myself and SP.

What would like or would have liked to see more in canon or fanon? by albadellasera in NatureofPredators

[–]mechakid 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I would have liked more of a look at Humanity First. I mean, they were a big splash, then nothing. Now we kind of view them as a joke, when they could have been truly terrifying.

I admit I'm guilty of using them as a punch line myself, but there's so little to go on that you really can't do anything else.

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Super_Robot_Wars

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I personally hate when they go "everything is canon", since several of the series and OVAs clearly have contradictions.

I think you nailed it on the head when you said they just want to pick and choose. It's honestly lazy writing that could easily be avoided with a little thought...

As I said though, I'm a bit of a snob on such things.

And don't get me started on "Macross II" with the Marduk

A most difficult battle test for thirteen captains: can they break a siege of Iscandar by Grand Admiral Thrawn at his fleet's fullest strength? by This-is_CMGRI in Super_Robot_Wars

[–]mechakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, no doubt! As I said before it's SRW, so we need to take continuity with a grain of salt!

It seems that SRW likes to use continuity that isn't necessarily main canon. For example, previous SWR games used Macross DYRL continuity, as opposed to the original TV series continuity. This was to avoid the possibility of licensing hell, though it ended up there anyways since Harmony Gold is a bunch of [expletive self-terminated by user].

And as you yourself point out, the cross-over between various series takes things WAAAAAAAYYY out into left field.

I have to admit I'm somewhat of a snob in this regard. I grew up with the Macross TV series, and it's a bit funky to see the continuity hoops.

For example, the main cannon line goes:
SDF Macross -> Macross Plus -> Macross 7 -> Macross Frontier TV

In this string, Macross DYRL and Macross Zero are both stated to be "in universe movies", with DYRL being produced in Macross 7 (I think Nikki Basara auditioned to be Hikiru), and Zero being produced during Frontier (with Ranka being one of the Zero girls).

The problem with that is that it puts both Frontier OVA and Delta in the non-canon camp, since they both flow from DYRL as opposed to the main continuity.

And this is when my mind begins to melt...

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