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nightshade06:
Well I am opening this up because I am planning to attempt to assemble a mech RP in the future and I would love feedback from everyone. Of stuff they like about mechs. I am aiming for an Armored Core style type of mechs if you want reference.

Wanting to know if people would rather select their mechs through a preselected amount that I get. (It won't be a small amount)
or
let each person choose their own through what they want. The problem with this is. I don't want to see people submitting Voltron or power rangers crap. If I would do it this way.

On another note I do plan to have weaponry rather big. 4 slot direct missile launcher shoulder attachments, Assault rifles, hand guns, RPGS, Railguns, sniper rifles, Mini guns, shot guns, anti aircraft missile launcher shoulder attachments, Flares and lots more. On this note I want to know if someone would want to see something specific out of this part.

The plot isn't fully made yet. But it goes something on the lines to where in the 2200's a few countries marveled at their excellence as they created mechanized soldiers of epic proportions! But the rest was jealous of this. They went into full military funding in order to meet these other countries with weapons of equal strength. In turn caused the other countries to get scared. Eventually causing "The Great War that Ended it all". Years went by each country destroyed one by one from this. Nuclear weapons being fired everywhere. Mechs being deployed destroying cities in matter of hours. After about 70 years later. Earth was laid waste. Only very very few cities remain throughout the world. The rest is complete wasteland. Through this every thing pretty much turned mercenary with one company above all others. Thinking they had no rivals for power anymore. Started to abuse the remaining citizens causing extreme poverty. Through taxes and military force. Aka mechs. They believed this was the way for mankind to survive. But they are wrong.....

Ehhhh definitely a rough draft lol.

I want it to start out as everyone in training. First day to be piloting a mech. No it will not be the one you selected. It will be a training mech. (I want to use this short time if this RP ever got up and going in order to get people used to this kind of RP. On what to do and such.)

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask and I will try to answer them as best I can.

Oh one more thing if I do get this up and running in the future there is one mech that no one will beable to select because it will be a GM mech lol
Mainly because it is my most favorite out of any that ever existed but yea.

BlazingNinetails:
Errrr..... all i got for ya is Code Geass
Area 11 known as japan got bombed and they basiclly are fighting in mech and using guns as you know as well. No one would have the geass though they can choose to fight with him or fight against him.
Sorry if it's not good enough for ya for just meh. xD

GrizzlyEatsKids:
Alright, well people need to be able to choose their own mechs, not out of a preselected amount. It severely limits creativity, even with a large amount of mechs to choose from. If people want it to look it's from power rangers, then let them, but just have it scaled down to whatever size and limitations you require. I can't see this RP working with the first option.

Also, you should, of course, fully explain the weapon types come RP time, or you could even give freedom in that aspect, just helping RP'ers in the case that their created weapons do not match your specifications or are OP.

I don't see any plot issues here, except that, as you mentioned, it just needs to be revised.

The way you want to start out is fine, just don't make that section last long, at all. What's the point of creating your own mech if you have to spend a long time in one the GM just forces you to use? For OP checking and balancing purposes, I can see this working for a short period of time.

Lastly, if you plan on playing with the other RP'ers (which is how I RP) and not just being GM character only, don't give your characters any special privileges that others do not have. It isn't fair, as you are also and RP'er, just like everyone else. Should you have a special "GM Character", you can have all sorts of special privileges, as your character isn't on the same level as other RP'ers characters.

That's all I have for now. Hope it helps, and good luck.

The-Blades-slave:
And now, let me contradict Fenror. It could work just fine with preselected.

You have two choices the way I see it: Thorough and planned out, or spontaneous is fun. Thorough, plan the mechs and what types they get, spontaneous and fun, who cares? It would work just fine either way, and wouldn't really limit creativity. In fact, it would bring a sense of realism to it, because when was the last time you saw a military issue a design because someone liked it? Sometimes, you ahve to make sacrifices for the sense of realism.

That's my two sense, and just know you do have options.

BlazingNinetails:
Or you could go a bit far not to just have mechs and weapons.
We could have money to buy parts of a shop to make our own weapon and mech with limited parts.
Of course with additional stuff on a gun is gonna have a downside so it won't be overpowered.
Maybe we could have a secret hideout for a team of people and a military base of the other set people.

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