By "mech", what scale do we mean? Are we talking about Battle Mech behemoths, or powered exoskeletons?
edited 13th Mar '11 12:23:15 PM by Yej
A "mech" is suppose to be something like a powered exoskeleton, except it is drones instead. The idea is a human frame.
But what you are thinking of it not a mech, but something like the sphere from NGE :P
Oh come on! Do we really have to argue definitions?
It has torso, two limbs with arm and forearm, and a pretty much aesthetic head. Yes it is piloted.
So what if it has a propulsion system below the waist instead of two metal lower limbs, it still reeks of fancy shaped war machine.
EDIT: replaced a few words.
edited 13th Mar '11 5:49:46 PM by Worlder
So is Zeong
a mech?
If somebody wanted to call it a mech, especially in that setting, would it be worth arguing it out over?
I'd imagine it would have all the advantages and disadvantages of a Hover Tank in that they would hover over most obstacles and could turn quickly but are fuel inefficient compounded by having to compensate for missiles and projectile launches. of course they do have the advantage of arms and hands as well as having a high vantage point via the head. but that's just my 2-cents
A more helpful point to make might be that "a vehicle without legs doesn't really fit most of the Giant Robot tropes". So calling it one is a bit odd.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.

What I mean by a Torso Mech is that the mech is mainly a torso that hovers above the ground.
This would somewhat solve the weigh distribution problem, since it operates more or less on the concept of a VTOL aircraft.
But why a mech?Couldn't some hovering tank work just as well. Of course Rule of Cool, but I also see cases where one might want to bust in and steal (that's what the arms are for) something or kidnap someone and get out.