I'm interested as well! I need some Mech in my life.

Although I am confused a bit on the Mech portion. Two acceptable Mech designs are shown, but you already have some fluff of a Mech. Are we all supposed to use the MR-7 Predator Mech or is that just a example of how these Mechs will operate?

Ill just put this here since I'm not sure if im 100% going to join or not. The answer will determine if I will.

@SierraI know I'm last on the waiting list, and that's fair, but I'd volunteer for a co-GM spot if you're up for it. I'd like to think myself pretty adept at handling the genre; I've hosted/participated in a number of mech-centric roleplays. In doing so, I've done a heap of research on modern ballistics and vehicular combat, details that add some realism and character to RPs.

You can find my past work here, if you're interested. Ordered from oldest to newest:
FRAMEs
FRAMEs: Chapter II
Mobile FRAME: To the Stars!

I've also worked to respectable extent with Silverwind Blade on the background and technical details of his GEARs roleplays, going back to OldGuild.

In any case, I'm pretty enthusiastic about mecha RPs and would like to volunteer to help the project along.

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Ill just put this here since I'm not sure if im 100% going to join or not. The answer will determine if I will.

So the way I'm handling the mechs is this: The Predator is a standard issue chassis (those two images in the previous thread I pulled off of google and are not necessarily representative, you can imagine it however you want). Some of this has already been defined to give a baseline. They then come in a couple of different loadouts, or 'kits'. I have some general ideas here but I do not intend to define the kits in a vacuum. THat's something I intend to pose as a discussion amongst players. I primarily intend for the kits to affect firepower but they're not limited to just weapons. Since these aren't yet defined, there is definitely some room for customization if that's what you're looking for. There's also room for tinkering with the mechs if your character knows what he/she is doing. I trust them not to break it.

Note that this is only going to be available to my initial players. It will get edited into the first-post when we've come to agreements on what they're going to be. I expect there to be 3-5 general ones and I may include some more exotic/niche options (TBD here).

@Aristo I skimmed through some of those to get an idea how you ran things and what not. I definitely think you have the experience and the love of the genre for this kind of thing. Now that waiting list has absolutely nothing to do with anyone seeking the co-GM slot, and based on your experience I am absolutely willing to give it to you. That also means we've got enough player slots for everyone, which is something I'm quite relieved to say. I don't like turning people away.

I do not know if I'm going to get the character sheet up tonight (I'm going to see about it for sure). When its up it will likely be pretty standard so if anyone wants to pull one from any other roleplay and start working on it, my sheet probably will ask for much of the same stuff.

@Sierra

So is your intention to have everyone pick a mech from a smaller pre-determined 'garage' of more stock-standard options so to speak?

@Sierra Great! I'll happily accept. Let me know if there's anything I can work on in the meantime to lessen the load.

@Sierra

So is your intention to have everyone pick a mech from a smaller pre-determined 'garage' of more stock-standard options so to speak?

With two caveats:

1) Its your job to populate that garage.
2) You can switch it up whenever you like, and to an extent even mix-and-match hardware between them.

Is it a good idea to put a marksman cannon on a heavy ordnance mech already carrying mortars? Probably not. Is the maintenance department going to give you funny looks if you request that? Most definitely. Am I going to put an administrative halt on that plan? Not at all.

@Sierra

I guess my question is more this.

are the mech designs, and variants there of going to be pre-selected by you? 'the roster of approved mechs' so to speak. Or when we make our characters will we be able to design our own mech? (excluding personal modifications and the like. I am talking about the standard templates of each mech design.)

This is just my hunch but I think with the way it's worded, @Sierra intends the squads to pilot the same base chassis (MR-7 Predator). Because the RP revolves around a professional military force, the mechs are standard-issue: there's an element of realism in having the squads pilot a uniform chassis. After all, most modern states have just a single vehicle dedicated for their niche (USA has the Abrams as its sole MBT, etc.).
Players have the agency to alter the loadout and specialized equipment on their mech to fill certain roles (all-purpose, long-range fire support, etc.) But the chassis will be identical, if not different variants of the same. The aesthetic of said chassis, is up to your individual imaginations.

In the past, I've sort of circumvented the 'standard-issue issue' by running RPs based on mercenary companies, to accommodate a variety of chassis designs. Players are probably more willing to utilize mechs of their own tastes. What I might suggest is presenting a couple of illustrations and having us vote on which one(s) they like best for their chassis.

Yup, still here and still interested. Not sure what I'll do in terms of mechs yet but I figure it can wait until we find out what sorts of dakka are available. :P

the ultimate mech design

?@Sierra

the ultimate mech design

Yum some orky bitz

So... I noticed that Squad 2 has 4/5 people in it, maybe I could be the fifth?

@SkyrteI'll let Sierra make the executive decision, but I don't see why not. It'd be nice to have even team numbers.

If we're looking for images of mechs, I looked through my folder for mechs and I found two I think fits the bill of what Sierra described pretty well.

This one is a beefier mech.
While this one is the smaller one of the two.

It's not too late for me, right? Cause I didn't see this until 24 hours later.

@AstroLuI think you should be good; a squad has six members and we're rolling with two. It looks like you're the twelfth person to show interest, you're just in time.

@Aristo
I was referring to the top post. I showed interest back in the check. I just thought I missed the whole character creation scheme. Now that I see the sheets aren't out yet, I think I'm fine for now.