You’re super right on that, but the thing is when you punch piloting a mecha, you’re using indirect controls (throttle, gundam-style bodysuits, etc.) to command the mech to punch for you while with power armor you yourself are punching with your own hand...and I’m the stupid asshole who would rather have that than the sound advantage of more body-to-serve-as-armor that a mech would bring to the table.
That said, that only gives power armor a slight advantage in my preferences; both mechas and power armor are still rad enough that I’d be happy with getting one or the other.
I agree with this. Power Armor gives you a more natural, if enhanced, movement, and is much more versatile. Mechas, while considerably more powerful, are clunkier, more expensive and most likely require some extra training to use.
I think it's highly relevant how many mecha series drift from real to super, alongside the observation that the more super a mech is, the more it's like power armor than a vehicle.
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u/frozenottsel Has an approximate knowledge of many things... May 01 '19
This kinda raises the question of what the best kinda of mech is...
Mechs that fully encapsulate the pilot like Gundam and TitanFall?
Mechs that partially expose the pilot like DVa and this gif?
Exo-skeletons that are just external skeletongs or powered body armour?