whats the story behind... ?

[clasic_traveller_diehard]

... the strongarm

its the cheapest mecha in the game and appears to be a staple of raiders and trouble makers but it has no flavor text or story at all

[Erathoniel]

It's a cheap power armor. It's ubiquitous. It's like a cheap car. You see them everywhere.

[Onisuzume]

Yeah, problem is, you don't see any good cars anymore these days. (read oldtimers)
Same goes for mecha, you just don't encounter savins often.

[Erathoniel]

Well, yeah, but that's the American companies' faults, for not wanting to go through any changes but the ones to meet regulations by throwing away safety and whatnot.

[macksting]

I suspect there's something more to the Strongarm, even if it's simply its commercial or otherwise noncombatant uses.

[Erathoniel]

It could be used to lift heavier things than humans could, or as ablative shielding.

[clasic_traveller_diehard]

heres some ideas that could explain the strongarm's origins

1. it was a design produced by the forces that resisted aegis overloard. it was intended to be the most mecha that could be smoothly produced with the moons limited metal resources. obviously it wasn't successful and the design was brought to earth by refugees  

2. it was originally produced as a high school educational robot to teach mecha engineering and repair. it was adopted by military organizations as a training mecha, and by raiders for its cheap construction and maintenance

3. its claim to fame is a unique control mechanism where the mecha follows the pilots movements but the system proved to fragile so the designer build a mecha where the rest of it would break before the cockpit.

[Phil Munoz]

Personally, I think SF:1 mecha are all easily overlooked because there are more SF:2 mecha than there are SF:1... and SF:2 being more fleshed out as they are the main war machines of the game.

For me, SF:1 mecha was never a viable combat platform for a player because I think the game is balanced for SF:2.  When I was playing GH1, they hardly posed any real threat.

Someday, when I find the time, I want to try and turn GH1 into mostly SF:1 with only a few mechas as SF:2

[Erathoniel]

SF:1's can fight, but don't pit them against a 1:1 ratio SF2 battle (unless there's about 20).

[clasic_traveller_diehard]

uhhhh....

what do you guys think of my story ideas

which one is best

[Erathoniel]

The first or second are about equal. Maybe both could be put together.

[clasic_traveller_diehard]

some thing like this (i think its to wordy)

 it was a design produced by the forces that resisted aegis overloard. it was intended to be the most mecha that could be smoothly produced with the moons limited metal resources. obviously it wasn't successful and the design was brought to earth by refugees where earths vast metal recourses allowed it to be made at rock bottom prices it was quickly adopted by high schools as a educational robot to teach mecha engineering and repair. it was also adopted by military organizations as a training mecha, and by raiders for its cheap construction and maintenance. it has been referred to by many world wide as "my first mecha"

[Erathoniel]

You'd really have to ask Joseph though. It's his call.

[clasic_traveller_diehard]

yeah i figured when does he usually check the forums

[Erathoniel]

Every once in a while. More often than the wiki.