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Twitter Post 1: Twitter Post 2:
Grummz is asking the community what their thoughts are for mech art direction in Em8er. He provides some photos to stimulate replies.
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My Opinion on the two designs:
I like the color and shapes for both of the mechs but I also have my gripes for both. Ultimately I don't like obviously "oversized for seemingly no reason" things. I can understand adding flare pieces to armor but at some point they pull attention to themselves rather than keeping the whole mech as a centerpiece. The first photo of the grey mech #29 with horns, has giant shoulder panels that do what? Are they shields to defend the arms? Are they snag resistant? The thighs in comparison to the abdomen are huge which makes the weakest point obviously the spot that is the most important, the pilot. The pilot themselves does not have any armor or structural support around the abdomen to wear the suite.
The second mech with the anime girl is better since the armor looks more natural and workable in a combat scenario. Again though, the pilot is totally exposed at the abdomen. I anticipate the reason to expose the abdomen is to grant the user more range of motion however bio mechanically and in armor historically the abdomen should not bend ever unless you want spinal repair surgery.
And as a side note I hope Em8er doesn't go down the anime girl knocked knees, bowed legs, feeble ankles, ect, route. In brief, I simply dislike such portrayals of characters. I can't imagine taking anything they say or do seriously.
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Twitter Post 1: Twitter Post 2:
Grummz is asking the community what their thoughts are for mech art direction in Em8er. He provides some photos to stimulate replies.
Photo 1
Photo 2
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My Opinion on the two designs:
I like the color and shapes for both of the mechs but I also have my gripes for both. Ultimately I don't like obviously "oversized for seemingly no reason" things. I can understand adding flare pieces to armor but at some point they pull attention to themselves rather than keeping the whole mech as a centerpiece. The first photo of the grey mech #29 with horns, has giant shoulder panels that do what? Are they shields to defend the arms? Are they snag resistant? The thighs in comparison to the abdomen are huge which makes the weakest point obviously the spot that is the most important, the pilot. The pilot themselves does not have any armor or structural support around the abdomen to wear the suite.
The second mech with the anime girl is better since the armor looks more natural and workable in a combat scenario. Again though, the pilot is totally exposed at the abdomen. I anticipate the reason to expose the abdomen is to grant the user more range of motion however bio mechanically and in armor historically the abdomen should not bend ever unless you want spinal repair surgery.
And as a side note I hope Em8er doesn't go down the anime girl knocked knees, bowed legs, feeble ankles, ect, route. In brief, I simply dislike such portrayals of characters. I can't imagine taking anything they say or do seriously.
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