Youll want one of these, Trust me

[KingBahamut]

http://www.i4u.com/article6206.html

300 grand isnt that much. Think of the fun you'd have.

http://www.i4u.com/images/2006/wearable-robot-suit-japan.jpg

[taurus]

Yeah, to scare the neighbor's dogs!!!

[Lord Illidan]

*Salivating*

All I need is to mod it up with turbolasers and I can go attack my sister!

[mips]

If it trips and falls on a dog the dog will be turned into a pancake. The thing weighs 1ton !

[Hanj]

Wow, that's so cool. Now I know what I want for my birthday :)

[BWF89]

I could play EarthSiege 2 for real!

[cstudent]

I'll wait until they put them on sale to make room for next years models. :)

[richbarna]

ooohhh! Toooooys! :) I NEED that !

[G Morgan]

I wan't one. Does it come with PPC's or do I have to mount them myself.

[KingBahamut]

I wan't one. Does it come with PPC's or do I have to mount them myself.

I was actually thinking about preloaded Autocannon 5s, with 2 Gauss Rilfes.

[Christmas]

300 000 $ for that thing? I think the one who will spent such money for that thing is making a big mistake. I didn't find it interesting, it's noisy, slow, I don't know how can you even have fun with such thing. I find riding a bike more interesting.

[BWF89]

I wonder if it runs *nix?

[mcduck]

Ooh! I need one of those. I'm sure traffic jams are not a problem with one of those, and finding parking space would be easy.. People would probably hurry to make some room :D

Besides that seems like it would not get easily stuck in snow, and with small extra prize they could perhaps equip the feet with some spikes to provide better grip on icy roads..

[OffHand]

Awesome hehe

[prizrak]

Only if the guns come with it.

[djsroknrol]

I could use one of there on my ex-wife....;)

[Brunellus]

I'll take one with 2 ER PPCs.

[Lord Illidan]

Seriously, could these be made into real weapons?

[ironfistchamp]

I wonder if it runs *nix?

Hehe of course it runs *nix. What doesn't?

I have to get me one of those. Maybe stick a LongTom cannon on. Or two LRM missle packs. :D

This would be great for cleaing the neighbouhood of annoying chavs.

[Brunellus]

doesn't look like it'd be LongTom capable. Maybe LRM-10s, if you're lucky.

But I doubt these things are really viable as weapons.

[RavenOfOdin]

Does it come with heat seeking missiles? :D

[Brunellus]

you have to pay extra for the SSRM-2 packs, bud.

[Lord Illidan]

doesn't look like it'd be LongTom capable. Maybe LRM-10s, if you're lucky.

But I doubt these things are really viable as weapons.

When they get real legs (the legs they have on that one look more like wheels hidden beneath), they could be All terrain vehicles.

I know, they could be toppled easily, but imagine the amount of firepower it could possess.

[ironfistchamp]

I think I might just get a LongTom and mount it on my roof. Damn those things are great.

It is a bit slow. Doesn't really walk kinda shuffles.

[Brunellus]

The type of firepower they carry is better brought in other ways. As we're seeing again in the Middle East, it's not really about raw firepower any more, but target selection, information, and propaganda warfare.

Mechwarrior fantasies are the fusion of the total war of the second half of the last century mixed with echoes of the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth--they don't represent modern warfare terribly well. But 'low-intensity' insurgency/counterinsurgency doesn't make for good gaming.

[MetalMusicAddict]

Whatever. Mine is better.:twisted:
http://www.atlasblogged.com/archives/ed209.JPG

[ironfistchamp]

They may not be ideal for warfare but think if you saw a bouncer in one of those there is no way your gonna mess :p

[Lord Illidan]

They may not be ideal for warfare but think if you saw a bouncer in one of those there is no way your gonna mess :p

Hehe...and with liquid armor to boot.

[ironfistchamp]

"Sorry mate I think you've had a bit too much to drink"

*gulp* "Yeah you're probably right"

[G Morgan]

The type of firepower they carry is better brought in other ways. As we're seeing again in the Middle East, it's not really about raw firepower any more, but target selection, information, and propaganda warfare.

Mechwarrior fantasies are the fusion of the total war of the second half of the last century mixed with echoes of the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth--they don't represent modern warfare terribly well. But 'low-intensity' insurgency/counterinsurgency doesn't make for good gaming.

I don't care we should make it happen :mrgreen:. I reckon we should all get together and buy a few and see what sort of world dominating army we can make out of it. Thing is we still need jump drives :-k.

In reality though just running down the M4 firing BB's at every caravan in sight would make me happy :-\".

[TravisNewman]

That thing is freakin' cool. If you watched the video, what do you think those cars going down the road thought about the giant robot walking around?

[RavenOfOdin]

That thing is freakin' cool. If you watched the video, what do you think those cars going down the road thought about the giant robot walking around?

The ultimate SportKa spoof:

battlemech > everything

:D

[ironfistchamp]

That thing is freakin' cool. If you watched the video, what do you think those cars going down the road thought about the giant robot walking around?

Maybe giant mechs with air-rifle type attchments are a regular thing over there

"Oh look the Wilkinsons have a new Battle Mech"

I don't know. Do the Japanese have Wilkinsons?

[KingBahamut]

I doubt it Ironfistchamp.

[Lord Illidan]

Hmm..

Imagine.. we make an army of similar mechs, perhaps twice that size. Shuttleworth can afford it ;).

Then we go and attack Redmond!!

[G Morgan]

Hmm..

Imagine.. we make an army of similar mechs, perhaps twice that size. Shuttleworth can afford it ;).

Then we go and attack Redmond!!

They'd be loaded with Linux and would form a Beowulf.

Personally I think we should take this idea and modify it so the giant stompy robots look like Penguins, then we will be ready :D.