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<blockquote data-quote="Hollywood" data-source="post: 782438" data-attributes="member: 7408">Well, there is a different feel to BattleTech than there is to a more Japanese/Anime mecha approach.&nbsp; Its more, well frankly, western and the mechs are for the most part basically tanks that walk.That being said, Heavy Gear is much like BattleTech, albiet as I remember the &quot;mecha&quot; are a bit smaller in scale than BattleTechs.Basically, as far as published stuff goes, and as I understand it there are the following, for rules:Mecha Crusade [Polyhedron]d20 Mecha [GoO]Mecha Compendium [DP9, using d20 Mecha rules]Warmech: Armageddon 2089 [Mongoose]For BattleTech flavor, Mecha Crusade is really quite out.&nbsp; It pretty much introduces mechas as nothing more than very large sets of powered armor.&nbsp; This may be ok with a more anime style of play, but really does not fit the BattleTech universe well.Based on the general bent of GoO, which has to be admitted to lean towards anime, I too would have to await reviews to decide which, if either, would better fit a BattleTech &quot;feel&quot;.&nbsp; And it may be that both or neither do, or both, while not prefect, fit BT far better than the click-a-mech from Wizkids.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hollywood, post: 782438, member: 7408"] Well, there is a different feel to BattleTech than there is to a more Japanese/Anime mecha approach. Its more, well frankly, western and the mechs are for the most part basically tanks that walk. That being said, Heavy Gear is much like BattleTech, albiet as I remember the "mecha" are a bit smaller in scale than BattleTechs. Basically, as far as published stuff goes, and as I understand it there are the following, for rules: Mecha Crusade [Polyhedron] d20 Mecha [GoO] Mecha Compendium [DP9, using d20 Mecha rules] Warmech: Armageddon 2089 [Mongoose] For BattleTech flavor, Mecha Crusade is really quite out. It pretty much introduces mechas as nothing more than very large sets of powered armor. This may be ok with a more anime style of play, but really does not fit the BattleTech universe well. Based on the general bent of GoO, which has to be admitted to lean towards anime, I too would have to await reviews to decide which, if either, would better fit a BattleTech "feel". And it may be that both or neither do, or both, while not prefect, fit BT far better than the click-a-mech from Wizkids. [/QUOTE]

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