Chapter 3941 Shortcomings of Brawler chs
Venerable Vincent was so adamant on his two requirents that Ves hadn't been able to change the strong-willed expert pilot's mind.
Ves let out an exasperated breath. Expert chs were powerful and exciting machines, but the people attached to them weren't always as easy to deal with. He much preferred to work with chs which were always more compliant and understandable.
After arguing with the new expert pilot for over five minutes, Ves realized that Vincent's burning desire to pilot an expert brawler ch was not a passing flight of fancy.
It had beco an obsession ever since he defeated his most formidable enemies by crushing them with his punches!
Many warriors were like this. They did not pay attention to logic and reason. They just let their personal opinions and experiences tell them what was best!
Right now, Venerable Vincent was absolutely convinced that he was born to pilot the most physical humanoid ch type imaginable, which happened to be a brawler ch!
Suffice to say, Ves was not as enthused with this idea. It was all well and good for the end user to demand a complete change in ch type, but it was the ch designers who had to do all of the work!
The design and engineering challenges of realizing this transition were much more troubleso than performing a more straightforward upgrade.
Still, once Ves verified that Venerable Vincent was truly willing to commit to piloting an extre lee ch type, he resigned himself to this outco.
Ves consoled himself with the fact that Gloriana would be leading this troubleso design project. He had long made an agreent with her that she would take responsibility for most of the Larkinson Clan's custom chs and expert chs. It was up to her to resolve all of the difficult technical issues that he could foresee.
Besides, upgrading a custom ch to an expert ch already necessitated a complete overhaul. It was not wrong to say that Vincent's old ch would undergo a complete rebirth.
Such projects happened to be a great opportunity to make radical changes to the original configuration! It was not impossible to transform a custom hybrid ch into an expert brawler ch!
The design project might even serve as an interesting opportunity for Gloriana to exercise her design skills.
As Ves thought about the steps the Design Departnt needed to take in order to realize Venerable Vincent's vision for his so-called C-Man, he quickly drafted a more comprehensive project plan in his mind.
The Larkinson Clan just happened to retain nurous lead designers with specializations that were highly relevant for the C-Man Project.
His wife would be leading this project, not only because she excelled at designing customized chs, but also because she used to be in charge of developing the original B-Man.
Not a long ti had passed since she completed the B-Man Project, so all of the details to the half-wrecked custom hybrid ch should still be relatively fresh in her mind. This should grant her an amazing head-start into the long and difficult conversion process.
Ves intended to contribute to Venerable Vincent's expert ch as well, but only to the extent of tweaking and shaping the C-Man's spiritual design. He did not intend to invest too much ti in the project since he had other plans.
As for other ch designers, he already reserved a slot for Professor Benedict Cortez or possibly another expert ch consultant.
If Ves ever wanted to jazz up the C-Man, he might decide to spend a substantial amount of MTA rits to hire an expensive MTA ch designer with a more rare and exotic specialization.
That left room for two more contributing ch designers.
The B-Man was already tough in its class, but the C-Man had to be even tougher in order to withstand the rigors of ultra-close quarters combat.
Sara Voiken was therefore an excellent addition to the design. She could not only grant superior defenses to the C-Man, but also grant the ch an excellent advantage in physical combat by applying her physical negation specialty!
This specialization also happened to synergize with Tifi Coslone's best design applications. The latter was best at bestowing larger and more substantial chs with incredible physical strength.
Perhaps Tifi Coslone's importance to the C-Man Project might even surpass that of Gloriana. A brawler ch might look simple, but it was actually a complex chanical puzzle that had to be both flexible and robust enough to perform all of the soft and hard movents that expected of this ch type.
"So what do you say, Ves? Can you do it or not?" Venerable Vincent eagerly asked.
"We can." Ves steadily replied. "Gloriana will be leading this project. She has already worked with you on the B-Man Project before, so you should already know what to expect. She will be eting with you soon to explore in detail what you want for your expert ch. However, it will help if you can give us a more detailed image of what you have in mind for the C-Man Project. Can I ask a few questions?"
"Sure."
"Let's begin with the weapon loadout of your upcoming C-Man. I already understand that you want to turn it into an expert ch that excels at punching. While this sounds fun and all, do you realize that it might not perform as impressively as you think?"
"What's the problem?" Vincent frowned in puzzlent.
"The reason why lee chs wield weapons is the sa as humans have done the sa in the past. It is too difficult for the humanoid form to safely and effectively fight unard. Imagine fighting against the First Sword or the Riot. While they are older expert chs, I anticipate that they can beat your C-Man into submission. It's too hard for an unard expert ch to overco the disadvantage of reach and leverage. Aside from that, Venerable Dise and Venerable Orfan both possess formidable weapon skills that allow them to make masterful use of their ch weapons. What can you do against that? Do you just expect the C-Man to storm up and punch its way forward? Dream on, Vincent!"
"Hey! My C-Man shouldn't be as weak as you make it sound!" The expert pilot protested! "I just need you guys to make my expert ch thick enough to withstand the initial blows and fast enough for it to get super close to my opponents. As long as my C-Man can get past the reach of their weapons, it can wrestle those expert chs into submission!"
Ves shook his head in disappointnt. "Be realistic. What you're asking for is impossible or impractical. If you want your C-Man to be thick enough to resist the sharp and penetrating attacks of chs such as the First Sword, it will beco so slow that Venerable Dise can easily toy your machine to death by dancing around it. If you want your C-Man to be fast enough to catch up to the expert swordsman ch, then its armor system will not possess the resilience required to prevent your machine from getting crippled on approach. Do you understand the dilemma? This is exactly why brawler chs have never beco popular."
Vincent did not want to give up on turning his C-Man into a brawler ch that easily.
"Shouldn't a ch without weapons be faster and lighter than one that does carry one? Why do you make it sound as if this is not the case."
"Because it's the arms that have beco its primary weapons, Vincent. Your C-Man will feature thicker and heavier arms in order to prevent them from collapsing as soon as you launch a powerful montum-filled punch. Brawler chs are similar to lancer chs in that sense. The biggest difference is that lancer chs have excellent reach with their long weapons while brawler chs earn the lowest score in this aspect."
"Then forget about speed! I don't need an expert ch that moves as fast as the Dark Zephyr. It just needs to be agile enough for it to wrestle. If punching alone isn't enough to defeat a tough opponent, I want to be able to grapple and wrestle it. Can you do that?"
"It's possible, but it will force us to make several compromises in other areas. I will let Gloriana explain this to you in further detail." Ves answered. "That said, I still anticipate that your C-Man will turn into an inadequate expert lee ch if we stick to this concept. It's too barebones. Won't you reconsider turning it into a hybrid ch again? Your C-Man will be able to contribute much more substantially in battle if it cos with integrated ranged weapons."
"No." Vincent shook his head. "Don't get wrong. I like hybrid chs. I especially like them when they're strong. I spent so ti with Patriarch Reginald Cross who I admire. His Bolvos Rage can make any man wish he could pilot it instead. I just don't want to deal with all of those weapons. I have fought with so many different weapons over the years that I beca confused for a ti. Now that I have beco an expert pilot, I want to put an end to that and stick to a single fighting approach going forward. I really like how Venerable Dise has always stuck to wielding greatswords and turned her First Sword into the strongest dueling machine in the Larkinson Clan."
"I understand your motivations, but your decisions aren't practical if you stick to an expert ch without weapons. There are too many disadvantages. For example, you might be able to punch enemy chs with your C-Man, but you can forget about inflicting effective damage against large opponents such as phase whales and alien starships. They're too big for you to defeat, Vincent."
"If that's the case, why not equip my C-Man with weapons?" The new expert pilot suggested. "Can't you design a pair of ch-sized boxing gloves or sothing that can protect and add more power behind its punches?"
"That… is not a bad idea." Ves admitted.
He did not expect that Vincent would be bright enough to make useful and relevant suggestion for an upcoming design project!
His imagination already went wild. He visualized an expert brawler ch that was designed in a way so that it could mount 'gloves' that added a lot of necessary mass and protection!
Vincent already beca enthused about this idea. "Why not design multiple glove weapons while you are at it? This way, I can choose which ones I want my C-Man to equip based on who I'm about to fight!"
The request added additional workload to the design team, but it also made the design project more interesting.
"I can opt for a pair of boxing gloves as a general solution and when I just feel like punching my enemies to death."
"I can go for a pair of grappling gloves that are good at gripping if we're fighting against strong and powerful expert chs. No matter how well they can fight, I bet they were never designed to wrestle!"
"If we're fighting against biomonsters such as fish-whales, I need a pair of gloves with long, sharp claws so that I can cut through all of the fat and slice the organs into pieces!"
"Maybe in the future you can design more exotic gloves that are made out of weird but powerful exotics. I want a pair of gloves that can add flas to my punches. I want a pair of gloves that are good at breaking through energy shields. I want to be able to punch my enemies silly in a hundred different ways! Wait, can't you design a pair of gloves that can do all of that without needing my expert ch to switch loadouts? It would be like the Everchanger, but for glove weapons! This is the perfect idea! Let's call it the Everpuncher! No wait, should we call it the Punchanger instead?"
Ves raised his palm. "STOP! That's enough, Vincent! We can explore all of these ideas in the future, but for now we should start with a solid foundation. It is enough to settle for just a basic pair of gloves in order to see whether this weapon concept even works for the C-Man."
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