Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20160125035940/@comment-27144409-20161127191932

1 This is true. As technology develops it gets better and cheaper. This is why it takes time to get the good results.

2 And a larger, exponentially more complex machine that is from a relatively young technology is going to break down less? All machines break with enough use. Even with a good owner and regular maintenance, an AK can break down when it's needed. Tanks do break down, but that seems like it would be inescapable for a war machine that continues to be used in battle without being taken out by enemy action. It's just a question of when failure of at least one component occurs and when it happens. Yes in fiction this is a rare occurence for mechs, but wear and tear seems to be a rare cause for defeat or failure. Some IPs use it more than others, but which is more likely in a fictional fight: One guy shoots the poor sap whose weapon fail to work? or is there an epic shootout where the good guy/s win through skill ond morality?