bad arcade kitty, on 05 July 2015 - 09:02 PM, said:
btw! it means they shouldn't work on hpg manifold - no air, no reaction mass, no propulsion... unless you carry a limited supply of some gas to be heated and thrown away;
also they kind of should cool down mechs when used
I have the answer to this actually, from in universe.
Mechs utilize Superheated Plasma from their reactor core, channeled through vents, to create thrust.
In the event that there is no type of reaction mass in the available enviornment, techs tend to fit an amount of reaction mass into storage within the mech that can be drawn on in limited supply.
So you are very right in that it should be no jumping, or limited jumping on HPG. HOWEVER, that's not exactly the best thing for gameplay.
You know me Bad, I'm always for more immersion, but at the same time, there's a level where you have to decide what's too much immersion? And for me, limited reaction mass is one of those things, and I don't even like jump jets [I come from house kurita sensability's... we ditch jump jets for more weapons and heatsinks.]