StandingInFire, on 20 November 2012 - 08:36 PM, said:
3) You would not make hands, they are a massive waste of resources, you would just put weapons there (when I see a mech with hands, even in mech warrior, it ****** me off) so many electronics, motors, and other components needed that weaken the structural integrity.
Without hands you can't pick up a blown off arm or leg and use it like a club.
Don't forget that despite whatever level of realism BattleTech aspires to still a game with Bruce Lee moves (death from above) and intentionally risking the explosion of *TONS* of internally stored ammo. Ultimately it's giant fighty robot goodness, not an Issac Asimov novel.