I'm a big mecha fan (as if my Xenogears avatar didn't give it away), so I have an unhealthy interest in Warstriders, even though I'm convinced I'll never get to pilot one in-game. That said, I enjoy making them on occasion.
Recently, however, I realized how ridiculously broken a Moonsilver Colossus Warstrider could be, assuming Warstriders get the same Magical Material bonus that armor does. Colossus Warstriders usually have a mobility penalty of -10, to balance out how ridiculous they are; however, Moonsilver removes the mobility penalty, which means that a Moonsilver Colossus would have absolutely no downside! In fact, it'd be even more manuverable than the average Royal Warstrider, or even a Reinforced Buff Jacket!
How would you deal with a Moonsilver Warstrider (assuming you'd use them at all)? Would you just halve the mobility penalty, so that there's at least a bit of sluggishness from its sheer size? Or would you allow it to do all of the ridiculous acrobatic stunts that a Jade of Orichalcum Warstrider just wouldn't be capable of, thanks to the fluid nature of Moonsilver?
Recently, however, I realized how ridiculously broken a Moonsilver Colossus Warstrider could be, assuming Warstriders get the same Magical Material bonus that armor does. Colossus Warstriders usually have a mobility penalty of -10, to balance out how ridiculous they are; however, Moonsilver removes the mobility penalty, which means that a Moonsilver Colossus would have absolutely no downside! In fact, it'd be even more manuverable than the average Royal Warstrider, or even a Reinforced Buff Jacket!
How would you deal with a Moonsilver Warstrider (assuming you'd use them at all)? Would you just halve the mobility penalty, so that there's at least a bit of sluggishness from its sheer size? Or would you allow it to do all of the ridiculous acrobatic stunts that a Jade of Orichalcum Warstrider just wouldn't be capable of, thanks to the fluid nature of Moonsilver?