Well, to be fair:

1) The TeleJack isn't exactly a common piece of hardware, and the version with the inline cryptanalyzer doubly so; and

2) Sylia might have wanted them to find out. :)

>Sounds sort of familiar. ^_^ Shame, though - having the option of
>physically smashing things after (or even before) you run out of
>ammunition seems like it'd make for a considerable fun factor.

Melee is an option for those whose 'Mech designs support it, which isn't everybody. Some players bitch that that causes a balance issue, but that's a pretty standard MMO complaint. It's tricky to pull off, though, even if you have one of the 'Mechs with arms that can actually move that way. The control inputs for anything other than "track arm weapons on target" are seriously non-intuitive.

In Stark's case it's not really an issue; the Warhammer design doesn't lend itself to melee combat. Not only are the long arms unwieldy, one expects the PPC assemblies wouldn't really appreciate being bashed about like that. Nene's Mad Cat might be able to pull it off, but there again you have to worry about screwing up the weapons mounted there.

Plus, there's the small problem that if you actually do manage to take your opponent out in melee combat, there's a good chance his 'Mech will blow up in your face, which is... inconvenient. No, melee is something best left to the enthusiasts and those who don't particularly mind the possibility of Dispossession...

>>Oh, relax, she's just screwing with Leon's head. She wouldn't
>>actually put out for some gaijin businessman for a measly
>>20,000 yen.
>
>About what I'd guessed, once my brain got out of 'shock mode'. I'll
>put it down to the very idea of Priss being that passive, combined
>with the fact that I'd already thought of just saying that Stark was
>interviewing her about her music.

In a private room at La Vie Riche with his bodyguard and three hookers?

OK, I admit that is something his hero Hunter S. Thompson would have done, but still. :)

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