@EDoubledouble@NewYokShitpost@HobbyClubhouse They had seen a lot of combat in those few weeks to a month though. In comparison, by that point Zeon had mechanically superior suits, but basically no pilots with skill to actually pilot them effectively.
The GM pilots are all battle-hardened veterans by this point.
@KazuyaProta@AstrKnight Though Alice route has a few really good unique characters, but so does Ilias so...
Really the 'intended' way is you play both in the long run.
@luckycheifd@GundamBro Yeah because the last thing you want in an emergency is to be unable to use a military vehicle because someone lost the keys.
In a vacuum the idea of a 'lock' on them makes some sense... until you consider the above situation.
@Clarity3986@AustinJtodd As much as Thrawn talked Vader down, iirc, Vader liked people with backbone. As long as you didn't do anything to personally offend him, he probably wouldn't kill you for standing up to him.
Now if you cower though? Dead.
@ReviewsPossum Well, to some small credit, the Empire does LOVE underestimating the danger of anything small...
"Nah our Death Star doesn't need anti-star fighter defenses, how could they possibly harm this battlestation?"