The Old Version's Best Answer

The smoke and dust kicked up by the explosion covered an area of dozens of meters in radius, but Augustus's machine did not take the opportunity to escape. Instead, he immediately dismantled all the missile launchers that had run out of ammunition, leaving his newly reattached arm as thin and bony as the rest of his body. At the same time, he reached into the wreckage beside him and took a set of Martial Arts Weapon and two energy boxes before starting to move along the ruined streets.

"This weapon choice is like stepping back into the 2.0 era." Victor sighed as he looked at the lightly armed George's Shield. Yelo, the professional commentator, immediately chimed in:

"The 2.0 era that Victor is referring to is Battlefield 2.0, the version before Season 1. At that time, the game was too hardcore, so the player base was small, but the gameplay was still very hardcore. If the 1.0 era was when players got to know the game, then 2.0 was the era when players schemed against each other. Many Battlefield memes circulating online today originated from this period. It was precisely because of the mainstream success of the 2.0 era that Battlefield League came to be what it is today."

At this Yelo, Victor, who was standing beside him, also remarked with considerable emotion:

"I had just retired from the military at that time, and it was a former comrade who recommended it to me. Back then, the community consisted mainly of military enthusiasts and former soldiers, so the gameplay was quite realistic. There were two infamous playstyles: one called 'Landmine Dog' and the other called 'Blade Thief.' They were infamous because the players using these two styles were extremely polarized. Skilled players could annoy their opponents to the point of giving up the game, while newbies could annoy their teammates to the point of giving up the game. And now, Mr. George's lightweight playstyle, which abandons all armor and only uses melee equipment, is a typical Blade Thief setup."

"But Mr. Victor, you just said that you wouldn't dare fight like that in your game!"

Yelo ruthlessly undermined him, but Victor simply waved his hand and said:

"I'm saying that the continuous SS Maneuver is unplayable, and that extreme no-armor melee style is no longer suitable for the current version."

"In the 2.0 era, the game's data uses completely realistic data, which is very hardcore. The unarmored George's Shield has a huge speed advantage. As long as you can successfully enter the enemy's range of ten meters, you can achieve an instant kill."

"The current version has compromised on realism for the sake of gameplay. For example, under normal circumstances, a single high-explosive shell is enough to completely destroy the ability to resist, but in the game, as long as you put a little bit of armor talent, you can withstand three direct hits. This makes the 'thrill of 'one hit kills if you succeed, and being instantly killed if you fail' when fighting without armor."

"However, even in league matches, it's quite common to use armor-breaking attacks and knife fights after running out of ammo. I have a video highlight reel in my Live Broadcast Room... Uh, did I already recommend that?"

Upon hearing this, Yelo did not respond, but suddenly spoke in an extremely loud voice:

"Alright, we can see that Mr. George's machine has once again entered the enemy's radar zone. This time, the target is five purple-painted machines, which are the 6th generation [Phantom Pain] machines from the Purple Light Foundation."

"In terms of the data for the battlefield mechs, this type of mech has a superior fire control module, AI assistance module, and weapon configuration compared to Constantine's George's Shield, and is 20% more expensive. However, its Targeting system is somewhat inferior, reportedly due to issues with its image recognition patent..."

"Furthermore, it's said that this type of mecha is extremely difficult to maintain, and its weapon interfaces are not compatible with mainstream mecha on the market. Therefore, apart from companies under the Ziguang Consortium, it's basically only available through private orders..."

"That's right. The [Phantom Pain] of the Ziguang is a burden on both sides when it appears on the battlefield. When I was in the army, someone once captured a Ziguang, but the maintenance crew threw it away and told him that if he wanted to operate that thing, he would have to pay for an extra maintenance crew himself..."

As Victor recounted his experiences in the military, his smile became genuine. However, looking at George's Shield, now adorned with the [Phantom Pain] on the screen, his face hardened, and he said:

"Although the preparation is troublesome, it must be said that the fire control of the Purple Light is definitely the best among all 6th generation mobile suits. At this distance, even the unarmored George's Shield would have a hard time breaking the lock. If I'm not mistaken, at the next intersection, these Purple Lights will be..."

"Bang!"

Before Victor could finish speaking, the [Phantom Pain] following behind George's Shield suddenly exploded in a burst of fire. Yelo's professional instincts were immediately triggered, and he pressed the split-screen replay button almost simultaneously.

As the high-speed camera played the slow-motion replay, everyone noticed that just as the machine was carefully moving forward, a throwing knife suddenly popped out from the ground and hit the Phantom Pain's cockpit with perfect accuracy.

"Damn! Landmine Dog!" Victor exclaimed almost instinctively, while Yelo said in disbelief:

"Is that Anti-tank Flying Knife? But when did it come about?"

"Keep rewinding!" Victor, who had clearly not noticed when the launcher was placed, immediately pressed the rewind button. As the video on the split screen rewound, it finally returned to the scene of the unarmored George's Shield passing by.

"Slow down, one-fifth... Got it!" Victor suddenly pressed the pause button. At one-fifth speed, the audience noticed that in the midst of the unarmored George's Shield's smooth, figure-skating-like movement, during a seemingly hand-supported balance maneuver, an Anti-tank Flying Knife, along with its launcher, got stuck among a pile of rubble.

"Why would he put it here? How could he be sure the enemy would step right in this spot?" Yelo stared blankly at the knife launcher, which had no remote control and could only be triggered by physical contact. He couldn't understand it at all. Victor, on the other hand, didn't even hesitate and said directly:

"That kind of thing is for post-war analysis. The focus now is on the remaining four! Oh, three! That throwing knife was beautiful!"

Upon hearing this, Yelo immediately turned his attention back to the main screen, where he saw a [Phantom Pain] spraying out large amounts of condensate like a fountain.

The remaining three [Phantom Pain] units have merged and, seemingly having learned from their previous mistakes, this time refrained from any half-hearted "licking their lips in front of their prey" performance. Instead, they distributed their ammunition in fixed waves towards the area where George's Shield was located.

"Damn it! This isn't something you can evade with SS Maneuver!" Yelo exclaimed in surprise, while Victor narrowed his eyes and frowned, saying:

"Shut up, look carefully..."

"Pop!"

As soon as Victor finished speaking, with a soft thud, a square box burst out of the thick smoke. Victor slammed his hand on the keyboard and excitedly waved his arm, shouting:

"It really is an escape pod! There's actually some crazy person who would dare to do something like this in real life!"

Before he could finish speaking, he watched helplessly as the escape pod slammed precisely into the head of a [Phantom Pain] machine.

"Damn! Is there a problem with the elevation angle calculation for this escape pod?"

Adjusting my sleep schedule... resulted in triggering the "May sickness" debuff...

P. S.: Regarding the Master-Slave Random Mecha, you can refer to the Fullmetal Alchemist series. If you don't consider the mutton system, Fullmetal Alchemist can be considered quite hard science fiction, at least much harder than Space Opera.

Two-way feedback sounds great, and it's the most suitable driving system for mechs, Exoskeleton Armor, and super-large humanoid robots.

However, in practice, it's a very dangerous thing to use. You can think of it as mouse sensitivity in a first-person shooter game. The higher the bilateral feedback, the higher the sensitivity. If you shake your mouse even slightly, the crosshair will drift off to who-knows-where. If you still don't understand, please refer to Getting Over It.

To put it bluntly, if the bilateral feedback is high, turning your head at a small angle will be magnified into a large angle. If the protagonist is set to 5, just a slight tilt of the head is enough to break the machine's neck joint.

Specifically, the episode in the first season of Fullmetal Alchemist anime where Tessa learns to use her Aperture System is a classic example. She had already turned down the bilateral feedback, but she still kicked herself in the face with one step. She instinctively tried to grab the ground, but she used too much force and rolled on the spot, eventually plunging herself into the sea.

If we had to say, the safest one would actually be the G Gundam's all-around integrated feedback system. This thing has only 1 in both sides of the feedback, so theoretically, no matter how reckless a human does, it won't cause the machine to operate beyond its limits. However, the feedback speed will be reduced. If the pilot isn't a superhuman, the machine will become so sluggish that it's unbearable to watch.