I want to talk to you heavily on the infrastructure and hierarchy of a maintenance crew, what they go through, etc
Evan Randolph Scott
3:09pm

Evan Randolph Scott
As much as story is secondary to the design of a game, it is important for me at this point to flesh out the background and emotional context of the game so that I know how to produce content and assets for it, as well as trying to work gameplay mechanics with the setting logically.
Evan Randolph Scott
3:11pm

Evan Randolph Scott
To give you a quick primer: the mech game I'm prototyping puts you the player in the role of a Mobile Armor (mech) pilot.  This mech pilot is part of a team of three pilots and a crew which is in charge of maintenance, communications, and deployment, etc.
Evan Randolph Scott
3:13pm

Evan Randolph Scott
So as a designer I need to make sure that the experience conveyed to the player is one of being a part of a larger unit.  You're not a hero, you're part of a team.  I don't want to establish this world around a basis of ignorance, I want people in positions of experience to this "world" of the military to look at it with a semblance of familiarity.  I want people to look at it and go "That makes sense, I can sort of believe this", rather than "This writer doesn't know shit about the military or PMC's"
Evan Randolph Scott
3:14pm

Evan Randolph Scott
The story revolves around the exploits of one Mobile Armor "team".  So three pilots, maintenance, and communications, etc.  Despite the acknowledgement of a need for larger infrastructure, I want this Mobile Armor Team to consist of about 12 or less personalities.
And this team would be a part of the larger PMC or government military, with funding/supplies being run through this larger PMC/Military based on performance etc.
Evan Randolph Scott
3:17pm

Evan Randolph Scott
Now, with all that in mind, I'm looking for your feedback and input to help flesh this out.  How would this maintenance/deployment team be structured?  How does command structure impact the interactions?  How does maintenance interact with pilots and communications, change of plans, etc?