Would Battletech be nearly as popular as it is today if it wasn't a post-apocalyptic aristocratic setting?

Fronc Reaches is proof of why putting republicanism in the Space Monarchy setting is a bad idea. No monarchical succession = no dynasty of characters to follow = nobody even knows who Fronc Reaches is.

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This is why we need more artillery mechs desu. A mech artillery piece could easily take on 10 times its number in conventional artillery pieces.