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>just continuing what gundam started
No. It was continuing what Dougram started, with semi practical mechs that, while more agile and maneuverable than tanks, were still somewhat cumbersome and slow moving comparison to other mecha at the time. You look at the type of shit Gundam was pulling, even as early as Zeta, and BattleTech has no functional resemblance to it.

>Erm, cumbersome? Clearly you haven't ACKTULLY watched Dougram (posts that one gif)
Yes, Battlemechs and Combat Armors are very maneuverable, and can engage in a great deal more acrobatic movement than most western Mecha (e.g. they aren't bumbling hunks of barely movable iron). But they are not transforming airplane levels of bullshit. The setting is far more grounded and realized now, and anyone who copes by going "it was originally part of the game" should also remember that no BV was also originally part of the game, and should agree to play a 3050 Clan Invasion game with me using tonnage. I'll bring Clanners.