The Avatars of Myth no longer participated in the battles against the sandmen. The Ylvaine Protectorate was more than capable of defending its territories, and did not call upon the aid of the Avatars to supplement its forces.
That left the Avatars bereft with a mission. For this reason, Commander Melkor decided to subject all of his mech pilots to special training meant to elevate them to second-class mech pilots!
Though the enthusiasm among the Avatars was high, the actual results so far left much to be desired.
While it wasn't very difficult to gain basic control over a second-class mech, it took a lot more skill and effort to draw out its strength!
Second-class mech pilots needed to memorize many more operations. They had to perform their techniques at a much higher speed without making any errors along the way.