Development Problems
A hero mech was supposed to be a hero.
It sounded stupidly obvious, but mech designers had a tendency to disregard this truth.
This was mainly because hero mechs played exaggerated roles in action dramas. The stars of the shows always piloted mechs that could do everything and were able to put up a good fight against many different villainous mech pilots.
One of the parts about these shows that Ves loved in his youth but abhorred when he grew older was how the hero mech always fought on the enemy's home court!
All signs of intelligence usually went out of the window as the protagonists got so caught up in their passion that they forgot about basic tactics. They boldly dueled against melee mechs with swords and fought against ranged mechs with rifles!
While these battles were unrealistic, they often produced thrilling battles where the heroes were always at a disadvantage but managed to gain the upper hand through superior skill or luck.