After gaining an extensive understanding of the experiences of the Woodsap mech pilots up to this point, Ves felt a bit let down by his own work.
The combination between the Woodsap System and the Hibiscus System promised to convert norms into effective mech pilots in record time.
While that promise still existed, it no longer shined as brightly as before.
Combat effectiveness was a nebulous phrase. It could mean anything. While there were many ways to quantify this variable, the standards of what constituted an 'effective' combatant were mostly arbitrary and therefore subjective.
From the perspective of an average person, all of the Woodsap mech pilots appeared to have reached a level that already made them useful on the battlefield.
Yet those who possess real expertise in mech warfare still found far too many shortcomings to truly consider them reliable mech combatants.
