Well it is the rule of the jungle, you have to pick a side, either be the prey or the predator.
How long until Jannzi understands that progress and happiness will always be smeared in blood
To be honest all these melee Mechs have felt weird from the start :)
As for Red Ocean why is there no Mech that's basically a big cannon with flight, target and heat systems? It would be like autonomous warship secondary turrets.