Sunback lizards are really, really slow.

[Jingo]

I'd like sunbacks to get just a bit more love.

[Synthesis]

Yeah, beetles only weigh about 500 stone, too.

So that's half a ton, not a ton.

vs. 10-13 tons.  20-26 x the mass.

Totally implausible scenario.

[Gagula]

Yeah, beetles only weigh about 500 stone, too.

So that's half a ton, not a ton.

vs. 10-13 tons.  20-26 x the mass.

Totally implausible scenario.

Hmmm.....unless said beetle had a rocket pack......or a highly skilled rider.  After all, in Earth's own history, elephant fortresses were taken out by riders on horse back.....and that's fact, not fiction, so who's to say that a GAME couldn't oh, i don't know, say bend the rules a tad bit.

[Zalanthan]

After all, in Earth's own history, elephant fortresses were taken out by riders on horse back

Marshals of ancient battlefields were known to deploy lit war pigs against elephants, as cavalry were ineffective (as the Macedonians learned). I only mention it to bring the bizarre tactic the attention it deserves. 

[Synthesis]

Yeah, generalizing a tactic used against a generally docile herbivore to use against a ferocious beast that regularly feasts on worms with a diameter twice the height of your average human...probably not such a good idea.

An elephant might get spooked by a horse charging at it.  A mekillot thinks, "Hmm, dinner.  And I don't even have to chase it."

[Gagula]

Per chance.....but maybe all Mekillots have that secret desire to keep their nails clean of squished Beetles....lol