Quoted from playernumber4:I have it on good authority that the game will never be remade in its current form because it was such a nightmare to get parts for and assemble. If it ever shows up again there will probably be less mechs and the price is going to rise considerably. I know we all doubt it due to what Jack has done with the other LE models, but this one might be different.
In my view, there is nothing that can be removed without missing it. Well, maybe the star map, but that's not a trouble spot.
Maybe the parts are expensive/hard to get, but I don't think any of the mechs are poorly designed and troublesome in their own right. I really think the bulk of issues came down to basic QC checks being skipped before boxing.
Some of the issues I've experienced, for example, could have been caught if someone plunged a single ball, or ran a switch test. That is what ought to be resolved (and may well BE resolved by now already.) Not removing mechs.