>>273970041
The answer is extremely simple. Weebs don't want mechs that look like machines, they want mechs that just look like big people with armor on and which wield laser swords. It doesn't matter if that doesn't fit the story of setting, that's what they demand. 

If Vox Machinae was exactly the same game it currently is but had the models swapped out for extremely generic weeb mechs, it'd be a massive success.