User blog comment:NJGW/The Robot Wars Forgetmebots/@comment-1011118-20181102020428/@comment-2118191-20181102214435

Lots of robots have had weapons that didn't work, and they've been quite forgettable. I can't speak for RA2, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was his reasoning, either that or he thought everyone else was more memorable. Which I could understand, The Kegs provided two sets of great destruction, and just the idea of it alone.