 Are hard caps set at staring caps good?, Really? |
 Jan 11 2006, 08:20 PM
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I am not saying remove hard caps..I just want to know why so low?And do people like them at this level?
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Cynic project Are hard caps set at staring caps good? Jan 11 2006, 08:20 PM
Cynic project For those who said yes, why? Magic can be raised a... Jan 11 2006, 11:28 PM PlatonicPimp Ah, I see you were hoping that we would vindicate ... Jan 11 2006, 11:35 PM Jaid this isn't a vote for whether you approve of h... Jan 11 2006, 11:52 PM Coyote_Moya I believe in hard caps, but I do not believe in th... Jan 12 2006, 12:51 AM stevebugge Absolutely, if the caps were any higher I'd ne... Jan 12 2006, 01:05 AM mfb i think that using the same progression for both c... Jan 12 2006, 02:04 AM Chandon I actually prefer the idea of having the starting ... Jan 12 2006, 02:37 AM Sphynx Not all of us want to play newbie-runners. I want... Jan 12 2006, 07:31 AM mfb room for advancement doesn't necessarily mean ... Jan 12 2006, 07:57 AM Critias Attribute caps? Fine. There's limits, essent... Jan 12 2006, 08:17 AM Chandon I don't think it's reasonable for a starti... Jan 12 2006, 08:45 AM hyzmarca I'm going to make a completly irrevelant compa... Jan 12 2006, 09:05 AM Kerberos Well if you define reliable, as being able to kill... Jan 12 2006, 09:56 AM Critias Yeah. 'Cause "peashooter" is what e... Jan 12 2006, 10:17 AM fistandantilus3.0 An Ares Predator, being the SR equivelant of the D... Jan 12 2006, 10:25 AM Ophis ermm Hyzmarca the normal human has ten boxes of da... Jan 12 2006, 12:44 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (hyzmarca)Mr. Average rolls with 3 body dice... Jan 12 2006, 01:03 PM hyzmarca Exceuse me, I misread the condition moniter table.... Jan 12 2006, 01:08 PM Rotbart van Dainig Just in SR3, there's a fair chance he miserabl... Jan 12 2006, 01:18 PM hyzmarca QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 12 2006, 08:1... Jan 12 2006, 01:42 PM Critias QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 12 2006, 08:0... Jan 12 2006, 01:56 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jan 12 2006, 03:42 PM) But ... Jan 12 2006, 02:06 PM hyzmarca It isn't that I miss one hit kills so much as ... Jan 12 2006, 02:34 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (hyzmarca) Similar skill levels with fixed T... Jan 12 2006, 03:02 PM nick012000 Actually, you have to take Called Shots into consi... Jan 12 2006, 03:02 PM Darkness I' going back to the example mentioned above, ... Jan 12 2006, 03:42 PM Azralon QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 12 2006, 10:0... Jan 12 2006, 03:51 PM mfb i don't see that as a good thing, Azralon. SR... Jan 12 2006, 03:55 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Azralon @ Jan 12 2006, 03:51 PM) Good ... Jan 12 2006, 03:58 PM Azralon Ah, but D&D doesn't have injury modifiers.... Jan 12 2006, 04:01 PM Moon-Hawk I agree. SR4 is not the exact same thing as D... Jan 12 2006, 04:05 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb)it's less open, period.
Considerin... Jan 12 2006, 04:08 PM mfb everyone has skills and attributes, Rotbart. not e... Jan 12 2006, 04:11 PM Azralon I'm completely with y'all on the appeal of... Jan 12 2006, 04:19 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Moon-Hawk)I like... Jan 12 2006, 04:21 PM Darkness Funny thing is, that for me it seems like the leth... Jan 12 2006, 04:21 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb)everyone has skills and attributes, Rot... Jan 12 2006, 04:22 PM BishopMcQ I like the hard caps for unaugmented people. I us... Jan 12 2006, 04:24 PM mfb ...huh? i hope you're not talking about SR3, R... Jan 12 2006, 04:24 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb) i hope you're not talking about SR... Jan 12 2006, 04:34 PM mfb i really don't understand what you're talk... Jan 12 2006, 04:53 PM Mr. Unpronounceable QUOTE (Jaid) this isn't a vote for whether you... Jan 12 2006, 04:55 PM mfb the hard caps on individual attributes and skills ... Jan 12 2006, 04:57 PM Azralon If people want balanced characters, SR4 encourages... Jan 12 2006, 05:00 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb)i really don't understand what you... Jan 12 2006, 05:11 PM mfb the problem is right there in your third sentence.... Jan 12 2006, 05:17 PM Ryu Nice for the sake of argument as that may be, a ch... Jan 12 2006, 05:23 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb)SR4 doesn't support people who like... Jan 12 2006, 05:26 PM mfb only outward, never upward.
QUOTE (Rotbart van Da... Jan 12 2006, 05:29 PM Ryu Upward for a maxxed shooter, minimum skillset: two... Jan 12 2006, 05:35 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb)they support a loose approximation of c... Jan 12 2006, 05:38 PM stevebugge Actually the more I see system comparrisons, the m... Jan 12 2006, 05:46 PM Mr. Unpronounceable QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Mr. Unpronouncea... Jan 12 2006, 06:16 PM Azralon Here's what I don't get:
If your characte... Jan 12 2006, 06:38 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE The only attribute caps reachable at chargen... Jan 12 2006, 06:56 PM hyzmarca stevebugge, if that's how you feel then you we... Jan 12 2006, 07:31 PM stevebugge QUOTE (hyzmarca) stevebugge, if that's how you... Jan 12 2006, 07:47 PM RunnerPaul QUOTE (Azralon) I mean, if you're the absolute... Jan 12 2006, 07:52 PM Azralon QUOTE (RunnerPaul) QUOTE (Azralon @ Jan 12 20... Jan 12 2006, 08:16 PM Kerberos QUOTE (Azralon) QUOTE (RunnerPaul @ Jan 12 20... Jan 12 2006, 08:56 PM Rotbart van Dainig Isn't that the possibility to surpass yourself... Jan 12 2006, 09:04 PM Mr. Unpronounceable QUOTE (FrankTrollman)What? Anyone can hit their Re... Jan 12 2006, 10:29 PM mfb Rotbart, a counterpoint: tuna basketweaving. addit... Jan 12 2006, 11:13 PM BishopMcQ QUOTE (mfb) Rotbart, a counterpoint: tuna basketwe... Jan 12 2006, 11:39 PM Mr.Platinum is weasal butter what i think it is? Jan 12 2006, 11:42 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (mfb @ Jan 13 2006, 01:13 AM) Rotbart, ... Jan 12 2006, 11:59 PM ElFenrir Reading thru the thread and some good points are m... Jan 13 2006, 12:16 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (ElFenrir) As for attributes...i'm for n... Jan 13 2006, 01:43 AM Glyph Keep in mind that a lot of upgrades, like muscle r... Jan 13 2006, 03:41 AM Gothic Rose QUOTE (Mr. Unpronounceable) QUOTE (FrankTrollman)W... Jan 13 2006, 04:38 AM mfb the big deal has very little to do with anything i... Jan 13 2006, 05:24 AM Cynic project Yep out of character. I want to have it within the... Jan 13 2006, 05:44 AM Critias It's not just fictional characters or Hollywoo... Jan 13 2006, 06:59 AM Kyoto Kid I have no issue with caps at chargen. I believe t... Jan 13 2006, 07:11 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Critias @ Jan 13 2006, 08:59 AM) Which... Jan 13 2006, 08:22 AM Kerberos QUOTE (Critias) It's not just fictional charac... Jan 13 2006, 08:37 AM Critias Did you Google 'em? These guys are fat old me... Jan 13 2006, 08:46 AM Kerberos QUOTE (Critias) Did you Google 'em? These guy... Jan 13 2006, 09:11 AM Ryu And they would outperfom themselves if they posses... Jan 13 2006, 12:02 PM Critias In SR4 they would. But SR3 understood that abilit... Jan 13 2006, 12:27 PM Ryu Someone with extreme talent and mediocre training ... Jan 13 2006, 12:44 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Critias)Someone has yet to give a good reas... Jan 13 2006, 12:49 PM Darkness QUOTE (Critias)In SR4 they would. But SR3 un... Jan 13 2006, 01:25 PM mfb that's great, but it's completely tangenti... Jan 13 2006, 01:46 PM Critias You're also conveniently forgetting how mallea... Jan 13 2006, 01:49 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Critias)The entire point of the discussion ... Jan 13 2006, 02:00 PM mfb as opposed to SR4, where every team's got a Fa... Jan 13 2006, 02:04 PM Critias QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Critias)The enti... Jan 13 2006, 02:05 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Critias)Making it absurd in your opinion.
D... Jan 13 2006, 02:33 PM Darkness QUOTE (mfb @ Jan 13 2006, 02:46 PM) that... Jan 13 2006, 02:40 PM Moon-Hawk Regarding skill being worth more than raw ability:... Jan 13 2006, 03:19 PM Kerberos QUOTE (Moon-Hawk @ Jan 13 2006, 10:19 AM) Reg... Jan 13 2006, 03:30 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) What about hacking? Or medical ... Jan 13 2006, 03:31 PM Critias QUOTE (Kerberos) Personaly I prefer to think of sk... Jan 13 2006, 03:48 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Moon-Hawk ... Jan 13 2006, 03:50 PM Rotbart van Dainig Until you limit max hits by skill x 2.
But yeah, ... Jan 13 2006, 03:59 PM Kerberos QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig ... Jan 13 2006, 04:00 PM Moon-Hawk No, when you put it that way it's not. But be... Jan 13 2006, 04:04 PM
Kerberos QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) No, when you put it that way it... Jan 13 2006, 04:19 PM  |
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