 Are Humans unpowered?, Why play them? |
 Jul 14 2011, 05:50 AM
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One of my players asked me why would you pick to play as a human, and only reasons I could think of was
1)You fit in better, fewer people hate you 2)Save you a few BP (though not that true as with other Matetypes you seem to gain more attributes then their BP cost) But honestly the 1st point doesnt really seem that great and the 2nd point also seems bit dumb as your likely to spend points on your attributes, so playing any of the other metatypes seems to make more sense. I'm sure this has been raised before, but what could humans get to make them worth playing (some kind of bonus?)? Or least why do you guys think their worth playing? |
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stu_pie Are Humans unpowered? Jul 14 2011, 05:50 AM
MYST1C QUOTE (stu_pie @ Jul 14 2011, 07:50 AM) I... Jul 14 2011, 06:44 AM Faraday 1. More edge. A lot of people underestimate edge, ... Jul 14 2011, 06:49 AM
Hagga QUOTE (Faraday @ Jul 14 2011, 07:49 AM) 1... Jul 14 2011, 07:07 AM Medicineman QUOTE 1. More edge. A lot of people underestimate ... Jul 14 2011, 07:04 AM SpellBinder What Faraday said, and IIRC humans are the most co... Jul 14 2011, 07:05 AM Aerospider QUOTE (stu_pie @ Jul 14 2011, 06:50 AM) O... Jul 14 2011, 07:06 AM Medicineman Errataed(German )Rules say that You pay Attribute ... Jul 14 2011, 07:10 AM Faraday QUOTE (Medicineman @ Jul 14 2011, 12:10 A... Jul 14 2011, 07:40 AM Amazeroth QUOTE (Faraday @ Jul 14 2011, 09:40 AM) F... Jul 14 2011, 07:44 AM Faraday QUOTE (Amazeroth @ Jul 14 2011, 12:44 AM)... Jul 14 2011, 07:48 AM Elfenlied QUOTE (Faraday @ Jul 14 2011, 07:48 AM) D... Jul 14 2011, 08:16 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Elfenlied @ Jul 14 2011, 01:16 AM)... Jul 14 2011, 01:35 PM CanRay How about the ability to blend in? Still more hum... Jul 14 2011, 07:47 AM Ascalaphus For hackers/riggers, mages not on a Charisma Tradi... Jul 14 2011, 08:17 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm I agree basically humans mostly have edge going fo... Jul 14 2011, 08:57 AM LurkerOutThere For me there is a huge fluff difference between an... Jul 14 2011, 09:02 AM CanRay QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ Jul 14 2011, 04:0... Jul 14 2011, 03:33 PM Ascalaphus I think the game developers actually did a very go... Jul 14 2011, 09:36 AM Thanee QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Jul 14 2011, 11:36 AM... Jul 14 2011, 10:32 AM Thanee If you consider bioelectrics, it could be said, th... Jul 14 2011, 09:38 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Thanee @ Jul 14 2011, 10:38 AM) If... Jul 14 2011, 09:39 AM suoq I suddenly have this incredible desire to play an ... Jul 14 2011, 09:51 AM Ascalaphus I don't think a statistically representative d... Jul 14 2011, 10:48 AM Yerameyahu Didn't we do this already? If they're und... Jul 14 2011, 01:37 PM Nebular I don't see why it matters. Playing a game and... Jul 14 2011, 01:57 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Nebular @ Jul 14 2011, 06:57 AM) I... Jul 14 2011, 02:08 PM toturi QUOTE (Nebular @ Jul 14 2011, 09:57 PM) I... Jul 14 2011, 02:15 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (toturi @ Jul 14 2011, 07:15 AM) Ho... Jul 14 2011, 02:44 PM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jul 14 2011, 04... Jul 14 2011, 02:58 PM Nebular QUOTE (Brainpiercing7.62mm @ Jul 14 2011, 09... Jul 14 2011, 03:06 PM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (Nebular @ Jul 14 2011, 05:06 PM) I... Jul 14 2011, 03:12 PM Lantzer My personal take on the whole powergaming issue:
... Jul 14 2011, 04:31 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (Brainpiercing7.62mm @ Jul 14 2011, 10... Jul 14 2011, 03:14 PM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jul 14 2011, 11:14 ... Jul 14 2011, 03:54 PM toturi QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jul 14 2011, 11:14 ... Jul 15 2011, 03:09 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jul 14 2011, 05:14 ... Jul 15 2011, 08:53 AM Aerospider QUOTE (Brainpiercing7.62mm @ Jul 15 2011, 09... Jul 15 2011, 12:20 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (Brainpiercing7.62mm @ Jul 15 2011, 04... Jul 15 2011, 08:26 PM jaellot I'd say it probably has something to do with p... Jul 14 2011, 03:25 PM KarmaInferno It's funny. My current Missions NPC speaks flu... Jul 14 2011, 03:38 PM CanRay QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jul 14 2011, 10:38 ... Jul 14 2011, 07:17 PM Kyrel QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 14 2011, 09:17 PM) ... Jul 15 2011, 04:04 PM LurkerOutThere QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jul 14 2011, 10:38 ... Jul 15 2011, 12:27 AM KarmaInferno Bad stats can be roleplayed too. And "good st... Jul 14 2011, 04:02 PM Aerospider Optimising builds can be fun, but it's not com... Jul 14 2011, 05:31 PM DamienKnight QUOTE (Aerospider @ Jul 14 2011, 12:31 PM... Jul 14 2011, 06:09 PM Udoshi QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Jul 14 2011, 12:09 ... Jul 15 2011, 12:45 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jul 14 2011, 05:45 PM) Th... Jul 15 2011, 01:38 AM Irion Well, there was a huge miss with gene ware. I real... Jul 14 2011, 08:25 PM UmaroVI Humans should probably be -10 BP. Although I'm... Jul 14 2011, 08:42 PM Rubic QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 14 2011, 10:33 AM) My... Jul 14 2011, 09:50 PM stu_pie Irion (and everyone else who had this point) I agr... Jul 14 2011, 10:02 PM Rubic QUOTE (stu_pie @ Jul 14 2011, 05:02 PM) I... Jul 14 2011, 10:16 PM UmaroVI Rubic: It's only 20 points for an Ork if you p... Jul 14 2011, 10:26 PM Rubic second! We can haz exposition? Jul 15 2011, 01:45 AM suoq I'm not sure the humans are underpowered. Pers... Jul 15 2011, 02:27 AM Glyph I find that in build points, I will often be tempt... Jul 15 2011, 03:09 AM Teulisch orks... their cap for logic and charisma is lowere... Jul 15 2011, 03:15 AM Glyph Generally, lowering the maximum in an Attribute is... Jul 15 2011, 03:44 AM PoliteMan I don't think it's really metahumans, just... Jul 15 2011, 06:06 AM Ascalaphus For Orks and Trolls, I mentally insert "And d... Jul 15 2011, 09:22 AM suoq QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Jul 15 2011, 03:22 AM... Jul 15 2011, 11:16 AM Elfenlied QUOTE (suoq @ Jul 15 2011, 12:16 PM) -4 d... Jul 15 2011, 11:53 AM Aerospider QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Jul 15 2011, 10:22 AM... Jul 15 2011, 11:56 AM Snow_Fox Humans aren't 'broken' so long as you... Jul 15 2011, 11:50 AM Ascalaphus The exact amount of Racism Modifier isn't real... Jul 15 2011, 12:01 PM suoq My gut feeling is that the introduction of that mu... Jul 15 2011, 12:06 PM Ascalaphus QUOTE (suoq @ Jul 15 2011, 01:06 PM) That... Jul 15 2011, 12:19 PM suoq QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Jul 15 2011, 06:19 AM... Jul 15 2011, 02:33 PM Rubic QUOTE (suoq @ Jul 15 2011, 10:33 AM) The ... Jul 15 2011, 02:43 PM CanRay QUOTE (Rubic @ Jul 15 2011, 09:43 AM) WAT... Jul 15 2011, 04:13 PM Rubic QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 15 2011, 11:13 AM) We... Jul 15 2011, 08:43 PM Snow_Fox It only works if you're 'role' playing... Jul 15 2011, 12:08 PM KCKitsune You know there is one thing that might a bit of a ... Jul 15 2011, 01:51 PM stu_pie QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 15 2011, 02:51 PM)... Jul 15 2011, 06:27 PM Mäx QUOTE (stu_pie @ Jul 15 2011, 09:27 PM) I... Jul 15 2011, 08:25 PM Miri QUOTE (Mäx @ Jul 15 2011, 02:25 PM) I wou... Jul 15 2011, 08:48 PM Mäx QUOTE (Miri @ Jul 15 2011, 11:48 PM) Are ... Jul 15 2011, 10:26 PM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Mäx @ Jul 15 2011, 05:26 PM) Well ... Jul 15 2011, 10:33 PM Apathy I think that part of the issue is that not all att... Jul 15 2011, 09:25 PM stu_pie QUOTE (Apathy @ Jul 15 2011, 10:25 PM) I ... Jul 15 2011, 09:46 PM Irion Well, they should be, anyway.
(Thats why a lot of ... Jul 15 2011, 09:32 PM pbangarth The most useful Attributes are the ones the GM mak... Jul 15 2011, 09:50 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (Miri @ Jul 15 2011, 04:48 PM) Are ... Jul 15 2011, 10:42 PM Rubic QUOTE (HunterHerne @ Jul 15 2011, 06:42 P... Jul 16 2011, 01:10 AM HunterHerne QUOTE (Rubic @ Jul 15 2011, 09:10 PM) I h... Jul 16 2011, 01:20 AM KarmaInferno QUOTE (HunterHerne @ Jul 15 2011, 05:42 P... Jul 16 2011, 04:09 AM PoliteMan One of the things that annoys me about the "O... Jul 16 2011, 02:18 AM LostProxy Technomancer is 5 BP isn't it? Would fit just ... Jul 16 2011, 04:16 AM KarmaInferno Huh. I suppose so. So would Adept.
Maybe just the... Jul 16 2011, 04:25 AM LostProxy I'm a little dubious with Type O. Delta is nic... Jul 16 2011, 05:06 AM Yerameyahu Nothing wrong with out-of-shape Orks. Surely that... Jul 16 2011, 05:34 AM Glyph I agree. It could be useful for a highly optimize... Jul 16 2011, 05:35 AM HunterHerne QUOTE (Glyph @ Jul 16 2011, 02:35 AM) I a... Jul 16 2011, 11:34 AM LurkerOutThere Not at all, at least for spell casting, it's s... Jul 16 2011, 12:05 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ Jul 16 2011, 09:0... Jul 16 2011, 01:05 PM LurkerOutThere I will double check but I'm pretty sure your u... Jul 16 2011, 01:38 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ Jul 16 2011, 10:3... Jul 16 2011, 01:41 PM Irion You need line of sight and you have to "see... Jul 16 2011, 01:56 PM  |
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