 SR4 v SR5, Halp! |
 Jul 11 2015, 08:54 PM
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I've a fair amount of exp. playing SR4, and have never played SR5. I am currently working my way through the SR5 core book, albeit slowly due to time constraints. So perhaps, could someone here give me a super-brief primer on what the big changes (if any?) between the two editions are?
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AlyW SR4 v SR5 Jul 11 2015, 08:54 PM
Medicineman QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 11 2015, 04:54 PM) I... Jul 11 2015, 09:17 PM hermit 1a) Hackers can now hack your things that they exp... Jul 11 2015, 10:41 PM Abschalten Stick with SR4, and backport the handful of things... Jul 11 2015, 11:47 PM Lionhearted No love for SR5 I see, god I barely touched my SR4... Jul 12 2015, 01:15 AM
Medicineman QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Jul 11 2015, 08:15 P... Jul 12 2015, 05:32 AM
Smash QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Jul 12 2015, 11:15 A... Jul 23 2015, 10:27 PM Mikado QUOTE (Smash @ Jul 23 2015, 06:27 PM) Dum... Jul 23 2015, 11:21 PM Smash QUOTE (Mikado @ Jul 24 2015, 09:21 AM) Wo... Jul 23 2015, 11:49 PM apple QUOTE (Smash @ Jul 23 2015, 07:49 PM) You... Jul 24 2015, 11:57 AM Glyph Karmagen (called Point Buy in SR5) is more restric... Jul 12 2015, 01:53 AM Lionhearted Wasnt always the benefit of karmagen over bp that ... Jul 12 2015, 02:01 AM Glyph Theoretically, this was true, but Karmagen gave yo... Jul 12 2015, 04:08 AM KCKitsune QUOTE (Glyph @ Jul 12 2015, 12:08 AM) The... Jul 12 2015, 01:52 PM SpellBinder QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 12 2015, 06:52 AM)... Jul 12 2015, 03:32 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (SpellBinder @ Jul 12 2015, 08:32 A... Jul 12 2015, 04:11 PM Glyph QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 12 2015, 05:52 AM)... Jul 12 2015, 05:25 PM Medicineman @ Karmagen
You get 800 Karma
If you deduct the Hi... Jul 12 2015, 05:40 AM AlyW Blergh. Sounds like I'd be overall happier sti... Jul 12 2015, 06:06 AM Medicineman QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 12 2015, 01:06 AM) Bler... Jul 12 2015, 06:39 AM Glyph QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 11 2015, 10:06 PM) Bler... Jul 12 2015, 07:40 AM Smash QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 12 2015, 04:06 PM) Bler... Jul 23 2015, 10:30 PM Lionhearted Didnt they playtest any of this? Jul 12 2015, 06:10 AM SpellBinder QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Jul 12 2015, 12:10 A... Jul 12 2015, 06:28 AM hermit QUOTE Didnt they playtest any of this?
Playtesting... Jul 12 2015, 06:29 AM Moirdryd Most of the Wireless silliness (especially with sm... Jul 12 2015, 09:30 AM hermit But in SR5, Nanopaste memory will eat your soul, a... Jul 12 2015, 04:16 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (hermit @ Jul 12 2015, 09:16 AM) Bu... Jul 12 2015, 04:20 PM SpellBinder QUOTE (hermit @ Jul 12 2015, 10:16 AM) Bu... Jul 12 2015, 04:32 PM hermit That's gamism versus simulation, or "how ... Jul 12 2015, 04:57 PM AlyW Can cyberware have firewalls, like in SR4? augment... Jul 13 2015, 04:36 AM Medicineman QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 12 2015, 11:36 PM) Can ... Jul 13 2015, 05:35 AM Betx I never played SR4, so I can't compare it with... Jul 13 2015, 04:45 PM Wothanoz The rumors of wireless being a deathtrap are great... Jul 13 2015, 05:03 PM hermit QUOTE The rumors of wireless being a deathtrap are... Jul 13 2015, 05:25 PM Wothanoz QUOTE (hermit @ Jul 13 2015, 12:25 PM) Th... Jul 13 2015, 06:21 PM Sendaz QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 13 2015, 02:21 PM) ... Jul 13 2015, 07:59 PM Smirnov QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 13 2015, 10:21 PM) ... Jul 23 2015, 11:50 PM Smash QUOTE (Smirnov @ Jul 24 2015, 09:50 AM) S... Jul 24 2015, 01:49 AM Wothanoz QUOTE (Smash @ Jul 23 2015, 08:49 PM) Thi... Jul 24 2015, 09:52 PM Wothanoz As regards to pay, I wonder what kind of runs ya... Jul 13 2015, 05:47 PM hermit QUOTE If you are out on the grid, then you have to... Jul 13 2015, 06:40 PM Wothanoz QUOTE (hermit @ Jul 13 2015, 01:40 PM) So... Jul 13 2015, 07:14 PM hermit QUOTE But if I am sneaking into some secure facili... Jul 13 2015, 07:29 PM hermit QUOTE I assume that a group of disciplined, intell... Jul 13 2015, 07:29 PM Wothanoz QUOTE (hermit @ Jul 13 2015, 02:29 PM) ..... Jul 13 2015, 08:32 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 13 2015, 02:32 PM) ... Jul 13 2015, 08:53 PM Wothanoz QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jul 13 2015, 03... Jul 14 2015, 02:55 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 13 2015, 07:55 PM) ... Jul 14 2015, 12:56 PM Medicineman I'd rather buy 20 Prepaid Comlinks for 20 ¥ a ... Jul 13 2015, 08:22 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Medicineman @ Jul 13 2015, 02:22 P... Jul 13 2015, 08:28 PM AlyW I apologize for my thread bringing up so many argu... Jul 13 2015, 09:02 PM hermit QUOTE We are given a few examples of Deckers, and ... Jul 13 2015, 09:08 PM Lionhearted Seem to me that some people are working under the ... Jul 13 2015, 09:26 PM hermit QUOTE Does the game mechanics actually do what the... Jul 13 2015, 09:30 PM DireRadiant The problem with SR5 is that it is not SR4, or SR3... Jul 13 2015, 09:32 PM Medicineman QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 13 2015, 04:32 P... Jul 14 2015, 05:44 AM Moirdryd Most security deckers will be operating on the Sit... Jul 13 2015, 09:33 PM hermit QUOTE From my direct interaction with a hundred+ o... Jul 13 2015, 11:25 PM Glyph QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 13 2015, 01:02 PM) I ap... Jul 14 2015, 01:22 AM hermit QUOTE But I don't know why people think shadow... Jul 14 2015, 08:10 AM Medicineman QUOTE f.E.
the CGL Guys realized that a Skill Leve... Jul 14 2015, 01:57 PM hermit SR4's skills had low granularity, and an incre... Jul 14 2015, 03:02 PM Moirdryd Mostly because, despite the new Matrix environment... Jul 14 2015, 04:45 PM AlyW Curious, as this is not something I've thought... Jul 16 2015, 12:58 AM Lionhearted QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 16 2015, 02:58 AM) Curi... Jul 16 2015, 01:10 AM Glyph Riggers can use the electronic warfare skill for n... Jul 16 2015, 01:20 AM AlyW Hrm, good to know. Considering cobbling together a... Jul 16 2015, 01:36 AM AlyW Next question!
I haven't used Martial Art... Jul 17 2015, 07:29 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (AlyW @ Jul 17 2015, 01:29 AM) Next... Jul 17 2015, 12:56 PM Glyph The whole section on combat maneuvers is a grating... Jul 18 2015, 01:31 AM AlyW That last paragraph could be a concern, since the ... Jul 18 2015, 08:45 PM Glyph If you bought both a martial art and the specializ... Jul 19 2015, 01:00 AM Medicineman QUOTE All I was saying was, it is logical to expec... Jul 19 2015, 06:47 AM Isath To me it is rather odd, to seperate unarmed combat... Jul 21 2015, 02:05 PM Blade I agree that balance in Shadowrun is different fro... Jul 21 2015, 02:59 PM Isath QUOTE (Blade @ Jul 21 2015, 03:59 PM) So ... Jul 21 2015, 04:47 PM hermit It didn't but it did do better than currently.... Jul 21 2015, 06:51 PM Isath Hermit I am right with you there. While it is a ve... Jul 21 2015, 11:30 PM hermit Unfortunatly so, yes. Jul 21 2015, 11:57 PM Sternenwind Will there be a ChromedFlesh PDF version with a us... Jul 22 2015, 04:43 PM SpellBinder QUOTE (Sternenwind @ Jul 22 2015, 09:43 A... Jul 22 2015, 11:56 PM Glyph Smash, if you have a problem with any of the thing... Jul 24 2015, 02:02 AM Redjack QUOTE Personal attacks, flaming, trolling, and bai... Jul 24 2015, 12:33 PM Sternenwind Do you not need a Sleaze attribute to hide somethi... Jul 24 2015, 11:25 PM Glyph Sleaze is a Matrix Attribute, used as a limit for ... Jul 25 2015, 01:01 AM Sternenwind He roll Logic [ - ] vs Computer + Intuitionm[Data ... Jul 25 2015, 08:20 AM apple Thats the point where you use 1000 small stealth t... Jul 25 2015, 09:07 AM Moirdryd There is no Limit on the Logic + Sleaze roll Stern... Jul 25 2015, 11:13 AM Wothanoz QUOTE (Moirdryd @ Jul 25 2015, 06:13 AM) ... Jul 25 2015, 01:56 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 25 2015, 06:56 AM) ... Jul 25 2015, 02:52 PM apple QUOTE (Wothanoz @ Jul 25 2015, 09:56 AM) ... Jul 25 2015, 03:25 PM Sendaz QUOTE (apple @ Jul 25 2015, 10:25 AM) Yes... Jul 25 2015, 04:00 PM Deckbeard QUOTE (Sendaz @ Jul 25 2015, 11:00 AM) *h... Jul 25 2015, 04:05 PM Medicineman QUOTE As for wireless being a death sentence, that... Jul 25 2015, 07:23 PM Sendaz QUOTE (Medicineman @ Jul 25 2015, 02:23 P... Jul 25 2015, 08:00 PM Glyph Mages already have the equivalent of going wireles... Jul 25 2015, 10:01 PM hermit QUOTE Best way to avoid it is to turn off wireless... Jul 26 2015, 10:39 AM Moirdryd Two simple fixes...
1) Make the stuff work like i... Jul 26 2015, 10:59 AM hermit I wouldn't call it a fix (spend a lot of Essen... Jul 26 2015, 01:06 PM  |
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