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 Dec 5 2006, 10:29 AM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437  |
Well, we tried it for about 6 months and finally decided, unanimously as a group, that 4th edition blows in comparisson with 3rd. We've decided to throw 4th out the window and go back to playing 3rd edition again, permanently. This bites in a major way since, being so excited about 4th edition, I stupidly deleted all my 3rd edition web pages, including all the calculators and characters. So anyhows, I'll be rebuilding my site as we rebuild our characters from scratch.
I'm curious as to how many other groups are sticking to 3rd edition? 1st to 2nd was awesome. The rules got nicer, damage made more sense, cyberware was improved, and the cyber and magic got tons better. 2nd to 3rd cleaned 2nd up nicely. Though, admittedly, it took me a few weeks to get use to Sustaining Foci instead of Spell Locks (which always cost 1 karma), everything was better. 3rd to 4th the only thing we like is that they seperated perception and intelligence, and we're all deckers in a way. The net is easier, and more inline with technological progress than the low concealability ratings of small things like cell phones in 3rd edition. :P We all dislike char-gen now, Street Magic was such a let-down for us, and games would usually end with us excitedly being ready to do a WarHammer Fantasy battle. Now that we're going back to 3rd, there's more excitement about the game than over WarHammer. Last weekend's game we played so long we didn't have time for WarHammer afterwards... :P So anyhows, I'm back and will be commenting on any 3rd Ed posts I see, but I'm done with 4th Ed. I'm writing up our house rules and characters over the following weeks on a site, and then will begin rebuilding the calculators for skillsofts, dice rolling, etc. |
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Dec 5 2006, 11:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .nl Member No.: 116 |
Welcome back. Grab a seat. :)
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Dec 5 2006, 02:37 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
No time for Warhammer?? For shame.
(Like I ever play...my army languishes half-painted.) |
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Dec 5 2006, 02:43 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
What does painting have to do with anything? ;)
Welcome back, old man. Good to see you. ~J |
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Dec 5 2006, 08:01 PM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
Seriously, wicked glad to see your still with us.
And more importantly, not sucked into the sr4 vortex. |
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Dec 6 2006, 07:03 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
Thanks DV8, Kage and Lindt. Good to see you guys too. ;)
Eidolon, always time for WarHammer, just no interest if a good SR3 game is possible. :P |
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Dec 6 2006, 07:17 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Yeah yeah yeah! Where were you when I made my grand return, eh? :P ;)
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Dec 6 2006, 09:20 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
You have been away? I can't imagine a day without 50 of your posts!
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Dec 6 2006, 10:50 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Arrrghhh, a Warhammer guy! Arrrgh! I'm partial WarMachine myself. Good to see you online. :D |
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Dec 6 2006, 10:52 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Warmachine is cool. I don't have any minituares of it myself, but played a session once, what was much fun. :)
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Dec 6 2006, 02:50 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Heh, yeah, definitely a back-burner choice for me. I enjoy the building and painting, I've only played a couple of (short) sessions. I haven't tried Warmachine, but it looks cool. Mordheim does too. I wants me a Witch Hunter force.
But we digress. I'm going to have to flog myself and move this to General Gaming if we keep up. ;) |
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Dec 6 2006, 03:38 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
Hey Fortune and Toturi, cool to see that you're still around. You a 4th Eder? Grinder, I assume of course you're talking about Fortune there. :P Never played WarMachine, but considering I have about 6 of the WarHammer Fantasy armies fully painted at about 5,000 points each, I don't see me switching games any time soon. :P Eidolon, don't recall that 'Admin' name before, no harm in moving the thread of course. ;)
Seriously though, I mostly posted to see how many people have come to the same realization (opinion) that we have about 4th vs 3rd. Nice to see at least Lindt shares the realization. :P |
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Dec 6 2006, 10:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 577 Joined: 23-July 03 From: outside America Member No.: 5,015 |
I play 3rd, and I have friends who play both 3rd and 4th. They rate it similarly to Sphynx but keep playing. I'm happy to stick with 3.
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Dec 6 2006, 11:04 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Sphynx, did you ever check out the Internet Archive? Perhaps some of your webpages (and code) are saved there?
Also try Google Cache, see if they retain anything of your old webpage. |
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Dec 6 2006, 11:12 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Code wouldn't be unless he'd posted the source or his server was totally broken.
~J |
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Dec 7 2006, 12:22 AM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
I'll be the Mod to move it ;) It was off the Srun track
Welcome back then though! I'm playing 4th Ed now almost exclusivly... though I still own everything ever published. People here have been pretty receptive actually... we've got 8 rotating in our Srun Missions group. Oh yeah, Warmachine > anything GW anymore ;) |
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Dec 7 2006, 12:26 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Meh. I'm a WarMachine fan, but they can't write tournament rules to save their lives.
~J |
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Dec 7 2006, 12:31 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Booo Hisss... Go Skaven! :P |
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Dec 7 2006, 02:18 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Welcome back, Sphynx.
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Dec 7 2006, 12:21 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
Thanks Tanka, archaive.org had enough to get me re-started without feeling like it was too great a task. :P I owe you one. |
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Dec 7 2006, 03:17 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Doesn't hurt my feelings at all. !tournaments ;) |
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Dec 7 2006, 04:45 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
My Dwarven Treasure Hunters shall own the wyrd shards of Mordheim! Down with the Greenskins! |
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Dec 8 2006, 11:25 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
No worries. I know the pains of coding webpages (especially from scratch), so I figured it was worth a shot to at least have the front-end all there. Good luck on getting it back up and running! |
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Dec 9 2006, 05:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Somewhere near Jupiter orbit Member No.: 1,668 |
Welcome back Sphynx we missed ya *8->
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