Gamist rules Options

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

As long as it is connected to the matrix you don't even need DNI. You can manually type out the command in AR and its faster.

Which is pure and utter BS... *shrug*

[Voran]

I dunno. I kinda see the 'how armor works' stuff as gamist, more of a 'we want to keep the cinematics of combat where getting shot/hit is bad, even if wearing full stormtrooper armor' stuff. Whereas if armor in the real world worked like it does in SR, man, our law enforcement, and heck especially military guys in combat zones would be....far more hurt, or worse.

[GloriousRuse]

Pray tell on that? Right now catching a rifle round in the plates translates to massive bruising at a minimum, often broken ribs or internal bleeding, and that plate is done. Certainly there is an ass to floor moment, and unless raw adrenalin or willpower carries the day, quite a bit of shocked lying there...so, in SR terms, a minimum of a good hefty dose of stun damage combined with a knock down. And that's assuming the round actually hits the torso, and not say, a leg.

Which, more or less, is what happens when you shoot someone in full body armor with an AR or rifle in game unless they're a troll tank of doom.

Likewise a pistol round to a soft-vest.

[RHat]

I dunno. I kinda see the 'how armor works' stuff as gamist, more of a 'we want to keep the cinematics of combat where getting shot/hit is bad, even if wearing full stormtrooper armor' stuff. Whereas if armor in the real world worked like it does in SR, man, our law enforcement, and heck especially military guys in combat zones would be....far more hurt, or worse.

With regular ammo as it stands, a heavy pistol, some SMGs, and anything north of an assault rifle will punch through an armour vest on any given hit, while a light pistol, other SMGs, and holdouts need a better placed shot. If your opponent is wearing an armour jacket, the only thing south of an assault rifle that penetrates on a single net hit is the Warhawk. If they're wearing full body armour, even the strongest assault rifles need at least 2 net hits to penetrate. How much stronger do you really think armour should be?