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 Jul 17 2004, 08:25 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 16-July 04 Member No.: 6,488  |
A lot of things in Shadowrun have been hit by an insane inflation rate. Computers and Ammunition are just two of them. Others haven't changed much at all. Why? The gods only know. But considering that 100 nuyen is pocket change in the standard Shadowrun game, buying 50 rounds of regular ammo for that much isn't this monumental blow to reality that a few of you are trying to suggest it is.
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Jul 17 2004, 09:00 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
I completely agree that it is not a monumental blow to reality. I'd even agree that when you've got to use just one price for all ammunition it makes sense to use a rather high price. However, the main reason why several items in SR have rather weird prices is that the designers didn't know and didn't really care either. Using inflation, or even general trends in consumer price changes, to explain it is just plain wrong -- like explaining telepathy with the electromagnetic fields caused by the human nervous system.
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Jul 17 2004, 10:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 752 |
People listen to the apologists because they want to believe, because they got all these books and they don't want to believe the stuff in them is completely wrong. in religion and in RPGs. If i was playing a game with telepathy you bet i'd mention the possibility of the shuman resonance as a medium for telepathy. come on this is a post-modern cyberpunk RPG, it's all about appropriation without regarding original intention (look at all the people FASA stole from, Gibson had no idea people would use his ideas like this). |
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Jul 18 2004, 01:55 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Now you've got me wondering. Time to go shopping at Wal-Mart. -Siege |
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Jul 18 2004, 02:10 AM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
Yeah, Wall Mart provides me all my plinking ammo needs. :D
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Jul 18 2004, 05:52 AM
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Senior GM Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,406 Joined: 12-April 03 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 4,442 |
There will be tremendous inflation between 2004 and 2064. At a 7% annual inflation rate (for example), prices double roughly every 10 years (financial rule of 72). If prices double every 10 years for 60 years, things will cost roughly 60 to 70 times as much in 2064 as in 2004.
Therefore a cheap meal at $10 today will go for 10 :nuyen: in 2064. A cheap motel room at $30 today will go for 30 :nuyen: in 2064. A $40 car rental will go for 40 :nuyen: in 2064. A cheap apartment at $1000 per month today will be a cheap apartment at 1000 :nuyen: per month in 2064. That's how inflation works in Shadowrun. |
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