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Message no. 1
From: swiftone@********.org (Brett Ritter)
Subject: New SR4 Errata
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:29:30 -0500
Just noticed this had been updated.

The only significant changes I noticed were:
* Flechette no longer rocks as much. (AP+5 !)
* Gel rounds have also been toned down.
* Drain, both physical and stun, cannot be magically healed.

Did anyone else find anything big that I missed?

--
Brett Ritter / SwiftOne
swiftone@********.org
Message no. 2
From: davek@***.lonestar.org (David Kettler)
Subject: New SR4 Errata
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:06:05 +0000
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 04:29:30PM -0500, Brett Ritter wrote:
> Just noticed this had been updated.
>
> The only significant changes I noticed were:
> * Flechette no longer rocks as much. (AP+5 !)
> * Gel rounds have also been toned down.
> * Drain, both physical and stun, cannot be magically healed.
>
> Did anyone else find anything big that I missed?
>

Don't forget that EX explosive is no longer overpowered (Flechette rocks? EX explosive
used to have the same DV bonus plus a -2 AP modifier).

I actually like the ammo changes, because it's a lot more balanced now. There's actually
a reason you might want to use Flechette or APDS instead of EX explosive. Now if only
they would fix stick'n'shock. I'm pretty sure everyone in our group carries a light
pistol loaded with stick'n'shock now. Why would anyone ever use a taser?

They changed the rules for improving skills so you have to make a test and spend time, not
just pay the karma cost. This also gives an actual reason to have instruction.

They clarified that area effect indirect combat spells can affect people outside of the
caster's line of sight. This isn't really new, but it is nice to have it spelled out
because it's something a lot of people argue about.

In the end, magic is still overpowered (yeah, yeah, different rant...).

--
Dave Kettler
davek@***.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
Message no. 3
From: jeremie.bouillon@****.fr (Jérémie_Bouillon)
Subject: New SR4 Errata
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:35:54 +0100
Brett Ritter wrote:
> The only significant changes I noticed were:
> * Flechette no longer rocks as much. (AP+5 !)

Still much better than normal rounds (2 success is not 5 dices, it's
between 6 and 8), so it's a step in the good direction but only a step.

> Did anyone else find anything big that I missed?

Astral form manifesting can't be targeted by mana spell (good).

Indirect spell can affect something not seen/targeted (as before SR4,
bad, it's one more "special case").
Message no. 4
From: weberm@*******.net (Ubiquitous)
Subject: New SR4 Errata
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:14:35 -0500
At 04:29 PM 12/12/2006 -0500, you wrote:

>* Flechette no longer rocks as much. (AP+5 !)

They made flechette rounds worth using in 4th edition?
--
"Ted, sweetheart...somebody's left a wicker basket with a little baby in it
on our front doorstep."
"Just leave it out there on the stoop, honey. The cats'll get it."
- Red Meat http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/
Message no. 5
From: u.alberton@*****.com (Bira)
Subject: New SR4 Errata
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:58:28 -0200
On 12/12/06, Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.net> wrote:
> At 04:29 PM 12/12/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >* Flechette no longer rocks as much. (AP+5 !)
>
> They made flechette rounds worth using in 4th edition?

Your target got a bonus to resist them (+2 armor), but the extra
damage more than made up for it, statistically.

--
Bira
http://compexplicita.blogspot.com
http://sinfoniaferida.blogspot.com

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