From:	"Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject:	Re: Why new weapons ???
Date:	Mon, 27 May 1996 10:22:12 GMT + 2:00

@ I think shadowrun is a quite cool game but why does everybody wants new
@ weapons ????

I can only put this from my persepective (and hence my
characters), disagree with me if you will. In SR there is limited
versitility for the street sam characters. My character in order to
keep the edge and survive does not want to live with outdated
technology. After all, once you loose the edge, your character could
be very easily toasted. In addition, it shows a level of compedence,
if the character has access to the latest, it means that he has the
rescources.

Are there some players which play shadowrun only because they
@ like shooting and fighting ???? I am gamemaster too and my players try to
@ avoid fighting cause they know it's dangerous.....( there was a run a few
@ days ago ( I wasn't gamemaster ) with 6 players......only one survived but
@ he was invisble and wounded but I've to say that the players learned much on
@ this run although their characters died. )

No. Each of us play for a different reason. Some of us play to
leave the mundane world for a time, others to act out a fanatasy that
they cannot in the real world, others as a method of stress relief,
other for the sake of the challenge, ad infinitum. I won't comment on
invisible mages, my character until he lost his 'lucky bandana', had
yet not to spot the invisible mage.

@
@ I hope everybody understands me right.....not the weapons make the game, the
@ players make the game......

I couldn't agree with you more. But weapons are an intergral part
of the system. And in the same way some people sent thousands on a
new PC, only to replace it a few months later with a new one even
though the previous works fine, so some characters constandly strive
to keep the edge by believinng that technlgy gives you the edge.


@ Please.....tell me your opinions too......

I just did in a round about way. ;)
Andre'

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