From:	bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject:	Re: sidebars and trainingwheels -Reply
Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 1996 01:39:07 -0500 (EST)

>Not a bad idea..I however, have this afliction..I am..well I'm a
>collecter..there I said it..I cannot help the urge to buy everything until I
>have the whole set..The biggest reason I stay away from Magic cards, I might
>add..I would go broke trying to get all of the stupid things..So, anyway, I
>end up with even the cruddiest if the supplements....

Got a bad case of that myself, and not enough sense to avoid MtG! :-(
Wish I had avoided DMZ (Remember that 1st edition LOSER?!

>> If I had a decker in the
>> group I would buy VR2.
>
>I haven't read the whole thing yet..But so far I really like the things I
>have seen in it..It seems a whole lot simpler..of course I haven't had to use
>it yet either...

They did simplify things some, but I have run into a problem. After a
certain level, and with the right mix of programs, two deckers can no longer
really affect each other!
With an even match of programs (attack vs. defense) It becomes a big stand off.
I had to physically crash the system to end a fight. Neither decker could
gain on the other. They were just rolling dice, and negating each other's
damage.
VR2.0 blows vr1 out of the water, but it still isn't enough. The system
still bogs down too much for my tastes.

>> I WISH they would come out
>> with a new RBB to scrap the old system they had.
>
>As others have said..It's a comin'...From what I recall It is supposed to be
>out in late '97 and it is supposed to have new rules that are similar to
>those for creating a 'Mech in BattleTech for SR vehicles...

That sounds very good! The mech building rules are easy to follow, and make
very balanced machines. RBB2 would be much improved by such a system!


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