From:	chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject:	Re: Re[2]: Decking Dangers[f]
Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 1996 13:45:16 -0500 (EST)

>%Seriously, Mark, even with all the little nasties taht the GM can throw at
>%me, a rating 10D area damage spell with 8 points of suppression, compunded
>%with 12 dice in decking and something like 5d6+22 initiative, and it's not
>%so much a matter of the IC hitting me as the IC getting a chance to go.
>%On top of that, He has a rating 10 armor, and shield prog, and a 9 bod, I
>%believe.
>
>%Before the cries of Munchkin strat up once more,
>
>not as long as you don't marry a bug queen and cheat on her with another..
>:)
>
No,that's my partner Johnny:)

>%Ah well, just my rambling. Decking takes on a whole new meaning after a
>%while, and when the GM has to crash the system to get you out, it gets
>%amusing. Decking, as much as I love the concept, still has some flaws...
>%And we haven't quite figured a way around them yet....:)
>
>jep. the fact that there are no limits for armor and especially for
>hardening is RATHER bothersome, with hardening 6 you are effectively
>immune to all in the net. [this friendly gm is simply elevating the system
>ratings to the 12's +++ but I'd like a better solution.]
> Ferri
>
I would love to see a better decking system. At the moment, we're using a
Hybrid of VR and VR2.0, keeping 2.0's combat system and the seurity tally,
but keeping the matrix design and all from 1.0...:) It comes out a little
better, but it still needs work.

It's a shame, too, cause I love the conept...:)


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