| From: | Caric <caric@********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Heavy pistol damage |
| Date: | Mon, 7 Jul 1997 10:01:28 -0700 |
damage
| > > codes/rules will be changed).
| > Ummmm, *why*? Heavy pistol ammo (.357, .44, etc.) is _not_ used in
SMGs, they
| > use lighter rounds like the 9mm or 10mm. And the damage codes are low
enough
| > as-is, imo.
As I am sure Loki has already stated we lowered HP's to 6M in our campaign
as well, in fact I didn't know anyone else had done that. ANyway the way
that we look at is like this. The power of the attack is what is reduced
by armor, so it seems to be a measurement of the penetrating power of the
round. A HP, SMG, and assault rifle all do Moderate damage to what they
hit. An assault rifle should penetrate better in my opinion however.
Round size has something to do with it, but not nearly as much as SR would
make you think. An M-16 fires .223 caliber rounds and a Glock-17 fires
9mm. The glock fires a larger round, but will not penetrate anywhere near
as well as the m16. A second reason we made the change is that armor is
designed to stop bullets. With Hp's at a 9M damage code people were
feeling as though they had to walk around with layered armor all the time
in order to stay alive, now while we still layer armor on runs, when I go
to the local pub I can feel secure with just a jacket and I don't have to
wear that uncomfortable body armor. To me this seems more like what the
case would be. I wouldn't wear bod armor constantly in RL, why would
anyone else want to. If you were to shoot someone today with a 9mm round
from a pistol, and that person was wearing a vest, the would probab;y not
take any damage other thatn bruises or a cracked rib. I can see weapons
progressing as time passed, but wouldn't armor due the same? Finally we
wanted to bring machine pistols to a point that they made sense, and SMG's
were useful as well. With all the burst capable HP's out there now SMG's
were falling by the wayside.
-Caric
"These pretzels are MAKING ME THIRSTY!!!!!"
