| From: | Sommers sommers@*****.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | SOTA |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:25:34 -0400 |
>I was thinking about his, and surely it should change
>depending on what the thing actually is....
>
>Is SOTA meant to be a change due to the item
>itself getting old and shite, or because the things that
>it's opposed to (bullets/armour etc.) are getting better....
Yes, SOTA is State of the Art. Its not that you're stuff is getting any
worse, its that everything around you is getting a lot better.
>If SOTA is due to the latest things getting better (as its name
>would seem to imply), then again, guns would seem to be
>fairly unaffected.....whereas decks, armour etc.. don't think
>so..... I suppose a gun's aim/gas compression etc. would go
>off...but hmmm...
Guns are not affected by SOTA. However, ammunition is. In January, Ares
introduces a new load for its bullets that has better penetrating power.
The SOTA for armor is increased, decreasing its effective armor rating.
However, individuals that buy old ammo are behind the SOTA, and so armor is
still full strength against those rounds. In a month or so Ares rolls out a
new line of armor that is better at stopping their own rounds. Buying that
armor keeps an individual up on the armor SOTA and therefore gets the full
benefit of his armor.
Sommers
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