| From: | Bull bull@***********.com |
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| Subject: | SR2 v. SR3 [was: Re: Deciper press release link] |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:03:30 -0400 |
>> Well, we have a new initative system that some people like ( I do ),
>> Matric rules from VR2 and rules from Rigger 2 in the main book,
>>
>Not a great selling point if you already own these books.
>
Yeah, but say you had just sat in on a Shadowrun game somewhere (Say, at a
convention), and you were interested in picking up the basic book to start
a game of your own. BUT... Wait! YOu need to pick up these two books
since the systems in the Shadowrun 2 book are obsolete.
That right there was the biggest reason for the change. When 2 of your 5
"classes" of character (Cyber, Decker, Mage, Phys Ad, and Rigger, to
clarify) can't even be used with the main rulebook, something needs fixed.
And yes, you could argue that VR2 and Rigger 2 were not necessary. You
could use the old system. After all, they served all us for 1st and most
of 2nd edition, right? Well, right, BUT... Since none of the new products
support the old system, you're gonna be lost.
And, since we have to make these chages anyways, lets clean up the system.
Fix some of the stuff that's been driving all the Shadowrunners out tehre
nuts. Magic is one big mess, only the super-cyber-sammies like the
initiative system, and most groups have about 30 house rules to fix all the
stuff that simply doesn;t work, or is down rigt broken.
Don;t play with SR3 if you don;t want to. But whether the few of you that
don't like SR3 agree or not, it WAS necessary.
Bull
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