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Re: [FT] What was WRONG with Railguns??

From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <schoon@a...>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:15:07 -0800
Subject: Re: [FT] What was WRONG with Railguns??

>What with all the reworking and theories and proposals, I don't
honestly
>know what the problem was with railguns?  The hit/damage mechanics were
>fine.	Damage was acceptable.	What WAS it that started all this?

Actually, a very good question.

First, they were not balanced. The mass and/or price cost way not
indicative of their true value.

Second, in large battles they involve ALOT of dice rolling - we were
attempting to simplify as well.

Schoon

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