RE: Vulnerability of Ogres was: [DSII] Genre

The way we do it is that you have to target independent systems. (I.E.
target the MDC/5 Main gun or the HEL/3 Secondary) Attacking the Treads
does
an amount of "pips" equal to the grade of the firing weapon. A BOOM chit
does DOUBLE damage to treads. A Mobility kill does triple tread
damage...

Michael Wikan
Game Design
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew & Alex [SMTP:Al.Bri@xtra.co.nz]
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 1999 2:25 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: Vulnerability of Ogres was: [DSII] Genre
> 
> Chen-Song Qin <cqin@ee.ualberta.ca> wrote:
> >I'm not sure,
> >since I've never played with Ogres or other supertanks.
> >But from the rules,
> >doesn't it seem that they are very vulnerable to artillery?
>     Ogres are more vulnerable to artillery. Because Ogres tend to be
> solitary, you can call a closed sheaf of artillery on one, so greatly
> improving the chances of drawing a "BOOM" chit and destroying it.
>     Then move the artillery onto the next Ogre.
> 
> A way to make Ogres more interesting, is to suggest that Ogres have
some
> sort of PSB force field that negates "BOOM" chits and nukes. Perhaps
as a
> initial suggestion, the force field could negate as many nukes and
"BOOM"
> chits as the Ogre has in vehicle size class or the number of modules
it
> had.
> So if the Ogre was VSC/20, it could negate 20 BOOM chits, and 20 nuke
> impacts. If the Ogre had 8 modules, it could negate 8 boom chits and 8
> nuke
> impacts.
>     Of course, this would require playtesting by those more familiar
with
> Ogres than I am, to make sure that the Ogres have the right 'feel'.
> 
> Andrew Martin
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