General EMP Thoughts

Hi All,

I've been following the whole WotW thread, and though I'm not really 
keen on offering specific advice on each weapon, I do have some 
general thoughts on how EMPs ought - or ought not - to work.

1) They should affect a set number of systems - not a ship-wide 
blanket. This is for balance.

2) They should have a clearly defined, simple list (did I mention 
simple?) of the systems that they affect, and in what order. If you 
involve attacker or defender choosing, they'll take forever to do it, 
and no one will be completely happy with the results anyway. Nail it 
down, define it! That way there's nothing to argue about.

3) They should cause a normal threshold, no exceptions. This keeps 
record keeping and superfluous rules down to a minimum. KISS.