RE: DS3 points systems and features

OK, but...

I want some visual clue as to how powerful a vehicle is when I see it
across
the table.

"Oh. Here comes a little jeep with what looks like a machine gun, but
over
there are 5 Ogre Mk. IIIs. I will concentrate my fire on the Ogres. Boy!
Those Ogres popped quickly. OK your turn... What do you mean that
machine
gun fires nuclear shells at a range of 60"?!?!?! OK <grumble> page
47..."

Yes, pure munchkinism, but in a system without limits possible.

When you mix miniature ranges, and each player bringing his predefined
forces, you can face a lot of this type of situation (although not
usually
as extreme as above), where a smaller, less menacing model (GHQ Abrams)
is
more powerful than a larger one (Ral Partha Battletech PPC Carrier).

I am not complety arguing against you. You should be able to match the
model
to its capabilities. But 2 people looking at the same model might see
widely
varying capabilities (is that a PDS or GMS?).

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Brian Bell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tomb [mailto:tomb@dreammechanics.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:22
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: DS3 points systems and features

[snip]
 Let's simplify, while yet making the game more generic and opening
up more options for the players and designers. To add a new system then
only involves points balance versus other systems, not a mass/capacity
balance and a points balance.