RE: B vs K was Re: Classed Weapons

On Friday, September 05, 2003 10:04 AM, Jared Hilal
[SMTP:jlhilal@yahoo.com]
wrote:
> laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
> 
> >>B) the expected damage increases much faster with a K-gun (up to
class 
> >>
> >6, tapers off for +) than with a standard battery.
> >
> >If you're including a factor for the area covered, I'm afraid I
didn't
see
> >it.
> 
> <confused look> Huh?	What do you mean by "a factor for the area 
> covered"?  These are all direct fire weapons, not area effect.

The math involved in play balance includes the arc of fire and the
range.	
As a rough example, if you double the range, you have quadruple the
target
area where you can inflict damage against an opponent.	A weapon that
can't
be brought to bear on a target has a mass/points total of zero.

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies

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