Re: [GZG] Question: What's in a name - WYSIWYG or not?

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it is named as belonging to a specific power I would use it for that
specific power or for mercenaries. I can well imagine there will be some
big megacorps selling the same models for all who can afford them. 



Just my thoughs,



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Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> írta: 

> Hi all,
> 
> I posed this question on TMP the other day, and thought it was worth 
> repeating here:
> 
> If a mini (say, a vehicle or starship) is described as belonging to a 
> specific power or faction in a specific game system, is that going to 
> make you any less likely to use it with a different force or in a 
> different game system than if that same mini was described in very 
> generic terms?
> If I named something as a "UNSC Marines MkVII "Piranha" Light Grav 
> Tank", would you ONLY think of it in those terms, or would you still 
> think "hey, cool tank, that'll do for my Peoples' Republic of New 
> California Revolutionary GuardŠ"?
> And, if you DID use it for your own army, would any of your little 
> gaming buddies grumble that "that's a <xxx> tank for <xxx> army/game, 
> you can't use it for your PRNCŠ."
> 
> What prompted this thought was the fact that while our Stargrunt 
> infantry figures have always been named for particular powers within 
> the game background, the vehicle ranges have always been kept fairly 
> generic rather than being specifically tied to a faction, and we've 
> always encouraged people to use them for whatever forces they like; 
> but I'd be very interested in any opinions either way on thisŠ.
> 
> Related to this, do folks like to see vehicle types NAMED, even if 
> they are not specifically tied to a force or faction? Do you think of 
> the V15-01 as a Cougar, or just as a tracked MBT...?
> 
> Reactions to the thread on TMP so far seem to suggest that most folks 
> are happy with using stuff for whatever they wish, with only a couple 
> of people going with the other view; It'll be interesting to see what 
> the GZG ListMind thinks!
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> 
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