Hi!
As always Josh, it's pretty hard to argue with your logic. One of the reasons met it doesn't have suppression rules, as you mentioned, is because it's been abstracted in the current rules. The other reason is, as the discussion is already pointing out, a system that is workable and realistic is very hard to add to the core epic mechanic.
We've known a lot of optional rules out there. Some get used, and others are never heard from again. To be honest, I've given up on adding suppression rules to met at the for that reason. That's why the heresy rules were made, some real-life concepts like suppression can only be made to fit within the game mechanic if that game mechanic was built from the ground up to accept it. Net epic as it stands just cannot support such a mechanic without cumbersome overly detailed rules.
Sure will try to hammer out some, but honestly how many people you think would use it? Look at me, I make rules all the time, yet rarely use them in actual game.
Again, as I said before, it's optional and likely to stay optional.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: <deaconblue3_at_juno.com>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:39 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] net epic suppression
> Ok, here I go off the deep end once again! Hey, the pool is filled this
> time, right? Anyway, suppression is already somewhat incorporated into
> NetEpic, just not specifically as such. By this I refer to pinning, and
> even to the morale/break point rules. In many aspects, NetEpic has
> abstracted suppression into these rules, where as E40K made it the focus
> of the combat rules. In NetEpic, when a unit is pinned, and when it hits
> its break point, it in many ways is already "suppressed." When a unit is
> pinned, its choices of actions are limited, owing to the surperior fire
> power of its opponent. When it hits its break point, it has suffered
> effects of enemy fire, and failing its roll, runs for cover, or until
> rallied. rather than insert a new rule covering suppression, I suggest
> fiddling with the pinning and morale rules to accomodate a more
> "realistic" approach. Ading another layer, on top of pinning and morale,
> I feel will just burden the game, especially if it requires another table
> or die roll. best bet would be to combine the concept of pinning and
> suppression, as they do go hand in hand. Any one else?
>
> Josh R
>
> "No matter where you go, there you are." B.Bonzai
>
>
> To unsubscribe send e-mail to: netepic-unsubscribe_at_egroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 28 2002 - 15:40:36 UTC