As was already pointed out this has some serious problems for game balance.
High TSM weapons suddenly become a LOT more valuable. Plasma Annihilators
can frie multiple Titans in one blast.
Mainly it's a problem with multi-attack dice high TSM weapons like the
Tempest laser and volcano cannon.
Ken
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----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Lawson <kurmark_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 12:52 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Helping Titans Survive the Modern World.....
> > -2 to shoot down shields. yikes. That's going WAY to far. Remember the
> game
> > is D6 based ;) Ball rounds should ignore shields, that's what they used
to
> > do in the AT days anyways. Void missiles...I THINK they were countered
by
> > active void shields (have to check the text).
>
> How about a shield point system? Say a Reaver has 12 shield points and a
> Warlord has 18. For each -1 of a weapon's save modifier that hits, the
> shields are lowered that much. Ex: A Warlord with full shields at 18 is
hit
> by a twin link lascannon with a -2 to the save. The shields are knocked
down
> to 16. This way heavy weapon infantry can whittle away at them and large
> weapons like the Cyclops gun can take out 1/3 of a Warlord's shield
> instantly.
>
> Then say that they can regenerate d6 shield points per turn or something
> like that. Maybe d6-4 for points per turn for a Warhound, d6-2 for a
Reaver
> and d6 for a Warlord.......
>
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