True enough, but people do in fact complain about THAC0, so...?
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overgeeked
B/X Known World
Another example of making things more complicated than necessary.
Wait, didn't you just defend simple arithmetic as the preferred method, and include multiple simultaneous subtraction operations as an example of a simple system?
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Yeah. Roll 1d6-1d6 and 1d4-1 twice is wildly easier than THAC0.
I mean, I started a new Age of Rebellion campaign last Saturday, with one player who hadn't played Star Wars before. I did not note that player have any problem with the mechanic.
It helps that the dice are color-coded as well. You know that any symbol on a blue/green/yellow die is a success, an advantage, or (yellow only) a triumph. Same with the black/purple/red dice.
If you say so.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Sure. At a guess the players knew ahead of time they'd be playing that game. So unless you surprised them with it they had time to read up on the funky dice.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Yeah. I'm pretty confident in saying absolutely basic math is dramatically easier than THAC0.
Okay. Of course, THAC0 IS absolutely basic math.
THAC0 - (die roll + bonus) = AC hit
overgeeked
B/X Known World
You left out the chart of numbers you have to reference.
So you're saying that:
n1 - (n2 + n3) = n4
is easier than:
n1 - n2
Okay. Sure. Twice as many steps is clearly easier for some reason.
Clearly this whole WotC nuking the OGL thing can't take the gamer out of gamers. We'll literally argue about anything if given the time.
I'm out.
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