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Message: <blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 1494789" data-attributes="member: 16077"><a href="http://www.usinternet.com/users/mitch/t2k/index.htm" target="_blank">Mitch Berg's Twilight:2000/Merc:2000 Website</a>   I agree to the extent that extremely hard tasks were hard for everyone - but I  don't necessarily know if a linear DC approach *isn't* being applied.  The problem is really with the fact that you have to round down - better to round up when determining x1/2 and x1/4 chances to succeed.Any chance of seeing that particular mechanic?  How does it differ from the idea of "Quick Kills" in TW2K, Dark Conspiracy and TNE?  That is - if your roll succeeds, you can roll a second d20 - if this second roll is less than the damage rating of a weapon (i.e. roll less than a 3 when using an M16A2, which has a DAM rating of 3) and it results in an instant kill.  How does it differ from a different (house rule?) method of assigning an Outstanding Success (succeed by more than 10) as a critical hit doing double damage?Yes - they *are* much simply.  However, I like the option of using either - and a v2.0 system results in a much faster, more furious firefight (even though the out-of-game paperwork may take longer).I based my statement solely on the fact that WOTC d20 is a skill/feat/class/level based system.  I just can't see making prestige classes for "Ranger" or "USMC Sniper" or feats like "SERE School graduate" or "Naval Nuclear Reactor Operator" - And, to paraphrase someone on a TW2K message board - "Hearing someone describe their character as a Infantryman 3/Ranger 3 makes me shudder."  The d20 mechanic itself (skill ranks + bonus vs. DC) works just fine.  It is the underlying class/level/feat system that would, I think, ruin a TW2K remake.  I GC a Shadowforce Archer Spycraft campaign - d20 works well for this because of the campaign setting (psionics, The Fringe, Mystics, etc.)  I wonder how realistic it would end up being if I ran a straight campaign, or used The 60's book?Bottom line for me is - stick with a purely skills based system.  You'd have to have military or civilian ranks that do *not* act like levels (how many worthless senior NCOs or managers have you had to deal with in civilian or military life?) to preserve the feel of the game.</blockquote>

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