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<blockquote data-quote="swrushing" data-source="post: 1429717" data-attributes="member: 14140">Thats what i figured. So far, it has not happened that way in play. matter of fact, autofire is one of the quicker ways to drop an enemy. if a guy takes 5 damage rolls to drop, and you are shooting him with normal fire, you need at least five to hit rolls and five damage rolls spread over multiple rounds during which its likely Ac values shifted a little due to modifiers. if you ever MISS, it requires even more rolls over more rounds. With this autofire mechanic, and your 300 round machine gun, it would take one to-hit roll and five damage rolls to drop him over the course of a single round.Thats going to resolve much quicker.Again, in play, iirc the largest battle i have run so far was 4 pcs with about a dozen npcs on their side against 18 enemies. 3 of the PCs and about half the NPCs had autofire capable weapons. It was in a crowded hangar. The battle ran fairly quickly, taking a little over an hour to resolve. Far and away the longest single attack resolution came from two grenades (to hit roll, scatter, save for everyone in the radius, damage for everyone in radius) not from the autofire. thats from IN PLAY results. While we can ponder or fret over hypotheticals, the worry of this mechanic making combats last longer has not yet proven to be even a possibility, an &quot;almost happened&quot; or a comes close in actual play.&nbsp; if you decide to try it in a real game, and your playtest shows it makes combats go longer, then definitely let me know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="swrushing, post: 1429717, member: 14140"] Thats what i figured. So far, it has not happened that way in play. matter of fact, autofire is one of the quicker ways to drop an enemy. if a guy takes 5 damage rolls to drop, and you are shooting him with normal fire, you need at least five to hit rolls and five damage rolls spread over multiple rounds during which its likely Ac values shifted a little due to modifiers. if you ever MISS, it requires even more rolls over more rounds. With this autofire mechanic, and your 300 round machine gun, it would take one to-hit roll and five damage rolls to drop him over the course of a single round. Thats going to resolve much quicker. Again, in play, iirc the largest battle i have run so far was 4 pcs with about a dozen npcs on their side against 18 enemies. 3 of the PCs and about half the NPCs had autofire capable weapons. It was in a crowded hangar. The battle ran fairly quickly, taking a little over an hour to resolve. Far and away the longest single attack resolution came from two grenades (to hit roll, scatter, save for everyone in the radius, damage for everyone in radius) not from the autofire. thats from IN PLAY results. While we can ponder or fret over hypotheticals, the worry of this mechanic making combats last longer has not yet proven to be even a possibility, an "almost happened" or a comes close in actual play. if you decide to try it in a real game, and your playtest shows it makes combats go longer, then definitely let me know. [/QUOTE]

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