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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 3155327" data-attributes="member: 114">I'm with you here all the way.In fact I prefer it when someone takes the chance of an entirely new mechanic, because that is were the really interesting advances in rules take place.As a comparison, I thought that the D&D 3.0->3.5 rules changes were largely unnecessary. Some classes got improved features, a few spells recieved needed changes, a whole truckload of spells recieved unnecessary tweaks, and there were pretty much no new rule concepts. (I'm sure I've read someone saying that 3.5e was more about the money than the fixes anyway).On the other hand, M&M broke some fantastic new ground with its damage save mechanism, Spycraft 2.0 has some excellent new rules mechanisms and ideas (some of which might turn out too cumbersome for general use, some of which could easily find their way into more generic game systems or other genres), True20 builds on some M&M ideas very nicely and introduces some other new concepts.In the SW world, the most 'revolutionary' thing about the RCR was bringing AoO back in, which was a retrograde step although I know that many (most?) people really like it.So I'm hoping to see some really kick-ass new mechanisms for damage, for the force, for skills; mechanisms that I could easily see using in my d20 modern or D&D games in the future.Cheers</blockquote>