So, I'm trying to figure out which Superhero RPG to go with. I'm interested in trying something different, and M&M sounds different enough to be a kick -- and hey, maybe I'll be thrilled by its classless stuff and the Damage Save stuff.
A couple of questions, ideally for people who've played it:
- I've heard/read that power creation is difficult/confusing/poorly worded. Agree, disagree? Would it be fair to compare it to, say, 3.0 D&D's discussion of AoOs?
- Should I buy now (or, say, around Christmas) or wait for another printing with errata fixed? Is another printing coming up?
- How do they handle ordinaries (vaguely, without giving me specifics), nonheroic ordinary folks? Do they just have low-power builds?
- Is combat fast? Can you do combat without minis? Is combat fun and inventive? I mean, D&D combat is fun, but highly tactical, and it's increasingly tough (though not impossible) to handle sans miniatures. And at high levels, D&D combat is almost never fast, unless your team has been planning for an entire week in order to destroy the balor they met right at your cliffhanger ending in less than three rounds of combat.
It's already on my Amazon wishlist, so my default option is to just leave it there and delicately suggest it to people who ask me what I want for Christmas. This is a good chance to warn me off if you think it's a horrible idea because of things that I asked about above.
Thanks!
