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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 4726695" data-attributes="member: 14403">In reference to the original post (I don't have time to read all the replies).&nbsp;Personally I don't worry about balance at all.&nbsp; IMHO enjoyment of the game doesn't depend on my PC being equal in combat effectiveness (what most people refer to as balance) to another PC.&nbsp; I don't get jealous if another PC is more likely to hit or do more damage.&nbsp; For me the important thing is that I'm playing the character that I want and I'm having fun doing it.&nbsp; Rifts is a good example of a game where this most often becomes a factor.&nbsp; If you want to play a vagabond who knows the streets of Chi-Town like the back of his hand then do it... just don't get upset when you have nowhere near the combat effectiveness of the Glitter Boy player.&nbsp; Play what you want to play... don't worry about what the other players are playing.&nbsp;I believe it is up to the GM to insert &quot;Times to Shine&quot; for each player.&nbsp; If the GM is only throwing in combat encounters then the vagabond player from the example above is going to get bored and the game will become &quot;un-fun&quot; for them.&nbsp; Now if the GM puts a social encounter where the vagabond has to get in touch with a fence about purchasing some illegal weapons or something then it will be his &quot;Time to Shine&quot;.&nbsp; He'll get to use his Intelligence and Streetwise skills to make a difference in storyline... that can be just as if not more satisfying than having more combat effectiveness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 4726695, member: 14403"] In reference to the original post (I don't have time to read all the replies). Personally I don't worry about balance at all. IMHO enjoyment of the game doesn't depend on my PC being equal in combat effectiveness (what most people refer to as balance) to another PC. I don't get jealous if another PC is more likely to hit or do more damage. For me the important thing is that I'm playing the character that I want and I'm having fun doing it. Rifts is a good example of a game where this most often becomes a factor. If you want to play a vagabond who knows the streets of Chi-Town like the back of his hand then do it... just don't get upset when you have nowhere near the combat effectiveness of the Glitter Boy player. Play what you want to play... don't worry about what the other players are playing. I believe it is up to the GM to insert "Times to Shine" for each player. If the GM is only throwing in combat encounters then the vagabond player from the example above is going to get bored and the game will become "un-fun" for them. Now if the GM puts a social encounter where the vagabond has to get in touch with a fence about purchasing some illegal weapons or something then it will be his "Time to Shine". He'll get to use his Intelligence and Streetwise skills to make a difference in storyline... that can be just as if not more satisfying than having more combat effectiveness. [/QUOTE]

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