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<blockquote data-quote="Westwind" data-source="post: 1746583" data-attributes="member: 3241">1st was great since it really captured the &quot;us against the world&quot; feel that I try to convey when I GM.&nbsp; However, it was almost impossible to explain to a new player given all the small variables you had to account for.&nbsp; Plus, it had that damn skill web.&nbsp; Ugh.2nd was better in terms of clarity, but had far too many loopholes that allowed for unbalanced characters.&nbsp; I really didn't like the idea of &quot;Firearms&quot; as a skill since I felt it gave an unfair advantage to gun toters.3rd still has some balance problems but makes a lot more sense in terms of being a game system.&nbsp; Some of the crazier things they've done with the metaplot in 3rd, like SURGE, I've just ignored.&nbsp; I do miss Shadowtalk and some of the other flavor stuff, but remember the company that decided to devote that many pages to empty space and commentary is no longer around, so I'm happy to use my out of print stuff for fluff and current stuff for crunch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Westwind, post: 1746583, member: 3241"] 1st was great since it really captured the "us against the world" feel that I try to convey when I GM. However, it was almost impossible to explain to a new player given all the small variables you had to account for. Plus, it had that damn skill web. Ugh. 2nd was better in terms of clarity, but had far too many loopholes that allowed for unbalanced characters. I really didn't like the idea of "Firearms" as a skill since I felt it gave an unfair advantage to gun toters. 3rd still has some balance problems but makes a lot more sense in terms of being a game [i]system[/i]. Some of the crazier things they've done with the metaplot in 3rd, like SURGE, I've just ignored. I do miss Shadowtalk and some of the other flavor stuff, but remember the company that decided to devote that many pages to empty space and commentary is no longer around, so I'm happy to use my out of print stuff for fluff and current stuff for crunch. [/QUOTE]

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