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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 7009231" data-attributes="member: 6696971"><p>I recommend buying it. You like to tinker. Buy it for no other reason then poaching ideas and porting directly to your 4e play. </p><p></p><p>The game is extremely coherent, elegant, and intuitive (especially for someone with a love for 4e). Compared to 4e, the PC build mechanics are more open-ended and layered, there is more "player fiat" (hat tip [MENTION=11821]Obryn[/MENTION] ), there are more feedback loops, and combat and noncombat are more functionally integrated. The engine and play advice are fantastically transparent and up front. GM-wise, you're basically running with the same agenda and principles as you would with 4e (and Dungeon World). The vehicles mod and dogfighting conflict mechanics are really great (which is why I'm running it with Star Wars...along with the game specifically supporting Star Wars play).</p><p></p><p>That may sound like a I prefer it to 4e. I wouldn't say that. The thing that 4e has over it is how profoundly focused the baked-in thematics are of all of the characters, and how well integrated they are into the setting's conflicts (and how intuitively that propels play). Some people see that as a weakness because they want a bunch of smaller, more vanilla lego pieces to build to archetype (rather than having a lot of that heavy lifting done for you...and hence would mark this area as a strength Strike! has over 4e). Personally, I love premise focus in games and 4e is glorious in that realm (along with all of its other great qualities). Strike! is fairly trivially focused premise-wise as well, you're just going to have to make sure the premise is well understood and agreed upon (because the system doesn't do that heavy lifting for you).</p><p></p><p>They put an enormous amount of work into it and made a beautiful homage to 4e so throw some $ at it just in the name of rewarding industry and inspiration, thereby making the world a better place!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 7009231, member: 6696971"] I recommend buying it. You like to tinker. Buy it for no other reason then poaching ideas and porting directly to your 4e play. The game is extremely coherent, elegant, and intuitive (especially for someone with a love for 4e). Compared to 4e, the PC build mechanics are more open-ended and layered, there is more "player fiat" (hat tip [MENTION=11821]Obryn[/MENTION] ), there are more feedback loops, and combat and noncombat are more functionally integrated. The engine and play advice are fantastically transparent and up front. GM-wise, you're basically running with the same agenda and principles as you would with 4e (and Dungeon World). The vehicles mod and dogfighting conflict mechanics are really great (which is why I'm running it with Star Wars...along with the game specifically supporting Star Wars play). That may sound like a I prefer it to 4e. I wouldn't say that. The thing that 4e has over it is how profoundly focused the baked-in thematics are of all of the characters, and how well integrated they are into the setting's conflicts (and how intuitively that propels play). Some people see that as a weakness because they want a bunch of smaller, more vanilla lego pieces to build to archetype (rather than having a lot of that heavy lifting done for you...and hence would mark this area as a strength Strike! has over 4e). Personally, I love premise focus in games and 4e is glorious in that realm (along with all of its other great qualities). Strike! is fairly trivially focused premise-wise as well, you're just going to have to make sure the premise is well understood and agreed upon (because the system doesn't do that heavy lifting for you). They put an enormous amount of work into it and made a beautiful homage to 4e so throw some $ at it just in the name of rewarding industry and inspiration, thereby making the world a better place! [/QUOTE]
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