AG: Weapons and Armor From: dsaville@unm.edu (David G. Saville) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000 I am currently of the feeling that heavier wpns and armor need to be introduced at the same time. One can help cancel the other. We have already beat to death the dangers of introducing alot more offense. Perhaps worse, would be the introduction of defense that was too good (you dont need to train in wearing armor like you do a new wpn). If they both go up concurrently, game balance should be maintained. For example, a hit with a 10 pt hammer through 10 pts of armor should do the same damage as a 20 pt hammer through 20 pts of armor. If the super heavies (20 pt wpns) get introduced alone, dodgers will benefit the most. If the armor comes out alone, the parriers benefit alot due to a much reduced chance for damage to leak through. The combination of the two would ensure that everyone currently in the game could not go unencumbered if they chose the heaviest of everything. Righ now, gross str types lose alot of benefit from their str because they can not add equipment as they get stronger. Dave Referenced By Up