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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl
Large nets have normal HP for their weight. They are ranged weapons though, with limited range, and do not deal damage or provide protection. They can also be dodged or parried without penalty because they are so large, meaning that you end up wasting a 20 lb weapon on an unsuccessful attack or a successful defense.
A classic combat using nets would involve a melee net in the off-hand and a spear in the dominant hand. On a successful net attack, the enemy cannot move or attack anything but the net, but they can defend without penalty. If you are going against an angel or demon lord, they probably have a parry of 16, meaning that the attack with probably not work in the first place. It is a tactic best used against animals and animal-like monsters.
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It's true you get an active defense, but you also get an active defense against regular melee attacks, and the net seems so much more devastating. Also, some enemies are supposed to be tough for reasons
other than active defense, and that's where nets seem to get out of hand. Perhaps the fact that it adds 20 lbs. to your loadout is a balancing factor. Still very odd that high ST does nothing to help you escape.
OTOH you can use the net grenades from
High-Tech, which are much lighter. I guess that would give them less HP, making them easier to cut through, but based on the 8 x cbrt(weight) formula, I think they're still going to have at least 4 HP, which given that they're diffuse still a couple seconds wasted to cut through them. The action economy looks potentially very favorable, in a many vs. one fight.