Steve Jackson Games Forums - View Single Post - WHY are the Cycle rules so bad compared to Trikes ?

Outla · 05-09-2009, 12:53 PM

Part of the discrepancy is that trikes were introduced at least 5 years later than cycles. There is a concept of 'mudflation' that affects ALL games: in general, newer more recent options/items added to a game are always slightly more powerful than the old.

More relevant to your situation, though: trikes have chassis mods and cycles don't. If you want trikes to match up a little closer to cycles, don't allow them to have chassis mods! When they were originally introduced, they were more cycle-like than car-like, and had no chassis mods. Obviously, that changed over time.

In relation to the subcompacts: yes, it's dumb that subcompacts have such light armor. But originally, when there were no power plant mods, most subcompacts had to limit themselves to 2400 pounds, not 2760 pounds. Most people just let it go, because subcompacts needed all the help they could get. It didn't become a real issue until many years later.

05-09-2009, 12:53 PM	#2
Outla Join Date: May 2005	Re: WHY are the Cycle rules so bad compared to Trikes ? Part of the discrepancy is that trikes were introduced at least 5 years later than cycles. There is a concept of 'mudflation' that affects ALL games: in general, newer more recent options/items added to a game are always slightly more powerful than the old. More relevant to your situation, though: trikes have chassis mods and cycles don't. If you want trikes to match up a little closer to cycles, don't allow them to have chassis mods! When they were originally introduced, they were more cycle-like than car-like, and had no chassis mods. Obviously, that changed over time. In relation to the subcompacts: yes, it's dumb that subcompacts have such light armor. But originally, when there were no power plant mods, most subcompacts had to limit themselves to 2400 pounds, not 2760 pounds. Most people just let it go, because subcompacts needed all the help they could get. It didn't become a real issue until many years later.