12-26-2011, 11:00 PM | #61 | |
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Re: First session -- Speed/Range Table questions
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12-26-2011, 11:02 PM | #62 |
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: First session -- Speed/Range Table questions
If the difference were below the resolution of the system then a 2x sight would be the same as a 1x sight, not worse. Also we know it isn't below the system resolution because the game already draws a difference, it says a 2x sight is better than a 1x sight, exactly the opposite of what you propose.
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12-27-2011, 11:42 AM | #63 | |
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12-28-2011, 03:13 AM | #64 | |
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What you are saying is: Iron sights (No magnification): +1 1.5x scope: +0 (worse than iron sights!) 2x scope: +1 3x scope: +1 That's not like saying that a Pentium 2 and Pentium 3 are equal complexity. That's like saying a Pentium 1 is superior to a Pentium 2 and equal to a Pentium 3. Granularity does not explain why you would have iron sights giving more of a bonus than a 1.5x scope! |
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12-28-2011, 05:18 AM | #65 |
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Location: Berlin, Germany
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Re: First session -- Speed/Range Table questions
Once more. No, iron sights don't give a +1 bonus. There's no way you can read this in any of the rule books, including Basic Set, or the later books (High-Tech and Tactical Shooting) written by me.
Per the Basic Set, you can only profit from Accuracy-enhancing accessories if you're Aiming. The "Accuracy and Aiming" only mentions "a scope" (p. B372), which is short for "telescopic sight" (if this somehow is in question, although I wouldn't know why, the term is explained on p. B412). Iron sights are nowhere mentioned. And no, simply claiming that iron sights are as good as a 2X scope is simply making stuff up. This is what the rules say. I don't find this opaque or badly exaplained in the least. This is also what simple logic should tell you. Most firearms have iron sights. This would mean that all these weapons get an extra +1, on top of their Acc. Why would anyone assume that the rules are written to accommodate the tiny minority of guns that lack iron sights rather than the majority of normal guns that have iron sights? Not to mention that the whole interpretation can't be reconciled at all with how telescopic sights work, which is explained in detail in High-Tech (pp. 155-156). Any magnification below 2X, including 1.9X, gives +0. Cheers HANS
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