Immediate Action Bonus

[KarlKost]

Originally Posted by General Lee

Some weapons presents some features that - for marketing sake, nonetheless - promises more user-friendly interfaces regarding its handling.

In look of that, obviously, older/cheaper/simpler weapons offers less features, while others models of weapons offers more, like ambidestry buttons, charging handles, foward assist assembly, etc.

Making to the point: All these features could - or should - justify a bonus - for the high-end weapons - or a Penalty - for the lower-end weapons - to Immediate Action rolls (High-Tech, 4ed, p. 81)?

Thanks in advance,

What's the average, the thing that most people more commonly use?

If the usual is to have the pretty guns, then the ugly weapons give a penalty.

If however the "normal" are the guns without all that funky stuff, then the funky stuff provides a bonus.

That is, it depends on YOUR setting.

If we were to take it for real life, I'd say it's a bonus, since most weapons do not have that.

However, in a matter of a few years this idea could vastly popularize (due to marketing for example), to the point that ALL weapons made thereafter would have, thus older weapons without those features would actually give a penalty.

That's a bit of a chicken-egg question you got there. Very good.