Recent content by Steve B

This caught my attention... A fighter does not have to 'rocket across the battlefield' to employ JDAMs. More accurately, a JDAM cannot even be employed while rocketing across the battlefield...they are employed from medium altitude (15k+, typically in the 20-30k range) well out of reach of any...

At the risk of taking this off-topic, the root of the problem is the weird straight roll/opposed test hybrid system they've developed. For one. it's a paradigm shift and will take some getting used to. On the other hand...WTF? I am amazed that the I attack/you attack system still exists in...

True, WFRP is more expensive, $40 for one vice $45 for two MRQ. And I'll concede that I've reached the point where I expect a rulebook to be $30-40 and I have the disposable income for them. I'll go one step further and agree that Mongoose just may be on to something by having the entry book at...

First, thanks for the reply. However, I doubt that combining the Companion material into the rulebook (for a total of 216 pages, still smaller than most 'core rules') would not warrant a $60 price tag. I do think MRQ shows promise and I want to be your customer. But I also want good value and...

So, do the combat tables jive with the combat rules text? Believe me, I want this game to succeed, and I have every inention of owning it if I can be convinced that it's not fundamentally flawed. But right now, rulebook<>Mr.Sprange<>demo-guy and I'm still concerned the book may be at odds...

Here's the logic flaw: a Companion only makes sense when there's too much stuff of an extraneous nature to PHYSICALLY fit into a rulebook AND it becomes available at an appropriate time. A good example: BI's WFRP. The main book is just over 250 pages and presents a complete game. They have a...

No matter how they (Mongoose, Mr. Sprange, etc.) try to spin it, the glaringly obvious fact is that something is wrong. If the text in the book is correct, the table is wrong. If we accept Mr. Sprange's ruling, the book's fundamental combat rules are wrong. And neither of these is the way the...

I'm not afraid to admit my own mistakes and misunderstandings, so here goes: From the recent threads discussing combat examples, I'm realizing the rules may work as written and no errata is necessary. Many people (myself included) were assuming (there's that word again) that combat would...

With MRQ on the shelves in less than a week, I think Mongoose would be well served to have an errata up BEFORE the release date to address the glaring combat error. At a minimum, it needs an official answer in one of the threads discussing it. I'm sure the powers that be know exactly what they...

One of my favorite sayings: "Good judgment comes from experience and most of that comes from poor judgment." I am in total agreement that many times the best lessons are learned from failing.

That seems about right. (I can only imagine...) Steve

You know, there is another option: I could just be patient for a few extra weeks and check out the MRQ SRD *FOR FREE* and see if it suitably impresses me enough to earn my $50. Edit: just checked...looks like the Companion will be folded into the SRD as well. I may be on to something here... Steve

Rereading my first post, I feel like I came across like one of those folks full of venom and hatred that's "forced" to buy a product. That's certainly not the case...like I said a couple times I am eagerly awaiting MRQ. However, I felt I should voice concern over the MRQ+Companion setup and...

This is the second topic that's made me want to post. (I *wanted* to post about how cool I think the Duck minis are, but I was lazy and never made an account.) So, this is my first one. While I am very eager for MRQ next month, I agree with the statement already made in another thread...I'm...