does anyone play the game "as-is"?

[Der Kommandant]

ive seen so many different house rules suggested on the forum for this and that so i had to ask if anyone actually did play the game as-is.

 

[DM]

Of course not - wargamers always tinker

 

[rbax]

One of my favorite statements from an RPG manual (and no I can't think which one just now) said "If you don't like the rule, then sit down with your friends and change it." Its like the Pirates Code, think of the rules as more like "guidelines."

--- Rich

 

[Fitzwalrus]

... Its like the Pirates Code, think of the rules as more like "guidelines."

That is the funniest thing I've seen today, and OH so true..... :lol: :lol:

 

[Der Kommandant]

Its like the Pirates Code, think of the rules as more like "guidelines."

--- Rich

lol, too funny! thanks Rich!

 

[Wulf Corbett]

One of my favorite statements from an RPG manual (and no I can't think which one just now)

All of them, in my experience.

Wulf

 

[Soulmage]

We actually have played it "straight out of the box" and unlike most (almost all) miniature games, board games, and certainly RPGs, it works just fine like that!

In fact, the house rules we're adopting are extremely minimal and all on a "lets see how it works out" basis, rather than anything we are extremely excited about.

 

[2.0]

We don't do house rules around here, so yep we play it straight up like all others

 

[pixelgeek]

I almost never play with house rules.

I like to be able to have the expectation that if I game with another group that my experience and tactics work with them as well

I really dislike setting up for a game and having someone give me a list of house rules they use.

 

[BuShips]

Der Kommandant, another way to perceive the various topics about house rules here is simply that if players were playing the game normally and each one of those gamers posted something here, those topics and battle reports would vastly outnumber the house rules threads. In other words, don't look at the current discussions as any sort of mass protest. :wink:

 

[E Nicely]

A lot of gamers (especially historical gamers) are going to have things they feel are inviolate (range on guns, movement, whatever) and might get all butt-hurt if they don't feel rules cover those things well enough. I hate it when a game is house ruled a whole lot. If core rules are playable and make a fair amount of sense (and don't totally screw historical integrity) I think that should be good enough. VaS is *very* playable and the rules pretty much flow.

But not everyone agrees with that. I might make a few tweaks for my group just so a couple guys will quit whining. Since they're personal friends I can't say "go play something else if you don't like it" and I want them to play this game not some other ship game. Looks like I'll be using a couple house rules. Small ones though.[/i]

 

[Wulf Corbett]

I really dislike setting up for a game and having someone give me a list of house rules they use.

It's worse if they DON'T tell you until the rule applies...

Wulf

 

[E Nicely]

^That would make it legal to punch them.

 

[pixelgeek]

^That would make it legal to punch them.

At least