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Originally Posted by Enpeze
Well, maybe you are right, but was the intention to create RQ not because of beeing unsatisfied with the D&D rule system? And after RQ release Perrin and his companions abandoned D&D completely, no?
AFAIK Mongoose has never been stated to be unsatisfied with d20. And I am sure a lot of them are still favoring this awful rule system for their private games. Thats why I said the Mongoose guys are coming from a "different roleplaying culture" than RQ and are still embraced by it.
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Based on all the mechanical problems with MRQ, I got the impression that the Mongoose folk don't actually run MRQ. That is something that irks me. Generally, RPGs are put out by people who are playing the game. A lot of problems get fixed through playtesting and through the house campaigns. But when a company doesn't actually play what they write, problems can pop up, some pretty obvious ones just becuase no one is really looking at the rules in play.
Also, the difference in game philosophy can show itself in design. For instance RQ/BRP is based around the idea of the active defense. With fixed Aps and hit points, it is the ability to parry that is the bulk of a character's fability to stay in a fight.
In D&D the ability to stay in a fight is mostly a function of the increasing hit points. AC, while useful is also passive.
Now with MRQ, prior to the lated update, the parry APs for weapons were so low that active parries were actually worse than useless. The 2 APs that a typical weapon stopped were not worth the increased damage taken if a character fumbled.
The ability to stay in a fight, was more a function of armor worn and hit points. In other words, more in the D&D model than the RQ model.
That was one of the rifts over the game. Those who preferred D20 tended to like the way MRQ handled parrying (if you don't have a shield, don't bother), while those who preferred RQ's parrying weapon soaking up the brunt of the attack were not pleased.
When this got brought to their attention the folks are Mongoose seemed genuinely surprised. As if the idea of using a weapon for defense was something that had never entered their minds.