• uid0gid0@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    All this plus they skipped directly over the focus on lethality that Friday Night Firefight had. If you get shot your outlook is extremely grim. I think it’s the only system I’ve played that has rules for using other people as shields.

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      1 year ago

      Frankie Boyle: “Humans actually make very poor shields. That’s why we invented… the shield.”

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        1 year ago

        Even if humans and shields were as effective, it’s a lot easier to replace all your shields every battle than half your army. And shields are a lot more obedient than people going straight into harms way.