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Old 04-01-2006, 08:54 PM
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Re: [RPG]: Mutants & Masterminds 2nd Edition, reviewed by James Gillen (4/4)

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Originally Posted by BlackSheep


Ignoring the weird bit about the bell curve, this (to me) is fine. It tells me which one the reviewer prefers, and it tells me why - the reviewer prefers crunchier games, and has had a more positive personal experience of Hero. I prefer lighter games, and have had a better experience with M&M1E than with Hero4; ergo, this sentence actually tells me that M&M2E is better for me than Hero5.
Perhaps 'bell curve' was the wrong phrase, but when WillyPete says that Damage Save doesn't work well with the rule of 1 or 20, it gets to my point.

As to "It's not as good as HERO, but you won't notice unless you're l33t': I believe it was another poster who said "I can play M&M cold and stupid. I can't do that with HERO. M&M wins." If not having to go through the learning curve is a sign of superiority, M&M is superior. M&M certainly does a good job of getting the game concepts across, especially in the 2nd edition. I said flat-out I prefer HERO. I also gave reasons why one would prefer M&M to HERO, or vice versa. For one, M&M Green Ronin presents its material better.

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