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It doesn't matter whether you know or care about combat in d20; it's still a valid comparison because the review implied that SWd6 plays faster than SWd20.
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I was replying to a forum poster, not addressing the reviewer. His contention was that D6 took a while to resolve combat, I disagreed. The stuff you mention about D20, however, further convinces me that D6 is quicker.
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A minute may be nothing compared to the time it takes to paint a fence, but it's a long time compared to the 5-10 seconds it takes to roll a d20, add an attack bonus, compare it to a defense stat, and roll damage. IME, the main thing that slows d20 combat down is everything that happens before the attack roll (maneuvering for position, working out circumstance modifiers, etc.), compounded by the sheer number of attack rolls that have to be resolved when you factor in attacks of opportunity and creatures/characters with 3+ attacks per round.
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If it is necessary to include all that crap before the roll, I would definitely include it as lengthening the time it takes to resolve combat, and would therefore view D6 as indeed quicker, as that level of detail is rarely if ever present in a D6 game, nor would I view it as necessary..