Game Balance (Was: RE: [gurps] Mitigators (was Cyberpunk & 4e)

[Holmes, Erik]

> >It would seem then, that advantages in and of themselves should be
paid 
> >for if present at the start of the character generation regardless of

> >the source.  If it is "meat", it is natural, if it is cybernetic, it
is 
> >"chrome".  Regardless, if the character starts with it - the player 
> >pays the points.  If the player acquires it later in play, it costs 
> >money - not points.
> >
> There seems to be little reason to keep track of character 
> points after character generation with this system. If the 
> players and GM like it, then it makes sense, but I'd never 
> want to play in a game like this. If the character point 
> system isn't broken, then it should be used to regulate game balance.

While I agree with a lot of what you've said, I've never been one to
rely on the points to regulate game balance. Some character are really
good at making GURPS characters, some aren't. I think it's more of a
GM's job to regulate the game balance of the game.

Take those sample characters in the 4e books for example. Maybe they are
'balanced' but if anyone in the games I've played in was given that many
points they would probably end up with a character that would wipe out
that whole iSWAT team.

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