The Approach of ACKS and Ascendant Explained
This is fascinating. What are your thoughts on how Mentzer approached the weak Fighter at higher levels problem in BECMI (Weapon Mastery)?
I thought Weapon Mastery was a necessary addition to BECMI. Without it, fighters would have been utterly irrelevant at high levels.
Are there aspects of it you didn’t like, that you designed around for ACKS?
Just what you pointed out in our Discord -- that it ties you to a specific weapon in a way that can be frustrating.
This is fascinating. What are your thoughts on how Mentzer approached the weak Fighter at higher levels problem in BECMI (Weapon Mastery)?
I thought Weapon Mastery was a necessary addition to BECMI. Without it, fighters would have been utterly irrelevant at high levels.
Are there aspects of it you didn’t like, that you designed around for ACKS?
Just what you pointed out in our Discord -- that it ties you to a specific weapon in a way that can be frustrating.