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[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Frankie Boyle: "Humans actually make very poor shields. That's why we invented... the shield."

[–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 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.