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Things Palladium Got Right

Started by David Johansen, July 06, 2014, 01:28:21 PM

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amacris

#30
July 07, 2014, 05:16:10 PM
Things Palladium got right:

1. Alignments that players immediately understand and can use in play
2. Differentiating between "Hit Points" and "SDC" (early precursor to Star Wars Saga Hit Points/Vitality Points)
3. Dynamic combat
4. Securing some amazing licenses - Robotech, TMNT - and treating them with true fanboy love and respect
5. Treating everything with fanboy love and respect. Ninja & Superspies martial arts still make me gleeful to learn kung-fu.
6. Amazing settings

Omega

#31
July 07, 2014, 05:53:30 PM
Yes. They definitly treated their IP games with respect. Unlike some other companies.

They also secured some interesting IP specifically for Rifts like Wormwood and Scraypers.

everloss

#32
July 08, 2014, 12:58:58 AM
Quote from: Omega;765715Yes. They definitly treated their IP games with respect. Unlike some other companies.

They also secured some interesting IP specifically for Rifts like Wormwood and Scraypers.

and Manhunter
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Omega

#33
July 08, 2014, 06:23:03 PM
Heard of. Never seen.

everloss

#34
July 08, 2014, 07:01:00 PM
The internet is a wonderful, magical place where long out of print books can be found to download!

I saw it once at a game store and didn't pick it up because even though it said, Rifts, on the cover, it wasn't published by Palladium. I also didn't like the cover art. I think I bought South America 2 instead. Boy am I kicking myself for that one.
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The Butcher

#35
July 08, 2014, 07:20:08 PM
South America 1 sucked big time, but South America 2 is a black hole of suck.

dragoner

#36
July 08, 2014, 07:25:32 PM
I owned both at one point, I don't remember them being that bad. Why didn't you like them?
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David Johansen

#37
July 08, 2014, 07:40:10 PM Last Edit: July 08, 2014, 08:45:52 PM by David Johansen
Quote from: The Butcher;766171South America 1 sucked big time, but South America 2 is a black hole of suck.

So, you think South America sucking is something they got right? ;)
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dragoner

#38
July 08, 2014, 07:51:43 PM
Uh ... no? :confused:
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The Butcher

#39
July 08, 2014, 08:27:38 PM
Quote from: dragoner;766174I owned both at one point, I don't remember them being that bad. Why didn't you like them?

The same that's been wrong with every world book since Triax & the NGR.

Lots of power creep, and thinly spread world info.

Quote from: David Johansen;766178So, you think South America sucking is something they got right?

It's Rifts: South America, not Rifts: Your Mom.

dragoner

#40
July 08, 2014, 08:42:06 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;766198The same that's been wrong with every world book since Triax & the NGR.

Lots of power creep, and thinly spread world info.

Power creep in Rifts? Nooo ...

/hides Juicer Uprising and Phase World
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David Johansen

#41
July 08, 2014, 08:44:29 PM
Quote from: dragoner;766186Uh ... no? :confused:

Sorry, I meant the Butcher not you.  And I probably should put a quote and a smiley on there.  Laziness on my part.

Anyhow, I'm still not sure how Rifts South America sucking is in any way something Palladium got right.  I have a long list of complaints myself but I always think they got a great deal right at the outset.
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Omega

#42
July 08, 2014, 08:58:16 PM
Probably very a YMMV sort of thing.

Personally I felt the Africa and England books felt oddly... lacking in information on the area.

South America seemed ok. More middleground in background to me. Points of interest rather than a big zone or three.

Which isnt bad really. Gives lots of open area potential when you dont want to be grinding through some empire or whatever.

Larsdangly

#43
July 08, 2014, 09:09:28 PM
I've always wished the basic approach to attack/parry/dodge/attacks per round from 1E Palladium had gotten poached by D&D.

Plus I love that their classes are real things (like knights) instead of made up video game shite.

Marleycat

#44
July 09, 2014, 12:02:03 AM
I loved the SA books, they helped me break the game "in game" and move on to White Wolf.:D
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