Probably ought to, the next time you do a new edition.  Clarify which systems have stackable effects and which just serve as backups.

On a related note, I'd love to see all those pieces of special equipment split into two categories, say "Equipment" and "Upgrades", with "Equipment" being all the stuff that counts toward (and is lost from) Q hits, and "Upgrades" being everything else (for ex, Armor Plating).  Making a formal division would save a lot of confusion.

Rich

On a vaguely related note, does anyone else find that Damage Control unbalances the game in favor of larger ships?  We've tried using it a few times and found that big ships essentially shrug off non-hull damage with little difficulty, at least until they've been badly shot up.  It's not totally game-breaking, but it is noticeable, especially with sever size disparities...strikeboats versus superdreads, that sort of thing.

Rich

For experience, you could just have kills/treasure/whatever earn you straight points to improve a model's stats.  Probably want some sort of sliding scale so that the tougher you get, the tougher the opposition becomes.

For weapons...well, what *can't* you simulate with appropriate traits?  Or do you mean it's hard to have one model with many different weapon choices available...the infamous "fighter with a weapon caddy henchman" type?

Rich

They seem all right to me in most cases, although they might be a bit too cheap on a relatively featureless table, or against "pure" close combat armies.  Haven't playtested either, though, so that's just a gut feeling.

tnjrp might have a point about effector costs, though.  Cone + B is some awful nasty synergy.

Rich

I would put more emphasis on the Army Customizer and its versatility, and make it clear that you can use any minis you own to play the game.  The ability to play a smart set of rules with minis from a stupid game was a big selling point for me.  Gamers like adaptable rules sets.

Rich

"Walls of Eryx" if this site: 

http://voleboy.freewebpages.org/works/lovecraft.html

is correct.

Rich

Wombat, it's not Defiance-based, but take a look at the Assault Corps board down in the Working Groups section of the forum.  Someday...but will it come before I've sold off all my Epic stuff? 

Rich

Well, I'm not sure I believe it, but my local post office swears it should only be $5.00 for Global Priority Mail, which should only take 4-6 days to arrive.  I'm going to double check at another branch later, that seems impossibly cheap, especially allowing for the weight involved.

Rich

Well, #2 if you're willing to do it, for the same reasons FlakMagnet cites.  Not sure there's much money in it for you, though.

Rich

Okee doke, I'll fish 'em out of the storage shed the next time I go by...I don't remember having a ton of them, but I may be wrong.  Somebody asked me about Clan Wars figs the other day and I almost gave myself a hernia moving them out to the car.  Where do I get all this stuff???

Rich

They're nice looking figs, very detailed, but handicapped by an atrocious "home" rules system...not that that matters for Defiance, thankfully.  I've got some of these in storage I wouldn't mind parting with.  Want me to dig them out and give you a price list?

Rich