Really enjoyed this post and it resonated with me. Avatar Legends is my 'Lancer'! I really want to play it because I love the show but I'm not as confident running PbtA and the balance mechanic adds an extra element. It just seems like a lot to tackle.
i think it's also in-part a community issue. one, more broader around GM expectations and unpaid labour but mostly it's two, Lancer has a toxic community. a lot of folks just care about the combat and the mech frankensteining you get to at LL6 and nothing else. playing online in a lot of crunchy systems you get these sorts of folks, I have with GURPs in particular, who have one set of the game they focus on and powergame and if you don't set them up for that they either quit or get frustrated.
Really enjoyed this post and it resonated with me. Avatar Legends is my 'Lancer'! I really want to play it because I love the show but I'm not as confident running PbtA and the balance mechanic adds an extra element. It just seems like a lot to tackle.
i think it's also in-part a community issue. one, more broader around GM expectations and unpaid labour but mostly it's two, Lancer has a toxic community. a lot of folks just care about the combat and the mech frankensteining you get to at LL6 and nothing else. playing online in a lot of crunchy systems you get these sorts of folks, I have with GURPs in particular, who have one set of the game they focus on and powergame and if you don't set them up for that they either quit or get frustrated.