I have never suggested more realism on the combat system. I have argued against it in several threads.
I simply wish they would get their basic vocabulary right. When I write, I fact check. *shrug*
I seriously doubt that calling a magazine a magazine, or classifying carbines as rifles, would drive anyone from the game. As was said by Fastjack awhile back - there's two kinds of people, those who know the difference, and those who don't care. Getting the basic terminology correct can really only help you, in that case.
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
And I'd like Hollywood to depict hacking as boring as it is, not a bunch of fashion-model teenagers with Flash-based hacking programs. My point earlier was that the common gamer really just doesn't care if it's called a magazine, a clip or Aunt Susie's petunias. 9 times out of 10, they are going to just say "I'm reloading!". And if they do say the wrong thing, and the GM spends even a minute correcting them on the fact that they said the wrong thing, the player begins to have less fun.
I guess I must just be the inquisitive sort. If I were calling it the wrong thing, I would want to be corrected. *shrug* If the book was using he right names, it would be a non-issue...
Then again, my group consists of former military, a couple competition shooters, a weapon smith, a MiB, etc. Some of our players might actually be more heavily armed than their characters. I think a couple of them might actually be Metahuman, now that I think about it...
I may have a slightly skewed perspective.
-Jn-
City of Brass Expatriate
