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Title: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Basic on <08-16-13/0513:37>
Hey I noticed DMSO is gone. I wanted to know if its coming back and what happened to it ?
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: RHat on <08-16-13/0516:11>
Actually, the Super Squirt uses it.  But, as was the case with SR4, you probably won't see it as a thing on its own until Run and Gun (the new Arsenal).  Really, this applies to just about all "What happened to [thing from splatbook" questions.
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Basic on <08-16-13/0517:14>
Actually, the Super Squirt uses it.  But, as was the case with SR4, you probably won't see it as a thing on its own until Run and Gun (the new Arsenal).  Really, this applies to just about all "What happened to [thing from splatbook" questions.

Oh ok I was just about to ask about the Capsule rounds also but ok .I guess I will wait. Thanks for the answer :)
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: ZeConster on <08-16-13/0758:00>
Here's hoping they don't bring back KE IV - from what I read on the forums, too many people abused it by going "sure, it only does 8 damage if ingested, but DMSO converts it to Contact, so it does 8 damage to them anyway".
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: RHat on <08-16-13/0844:01>
Kinda need that stuff for the bugs...
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: ZeConster on <08-16-13/0847:05>
Considering how extreme some of the suggestions by people on here have been, "make mundanes all but unable to fight bug spirits in Season 5 of Missions" is maybe 20th percentile, really.
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: RHat on <08-16-13/0850:38>
It's sad that I can't argue that....
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Basic on <08-18-13/0939:02>
Mundanes should be able to fight bug spirits. Personally I don't think they should ever really take anything about because abuse can only happen if a GM lets it happen.
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Michael Chandra on <08-18-13/1519:40>
"It already is contact, so DMSO won't matter for KE IV. It will only be harmful for people when ingested, period, so DMSO won't work." Any player who wants to disagree with that can bite me.
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Wakshaani on <08-18-13/1703:48>
Mundanes should be able to fight bug spirits. Personally I don't think they should ever really take anything about because abuse can only happen if a GM lets it happen.

Aside from the basic "Shoot it until it stops twitching" option, th ereally tough ones can be hosed down with basic insecticide. That's a kryptonite that they can't get away from.

...

Yet.
Title: Re: what happened to DMSO ?
Post by: Michael Chandra on <08-18-13/1723:20>
I ran the math with Brothers United (Missions Season 4) and spraying the bugs with APDS would result in the same damage on average as spraying them with KE IV, while KE IV came with allergy penalties and ongoing damage. Hello KE IV bullets that we're buying en-mass from Bull because clearly he'd have a stockpile and this NPC has just shitty supplies!