[Lormyr]

As I said, broken is in the eye of the beholder.

Most RPGs have been balanced in favor of Magicians since Basic D&D 45 years ago. Does that stop players from playing non-Mages? Even so, I usually have played Clerics.

Characters rarely have similar XP in Missions. Should Missions be rated by character XP?

While Mages may have tremendous offensive potential, they also can be very vulnerable I believe it balances out..

To be clear, I am not judging your play style or your character.

That said, no system I have played has successfully balanced magic, and shadowrun is no exception. A shadowrun mage is anything but vulnerable if the player aims to design the character that way. Your 35 dice is busted as hell, but that is not a reflection of you or the character, just the system that allows it. I did the same thing with my Missions character on the opposite end (defense) of the spectrum.

[Hobbes]

Yeah, there is no badfun here.  I'm an unrepentant power gamer myself. 

The game should not let there be that large of a difference between the floor and the ceiling between PCs.  Mages shouldn't be the "Best choice" for every role, and that includes Matrix Support.  Quickened Analyzed Device on a Deck?  Why not.  10 Logic, 10 Intuition?  Easy.  On and on it goes.

Magicrun always wins in the end. 

But the fact that your character renders the rest of the team optional, and you're playing with 2/3rds your spellbook tied behind your back.... not the best.   

 

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Only way for MagicRun to not win is to set the campaign in Space.

[Shinobi Killfist]

Only way for MagicRun to not win is to set the campaign in Space.

They could have uncapped mundane advancement and advanced augmentations over the last 30 years. The augments in 2080 are basically the same as those in 2050. Both could happen in a supplement.

[Hobbes]

Only way for MagicRun to not win is to set the campaign in Space.

They could have uncapped mundane advancement and advanced augmentations over the last 30 years. The augments in 2080 are basically the same as those in 2050. Both could happen in a supplement.

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