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Originally Posted by Ieqo
I tend to resist any temptation to replace the Stoner 63 system. It is iconic of the Project. It is easy to simply say that Project planners in the 60s and 70s bought/stole/somehow acquired the original machinist drawings from Eugene Stoner and their armorers were able to solve the reliability issues. Hell, maybe they recruited Eugene Stoner, himself.
But no, the Stoners, the Browning Hi-Powers, and the XR-311s are part of the Project zeitgeist for me. Over the years folks have taken to the internet with "improved" weapon loads (one fellow in particular must have owned stock in H&K or something because his Project was all H&K, all the time), lots of HMMWV variants suggested, etc. Nope. Keep the Stoners, the Brownings, and the 311s. It keeps the "feel" of the Project firmly in the realm of "A Bunch Of Eggheads Trying To Be The Peace Corps With Guns", rather than drifting into "Full-Blown Paramilitary Organization That Claims To Have Altruistic Goals".
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So with the 4th Edition rewrite you're advocating for the 2017 timeline but, with a Morrow Project utilizing 1970s and early 1980s tech levels?
You know this drops the Projects Tech Level, right? Gives the Rich Five and the Frozen Chosen an advantage.
Probably means the Snake Eaters are worse of 1970s and 1960s tech level.
With only cryotubes, early fusion plants, and lasers just making the cut.
Do able, probably fun too. However, most people picking up the 4th edition are not 40, 50, or 60 years plus and nostalgic like we are. They don't get it because they never lived it.