It is not broken. It just is not a fixed standard. Different gaming groups will simply have different benchmarks. This is not a failed mechanism, it is a feature of it.
But as a result, the stats given for an epic character in one (ongoing - one shot and tournament games do not have this feature) game is meaningless and useless for another. You tell me your character's ratings and then I can tell you the appropriate stats for the Red Emperor or Harrek or whoever.
> Making all the numbers subjective is a poor solution, and really takes
> a lot out of the gamesystem in my opinion.
That may be so, but that is a fact. Greg's 4M4 rating works ONLY for Greg's games. Doesn't work for mine, David Dunham's, or yours. That's because in HQ every gaming group will accumulate Hero Points at different rates, spend them at different rates, and so on.
I strongly endorse David Dunham's approach. He knows what he is talking about.
Jeff
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