I'm missing something...armor modifiers vs ap

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**Z-Ray**

Man makes me feel old hearing people calling AP the "old" system and Save Modifiers the "new"
I started in 2nd edition and this whole newfangled all or nothing AP thing never sat right with me.
Huzzah for Save Modifiers! the old system turned "new" again.

**Z-Ray**

BunkhouseBuster wrote:

I always found a direct relation between stress and the saves being rolled, with the better saves causing more stress. The lower the save, the lower the stress.

2+ Save - "Oh please don't fail...."
3+ Save - "Come on, work!"
4+ Save - "Eh, 50% is okay."
5+ Save - "Meh" or "Oh, did some save? Neat!"
6+ Save - Either "Let me pick up my models" or "Did that actually save? Waaagh!"

I wonder about the stress-to-save correlation in 40K what with the modifiers. It's not too stressful in Age of Sigmar, but those saves hardly ever get above a 3+ or 4+ in most games.

This could be a factor, not only did I start isn 2nd ed (and play Fantasy) but I also play Orks
Marine Players: "they're changing the armour save rules! Oh No!"
Ork Players: " The what?"