I'm pretty disappointed with the majority of the posts here. I thought better of Gamasutra readers. Oh well, thanks Adam et al. for being the beacons of rationality in this so-called debate.
I think you are doing more harm to your solid points than you need to B N by even suggesting its communism. If anything, it's capitalism with socialistic elements.
I'm one of those people who took the bloody mess perk, but I have to say I regretted it. It's actually kind of disrupting to the experience - when you shoot someone in the head with a rifle you don't expect their arms and legs to explode. After a while ...
