Reading through the comments I only see JA and JA2 veterans. I am also more than happy to see newcomers invited into the world of Jagged Alliance but I fear that in your attempt to find the balance between old and new players, one side will feel that you favoured the other side the most.
Hoping that this will not be the case, as a veteran JA gamer my self, I am more than happy to compromise in different fields if you only keep atleast one thing from the original games.
And that's the mercs. I can't stress this enough. The old guard want to see all the original mercs returning. I am trying to forget this one spin off, (which i will not name here), where many original mercs were killed as props to a backstory about the rest.
You want to introduce your new merc ideas? Excellent! I am looking forward to them. But leave OUR mercs alone. Yep. Those are ours. We grew up with them. We fought with them. "Shadow" should not have PTSD or recovering from alcoholism. He should still be a badass and as healthy as ever. Respect the old fans by doing just this one thing, and introduce a new cheap merc full with health problems to begin the game with.
And hoping we will grow so fond of this new merc that we will keep playing with him instead of trading his spot for another badass.
