First off, hello to everyone! A couple things you may be able to help me with:
1) I paid for the beta but lost the file and now I can't find it anywhere. I never had the chance to dive in but remember liking what I read. Is it forever gone? I know it's over but I did buy it so...
2) I missed...but heard about...to include all the reactions (good and bad)...sweeping(?) changes to the system. My quandary is that I am not a huge fan of two bits: some of the more fantastical themes (the "What's a wrench?" tone 40K sometimes seems to give off*) and more importantly, the rules of the first DH. So, how much has changed? Is it still a race to stack every modifier possible no matter what? Is it still stacked against you or can you be a more cinematic bad-ass? How crunchy are the rules now? Are NPCs a blob of math you have to jump back and forth to decipher for use?
Please don't think I'm pooping on the old version and applause to FFG for making the games, I only hope to find a new edition that I can enjoy. Thank you!
*it sometimes seems that the level of ignorance toward technology is a wee much. Calling a computer a cogitator is fine, but believing your laser rifle is possessed by a spirit strikes me as too ignorant. I've always had a difficult time finding the point where a non-Mechanicus genius ends and a Tech Priest begins. Less to do with any edition but I figured you fine folks could square me away.