@Nerts Also brief aside did Shadowrun and Cyberpunk 2013 come out around the same time?
I just find it curious they both have major paramilitary paramedic services as game mechanics - I assume they must be both drawing from the same inspiration.
@Rewhan Cyberpunk was 88, Shadowrun 1st edition was 89, but both are "what if privatised health care was even worse to a cartoonish degree"
@Nerts Ah yes, '88-'89... Coming out of the Reaganomics era.
Yeah that suddenly makes sense.
@Rewhan Exactly, otherwise you have to trust your buddies enough to drag your injured ass out of them and not ditch you to save themselves