Yeah, I have to echo Ildur's point about game systems not really working well with strangers. In an LS/FC or a group of friends, you can all agree on a particular system to use; back in CoH, my SG had a game system we used that was based on CoH's 1d6 /roll emote and opposed rolls. However, it was optional and we only used it for events that were internal or with others who agreed to it in advance, since asking a person we just met to write a character sheet and dice to our system would've been asking quite a lot of them. 
On the other hand, a full lightweight game system lets you do some interesting things in plots, since you're basically bringing some tabletop into the MMO. Such a thing's not to everyone's taste, though.
I also concur that having an HP system if you use dicing is pretty important to keep a fight from going on forever. In my experience, 5 hits works well; it gives people time for a good back and forth without letting things drag on. Past that, you have to consider if Level Matters or if Level Doesn't Matter. If Level Matters, then you pretty much have to use opposed rolls with a level modifier (for a game with 50 levels, 1d100 + level is probably a good guideline). If Level Doesn't Matter, then a fixed difficulty (1d6, roll 4 or better or something) without opposed rolls works better, IMO. The important things are just to keep it simple and get buy-in OOC.
On the other hand, a full lightweight game system lets you do some interesting things in plots, since you're basically bringing some tabletop into the MMO. Such a thing's not to everyone's taste, though.I also concur that having an HP system if you use dicing is pretty important to keep a fight from going on forever. In my experience, 5 hits works well; it gives people time for a good back and forth without letting things drag on. Past that, you have to consider if Level Matters or if Level Doesn't Matter. If Level Matters, then you pretty much have to use opposed rolls with a level modifier (for a game with 50 levels, 1d100 + level is probably a good guideline). If Level Doesn't Matter, then a fixed difficulty (1d6, roll 4 or better or something) without opposed rolls works better, IMO. The important things are just to keep it simple and get buy-in OOC.
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