I'm HIT!!

Let's see

• In A New Hope, not one of the main characters are hit in combat. The only exception is Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that is when he is killed by Vader
• In the Empire Strikes Back, Luke loses his hand.. and that's the only real hit (although one could argue that his is slightly hurt by flying crates, sent by Vader)
• In the Return of the Jedi, Luke is hit once with a blaster (on his cybernetic hand), Leia is hit once with a blaster (and is almost out of the combat for it). Then there is the final combat between Luke, Vader and the Emperor.
  

See? Very few actual hits, and those that are tend to put the character out of action.

Now... roleplaying game... for instance: Star Wars Saga.. yupp, I can take numerous hits without going down. Actually, not even when I'm hit by a light saber am I in any real danger of going down with a single blow.

I'd like to see more games that focus on the maneuvering, the parrying and riposting, feinting, taunting. Any single hit would end the fight, so make sure you don't get hit!

Lose your temper, and lose the fight!

The way I see it, you could perhaps have a system with "combat advantage" points. You can reduce the opponents combat advantage, or spend a maneuver to increase your own. When you have reduced him to 0 points, he is at your mercy, and you can deal with him as you please.

Just make sure, you don't get hit yourself...

Don't be reckless, overconfident... don't overextend yourself..

Move those feet.. taunt your opponent... make him attack you! You can avoid his angry attacks..moving out of the way. Then, you got him!

You got him right where you want him... now what do you do?