Quoted from Thunderbird:
Let’s set the record straight by someone who owns the SWLE and has drop down targets. They are nice for sure, but they complete on their own as if they were a mono target. No one has to aim at them. The sling action completes them whether you need to or not. Munsters targets are not garbage, it works better for the Munsters game the way they are in the rule set. Drop targets would not make as much sense in the rule set. The targets are first class and do get unwarranted flack for sure. SWHE has a mono target, that works the same as the drops. No fun in gameplay is diminished.
I could perhaps agree on individual stand-up targets vs drop targets, drops feel more interactive, etc, but at least it's 5 targets to shoot for either way for instance here.
But respectfully I don't see how you can say a mono target functions the same as a bank of 4 or 5 individual targets where accuracy to hit the particular target you need is important (or at least the adjacent target in some circumstances, with many rule sets).
The end result may be the same, but the skill required and risk involved is significantly different with a target literally the size of 4 or 5 individual stand-ups or drops vs hitting the correct target. I couldn't possibly count the number of times I've needed a critical target bank completion and yet struggled to hit the particular target I needed - which is fun imo... Where is the challenge in just merely hitting anywhere on a 4-5" long mono target?