Speeding up battles

[st.patrik]

Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by st.patrik:
I agree with IW that it would be a bad idea to have a readout of every action in a battle.

Why would this be a bad idea, if it's an option that can be turned on and off at will? If you, or anyone else, didn't want to use it you wouldn't have to. I fail to understand the mindset that says having fewer options is better ...

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The explanation is that as many hours as Illwinter works on this particular extra feature are hours they don't spend on other (IMHO) more needed extra features.

Plus which I think I question the idea that more options is necessarily good - we don't need options so much as we need a good product. I think the hundreds of channels on cable tv in the US is a good example of this: lots of choice; little worth watching. In theory there's nothing bad about adding choice, but in practice it ends up decreasing quality - like a buffet restaurant where you can get whatever you want, but none of it is freshly cooked (i.e. it's been under warming lamps for a half hour). I'd far rather go to a place where I can only order one thing, if I know I like something they make, because most often it tastes better.

Originally posted by Arryn:

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If you want that you should play pen and paper D&D, IMHO.

Easier said than done. First, such games cannot be played solo. Second, gathering a group of players, when you are older and no longer in a college crowd, is very difficult to do. Things such as work, family, etc. tend to interfere with gameplaying.

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I hear you on this one - good D&D games (and gamers) are hard to find. However, it does seem more like what would scratch your itch (so to speak) in terms of the detailed play-by-play combat.


*edit* I should make it explicit that I'm not trying to get you to leave Dom II or this community - I think you make a contribution which is worthwhile and obviously you enjoy the game. I'm just saying it seems like what you are looking for in a game would be more fully found in D&D, or something similar.

[ March 07, 2004, 17:48: Message edited by: st.patrik ]