04-27-2024, 10:02 AM
I'd say these posts of 'combat is how you beat the other person up so getting good is important', 'there's a lot of conflict' and 'I have to defend myself or be defended if someone comes at me' is yeah obvious and miss the heart of the suggestion somewhat. If you don't want to be involved in these interactions then don't be the guy punching the other in the face, or vice versa. There are many plots outside of this to explore and to be involved in, or to start up yourself, but this IS a combat oriented game.
That said, there's no real solution or drastic, sure improvement to make to my claim, or rather it's an attempt to find an answer to a non-problem perhaps. I don't think limiting Rebirth Potions to 1 will ultimately change much in the long-term, but could be done anyway. I also need need to consider what I'm even asking in the first place because as easy as it is to disagree with some points and go back and forth, the subject and potential perspectives is incredibly vague and will naturally be varied. There are lots of fair suggestions and points of relevance but it's as scattered as my thoughts are right now and doesn't reach the core of it...
The soul of combat and its identity. Milly's suggestion of removing restrained's does, not that it would lead to Good Things. But it makes me nostalgic for a simpler time... ten years ago, where Discord didn't exist, and you couldn't 'spar' unless it was in a close-spaced, tiny arena that was more of a public hangout spot. The combat system just came second to actual roleplaying, there was far less need for 'getting good' and 'balance', and unpredictable things occurred because of this.
Don't get me wrong. It was janky and barebones, the staff, community, policy, and overall the storytelling (as well as frequency of it) is better than it was back in the day. Everything is better. But it was purer in that naïve, easy going way. Less predictable, less OOC noise, less pressure. Difficult to put into words. You might have experienced something similar when you first started roleplaying, or not.
I think... how it is now is fine. As good as it'll get, even. Maybe because I've spent a lot of time considering and designing the turn-based system it's making me long for more personalization and a higher degree of roleplay focus that this new setup allows for more easily, but trying to achieve something similar in our established gameplay/culture is difficult. I'm also overly excited for this in general so it's making it more difficult for me to appreciate current PvP as it is, when I'm spending time ruminating on the potential of the alternative. The truth is I probably want to think and speak about that more as it's less of a dead end for me creatively, hmm...
That said, there's no real solution or drastic, sure improvement to make to my claim, or rather it's an attempt to find an answer to a non-problem perhaps. I don't think limiting Rebirth Potions to 1 will ultimately change much in the long-term, but could be done anyway. I also need need to consider what I'm even asking in the first place because as easy as it is to disagree with some points and go back and forth, the subject and potential perspectives is incredibly vague and will naturally be varied. There are lots of fair suggestions and points of relevance but it's as scattered as my thoughts are right now and doesn't reach the core of it...
The soul of combat and its identity. Milly's suggestion of removing restrained's does, not that it would lead to Good Things. But it makes me nostalgic for a simpler time... ten years ago, where Discord didn't exist, and you couldn't 'spar' unless it was in a close-spaced, tiny arena that was more of a public hangout spot. The combat system just came second to actual roleplaying, there was far less need for 'getting good' and 'balance', and unpredictable things occurred because of this.
Don't get me wrong. It was janky and barebones, the staff, community, policy, and overall the storytelling (as well as frequency of it) is better than it was back in the day. Everything is better. But it was purer in that naïve, easy going way. Less predictable, less OOC noise, less pressure. Difficult to put into words. You might have experienced something similar when you first started roleplaying, or not.
I think... how it is now is fine. As good as it'll get, even. Maybe because I've spent a lot of time considering and designing the turn-based system it's making me long for more personalization and a higher degree of roleplay focus that this new setup allows for more easily, but trying to achieve something similar in our established gameplay/culture is difficult. I'm also overly excited for this in general so it's making it more difficult for me to appreciate current PvP as it is, when I'm spending time ruminating on the potential of the alternative. The truth is I probably want to think and speak about that more as it's less of a dead end for me creatively, hmm...