Actually most of the solutions you talked about depend on what experience you want to deliver and what strategies you want to emerge out of it. Your final solution allow players to create strategies where they only need to apply a huge status once and then prolong it with smaller ...
I'm sorry, I just don't find the article useful in any meaningful way. The article's definition of skill , in the first place, is non-existant - or very shallow at best. Built upon that are apples and oranges game examples and a completely irrelevant conclusion. Looks like the author could ...
Games like Dark Souls may be useful for exploring esoteric design concepts. But everyone who raves about them shouldn't lose sight of the fact these games are in fact, completely inaccessible to the vast majority of the players in all audiences and markets. As are the best works in any ...
Good luck to them, but couldn t they stay clear of this annoying trend of naming games Title: Generic normally Genesis, Reckoning, Vengeance, Origin, etc .
Actually, Brandon's attitude was the main reason I thought this interview was great. The id guy was just repeating generic PR stuff and Brandon gave him several opportunities to talk more openly - this is Gamasutra, not IGN.
Saying I prefer this or I prefer that makes absolutely no sense because these mechanics are not meaningful by themselves. These are just design patterns, they can be used very well or very badly depending on the whole system and what is the experience you want to provide.
