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I'm sorry to hear that, Bloodartist. From the sounds of it, though, they're trying to put as much choice into the hands of the players as possible. In general, it's not fun or engaging to have control More
No. I don't like those ideas. Why? Because such buffs/debuffs have been used by MMO healers since the beginning of time. Those are some really, really boring same-old abilities. Only way I could be More
Well, the thaumaturgy stuff is pretty nasty, the lower your resistance to it, the more damage it does. So if they go that route having your will lowered during or before combat could be deadly. Also More
True. It looks like burning off or restoring Willpower would be a useful mechanic to reflect mind control. My main question, then, is what else will Willpower do? If it's *just* used to "resist" mind More
I expect willpower will help you resist direct commands and powers, as well as the indirect ones you describe above. Something like you attempt to make the other help you and he simply shrugs it off More
It seems pretty decent. I like those systems, it allows for a more sandboxy feel. I hope we can outrun the dark entity or have some way to stop it. I don't know, CCP and White Wolf will figure it out. More
Indeed. The problem with NPC generated conflict is its inherent predictability and the fact that NPCs don't log off, get tired, run out of resources or otherwise get discouraged. More
Well I can confirm in all my NWoD gaming I have only ever seen 1 dramatic failure. This way of doing things gives the player agency over their own mishaps and bad choices. More