You know what more CRPGs need? A...training room. Like, if you're making a build, they should let you TEST it. Cause sometimes, interrelationships aren't actually clear until you run it through the engine - ThreadSky

dragoncobolt.bsky.social • 139 days ago

You know what more CRPGs need?

A...training room.

Like, if you're making a build, they should let you TEST it. Cause sometimes, interrelationships aren't actually clear until you run it through the engine

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mitchgit.bsky.social•138 days ago

We swore by them at @webeharebrained.bsky.social

hourglasseye.com•139 days ago

Some kind of sandbox mode where you can set up an encounter yourself? Or just something simple like just a room with a dummy to wail on?

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•139 days ago

The former would be nice, but the latter would work too!

hourglasseye.com•139 days ago

Interesting idea for sure! Can benefit both the player and the dev I think (playtesting, demos reels and QA).

warmwestwind.bsky.social•139 days ago

like some kind of.... Danger Room

illhousen.bsky.social•137 days ago

Your Rogue Trader absolutely should have an entire deck filled with exotic near-extinct beasts you can hunt for sport.

aranaya.bsky.social•138 days ago

What I wish more games would do is let you respec your characters throughout the game, so you're not locked into a build.

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•138 days ago

fortunately, MOST crpgs are big into respeccing, like...Pillars 1 and 2, Tyranny I think, BG3, Rogue Trader, the owlcat games, they're all full of respecs

fairestcinderella.bsky.social•138 days ago

Nearly every game should have a practice mode with the option to set up specific situations.
People want to explore the rules and limits of the system they're in.

banjoplayer.bsky.social•138 days ago

like nba 2k

jackalopezone.neocities.org•138 days ago

This would be accommodating to my adhd ass in so many ways considering how easy it is to lose foresight of what your character is supposed to be when you window shop any skill and pick something because you're just curious what it even does (mostly magic user problems when i played bg1)

oozeley.bsky.social•139 days ago

could stand it in ttrpgs too, would be nice to know if a build is fun at the level i'm actually gonna be

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•139 days ago

...well, yeah, but it's...easier to do in a TTRPG, you just, like, do it

cat-of-many-faces.bsky.social•138 days ago

I run simulation levels for my players in Lancer regularly so they can get used to their builds and change them if they want.

It works so well i'm going to do it in all my games from now on :)

brandishjaye.bsky.social•139 days ago

I'm terrible at builds. I just kinda click stuff and maybe figure it out by a second playthrough. I'm mostly here for the consequences of my dialogue and outside combat actions.

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•138 days ago

So, in rogue trader, an extremely powerful build is Arch Militant with Wildfire, Flash Fire, Always Ready and DIscipline.

Wildfire lets you make another attack for cheap, flashfire makes wildfire cheaper faster, and discipline gets you +1 versatility whenever an officer gives you a turn.

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•138 days ago

So, Jae goes, tells you to move (+1 versatility), then Jae tells you to shoot (+1 versatility), and then you shoot (+1 versatility), then on your turn, you shoot a different kind (+1 versatility), wildfire now costs 1 AP, shoot again (+1 versatility.)

If you're me, throw on the pair holster.

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•138 days ago

That lets you get a +1 attack at 0 AP for pistols if you crit with another pistol. So, fire a burst attack to have a really good chance at critting (+1 versatility), and also, fortress world so your never stop shooting stacks let you get another attack (+1 versatility.)

dragoncobolt.bsky.social•138 days ago

By round, like...two, you'll probly have about 20 or 30 versatility stacks, and have a ballistic skill of nearly 200 and be doing 40 damage per shot with your bursts and everyone has a very good, wonderful time

thefarhorizon.bsky.social•138 days ago

If it's class based, I want to be able to play as each class for a little bit before I commit to an entire playthrough.

I say this as someone who restarted as a Warrior after sinking 30 hours into Veilguard.

darkestadam.bsky.social•138 days ago

Armoured Core letting you test your mech is really important.

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