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Elements Questions

  • Adon237
  • 08/16/2015 05:47 PM
  • 1292 views


Pictured here is the Elements chart for Diabolica. As I've been playtesting the game and other such things I've began to wonder: is this too convoluted? Is having this many elements that interact with each other needlessly complicating the game?

It would take some time to complete, but I could whittle it down to 5 or less elements and restructure many of the equipment/spells/weapons to match this. But then again, how my elements are set up now could be perfectly fine?

I need some input on this, so please feel free to chime in with whatever you have to say!

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squallstorm
401
08/16/2015 08:07 PM
It seems like a lot in my opinion. My games have eight at most and they have a polar opposite. Wind and earth for example, are weak to each other and resist the like element. All others deal normal damage. I prefer to keep it simpler, so the player doesn't have to experiment too much. (My games are designed to be more accessible than something like Shin Megami)
LightningLord2
230
08/17/2015 07:09 AM
More elements are much like using big numbers - it makes the game more complex, but allows more fine tuning as you can make finer adjustments to how many elements a character has access to.
watermark
Got me my shiny new MZ
3283
08/17/2015 09:13 AM
I would recommend against too many elements unless the elemental battle system is a centerpiece of your game.

The reason is it's simply too hard for a player like me to keep track of that many elements. In a case like this I'd probably just equip the stuff that gives me the highest stats and maybe change it up if I enter an area that really requires an element of a particular type.
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
08/17/2015 08:31 PM
author=LightningLord2
More elements are much like using big numbers - it makes the game more complex, but allows more fine tuning as you can make finer adjustments to how many elements a character has access to.


This is an interesting perspective!

author=watermark
I would recommend against too many elements unless the elemental battle system is a centerpiece of your game.

The reason is it's simply too hard for a player like me to keep track of that many elements. In a case like this I'd probably just equip the stuff that gives me the highest stats and maybe change it up if I enter an area that really requires an element of a particular type.


This is more of what I believe the problem may be. Thank you. I might strive to make Elements more integral in the battle system to address this issue!
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