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05/28/2012 10:02 PM

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/7190-Trope-a-Dope

Something some of you might want to consider the next time this topic comes up.

That said, it all depends on what experience/story you want to tell. That, and some of those are easy to bypass. The rest, either aren't, or end up causing more problems by avoiding them.

Whatchu Workin' On? Tell us!

05/14/2012 01:03 AM

Already finished a few of the summon sprites for FF Essence.

Battling in games, but.. why?

04/26/2012 04:24 PM

@Caz: You might want to watch this, just in case you're still in the dark somewhat.

Share Game Design Articles Here!

04/24/2012 09:04 PM

More of a blog post than an article, but it is related to RPG making, specifically in regards in to GUI/presentation with a little bit of statistics talk at the end:

http://secretartsgames.blogspot.com/2012/03/rose-by-any-other-name-would-smell-as.html

FULL STEAM AHEAD (choo-coo)

03/16/2012 12:51 AM

If the amount of skills is still weighing you down, just limit yourself to four per element and have each elemental affinity be based on a certain style. Fire, for example, could handle things like DoT and Rage buildup, and so forth.

If you want, you could even tie skills into stances, i.e. have each skill only be usable during a certain stance.