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| Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Gaming - RPGs ... Do you prefer random or visible battles ? |
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Which type of battles do you prefer in an RPG ?| Alternative question:
Do you are annoyed of random battles; or do you dislike visible enemys due to the fact you can dodge them ^^; ? | I like visible enemies, I can decide when I want to fight them and when not |
43.2%, 16 votes | I'm preferring random battles, easier level ups; plus rare enemies are harder to encounter |
29.7%, 11 votes | If the game provides it ... a mix both of them (like in Lufia II; random battles on the overworld, visible enemies in the dungeons) |
27.0%, 10 votes | Multi-voting is disabled.
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Slash Dafter Kodondo Level: 38  Posts: 400/584 EXP: 338934 For next: 31513 Since: 04-04-04 From: E. Millinocket, ME Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 9 hours |
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Originally posted by Kasumi-Astra I agree with you 100% on this whole paragraph. I think the reason developers never implement this far superior battle system is because they don't want to lose fans that don't like it. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39  Posts: 234/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I prefer a mix of the two systems. Visible fights that stay in one spot are the best, as long as there's a way to regenerate them (it's perfect if they're always there); that way I can pick when I want to fight and when I don't want to fight. But the random system is good as well, because that can add some challenge; especially in dungeons where you don't get warped out after you beat the boss. So, some kind of a mix is good, but I haven't gotten to play a game with a mix of the two yet.  |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 3137/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Final Fantasy: Crystal chronicles comes to mind... about a realtime RPG.  (there is no EXP system thought, instead there is this artifact system. Which I actually like) |
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Emptyeye Real American Level: 67 Posts: 450/2273 EXP: 2488421 For next: 104451 Since: 05-24-04 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| I prefer random battles. Visible battles in the games I'm familiar with (FF Mystic Quest, Chrono Trigger) don't usually give you a choice as to whether you want to fight at all! Most times the enemies are located at choke points that you have to go through in order to get to your objective, so there's really very little "fight or flight" decision involved. |
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Bella Ludwig Von Koopa You're Gonna Love Me Level: 76  Posts: 552/2962 EXP: 3891483 For next: 114577 Since: 03-29-04 From: Groovy Way Since last post: 8 min. Last activity: 6 min. |
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| Random battles! Even though they did bother me when they'd happen every other second..unless you got those special thingys. Even if there's visible ones sometimes there's no escaping that mighty monster person. I didn't mind the visible ones either. Usually I just don't care which and I just play. |
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Aioria Boss Bass  Yes I will!! ;D  Middle Ages Warrior Level: 58 Posts: 443/1567 EXP: 1516086 For next: 61460 Since: 03-15-04 From: near the pneumon ultramicroscop icsilicovolcanoconiosis land Since last post: 19 days Last activity: 19 days |
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visible enemies, like in chrono trigger, the game that has the coolest and most original batle system evar!  |
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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 638/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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| To break the tie of 9 votes each, I'm going to say visible battles. It's just nice to know when you're going to battle, and you can avoid it if you wish. | |||
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 420/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Hehe, currently it is 10 : 9 for visible battles, quite interesting  From a German community thinking, I thought the majority would sum up on visible battles beforehand. Grandia I and IIs battles were nice; mostly you easily could avoid nearly every enemy ... but if you did that and were on really low levels (especially low magic and weapon levels), it did extend the boss battles for sure; while it was just easy if you took the time to defeat every enemy group in a region ... there were quite much in that game  |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 1477/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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What was cool though was Chrono Trigger. You fought the enemies on the same screen you were already in. That game of course had visible enemies. Which was cool. Because you fought them on the same screen. And sometimes they were random in a few areas. But they were still on the same screen. Which was cool. Damned inability to change my vote to a mix between the two  (edited by Kyouji Craw on 07-05-04 11:43 PM) |
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Clockworkz Birdo  "Hoargh! Take your shoes off!" Level: 64  Posts: 1097/2002 EXP: 2188320 For next: 25777 Since: 03-15-04 From: Undisclosed Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| I like a mix; The Golden Sun thing. Enemies invisible, bosses visible. I like to see what I'm up against. It does it more often in GS2:TLA | |||
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 283/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Depending on the game, I like them both. But I prefer random battles, for sure. | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 1219/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Visible. You don't have the annoyance of unexpected battles, you can avoid weak enemies that aren't worth your time (or head back to an inn without being killed), and you get an idea of what you'll be fighting before the battle. (Sure, you can run away... Sometimes. "Couldn't run!" Sound familliar? Plus sometimes they whack you before you get a chance to move.) Mario RPG did an excellent job with it. Of course, that's a lot of extra sprites to render; sometimes it's not possible. In that case, I prefer Pok | |||
ShadowKnight Stone axe Level: 14 Posts: 22/59 EXP: 10840 For next: 2231 Since: 04-09-04 From: Marshall, Michigan Since last post: 79 days Last activity: 20 days |
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| Well...it dosen't really matter to me. No preference either. Of theres a battle system that will work alongside with how to get in battles, then I'm fine. | |||
Tamarin Calanis We exist. Earth exists. The universe exists. Do we really need to know why? Level: 59 Posts: 2/1802 EXP: 1672751 For next: 377 Since: 07-12-04 From: The gas station on the corner... Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Well, let's see... One way I liked was in Lunar and Lunar 2, visible where they do appear, and none on the overworld. And they chased you... but they could only go so far, which made it not be so bad. Or, there was also the way visible enemies were done in Earthbound... there was no overworld that I recall. Everything was connected to something. I'll go for a stretch and say that Underworld place, which did have fights, but I can't remember if you could see them or not.  |
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Jagori Flurry Level: 27 Posts: 105/267 EXP: 103625 For next: 12534 Since: 04-17-04 Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Secret of Mana-esque visible enemies with action-style fighting is my favorite. Then visible enemies with normal RPG-style menu fighting, like Earthbound, where you can influence the battles by your actions on the map - i.e. approaching the enemy from the rear gets you a surprise attack, and you can automatically win vs. weaker enemies. After that comes random battles with action fighting, like Super Ninja Boy. And finally, random battles with menu fighting. So boring. | |||
Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44  Posts: 70/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| I prefer random all the way. For one, more of an adventure feel, cause "adventure" means you don't know what the hell is going on. If you know you have to fight, where's the excitement? If you know what you are gonna fight, then where's the "oh shit!" value. If you know what you are gonna fight, then you can come up with a way to avoid it, which is more ninja like than RPG-like. You aren't a ninja, unless you are playing Ninja Gaiden... (besides, that's an adventure/action game, not an RPG) Jagori, your bringing in SoM is an enterly different battle system. Real time vs ATB isn't even comparable... Real time is and forever shall be far superior, but this isn't a battle system comparison. This is a battle method (or something) comparison. Oh man, so many people wanting visible battles, is everyone that spoiled/lazy? |
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Tamarin Calanis We exist. Earth exists. The universe exists. Do we really need to know why? Level: 59 Posts: 17/1802 EXP: 1672751 For next: 377 Since: 07-12-04 From: The gas station on the corner... Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Ok, Lenophis. I'll just hand you the controller on my FF7 game, when I have two party members down, no Phoenix Down left (after I spent ALL my money on them...), no Potions, Hi-Potions, X-Potions, Elixir/Megalixirs, and no Ethers of any sort, just Cure spells, and try to get back to the Inn alive. Oh, and no Tents either. Just a half-hour walk (not counting the random fights) to get back to town. Oh, and aome of the enemies are resistant to physical attacks. See my point? Oh, and if you know what, when, and where you have to fight, where's the frustration that's usually attached to random battles? In many of the games I've played, you have to revisit an early area of the game at some point later on, and the enemies are just too weak to bother with. And, unlike in Earthbound, there's no "you win" box that automatically appears if you're strong enough to win the fight on the first turn, you have to go through the fight and either run or fight, both of which are a waste of time. (edited by Cheveyo Chowilawu on 07-14-04 10:15 AM) |
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