I think in some way the second title in a series defines the series. Ultima reinvented the engine & parts of the gameplay every iteration, but kept the protagonist (even if this was partially a r… (View Post)

I think there is a generally feeling that RTwP as a combat system is in danger of dying out, and that is not totally wrong if you restrict it to major western titles, with the PoEs series likely bein… (View Post)

I'd pretty much ignore developers praising each other games. It's just the pragmatic thing to do, after all you never knew in what studio you are going to work tomorrow. More instructive to see what … (View Post)

But trying to prevent new infections *is* managing the rate of transmission right now, because it needs to be reduced if we are to cope. No one believes that we can eliminate the disease in this mann… (View Post)

I agree, and I'd add that I think the entire aim of bringing the tabletop experience to the computer screen is misguided. Tabletop is more limited in many ways (e.g. can't be real-time, calculations … (View Post)