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Originally posted by BloodRawEngine
Lacking AI is something that Turn-based combat only ACCENTUATES by bogging it down for the sake of what you're ccalling "balance". With real-time there's a helluva lot more in terms of sliding scale of diffuculty than just higher stats or larger repertoire of attacks. It's those things IN ADDITION to a more direct and more rewarding sense of progress. I've yet to meet a Turn-based systm that doesn't feel exactly the same as they did back in the 90's.



It really doesn't. As far as I care, it gives you more time to think at the expense of giving you any variety in HOW to act and HOW to perform your roles. Instead of a party handling like a well-oiled machine it's reduced to a point and click. Turn-based combat in RPG's and chess are two completely different things, and if I wanted to play chess, I'D PLAY CHESS. In my experience, TBS games do a better job of capturing only tedim by taking away the sense of competition you can actually get when playing chess, considering that's a two-person game.

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Originally posted by Star428
Oh, and I'm not just referring to TBS role-playing games. I'm talking about war games live Civilization Revolution and XCOM (turn-based squad tactics). Both of those games are extremely addictive and competitive. They both require great skill and knowledge and they're both turn-based. The best video games I've played in my entire life, tbh.

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I've tried RTS games and liked none of them. Usually, I'm constantly pausing the game to think. Not my idea of a good time. It's clear to me that strategy plays a much greater role in TBS games than it does RTS games.