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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7566405" data-attributes="member: 6775031">I can only speak for myself, but if you have a random chance of decapitation which ignores all of the normal metrics for survivability, then the game feels like more of a slot machine and less like something where my choices matter at all. Why should I care about having a good HEALTH score, or agonize over which potion to save and which one to drink, when there's a not-insignificant chance that the whole mechanic will be ignored outright? Choices should matter, and mechanics which bypass those choices can make those choices irrelevant.I don't want the vulnerability factor to be even. I want it to scale with those variables which measure vulnerability. That's why we bother to track those things in the first place. If death and maiming are essentially random, because they ignore the relevant stats, then those stats shouldn't be in the game.Then it's up to the game designer to balance such things. If you sacrifice speed and power and accuracy and evasion, all in the name of not dying instantly, then you're basically just a punching bag. A decent game designer should be able to make those trade-offs worthwhile.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 7566405, member: 6775031"] I can only speak for myself, but if you have a random chance of decapitation which ignores all of the normal metrics for survivability, then the game feels like more of a slot machine and less like something where my choices matter at all. Why should I care about having a good HEALTH score, or agonize over which potion to save and which one to drink, when there's a not-insignificant chance that the whole mechanic will be ignored outright? Choices should matter, and mechanics which bypass those choices can make those choices irrelevant. I don't want the vulnerability factor to be even. I want it to scale with those variables which measure vulnerability. That's why we bother to track those things in the first place. If death and maiming are essentially random, because they ignore the relevant stats, then those stats shouldn't be in the game. Then it's up to the game designer to balance such things. If you sacrifice speed and power and accuracy and evasion, all in the name of not dying instantly, then you're basically just a punching bag. A decent game designer should be able to make those trade-offs worthwhile. [/QUOTE]

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