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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9765068" data-attributes="member: 7635">It happens when the player does not assume they will have a steady stream of replacements. If you have a steady source of income, you are willing to spend money on things. If you don't, you hoard your money and only spend on absolute necessity. The same is true in game of magic. If magic (spells, potions and weapons) are both rare and consumable, people will wait until the last second to use them. If they know they can easily get replacements they will use them frequently. Which is why breakage and potion chugging are acceptable in something like Diablo where legendary items can fall out of broken barrels but potion hoarding is common in Souls games. Taking it back to RPGs, players who know that they can recover a resource (buy more potions or have a steady stream of magic items to acquire) will be more apt to use them. If my +3 holy weapon breaks, I know I'm one boss fight away from getting another weapon of similar power. If that magic weapon is both rare and easily breakable, it's only coming out for life-or-death situations.</blockquote>