Sylvius the Mad wrote...
Baldur's Gate does this.
It would also encourage them to define a more efficient inventory system that displays more content on the screen at once (and, ideally, is sortable).
That's effectively what I'm suggesting, but I don't see why someone shouldn't be allowed to access his inventory in combat if he's willing to pay the price for it (or if his party is exceptionally good at crowd control).Wulfram wrote...
No thanks. That would just be annoying.
Though I would like it if they actually stopped you from accessing your inventory during combat and required you to pick a limited number of items for your "ready" inventory
Having big customisable hotbars achieves largely the same result, though I also think a grid alone works well in this way (since the player can know exactly where the things he wants are without having to go searching for them every time).Sir JK wrote...
I could see this working out somewhat if the inventory was redesigned to actually emulate carrying items around.
That rather than having lists or grids you have something more akin to few very limited slots per character. So if you want potions you hang them in the belt (both inventory slots as well as quickslots) and equipping yourself is something you do prior to a mission (akin to choosing weapons in ME2 or 3). Possibly a small knapsack with extras.
In that sense opening inventory would essentially be rearranging how you've equipped yourself and I could see that being something there'd be no need to pause for (and would encourage planning).
But it also pressuposes an entirely different approach for equipment. And I don't see it working with the abstract grids or lists.
Efficient design is never bad design.LinksOcarina wrote...
This is also bad game design. It should be left in the past.
Modifié par Sylvius the Mad, 18 janvier 2013 - 06:25 .
Faust1979 wrote...
That would suck and I hate games that do that, I hope they don't go that route. I hated that game Dark Souls from what I remember that game went the same route and it sucked
Modifié par TelvanniWarlord, 18 janvier 2013 - 08:15 .
TelvanniWarlord wrote...
Faust1979 wrote...
That would suck and I hate games that do that, I hope they don't go that route. I hated that game Dark Souls from what I remember that game went the same route and it sucked
The entire DkS community disagrees with you and so do I. IMO, it adds an entirely new tactical approach to combat. Want to switch your rings in the middle of combat? Better run around the corner out of harm's way and do it as fast as possible. However Dark Souls is a single player game where you don't have 3 companions to micro manage so I'm not necessarily sure it would transfer into DA all that well.
Also, the only reason Dark Souls has this feature is because it's a multiplayer game. I would be a strong advocate for this sort of thing to be in DA:I multiplayer; assuming there even is one and also assuming players are only allowed to control 1 character at a time.
Exactly!Sith Grey Warden wrote...
No.
With every other action taken in combat, the time required for it is based on the time required for the PC to take the action in-game. In the case of rummaging in the inventory, it would be about how quickly the player can manage the interface, regardless of the interface's efficiency. It doesn't make sense to measure inventory management in "real" time when everything else happens in "game" time.
Orian Tabris wrote...
Sylvius is basically asking for a feature that assumes the player is an experienced gamer who can make snap descisions while under pressure. It deters new players from trying Dragon Age, just to feed the vanity of older players who want "realism" in some places, but not in others.
Modifié par Darth Vaber, 19 janvier 2013 - 01:56 .
LinksOcarina wrote...
Sylvius the Mad wrote...
Baldur's Gate does this.
It would also encourage them to define a more efficient inventory system that displays more content on the screen at once (and, ideally, is sortable).
This is also bad game design. It should be left in the past.
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Modifié par Rubios, 19 janvier 2013 - 02:29 .
Except that's not what I want. I rarely make quick decisions in these games - that's why I'm so adamant that combat can't have twitch components.Orian Tabris wrote...
Sylvius is basically asking for a feature that assumes the player is an experienced gamer who can make snap descisions while under pressure. It deters new players from trying Dragon Age, just to feed the vanity of older players who want "realism" in some places, but not in others.
I think unpausing the game when accessing the inventory would offer more strategy, largely by killing most players who opened their inventory during combat.Rubios wrote...
No thanks.
I want more strategy not action.
I'm not saying it's what you're asking for, just that it may as well be, because that's what it will come down to if the idea is implemented.Sylvius the Mad wrote...
Except that's not what I want. I rarely make quick decisions in these games - that's why I'm so adamant that combat can't have twitch components.Orian Tabris wrote...
Sylvius is basically asking for a feature that assumes the player is an experienced gamer who can make snap descisions while under pressure. It deters new players from trying Dragon Age, just to feed the vanity of older players who want "realism" in some places, but not in others.
I would like to be able to deal with my inventory while walking. I would like to spend less time dealing with my inventory. And I would like to encourage players to plan ahead by rewarding those who do.
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