[ SECRET POST #3999 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3999 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Louisa May Alcott, Little Men]


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09. [SPOILERS for Stranger Things]



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11. [WARNING for discussion of abuse]



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12. [WARNING for discussion of RL death]


















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Comments

[fscom]

General comments:

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What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

Which do you hate?

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Love: Character customization and specialization in terms of abilities.

Hate: Meta-gaming resistance scores, both on the side of bosses who will one-shot you if you've not been grinding a single resistance type from the start, and bosses who can be cheesed if you've been putting all your resources into a single weakness.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[soldatsasha]

I love a lot of things tbh? Like too many to list.

I hate time limits of basically any kind unless they're used very sparingly (like outrunning a trap in a dungeon). I don't like timed missions (what if I wanted to check out the cool scenery you guys built, rather than frantically running to my next objective?). And I reeeaaaally hate when there's some limit on quests you can complete or whatever before the plot advances (Mass Effect 2, I'm looking at you!)

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[kaijinscendre]

I have never enjoyed an escort mission. Or follow this npc that walks slightly slower than you while they talk mission.

I love that games have easy modes now. There are games I would have never been able to experience if not for easy mode.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

I love customizing my own character in most games. Unless the protagonist is better off just being a defined character with a defined personality because a lot of the drama is cast-based, then I find it a little obnoxious. (Like... Dragon Age 2, which I loved, I always kept the default male or female Hawke because it just made more sense. but Dragon Age 1, it was more fun to design my own character).

I theoretically love serious choices where you have to choose between, say, one character dying or the other - but in reality, I hate that because as a gamer, I like to play the perfect run. On that note, as a gamer, I honestly prefer being able to do everything in one playthrough because I don't anticipate having the time to replay most games and hate missing things - though again, in theory, the idea of personalized runs in games with lots of replay value is super cool. But c'mon, in an epic RPG you're already committing 40, 50+ hours. Much more if it's an open world game like Skyrim or something. I don't want to have to replay six times in order to see everything, especially if the bulk of the game is more or less identical.

I love romance options. Namely, same-sex romance options. I also want my male characters to be beautiful bishounen, not hulky macho dudes, and I want to dress them in beautiful skimpy silks. Does that count as a mechanic?

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

I like MMOs but I wish it was possible to solo most things. I get anxious if I'm forced to play a dungeon in a party with strangers, especially since I'm usually playing a healer and if I do poorly everyone will be mad at me. I feel like I need to be really good before I play with others. Like, Final Fantasy XIV let you run around the world casually but if you wanted to go through the dungeons (required to further the story) you had to sit in a queue (sometimes for a long time) and be put in a 4-person party. I got a lot of anxiety, especially at tough bosses, when I would keep dying and cause the rest of the party to die, too.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

I really like having a wide range of character types that I can customize and optimize. And I also really like having non-violent/non-aggressive options to take in a game - not that I necessarily dislike action games or shooters, but it's nice to have multiple different approaches to take, you know?

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[feotakahari]

I have a fondness for stance systems and class hybridization. Instead of making me decide at the beginning of the game whether to be strong or speedy, make me decide between one fight and the next whether I ought to take the strong stance or the speedy stance. Give me options, and let me figure out which options work when.

A lot of the things I dislike are outlined in the Crawl Manifesto as things to avoid: https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/docs/crawl_manual.rst#n-philosophy-pas-de-faq

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

Love: being able to romance other characters
Hate: stealth based missions. Also time limited tasks.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

I hate multiplayer games, and games that include a lot of luck-based items & skills & whatever (especially when they have trophies/achievements that rely on getting them).

I love games with lots of choices, romance, character customization, etc. I also prefer games with difficulty settings, since I don't play games to be frustrated by hard as shit boss battles.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Also hate: dedicated healbots.

Re: What video game mechanics do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

Love:
Customization in games it fits
Ability to mod
Ability to drastically affect the world and characters in it
Options for goofiness
Option to have upgrades explained in-universe (this armor's flexible rivets allow for greater mobility while not sacrificing strength) rather than stats (+10 Speed)
Similarly, a set of fixed and customizable upgrades instead of random loot
Characters whose job is also available for the player. Why can't I pay this blacksmith to make stuff for me?

Hate:
Necessary killing in games with extensive character customization
Enemies with zero self-preservation
Timed missions
When the player's pushed to be stealthy but actually the AI only looks around for six seconds. And a locked door suddenly being open when they're alone prompts no investigation or they were right behind the player and saw them dive into a hiding place, but don't yank them out

Trollhunters!!

[(Anonymous)]

Season #2's released today! So, who's already watched it?

SPOILERS Star Wars shipping thread!

[(Anonymous)]

So how happy/salty are you about the new ships, ships that sunk, ships that went canon, etc.

Renember not to post anything until thread colapses.

could we just cancel christmas or something?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm just fed up with everything. I need a freaking vacation but I can't stand all that holiday stuff. Does anyone else get this feeling?

Weekend Plans!

[kaijinscendre]

What is everyone doing this weekend?

I will be driving home tomorrow from my sister's house. I went clothes shopping today so I am set for work. I am also watching my nephew Saturday night so that should be fun. Sunday will be for preparing for my first day at work on Monday!

STAR WARS SPOILERS

[(Anonymous)]

Please only reply to the first reply to this thread

What is something you were hyped for...

[(Anonymous)]

That let you down?

People just don't understand

[(Anonymous)]

What is a habit or way of thinking that you have that only someone from your area, socioeconomic level, etc. Would understand?

Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Ask away!

since when Russia become too codependent with America....

[(Anonymous)]

You know the long term america have when they made middle east really go codependent towards them.....

Fandom and net neutrality

[(Anonymous)]

What do you think is the future of fandom, if net neutrality does cease to exist?

NRA is your gun liberty pool....

[(Anonymous)]

and trump getting nra visit on the sandy hook day remembrance.

https://shareblue.com/trump-hosted-the-nra-at-the-white-house-on-the-anniversary-of-sandy-hook-massacre/

[(Anonymous)]

You muggles are a bit strange.