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hleV · 07/04/2018

Start at lv1 for each Remake part xD. There's probably gonna be a while betwen parts, so might as well re-grind.

ChipNoir · 07/04/2018

Claymore wrote:
ChipNoir wrote: You're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm saying there should be an option to allow the player to scale themselves back a level. And I'll correct myself: Dissidia also does this.

By giving the player the option to scale back, they can grind to their hearts content, break the game as they choose, or go back to a level point where they feel suitably challenged.

Combine that with a level-stasis mode, and any concerns about this issue are nullified.
Ah, I understand what you mean now. Yeah an option like that would be fine to give players who wanted to use it a sense of a challenge, but you would still need that general cap in place to avoid everyone just sailing through the entire add-ons, second or third parts.

Considering nobody really trades in games as much as they used to, and game rental is all but dead, the fear of "Early Completion" is kind of pointless. If someone wants to fly through the game, they will one way or the other. There's no reason to stop them. Square and retailers will get their money. The only reason people actually return games in large numbers is if it's actually not good quality.

Claymore · 07/04/2018

ChipNoir wrote: Considering nobody really trades in games as much as they used to, and game rental is all but dead, the fear of "Early Completion" is kind of pointless. If someone wants to fly through the game, they will one way or the other. There's no reason to stop them. Square and retailers will get their money. The only reason people actually return games in large numbers is if it's actually not good quality.

I think that we can all agree that the original game was incredibly easy. Far too easy in fact. It's one of the major down points and criticisms of it. Games, in general, need to present a moderate challenge to the player and keep them engaged. Starting part 2 at Level 100 and just one-hitting enemies is just completely unbalanced and doesn't engage players on a gameplay level. Even if you are adamantly against level capping, something seriously needs to be done to address that.

InterfaceLeader · 07/04/2018

When I first played the OG I had never played an RPG and had no concept of levelling. I ran away from random encounters. I did not find the game so easy hahaha.

I agree it needs to be made more sophisticated now, it would be nice to see a balance between grinding and tactics.

07/04/2018	#32
ChipNoir Epic Member Internet Ghost Join Date: Jan 2017 Sex: Male AKA: Mister Spooks.	Claymore wrote: ChipNoir wrote: You're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm saying there should be an option to allow the player to scale themselves back a level. And I'll correct myself: Dissidia also does this. By giving the player the option to scale back, they can grind to their hearts content, break the game as they choose, or go back to a level point where they feel suitably challenged. Combine that with a level-stasis mode, and any concerns about this issue are nullified. Ah, I understand what you mean now. Yeah an option like that would be fine to give players who wanted to use it a sense of a challenge, but you would still need that general cap in place to avoid everyone just sailing through the entire add-ons, second or third parts. Considering nobody really trades in games as much as they used to, and game rental is all but dead, the fear of "Early Completion" is kind of pointless. If someone wants to fly through the game, they will one way or the other. There's no reason to stop them. Square and retailers will get their money. The only reason people actually return games in large numbers is if it's actually not good quality.

07/04/2018	#31
hleV Full Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Age: 30 Sex: Male Location: Lithuania	Start at lv1 for each Remake part xD. There's probably gonna be a while betwen parts, so might as well re-grind.

07/04/2018	#33
Claymore Epic Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Age: 39 Sex: Male Location: London	ChipNoir wrote: Considering nobody really trades in games as much as they used to, and game rental is all but dead, the fear of "Early Completion" is kind of pointless. If someone wants to fly through the game, they will one way or the other. There's no reason to stop them. Square and retailers will get their money. The only reason people actually return games in large numbers is if it's actually not good quality. I think that we can all agree that the original game was incredibly easy. Far too easy in fact. It's one of the major down points and criticisms of it. Games, in general, need to present a moderate challenge to the player and keep them engaged. Starting part 2 at Level 100 and just one-hitting enemies is just completely unbalanced and doesn't engage players on a gameplay level. Even if you are adamantly against level capping, something seriously needs to be done to address that.

07/04/2018	#34
InterfaceLeader Full Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Oxford, UK	When I first played the OG I had never played an RPG and had no concept of levelling. I ran away from random encounters. I did not find the game so easy hahaha. I agree it needs to be made more sophisticated now, it would be nice to see a balance between grinding and tactics.