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  1. Editorial Chris Taylor - Hand of Gosh Darn Good Design

    Let me speak plainly. I was not sure how to procede in my first post; now that that is out of the way, I can just get to the interesting bits. Also let me point out that I am in good humor while writing this post, so please respond in kind. :D I did not intend to attack the members of this...

  2. Editorial Gareth Davies - Treatise on Combat to Pink Floyd

    Just as "TB is boring/TB takes too long" is a myth, so too with "RT dictates that the system must be simplistic." Diablo is simplistic because the game design is click, click, click, not because it is RT. Also, it is unfair to dismiss RT entirely because it cannot handle party control well (or...

  3. Editorial Chris Taylor - Hand of Gosh Darn Good Design

    My point is that you can explain why NWN is not a good "RPG," but most of the market will not understand what you are talking about. I think many people come to these boards, having enjoyed Diablo or NWN, and see "those were not good RPGs" and then decide that y'all are a bunch of whiny...

  4. Editorial Chris Taylor - Hand of Gosh Darn Good Design

    "He who understands why Diablo sells a million copies understands human behavior. He who understands human behavior understands game design." And I don't think "because people are stupid" (alternately, "broken") is an answer to why Diablo (and Sims, etc) sells billions of copies while Fallout...

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