Erzherzog
Magister
I've been thinking about diplomacy skills in games and why they always feel like a let down compared to the fun obtained from other skills, and one thing I noticed is that almost all conversations are merely between the player and a single npc and I can't think of many examples otherwise.
I mean hell, some people thought that the courtroom scene in NWN2 was a hightlight (people rightly bitch that it has zero impact in the end and therefore worthless but that's not what I'm trying to discuss.)
Certainly a lot of our conversations in real life are just between 2 people but a lot of our most significant interactions are in group situations, but most RPGs model groups as a bunch of individuals that don't necessarily act as a group.
I mean hell, some people thought that the courtroom scene in NWN2 was a hightlight (people rightly bitch that it has zero impact in the end and therefore worthless but that's not what I'm trying to discuss.)
Certainly a lot of our conversations in real life are just between 2 people but a lot of our most significant interactions are in group situations, but most RPGs model groups as a bunch of individuals that don't necessarily act as a group.