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Re: I've never understood the popularity of real-time combat using turn-based by Arbit 05/29/2011, 10:16am PDT
Jerry Whorebach wrote:

WITTGENSTEIN wrote:

I have UFO Defense but suffering through turn-based combat (Fallout Tactics had the right idea: Real-time combat with no movement AP but AP's for shooting) bores me to tears.


Where's the fun in giving your little man an order, only to watch him stand around doing fuck all while he waits for his action points to regenerate? How does introducing an artificial delay that isn't present in either fully real-time or fully turn-based combat reduce boredom instead of increasing it?

He's aiming.
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Has anyone here enjoyed XCOM Apocalypse and can help me enjoy it? by WITTGENSTEIN 05/28/2011, 11:27am PDT NEW
    Hmm, the only problem I ever had with it was when the aliens started using those by Eurotrash 05/28/2011, 12:06pm PDT NEW
    Re: Has anyone here enjoyed XCOM Apocalypse and can help me enjoy it? by Arbit 05/28/2011, 9:05pm PDT NEW
    I've never understood the popularity of real-time combat using turn-based rules. by Jerry Whorebach 05/29/2011, 12:37am PDT NEW
        I'd rather have full real-time battles only in a UFO Defense remake NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/29/2011, 9:22am PDT NEW
        Re: I've never understood the popularity of real-time combat using turn-based by Arbit 05/29/2011, 10:16am PDT NEW
            That would be very realistic... by Jerry Whorebach 05/29/2011, 11:43am PDT NEW
                Your Eclipse Engine complain is a result of fidelity to the source material by motherfuckerfoodeater 05/29/2011, 5:59pm PDT NEW
                "nerves" then NT by fabio 05/30/2011, 2:11pm PDT NEW
                    "shitting bricks" NT by Eurotrash 05/31/2011, 12:44am PDT NEW
                        m-16 and ak-47 musket barrel-loaders. 1 shot per 20 seconds, max. NT by laudablepuss 05/31/2011, 2:02pm PDT NEW
                    Shooting depletes his nerve reserve, while passively taking fire replenishes it? by Jerry Whorebach 05/31/2011, 1:35am PDT NEW
                Re: That would be very realistic... by Arbit 05/31/2011, 12:10pm PDT NEW
 
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