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Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:41 AM

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People have said that Lancer is "swingy" like it's a bad thing

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:41 AM

The swingyness is a fuckign FEATURE

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:41 AM

Also the genius of the HP system

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:41 AM

Where like

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:41 AM

one attack will hit you for like 3/4ths of your HP

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:42 AM

And that's terrifying

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:42 AM

but you're FINE

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:42 AM

because you can restore your HP three times

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:42 AM

The game is really good at making players feel menaced while being in relative safety

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:43 AM

So a fight will start by like

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:43 AM

maybe an NPC gets a critical hit

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:43 AM

Maybe a player will lose 9 HP when their max HP is 12

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:43 AM

Maybe the player will be like "Oh fuck we're doomed"

moontouched

@rukafais

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:43 AM

good compromise between "i want players to feel challenged" without the swingy unfairness of "entirely possible you can just get shredded into paste without being able to do anything about it"

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:44 AM

And then, maybe they'll get THEIR turn and do 14 damage right back

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:44 AM

They still have 4 structure they're FINE

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:44 AM

But the tension is through the ROOF

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:44 AM

It's so good

magnet

@magnetDW

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:45 AM

swingy chonky shots are good for mech combat feel ye

連続犬

@svensational

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:50 AM

Also swingy encourages players to take big risky dumb strats

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 4:50 AM

yup

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@lastbastion

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:00 AM

source: had 12 hp, lost 9 in first round, shat bricks

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:01 AM

Hannah: "OH FUCK I'M IN DANGER"
Me:

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:01 AM

And then the rest of that fight happened

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:01 AM

which I honestly made pretty easy

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:08 AM

I just also

Gabiluzbad

@Overbringer

Thu, Sep 2, 2021 5:08 AM

got a whole bunch of really nice rolls right out the gate