Goldkin @Goldkin@awoo.space

@gardevoir Anyway, I've done a lot of Bandit and took Warrior and Mystic to 11, and I agree that the RPG side needs... something.

My touchstone is, oddly, One Step from Eden/Duelists of Eden. That tells me that if there were a better rhythm to attacks and parries, and themes that were more clear to build towards, it'd be much easier to digest and play with the RPG pieces on offer.

@gardevoir Personally, I've found that the weapon masteries and utility spells give a lot of mileage, but the direct damage spells... not as much yet?

For example: Sturdy and Rage are strong enough to build just about anything around as a Fighter, especially a weapon mastery. 8s of invulnerability paired with huge damage is very, very good.

Bandit gets mobility and stabby pieces, which build nicely. Mystic gets... a lot of spells with unimplemented elemental mechanics?

@CoyoteTraveller Ehhhhhh... as someone who has played 'em all, the EO games stopped fairly short of giving good or complete furry options. They kinda started in EOIV with an unlockable race, had some options in V, but it was all super limited and only vaguely furry bait. Nexus then smushed it all into fewer options for sake of their compilation game.

Pretty sure you can do better. :p

This also means that we should get comfortable with the idea of bureaucracy as a good thing, and as a means for people to specialize. Because the alternative is... well, *gestures at everything*

Something I'm not sure is generally understood: when a politician or businessman says they're going to reduce bureaucracy, it means they're making a grab for power.

The main benefit of bureaucracy in businesses and government is to diffuse power. Conversely, abuses happen when that power is grabbed by smaller and smaller parties.

It's why the current rogue's gallery of fuckwits are all populists promising to cut headcount. It's how they dress their lust for power as a public good.