do you use your potions/items in games or do you save them "just in case"?
I always save them.
Then never use them, even for the end boss.
All my good consumables just end up being completely wasted.
Save them. I also will always pick the slightly weaker ability that I can use consistently over the really powerful one that has an incredibly long cooldown.
>>333155636
Not, because my potions are to stroong for you traveler
I chug health and mana potions as if I were an addict.
I never ever touch stat boosters, though.
playin like a maniac lately so using them
Are we talking common consumables or rare top of the line consumables?
Common ones I'll just use whenever I need them, especially if I can get an infinite supply from a vendor. The more rarer things I'll try to save for bosses and I tend to use them as a last resort if things are going horribly. Full heals/full stat restores/etc
>>333155636
save, backup currency
Some games don't need them, like FF. Some games do need them, like DQ.
And Diablo 2 is Potion Chugging Simulator.
I still have my holy mightstone.
>>333155732
I bet i could handle your potions.
>>333155636
Doesn't every one just use them when your healing magic can't be done, why save them if you need them. I feel like this question just depends on the game.
If they're craftable, go full alchemist mode and make all the crazy potions. Bonus points if I can make poison as well. Nothing like abusing stat boosts to turn you into a god.
If they're collectible, they're junk. I only like it if I feel like I've worked for them, otherwise it's no different to turning down the difficulty. Doesn't count for healing items and mana potions obviously, just mean for buffs.
>>333155916
And potions
>>333155889
you can't handle them, I'm sorry.
>save supplies and ammo but never use it
>always use the weaker weapons so I don't break the good ones
>tfw I finish the game without using any of my good stuff
>>333156163
>not saving, depleting all your ammo on random NPCs, then reloading and continuing playing
>you find a plant that boosts your stat permanently
>consume it
>later find out that you could make a stronger stat boosting potion out of it
>>333156353
>stat boost item
>does not increase your maximum stat cap
>it just means you waste the natural stat increases from later level ups
>>333156353
>you find a plant that boosts your stat permanently
>think that stat upgrades will be harder later on so save it for later
>by the time upgrades slow down the upgrade is less than 1% up current stats
>>333155706
This.
I always save them, RPGs need to fix that shit mechanic
What do you do with 300 "heals 1hp over 3 seconds" potions.
>>333156353
Thanks Risen
>>333156093
No dear seller, cause I, am a wizard.
>>333156774
sell them to pay for tavern fare
>>333155636
The second I have any sort of trouble in a game I use my items
And it usually works out that I always have the perfect amount of items to easily progress through the game
>>333156353
>Find permanent stat boost item
>STILL never end up using it
What the fuck is wrong with me?
>>333155706
I used to do this but then I started to just use everything one day for some reason. Feels good
Question is, is me saving those powerful items in hope of them being useful later my fault or the fault of the game designer?
>>333156785
Yeah, that's the game I had in mind when I wrote that.
>abusing the inn is more cost-efficient than buying potions
i hate this every time
>have 999 herbs/potions in inventory
>keep using MP for healing top ups instead of using MP for stronger spells that kill enemies quicker
>ever EVER using consumables
you never know when you're gonna need them bruh
>>333155636
whatup fellaini
Why isn't this guy a reference in the latest RPG game yet.
>end up with 999 light HP potions
>by the time i use them they heal 0.5% health each
>Multiplayer game has consumables
>Some situational items and ammo are a bitch to keep in supply
normally save them up but don't need them in the end anyway
But I always used many items in Earthbound
>>333157209
TLOU?
>potion level 1
>heals 50 hp
>potion level 2
>heals 500 hp
>potion level 3
>heals all hp
>tfw this guy makes pretty good music now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0toLOYFww
>in game wife is 100% a frog
hate when this shit happens
>>333157270
Thinking Monster Hunter
>Screamer sacs for sonic bombs when you get to G-Rank
>Bird Wyvern Fangs for Pierce Shot Lv2 chews through so many caravan points
>>333157472
Oh I was thinking modded weapons and machetes
>>333157181
Game devs can't handle his video, it's too strong for them.
>>333157443
>wife's son is in the game
>>333157443
>game antagonist breaks your fence and insults your wife
>>333156819
NO! They are too strong for your weak mind...
I'm a monster, can I have some potions?
>>333157181
Because he's white
>always have like loads of megalixers
>never ever use them
thanks FF
i either save everything forever, or use everything asap. i have no in-between
>game is challenging enough that saving them isn't an option
This is the best thing
>>333155706
I know them feels man. I don't remember which RPG it was but there was one where I didn't even go to inns or anything and just used spells and abilities to keep my party sort of fighting capable, cause I felt like "I might need that gold for later to buy something" but I never did
I chug health and mana like it was my life support
I put poisons on my weapons like no tomorrow
But I almost never use stat boosting potions or stat weakening poisons
Only a potion of strength when I exceed carry weight or when I chug a health pot and see that I have a stat boosting potion to spare
>>333156353
Fucking gothic 2 why wasn't this mentioned in the plant's description, I wasted so many stats.
>>333156163
>tfw you played the game so much you know which weapons are the most durable and devastating
Man, I love the Holorifle
Even on very hard you melt every enemy with it
>>333156163
>near the Hoover Dam quest in FNV
>notice I have been buying ammo as a back up currency for the whole game
>mini nukes up the ads
>buy a fat man
>want to use it during the battle
>never a good moment either indoors or people all around you
>get to the Legates Camp
>perfect.jpg
>spend around 100 mini nukes and variants like tiny tots carpet bombing the whole camp
>just casually walk into a deserted camp to chat with the legate
Shit was cash
Are there any games where potions can kill you? The only one I can thin of is Tobal 2.
>>333158884
in some FF games if you've been inflicted with the zombie status, healing will hurt you
>>333158951
That counts but I was thinking along the lines an item that's only good for mixing or throwing at enemies.
>>333158884
In some roguelikes you need to identify potions as they could have anything in them
Still think I have shit saved from vanilla WoW for >when I need them
>>333158884
In Might and Magic 7 you make potions by mixing different reagents together. And there's no real way to know what different reagents will do before mixing them. Exploding in your face is a very common option.
>>333161286
> saw it was a pc game and gave up on being able to play it
> 1999
Thanks, I'll give it a spin.
>>333155636
I am playing Super Mystery Dungeon and I am saving every single thing that I find.I really like those Progress Devices,but I might need them for later.
>>333155636
when I was young I would save them " just in case " only to finish a game without using any of them
It was stupid
Like finishing silent hill 3 with melee weapon only because of the fear of running out of ammo.
I played Witcher 1 and never invested a skillpoint until chapter 3 because I thought I could mess up my build.
>>333157953
huhuhuhuh
asuh dude?
Why is alchemy so hard in morrowind?
>going to inns
>paying jews a small fortune so you can sleep in a bed to replenish your health
Do people actually do this?
>>333163924
in some games inns LITEARLLY cost less than potions (which are usually limited in shop qty)
and it restores all your health instead of just a tiny bit
>hoard potions and gear
>full inventory
>drink 290 potions at once
>>333156785
Thank gothic instead.
>>333164970
What are you DOING TRAVELER?!
Two potions would KILL You, let alone 290!
>chug potion to hit 10% harder
>takes a round to do so
>last 10 rounds
Thanks game... I guess.
>>333165512
I took my business elsewhere, potion seller. You are a rascal.
>>333155919
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0mHNPjrEu6D
>>333165512
ever considered that maybe you are just really bad at mixing potions?
Or really good at accidentally creating posion?
>>333165716
*poison
>>333155636
I usually run put really early game before I really know where to look for them. By the end I've usually filled my inventory with food and potions
>save supplies for when i need them
>actually use them
Is it that hard to be not autistic?
>watch 30 year old movie
>get meme'd
wew
I used to, but after playing a lot of roguelikes I just use them anyway. It's more fun this way.
>Use food whenever I need it, because I'm rolling in money
>Forgot to buy some before the final boss
I practice the golden road.
Do not consume or use anything unless you absolutely have to. Hoard everything until you are pretty certain you're at the final dungeon/point-of-no-return/gay nightclub.
At this point, you try and work out the length of the golden road: From this point to credits, how many battles, how long its going to take, you then portion out your trove of supplies so that you are literally drowning in restoratives, stat boosts and damage reduction right up until the end.
The golden road works best in games like Morrowind, its essentially pointless in some games where you might only have medkits or something though, but fuck me if I don't love absolutely destroying the final area on some kind of roid-binge.
You had to if you didn't have top-tier or high-tier gear in D2. Uber Trist was fun as fuck once you finally got your LW.
>>333166726
Now that I think about it are there actually any games where you can die because you used a potion that's too powerful?
>>333168535
You can sort of overdose on Super Stimpaks in Fallout, but that's hard to do.
>>333165670
Shit you can buy from store I just use whenever.
MP restoration items like Ethers I usually save for bosses, I usually use Tents to get the MP back up.
I usually save the consumeable attack-items, which results in having shitloads of weak items at the end of the game.
Rare stuff like elixirs never get used.
>>333168535
Overdose plays a role in the Witcher series.
>>333168535
All witchers
>>333156163
Thank god for Jury Rigging.
Fortifying potions are fucking neato
>>333155636
every fucking jrpg with a fucking mp system
I'm swimming in ethers, turbo ethers, elixirs, megalixirs by endgame
fuck that shit
>>333168998
Jury rigging is so broken. You can repair super sledges with pool cues. You can use this to gain a fuckton of caps by buying super sledges and repairing them and drops from super mutants on Black Mountain. They sell for hot cash.
>>333156682
Tales of does this right.
Stat boost items just add a permanent +% to your stat that scales as it increases.
>>333156990
Designer. If they want you to use items, it should just naturally happen from your perspective, you should never have to force yourself.
>>333157181
It should be a scene in Blood And Wine
>>333155636
I used to save them because I always thought I would need them for an ultra boss fight or some shit but as I became less casual I began to realize that if even if I do fuck up I could always start all over again.
So yeah I make liberal usage of items because why the fuck not.
>>333170317
Or you could just rob the casinos with high luck.
Or sell the gold from Dead Money.
I don't understand people who min/max like that. It's not like money is that important in New Vegas, and it's not hard to get either, so why would you ever think about things in terms of how it can be used to get you money?
>>333171942
I'm an absolute fucking autist who collects everything. I mean, there are methods to get insane money but grinding sledges works as well. It's another method of gaining money.
>npc just wants vanilla
>npc just wants a cone
Only Hp potions, mp very rarely, anything else has to be an absolute need, like anti venon or some resistance to get through an area.
>status effect skills
Have they ever been useful? They're always so low-chance they're borderline useless.
>>333167212
>Don't realize what I'm about to get into is the final boss
>Come largely unprepared
I used to have a serious problem hoarding items to never use but then realized most games aren't that hard and there won't be a moment where I need my strongest stuff.
So I just use whatever whenever. Sometimes just to clear up inventory space.
>>333155636
save them since I don't need them and they are only there for casual fuck players.
Usually I just sell the consumables.
>>333155636
I always save them. Just in cause. Always just in case. I'll end up fighting a boss that's the ideal boss to save up items for fighting, and just go through without items because "I might need them later". My friend gets so pissed off at me about it.
>TFW I still refuse to use stimpacks in Fallout 4 and I'm level 35
>stalker
>Set out with 10+kg of open weight, ready to do some looting and operating
>ooh, I always like getting more AK ammo! Oh nice, more artifacts for rubles! I used two grenades there, I might as well pick up 3 or 4...
>Always end up drinking 2 bottles of vodka or chugging some stamina drugs just to urbunden myself enough just to make it back to seller to unload my loot
>blowout
>all artifacts and encounters reset
CHIKI BRIKI
>>333155706
>mfw I sell all the valuable consumables in my inventory
never gonna use them anyways
>>333172352
>npc has exact change
