Is weapon durability a good mechanic?
I always liked it and thinks it adds a good bit of depth.
No, it's an awful obnoxious mechanic that adds no difficulty, only tedium.
>>341289663
I find it extremely annoying.
It's an enormous pain in the ass but it at least encourages you to try out different weapon types in games where that is meaningful (i.e. different movesets/abilities)
Depends on how you do it
Dark Cloud 1 = shit
Dark Cloud 2 = goodDark Cloud 3 = when?
I like it.
But it doesn't make sense you have to repair shit every 5 minutes.
Case and point: Dead island games.
>>341294126
>Dark Cloud 1 = shit
i didnt mind it in morrowind/oblivion where it was low enough that it didn't tend to get in the way and you could repair on the move if you carried hammers/tongs
can't think of anywhere else that it wasn't a major pain in my ass
>>341294716
>Liking the durability system in number 1
You're shit
>>341295071
>being a casual
Equip a green powder if you're a pussy
>>341295403
>Thinking that liking badly implemented game mechanics, which are imporved in the sequel, makes you hardcore
Hardcore retard maybe
>>341295603
>badly
It punishes retardation.
Enemy is made of stone, better attack non stop XD
No it fucking isn't. It's just a shallow and lazy way to add the illusion of depth, and is just a time wasting hassle otherwise.
>>341294716
But the durability system in 1 WAS shit.
>>341289663
Depends on implementation and game style.
I like the durability in FE because you had to be careful and think about things more. Silver weapons were great but only had around 20 uses. Iron weapons did a lot less damage but could be used a lot more in a fight. When you have to kill so many enemies, having your weapon break in the middle of it is terrifying.
So it forces you to think about your actions a bit more.
Some weapons in previous games could break
>>341289663
It depends on a number of things. Most importantly how it is implemented. Is it there to push the player to try new things? Or is it there just to punish the player? If all it does is punish its almost universally bad.
My favorite implementation of it was that unless you do something really stupid like smash a sword against a rock it was decently hard to flat break a weapon. But even then it was repairable. When degraded was mostly the sharpness of your blade and the enchantment on it. It was done perfectly so you could keep your favorite weapon if you grew attached to it but you could keep changing its enchantment like fire or ice as they wore out to update it to the new areas and their monster types.
>Get the Master Sword
>It breaks 3 minutes later
WOW SO DEEP
I hated it as a kid, I hate it now.
>>341289663
If there is a skill that causes set-ups for breaking your weapon as part of the strategy then I love it.
For example, the weapon breaking causing shards to damage the enemy/cause them to bleed
