@ EinTroll; Oh, yes I hate that. A lot of that going on with Obsidian's Project Eternity forums from time to time, like how savepoints need to be used instead of a save-system to avoid so called 'save scumming' or how some other type of player should definitely enjoy the game less than what they prefer (combat vs. stealth for example).
I personally always try what's the best option for all addopted gamestyles and the actual 'goal' of the game's design. Not favour one another, but also not sacrifice the purpose of a certain function just because someone doesn't like it. It's a hard thing to do for us, let stand game-designers who actually have to implement it, test it, maybe take it out, release it, and are then thrown to the sharks.
Larian is certainly ambitious, and good at biting more than they can chew. But I rather have that, and some factors remaining avarage, outright bad or ill-worked out, than a very streamlined, slick game that does one thing perfect, but does so in a very secure way, without risk, utterly boring. And as a result not much fun to play since you really can't help doing it before.
@ Darvin; I would rather they fix it so it's less tied to bonusses and boosts, rather than becoming pure numbers. The purpose is to make you think, make responses you would make, or you would in your role (benevolent leader, dictator, bloodluster?) take. Rather than just being a min-maxer for gameplay. If it turns into that, it will loose all it's purpose, it's ideal, it's intended goal. It would turn all about the boosts you want, like a branch in a skill tree. Instead of making you think 'Do I *really* want to torture people for information?' you would end up with skilltree skill 'torture' and 'no torture'. And I have yet to see skill-trees making you emotionally involved, or think outside a "does this fit my build?"
Okay, I am honestly curious here (since I hated the RTS so much I stopped playing it, which made the game kinda dull since NO DRAGON :(); What are stationary defenses good for if not for defense? I'm all up for counter-intuitive uses, but I honestly... see none.
