isn't that rather exploitative?
Edit: stuff like one character engage then rest sneak in and spam skills before being engaged in combat, or one start the convo while rest spam skills on the enemy.
I dont really think so. If its fight I can predict it will happen, thats exactly how I would approach it in real life... try to bait enemy into exposing themselves, and than ambushing them from advantageous position. Its not exploiting any game mechanic, its just utilizing them, basically giving you chance to adjust your starting position.
Just like in real life, you should never take fair fight - you should always want to get maximum possible advantage and not give your opponent fighting chance.
Shouldnt the point being, you can fight well without predicting a fight? does real life have save and reload too?
Make no mistake, I dont savescum, its just tactic I use since trying honour mode in DOS1 - scouting with tankiest person, and using rest of the group as follow up. This way, you are always prepared for whatever may happen, and it doesnt violate any mechanics at all, and you dont even need to savescum (this is how you would play if you only have 1 save like in honour mode).
Again like in reallife - if you dont know whats ahead of ya, you should scout it first, so you dont walk in trap blindly.
