I hadn't been following this whole saga too closely, but after reading the thread and my own experience playing/modding I have to agree the initiative system is pretty terrible.

Originally Posted by Terodil


Come again? And round-robin is the new kid on the block? (By the way, it's not FCFS. It's 'the guy that invested a lot into being able to go first goes first, the guy that invested least goes last'.)


The funny thing about the "outdated" argument is some people would say that about turn based combat itself.