When I see "DOS" I think "Disc Operating System." So no, I doubt I played DOS1 or DOS2 because I don't recognize those as game names.
Originally Posted by Vlad the Impaler
Also, exactly what do you mean by Turn Based? Do you mean IGoUGo without reaction? IGoUGo with reaction? Phased IGoUGo with reaction? WeGo? WeGo with reaction? Phased WeGo with reaction?
DOS = Divinity Original Sin, the landmark game (at least DOS2) of Larian, the makers of BG3. It's odd that you are in this discussion and don't know that, or at the very least, what we're all talking about when we say "turn-based." And that's probably why you said something like...
Originally Posted by Vlad the Impaler
The reason RTwP feels more immersive to me than TB is because once the next turn begins in a TB game I am totally irrelevant and at the complete mercy of the RNG Gods. I don't even need to pay attention to what happens once the next turn begins. I could walk away and ignore it because I no longer matter to what is happening. No matter what new opportunities present themselves during the turn, and maybe vanish before the end of the turn and thus before my chance to take advantage of an emergent opportunity, my attention is not necessary and totally irrelevant. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it.
...which makes no sense here. Even when playing multiplayer (at least while communicating with the other players), when you aren't actually controlling each character, you are still invested in everyone's turn, since it is a collective strategy.
