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Who says consent is the measure of value to a competitive game?
All games have variables that consent does no account for, what if your opponent is more skilled than you because of naturally fluid MMR? What happens if your opponent uses weapons or strategies you never explicitly permissed?
Oh, that's because whether or not those things matters depends on the context of an individual game. Want to know why there aren't popular gametypes like that? Because it favors the home playing field at all times. You are only consenting to play when it is within your comfort zone. It is not an objectively worse or unethical design, it is a different design made for the purpose of incorporating elements of challenge and risk, because those elements are what make games rewarding when your risks pay off as a result of your skills. With this consent shite you are arbitrarily holding up as the standard of a game, you are just eliminating the value of game design itself.
It's like you're reading a book meant to be a tragedy and complaining that it is objectively worse to the reader because it doesn't make them feel happy in the end compared to a fairy-tale. You refuse to acknowledge what the intended effect of the damn thing is and then try to give it some objective value or quality.
Also just become human at bonfires
You can however argue that the invasion system doesn't work well towards that effect.
Quote from: Batch on January 13, 2016, 09:59:48 PMAlso just become human at bonfiresNo.
I will admit that From handled the invading poorly and the PvP gets WAYYY too much praise in Dark Souls. It's not that the mechanic itself is poor, but there are a myriad of issues plaguing the PvP that make it really not worth your time for the most part.
If you're reviewing a game you need to explore all aspects of it.
Is there anything I'll be able to use as a progress bar in this game?Half-Life 2 had chapters, Halo had levels, Fallout had the main quests... Does Dark Souls have anything?If it's boss names, or something, fuck it--I won't bother. Those are a tad spoiler-y, and I could go without knowing them.
You could use the Boss Names as a progress bar and just only type them in as you defeat them so it doesn't spoil anything
Let's be honest, Verb not reviewing PvP isn't much of a loss, considering most PvP focus is towards the end game when you have your build done.
Quote from: Luciana on January 14, 2016, 01:45:30 AMLet's be honest, Verb not reviewing PvP isn't much of a loss, considering most PvP focus is towards the end game when you have your build done.Well, let's remember--it's apparently not just PvP that I'll be missing out on...
Or you could just......play the game offline, play as a human
Quote from: Batch on January 14, 2016, 02:25:36 AMOr you could just......play the game offline, play as a humanI didn't know this was an option. I thought playing offline and going Hollow were one in the same.So what's the point of going Hollow if you can just go offline to avoid player invasions?
Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 14, 2016, 02:28:55 AMQuote from: Batch on January 14, 2016, 02:25:36 AMOr you could just......play the game offline, play as a humanI didn't know this was an option. I thought playing offline and going Hollow were one in the same.So what's the point of going Hollow if you can just go offline to avoid player invasions?I honestly thought people would have brought up that point in these countless debates you've had.
You can see player 'soapstone' mark, pretty much small hints on whats ahead of you, they're mostly dependable. There's also some factions you can join for online play which don't require you to become human. But no, if you have Humanity, then you can become human. Online connectivity is for PvP and Co-op PvE only, it doesn't effect the base game in any way other then the above.(uhhhh, 'Humanity' is a consumable item you use at Bonfires to become human)
I did on the second page, no one seemed to notice.
I honestly thought people would have brought up that point in these countless debates you've had.
I thought I told you this.I'm just forgetting everything :/