On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Derrick wrote:
>
> And I know when you drop that thulien claw, this is the
> last thing your thinking... but when you misclick slightly
> and that wonderful weapon goes tumbling out of your
> inventory despite all your cries of 'nooooo'... THAT, my
> friends, is simulating fumbling.
I disagree. In an RPG, the chance of fumbling should depend
on the character's weapon skill, not the players dexterity
with a mouse. What you describe is the arcade game twitch
factor I've mentioned before. Some of it is unavoidable in
any real-time game, but some of it just doesn't belong in an
RPG.
--
John H. Kim
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