Random Gen loot or map?

[Slavuta]

are there random genned loot or levels?
if not... will there be?

kinda looking at replayability if this can be considered a rougelike, dont want to walk through all the same stuff over and over just cause i messed up on a boss fight 3 levels down or something

[fracs]

there are random genned loot in chests

[burningmime]

Loot is mostly random (some chest/areas have fixed loot, which is often better than the random stuff, and the enemies you face is where you'll be getting most of your armor pieces). Maps are completely static, but BIG.

[Slavuta]

perma death with static maps and some static chests... kinda feels like it offers no replayability then? i guess a speed runner can find interiest, as they can hit the best loot and make a map and follow it asap.

i just think it would be better if there was an alternate "how deep can you go" game mode if its a rouge like, but since its not, why not offer save points?

[thommix777]

Save points eat away from the feeling of danger that permadeath provides. Thats the core concept of the game. They made a compromise and gave those early checkpoints but thats all they want to do.

This isn't ROGUElike, (rouge is a color), more of an rpg-dungeoncrawler set in the same world as Sui Generis, their main game that is open worl rpg.

[Gozer]

@HeatBlade
Your missing out on something with your assumptions, although I can't say exactly what.
As far as replayability is concerned, there is practice, arena, and story. Many players will have a thousand hours experience with this combat engine by the time Sui Generis is released.

[Slavuta]

hmm, i seen there are early check points so thats cool... and yeah the combat seems really nice, do they plan on expanding the arena mode? or just focusing on the main game and the planned "floors"?

[thommix777]

Originally posted by HeatBlade:

hmm, i seen there are early check points so thats cool... and yeah the combat seems really nice, do they plan on expanding the arena mode? or just focusing on the main game and the planned "floors"?

Story-mode is the actual game, arena is just a byproduct to let us pass time. Check the pinned thread about what is coming to see yourself. Some changes are coming to arena too.