Anyone else think turn based combat sucks?

[Mad_House]

Honestly, I've played real time and turn based side by side, and I can't help but think of how cartoonish a game becomes when turn-based combat is involved. I'm okay with strategy and the global map being based on turns, but when it comes to combat, every 'missed shot' at 89% just makes me think it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid. I like realism and practicality in my games, and turn-based combat totally detracts from that. I can't help it, but, I'll be avoiding this terrible mechanic from now on and I'm avoiding it all-together in the future. Anyone else feel this way? I don't get why it's so popular, I guess it's nostalgia for the 90's, but, somehow, it's still alive.

[Jej]

It's a matter of taste. I like Turn-based games just as much as I like real-time ones.

[Bykeshgoly]

Well I like chess.

[Unexpected]

i enjoy turned based games, i guess it depends on the person

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by N3MO.:

Well I like chess.

Chess is amazing. Pawns are 100% effective. Diego the Dildo with a machinegun and max stats missing every shot at someone 2 spaces away in PolandKebab.RPG with 99% accuracy is not amazing. That's like having to dice-roll every time you checkmate the King, and the dice are rigged because you set the difficulty to "realistic"

[Jej]

Originally posted by Surlaw:

Originally posted by N3MO.:

Well I like chess.

Chess is amazing. Pawns are 100% effective. Diego the Dildo with a machinegun and max stats missing every shot at someone 2 spaces away in PolandKebab.RPG with 99% accuracy is not amazing.

Then games of chance are not your cup of tea.

[Smugleaf]

Turn-based games my favorite, and I've never played one where missing becomes annoying.

[Bykeshgoly]

Originally posted by Surlaw:

Originally posted by N3MO.:

Well I like chess.

Chess is amazing. Pawns are 100% effective. Diego the Dildo with a machinegun and max stats missing every shot at someone 2 spaces away in PolandKebab.RPG with 99% accuracy is not amazing. That's like having to dice-roll every time you checkmate the King, and the dice are rigged because you set the difficulty to "realistic"

If pawns could move back.

[Radical Left Lunatic]

You might like something like sword of the stars, it has turn based strategic turns like civilization. For combat it has RTS style mechanics.

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by Jej:

Originally posted by Surlaw:

Chess is amazing. Pawns are 100% effective. Diego the Dildo with a machinegun and max stats missing every shot at someone 2 spaces away in PolandKebab.RPG with 99% accuracy is not amazing.

Then games of chance are not your cup of tea.

Poker's not a problem for me.

[Radical Left Lunatic]

Originally posted by N3MO.:

Originally posted by Surlaw:

Chess is amazing. Pawns are 100% effective. Diego the Dildo with a machinegun and max stats missing every shot at someone 2 spaces away in PolandKebab.RPG with 99% accuracy is not amazing. That's like having to dice-roll every time you checkmate the King, and the dice are rigged because you set the difficulty to "realistic"

If pawns could move back.

I am so horrible at chess that i use the king just becuase it has the safe guard of not moving into check.

[SourceUnknown]

Turned Based Combat FTW.... I also like poker.

[robomagon]

Turn-based is based. And real-time ruined the last two MoO games.

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by robomagon:

Turn-based is based. And real-time ruined the last two MoO games.

Cattle that moo have no bearing on my opinion.

[Bob]

I don't like it either. Too tedious.

[Mr. Shaggnificent]

It bugs me when it's done badly. Like when there are different rules for you and for the comp. For example; in the X-com game I have, when they enemy discovers one of your guys it's an ambush and they can attack, but when you discover one of theirs, they get a free move so they can run to cover.