truemane:
In reply to Sittingbull (msg # 10):
This discussion should probably go into another thread. There've been enough freeform vs system threads in the past. But it bears mentioning that freeform absolutely allows for failure. Just generally not randomness.
Yeah, I'm not considering 'Freeform'/'No System'
CosmicGamer:
I guess one question is will the game have player vs player conflict? Character survivers competing with each other for resources. Freeform may not be a good choice for such a game and there may be systems more suited for such.
For a game where there is a large degree of player conflict vs environment or mobs I can see a problem with some game systems...
I'm thinking no PvP, so let's focus entirely on PvE.
And yes, the balance between Gritty/Realistic & Stremlined is one of those other discussions for the ages.
Mostly, I'm wondering about a system that has easy access to balanced stats and such so that I won't have to make everything up on the fly.