[LFQ-8] Remind me why "carry weight" and "inventory space" exist in games...

Board 8 > Remind me why "carry weight" and "inventory space" exist in games...

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foolm0ron 01/15/12 3:00:00 PM #51:	I was going to mention Dark Souls, because their weight system is the best You can carry as much crap as you want. Literally unlimited. But you can only actually equip so much stuff. Depending on how much equipment you are actually wearing, you move/roll faster or slower. It's a really good balance between mobility and defense that can be switched on the fly, and overall the system basically adds a layer of strategy and planning to the gameplay, without being annoying or cumbersome. -- _foolmo_ 'You are obviously intelligent and insightful' - Sir Chris about me <cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661295] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> I was going to mention Dark Souls, because their weight system is the bestYou can carry as much crap as you want. Literally unlimited. But you can only actually equip so much stuff. Depending on how much equipment you are actually wearing, you move/roll faster or slower. It's a really good balance between mobility and defense that can be switched on the fly, and overall the system basically adds a layer of strategy and planning to the gameplay, without being annoying or cumbersome. -- _foolmo_'You are obviously intelligent and insightful' - Sir Chris about me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SupremeZero 01/15/12 3:00:00 PM #52:	From: SmartMuffin \| #048 Another dumb thing in Skyrim: Not enough water. ... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water? -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. <cite>SupremeZero posted [p:661296] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> From: SmartMuffin \| #048Another dumb thing in Skyrim: Not enough water.... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water? -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0ron 01/15/12 3:02:00 PM #53:	Also I think weight limits or otherwise limited inventories are great for survival type games like Resident Evil and STALKER. In those games, a large part of the game is finding stuff and deciding what to keep and what to throw away. -- _foolmo_ 'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1 <cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661297] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> Also I think weight limits or otherwise limited inventories are great for survival type games like Resident Evil and STALKER. In those games, a large part of the game is finding stuff and deciding what to keep and what to throw away. -- _foolmo_'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FashnQueenEtna 01/15/12 3:24:00 PM #54:	I have no problem with weight systems really or inventory management as long they are more than an annoying limitation and actually add even a small amount of strategy. Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something. -- Chrono1219 <cite>FashnQueenEtna posted [p:661298] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> I have no problem with weight systems really or inventory management as long they are more than an annoying limitation and actually add even a small amount of strategy. Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something. -- Chrono1219 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmartMuffin 01/15/12 3:31:00 PM #55:	From: SupremeZero \| #052 ... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water? Because water is cool and fun. You should never let your setting get in the way of fun! -- SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - http://img.imgcake.com/smartmuffin/barkleyjpgde.jpg http://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/ <cite>SmartMuffin posted [p:661299] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> From: SupremeZero \| #052... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water?Because water is cool and fun. You should never let your setting get in the way of fun! -- SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - http://img.imgcake.com/smartmuffin/barkleyjpgde.jpghttp://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeepsPraw 01/15/12 3:38:00 PM #56:	*FashnQueenEtna posted...* Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something. what WHAT? It's definitely a weight system. I'm pretty "weight" is one of the stat parameters. -- Jerry Sandusky is a football God! Jerry Sandusky is a football LEGEND! http://youtu.be/B3fRhOfkc_w <cite>DeepsPraw posted [p:661300] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> FashnQueenEtna posted...Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something.whatWHAT?It's definitely a weight system. I'm pretty "weight" is one of the stat parameters. -- Jerry Sandusky is a football God! Jerry Sandusky is a football LEGEND!http://youtu.be/B3fRhOfkc_w </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0ron 01/15/12 3:44:00 PM #57:	http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/665 -- _foolmo_ 'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1 <cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661301] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite> <quote> http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/665 -- _foolmo_'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0ron
01/15/12 3:00:00 PM
#51:

I was going to mention Dark Souls, because their weight system is the best

You can carry as much crap as you want. Literally unlimited. But you can only actually equip so much stuff. Depending on how much equipment you are actually wearing, you move/roll faster or slower. It's a really good balance between mobility and defense that can be switched on the fly, and overall the system basically adds a layer of strategy and planning to the gameplay, without being annoying or cumbersome.

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_foolmo_
'You are obviously intelligent and insightful' - Sir Chris about me

<cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661295] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        I was going to mention Dark Souls, because their weight system is the bestYou can carry as much crap as you want.  Literally unlimited.  But you can only actually equip so much stuff.  Depending on how much equipment you are actually wearing, you move/roll faster or slower.  It's a really good balance between mobility and defense that can be switched on the fly, and overall the system basically adds a layer of strategy and planning to the gameplay, without being annoying or cumbersome.
        
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            _foolmo_'You are obviously intelligent and insightful' - Sir Chris about me

        
    
    
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SupremeZero
01/15/12 3:00:00 PM
#52:

From: SmartMuffin | #048
Another dumb thing in Skyrim: Not enough water.

... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water?

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There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope.

<cite>SupremeZero posted [p:661296] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        From: SmartMuffin | #048Another dumb thing in Skyrim:  Not enough water.... it's mountainous north.  Why would there be significant amounts of water?
        
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foolm0ron
01/15/12 3:02:00 PM
#53:

Also I think weight limits or otherwise limited inventories are great for survival type games like Resident Evil and STALKER. In those games, a large part of the game is finding stuff and deciding what to keep and what to throw away.

--
_foolmo_
'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1

<cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661297] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        Also I think weight limits or otherwise limited inventories are great for survival type games like Resident Evil and STALKER.  In those games, a large part of the game is finding stuff and deciding what to keep and what to throw away.
        
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            _foolmo_'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1

        
    
    
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FashnQueenEtna
01/15/12 3:24:00 PM
#54:

I have no problem with weight systems really or inventory management as long they are more than an annoying limitation and actually add even a small amount of strategy.

Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something.

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Chrono1219

<cite>FashnQueenEtna posted [p:661298] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        I have no problem with weight systems really or inventory management as long they are more than an annoying limitation and actually add even a small amount of strategy. Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something.
        
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SmartMuffin
01/15/12 3:31:00 PM
#55:

From: SupremeZero | #052
... it's mountainous north. Why would there be significant amounts of water?

Because water is cool and fun. You should never let your setting get in the way of fun!

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - http://img.imgcake.com/smartmuffin/barkleyjpgde.jpg
http://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/

<cite>SmartMuffin posted [p:661299] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        From: SupremeZero | #052... it's mountainous north.  Why would there be significant amounts of water?Because water is cool and fun.  You should never let your setting get in the way of fun!
        
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            SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - http://img.imgcake.com/smartmuffin/barkleyjpgde.jpghttp://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/

        
    
    
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DeepsPraw
01/15/12 3:38:00 PM
#56:

FashnQueenEtna posted...
Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something.

what

WHAT?

It's definitely a weight system. I'm pretty "weight" is one of the stat parameters.

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Jerry Sandusky is a football God! Jerry Sandusky is a football LEGEND!
http://youtu.be/B3fRhOfkc_w

<cite>DeepsPraw posted [p:661300] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        FashnQueenEtna posted...Also Dark Souls is not really a weight system, that's more like a physics system or something.whatWHAT?It's definitely a weight system. I'm pretty "weight" is one of the stat parameters.
        
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            Jerry Sandusky is a football God! Jerry Sandusky is a football LEGEND!http://youtu.be/B3fRhOfkc_w

        
    
    
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foolm0ron
01/15/12 3:44:00 PM
#57:

http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/665

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_foolmo_
'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1

<cite>foolm0ron posted [p:661301] in Remind me ... [t:61641899]...</cite>
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        http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/665
        
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            _foolmo_'Illegal activities is a slight misnomer, most of it is not related to material that is actually illegal.' - nintendogrl1

        
    
    



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