Re: Gamplay "mechanics" you don't like?

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> writes:

My biggest pet peeve:
>
ESCORT QUESTS. Omg escort quests. Keep this dumb bastard alive. Then
he/she/they charge out into enemy fire, with the worst AI and pathfinding
ever, and it becomes a chore just to manage all the aggro they're
drawing, let alone protect them. Maybe keep a low profile and _follow_,
not lead dumbass. Maybe don't get stuck jogging against that rock like
you're running a no-log macro.

I remember one game which did it right but can't remember the name. Kind
of a stab at a PC version of the Amiga classic "Warhead" but with
horrendous live action video and the game seemed unfinished. Oh,
wikipedia tells me it was "XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter". The
escort missions went like this: mission starts, you engage autopilot,
mission ends. Best escort missions ever :)

The rest of the list...
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Save checkpoints instead of "save wherever you like." Thank you consoles
who needed to save as a bunch of binary flags due to storage needs.

I don't mind if they aren't too far apart.

Respawn, or at least overzealous respawn, especially if there's a lot of
travel on the map. Far Cry 2, I'm looking at you.

Yah, not a fan.