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David Stark Jul 11, 2024

For #gamedev research reasons, I'd like to know how you play strategy games in terms of using save/load

Reload if anything doesn't go perfectly

9.8%

Reload to an earlier save if things go badly

54.2%

Don't reload but start a new game if needed

18.2%

Play until the bitter end

17.8%

Poll ended at Jul 12, 2024 at 12:25pm.

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BoxOfSnoo

@Zarkonnen depends on the game. If the game carries over your mistakes (Homeworld!), I will save scum until I make none. If you can recover from them, I try to carry on and if possible and win from a weakened position (early Total War games). This can be quite rewarding.