David StarkJul 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%
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Show threadTess, Joint Chief of StiffJul 11, 2024

@Zarkonnen I think for a lot of strategy games, my mistakes are cumulative, but loss is sudden. So I don't realise what mistakes I've made till I just suddenly get overwhelmed, or fall behind.

So I'm often restarting the the mission/game over to try and do each bit better, or try a different strategy.

I don't *hate* that, I like the fresh start, I just think there is often no feedback on where you've gone wrong. Suddenly you see "oh I have no way to win here" and thats it.

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@diffractie yeah lacking options and insentives to recover is really a problem for me that tends to make games less enjoyable.
Jul 11, 2024 at 3:40pmWeb