Comment on Anon plays an RPG
Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Hate to agree with an anon but that was always my exact experience playing any RPG outside of Pokémon. Between that and not having any indication how much stat-boosting moves actually boosted my stats, it trained me to never use anything other than offensive skills.
BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Outside of Pokémon???
The game where you can spam 1 move on one Pokémon to finish the entire game?
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
In competitive Pokemon, buffs and debuffs are absolutely critical.
In a single player run, they’re useless.
AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Winning the entry hazards war or getting an Intimidate attack debuff on the opponent’s physical sweeper can make the difference between a win and a loss in competitive. It’s why Gholdengo is so ridiculously overpowered by being immune to status moves.
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s a game where it’s useful to use status moves on wild Pokemon (mostly to catch) and also all status moves work the same against bosses as regular enemies.
Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I think that’s a (very slight) exaggeration but I recognize Pokémon is babby’s first RPG which is why I generally don’t count the series when discussing RPGs.
In the case of the topic at hand, tho, all the Pokémon games I’ve played have encouraged the use of status ailments against bosses and has hard caps on stat boosts that are easy to wrap your head around.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Yeah, dude acting like leer and tail whip were used any more than nil.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, but swords dance and calm mind are used.