Monday, January 30, 2017

Core-A Gaming: Why Buffs are better than Nerfs


Great video from Core-A Gaming, and one I very much agree with.

I think the essence of playing a fighting game is to find cool/strong stuff for the character you like, and then try to get away with imposing it on your opponent. Whenever a character gets buffed they're adding more fun things to do, especially if it's actual new moves and such. Conversely, whenever someone gets nerfed it's almost like they're taking away actual content. The adjustment period you will need to take is a poor substitute, because being forced to practice using lesser tools is just not all that enjoyable.

I think the best approach is taken in games that give every character extremely strong tools, but then make sure there are powerful generic defensive options on top of that.

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