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August 2, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

Designing Differences Between Weapon Types

As I said in an earlier post, one of the things I wanted for Grrbls was every possible status effect possible and then a whole bunch of new ones. And since I'm adding a jillion status effects, it also makes

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CRPG, equips, gear, Loot, loot rpg, rpg weapons, unique gear, weapon loot, weapon system, weapons
July 25, 2018
By Anthony
Battle System

An Essay On RPG Battle Mechanics Redundancy: Intensity vs Expression

When I first came up with the idea for my hardcore tactical RPG loot game over 8 years ago, my goal was to take every cool core feature from every RPG I loved and cram it into a super awesome

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Battles, CRPG, Game Architecture, Game Development, RPG Battle Mechanics, RPG Data, Tactical RPG, Turn Based Battle
July 13, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

Why Lock Picking Sucks And Should Be Abandoned

I know I'm not alone in feeling this way, but I hate hate hate hate hate hateeeeeee lock pick systems in RPGs. There are several problems with lock picking and locked chests in RPGs and I want to go over exactly

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CRPG, lock picking, lockpicking
July 10, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

What Makes Loot Drops So Fun And Exciting?

It might seem like a simple answer at first glance. You might assume it's like a slot machine and it's exciting when luck turns to your favour. But I think there's a lot more to exactly what makes loot drop

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Borderlands 2, Diablo 3, Grim Dawn, Grrbls, Loot, Loot Drops, Path of Exile, Rarity, srpg, trpg
July 3, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

What Makes A Good Loot Game?

I have been a wild fanatical fan when it comes to loot based games. I know there other crazy gamers like me, and Path of Exile is a great example of extreme loot drops and randomization in an ARPG. And

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Battles, Borderlands 2, Borderlands 2 Loot System, Character Creation, Diablo 3 Loot System, Drop Rates, Drops, Game Development, Loot Drops, RPG Battle Mechanics, RPG Loot, Tactical RPG
July 1, 2018
By Anthony
Uncategorized

Determinism Vs Randomness

Randomness is an interesting thing in games but as a designer I personally dislike it. Perhaps it's my competitive nature too but I dislike like random chance determining the outcome. I don't mind unknown elements coming in to play randomly,

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Battles, CRPG, Game Development, RPG Battle Mechanics, RPG Data, RPG Stats, Tactical RPG, Turn Based Battle, Unit Stats
June 30, 2018
By Anthony
Development

An Update On The Various Rarities And Editions

The loot system in Grrbls is constantly under flux. And for good reason, it's at the heart of the entire experience. I want the player to always have that rush of excitement of finding better loot but it also has

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Borderlands 2 Loot System, Diablo 3 Loot System, Drop Rates, Drop Tables, Drops, Item Rarity, Legendary Items, Loot, Loot Drops, Loot System, Rarities
June 29, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

The Joys Of Character Creation

I have a confession to make. I'm a big fan of CRPG games like Bauldur's Gate, Pillars of Eternity, and Never Winter Nights and all the other games of that ilk --- but I've never beaten any of them and

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Character Creation, CRPG, Party RPG, Unit Stats
June 28, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

Why New Loot Feels So Good

The core desire I had for Grrbls was an endless-looter. Take the best of Diablo and Borderlands and cram it into a card themed game. I've been trying to hone in on exactly what makes loot focused games so fun.

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Borderlands 2, Diablo, Loot, Loot Drops, Loot Systems, RPG Loot
June 27, 2018
By Anthony
Game Design

What Makes A Class A Class

I was watching a GDC talk on Pillars of Eternity and in it the speaker mentioned how they worked on allowing multi-classing and that once you start allowing up 3 classes or more things start to get really weird. I

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