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RPGs focused on crafting items/equipment (discuss.tchncs.de)
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Kinda vague title, but I was trying out some of the Atelier games recently and while I do find the crafting interesting, I can't stand the "slice of life"/CGDCT style they have. Yumia seems to be a bit more interesting but the gameplay is too simple and balancing seems to not take into account the crafting system, which makes it really unsatisfying to play.

Are there any alternatives? SMT/Persona too I feel has similar systems with fusions, but I think I've already played enough of the ones I'm interested in. They also lack the crafting of items, which is the main thing I find interesting in the older Atelier.

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[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

Path of Exile 1 has the deepest crafting system in any rpg, no contest. It relies on player knowledge to make the best use of materials. Mitigating randomness with multiple strategies is part of that player knowledge.

But to get even decent at crafting in poe1 takes thousands of hours of gameplay.

You can watch 100 crafting tutorials, but the system is deep enough that there's really no substitute for experience.