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Anon plays an RPG (europe.pub)
submitted 6 days ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 24 points 6 days ago (7 children)

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.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 days ago (6 children)

    Outside of Pokémon???

    The game where you can spam 1 move on one Pokémon to finish the entire game?

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  • [–] 12 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    In competitive Pokemon, buffs and debuffs are absolutely critical.

    In a single player run, they're useless.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days 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 and why Pokemon with the Unaware ability are used so much despite having lacklustre stats.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 days 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.

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