Poll: BG not a good thing for your reactions.

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 7:25 am

Think of it BG(1,2 ToSC ect.) are not good for your reactions or gaming speed.
Whenever there is danger there is one buttom to save u SPACEBAR.
After u hit it u can easely think of how u are going to handle the danger and take your time to make sure u think of everything so u can win the battle.

Problem is we are spoiled with the SpaceBar!!!!

i also play a lot of other games Like Red Alert and every time i get attacked i want to take it easy and hit the SpaceBar so i can plan the battle.
but what the heck

no pause

and one blown away camp

so actually games like BG don't aquire a lot of skill or am i wrong???

I like to know what u think of it do u think u do need some great skills to play BG or not??

Bishibosh · Post by **Bishibosh** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 8:22 am

well, i don't know if all that much skill is needed. the problem isn't the spacebar though. The more time you have to consider what you whant to do, the more the game becomes challemging to your mind, not the speed of your fingers. Anyway, whether it is challenging or not... it is LOTS OF FUN

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 8:34 am

i don't say it is not challeging i lovethe game really.
but i think u get behind other gamers whenit comes to speed.
There are a lot of online games that require a lot of finger quicknis.
Games like Quake, Red Alert, FiFa2001, Unreal Tournament ect.
And i think we fall behind of them because we become lazy because of the SpaceBar.

Mr. Clark · Post by **Mr. Clark** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 8:56 am

have you ever tried playing without the spacebar? It is SO hard because your guys move so fast you have trouble clicking on them to give them commands.

I think without the spacebar the world would be a dark and dreary place with people walking into cloudkill and so on.

Promise · Post by **Promise** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 9:54 am

Pausing isn't a bad thing, combat in DnD should be turn-based IMO. It's more fun to pause and think of creative ways to kill some lowly kobolds too. I'd guess you're the melee heavy type, coz a game without pause to choose spells is a pain for mages.

HighWatcher Zubie · Post by **HighWatcher Zubie** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 9:58 am

But games like RA aren't as complex as BG. If you have a party consiting of 6 tanks and get them the attack all that move button you don't need spacebar but when you want to manage 4 spellcasters its another thing

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 10:50 am

I see BG2 not as a real time strategy game that can be paused, but as a turn based strategy game that can be set to real time if you want.

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 11:59 am

Good words, Xyx, I agree...

KingpiN-klit · Post by **KingpiN-klit** » Sun Jun 17, 2001 12:03 pm

Try playing q3

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 12:39 am

Originally posted by KingpiN-klit:
Try playing q3

i tried that.
but the problem is i'm so used to BG i ain't fast enough to even compete with the computer.
I can hit the spacebar very fast alright but when i think the game pauses i'm death

Juggalo · Post by **Juggalo** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 9:53 am

games Like Red Alert and every time i get attacked i want to take it easy and hit the SpaceBar

oooooo i do that too sometimes.....

i wanan pause it and setup for a stratagy heh dont work to good though....darn allies...

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 10:02 am

D&D is turn based.
BG series use a real time/turn based system, we can pause if we think that we sould take some more time to think about some action.
If BG series was turn based like D&D (you have to give actions to every NPC every turn) it would make battles very long...

Hannwaas · Post by **Hannwaas** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 10:20 am

Originally posted by HighWatcher Zubie:
But games like RA aren't as complex as BG. If you have a party consiting of 6 tanks and get them the attack all that move button you don't need spacebar but when you want to manage 4 spellcasters its another thing

I agree, but why does everyone compare with RA? Now, Starcraft, there's a great (and challenging) RTS game. A combination of complex spellcasting (not nearly as complex as BG though) and no space bar

Not saying that there is anything wrong with the spacebar, BG would be practically impossible wihtout it.
BG2 rules BTW.

Juggalo · Post by **Juggalo** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 10:49 am

why does everyone compare with RA? Now, Starcraft, there's a great (and challenging) RTS game.

cuz the ra series is better then most games

hehe well..except for the bg series

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 11:01 am

Originally posted by Juggalo:
cuz the ra series is better then most games hehe well..except for the bg series

yes i agree Ra is really good.
though RA 2 was a little bit (no actually of whole lot) disapointing.

but try this play BG for a month or 2 almost every day.
and then try to play 1 game vs. the computer with RA (or something like that, quake is ok or unreal)
And u will get your but kicked!!!!
Thgat is my whole point, i love BG i8 do play it the last 4 months almost everyday this is my 4rt time through in a row (is that a record BTW ??

), but it isn't a speedy game and your finger quicknis are going down with playing the game.

good thing 'm on this board al the time practicing finger quicknis by typing a lot of posts

Juggalo · Post by **Juggalo** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 11:05 am

haha..i havnt played ra in awhile...id probaly get my butt kicked just for the sake not playin...either that or id be sittin here screaming for mage to back me up with a stream of fireballs...or some summoned skels would help...that would take em down....hmm......hehe