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Why not abandon the idea of balance entirely and tailor balance situational for maximum drama.make the meta shakespearean..

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1propionyl1y ago· 1 in thread

Valve memorably did just this over a decade ago with the Director system in Left4Dead.

See also the storytellers in Rimworld. Randy in particular is a master of the dramatic turn.

That’s exactly what “balancing” a game means.

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