Quote Originally Posted by TrollHunter View Post
I actually liked the idea of weapon weight, though it wasnt handled super well. Many units just had unusably low con, and thats what made it suck so much. If it had been handled better it would have perfectly fine.
The problem is, there is no solid way to implement it. The system just doesn't hold up once you take it out of the conceptual level. Faster but weaker characters (such as myrmidons) tended to be less bulky, and therefore have lower strength and constitution. This meant they couldn't handle the heavier weapons, and only attacked once per attack instead of twice, negating the very thing that was their class focus, speed. It also raised the meta game concerns of "why does this book weigh more than an iron sword" or "why is this character's constitution so high when the individual is as thin as a reed", not to mention the entire mess that Constitution made of the Rescue and Shove systems.

It sounds like a neat concept, but I can't really see any way to implement it well. Weaker characters can't wield heavy weapons, and are therefore even weaker when compared to the stronger counterparts, and this is pretty inherent to the way the system operates.

I will concede on the matter of permadeath. You're right, it was the inclusion of so many new and revamped mechanics that just overwhelmed the game. I can definitely imagine that in the future these mechanics will become more cohesive.
Yep, I think things will be more polished and better integrated in the next game. There is going to be a next game, Nintendo, RIGHT?!

Oh, quick question. How do you feel about the lack of a magic triangle in this game? I kinda miss it honestly. The lack of light magic in this game made me a bit sad.
I miss Light Magic. Light Magic is frelling awesome, and Light Mages are typically among my favorite units in the games (at least, from a thematic and combat-usage state). Even without the Trinity of Magic, I miss my Light Magic. Lucius, Renault, L'Aracel, Athos, Micaiah... You guys were awesome.

I'm actually going to bring Light Magic back in my fanfic, as well as give a pretty decent explanation as to why there isn't any in Awakening, if anyone is interested.