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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 28/09/2026

I want to swear in advance that none of this is a subtweet, just that the current convo makes me want to get some thoughts in order vis a vis random battles and symbol encounters, because I think when folks (correctly!) get mad at people saying random battles suck, they can overcorrect a little.

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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 28/09/2026

I think random battles absolutely rule, and I think symbol encounters can likewise be an extremely powerful design tool. I worry I sound like the RPG centrist, but they're both different modes of encounter design that I think have really interesting cascading effects that are neat to pick apart.

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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 28/09/2026

And yeah, I think both come from a place of loving RPG combat, even if they interface with them differently. There's sticking points to both but that's just how it goes with everything. Encounter rates can be too high, symbols can make it too easy to avoid combat, etc. but that's tangential rn.

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LGBTorment Nexus @pascalsmt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

like everything it's what you're trying to do and use it for, just a tool/system can be used well or poorly! just always confuses me when people play games with systems they know they dislike and then get mad at the system lol

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